Squatter sovereign., 1855-03-20
down the said river to the place of begin
Fourth District.


down the said river to the place of begin
ming.
Fourth District.
Commencing at the Missouri State line
in the middle of the Santa Fe Road, thence
along the middle of said road to Rock creek
near the 65th mile of said road, thence
South to the line of the late Shawnee Res
ervation ceded by the treaty of 1854; thence
due East along the South line of said res
ervation and the North lines of the exis-
ting reservations Of the Sacs and Foxes.
the existing reservations of the Chippe-
was and Ottawas and the late reservations
of the Piankeshaws, Weas, Peorias and
Kaskaskias, to the Missouri State line
thence up the Missouri State line to the
place Of beginning.
Fifth District.
Commencing at the Missouri State Line
at the Southern boundary of the 4ih Dis
trict, thence East along the same to the
North West corner of the Sac and Fox
reservation.
Thence due South along the Western line
thereof and due South to the South branch
of the Neosho river about seventy miles
above the Catholic Usage Mission; thence
down said river to the North line of the
reserve for New York Indians and East
along said line to the head waters OF Lit
tie Usage river or the nearest point thereto
and thence down said river to the Mis-
souri, State Line and up said line to the
place of beginning.
sixth District.
Commencing on the Missouri State line
in Little Usage river thence up the same to
the line Of the reserve for the New York
Indians or the nearest point thereto; thence
to and by the North line of said reserve
to the Neosho river, and up said river and
the South branch thereof to the head, and
line of the Territory, thence by the South
ern and Eastern lines of said Territory to
the place ofbeginning.
Seventh District.
Commencing at the East side of the
house of Chas. Matney, on the Wakar.
usa river; thence due South to the middle
of the Santa Fe road; thence Westwardly
along the middle of said road to Rock creek
near the 65th mile of said road; thence
due South to the North line of the Sac and
Fox reservation; thence along the North
and West lines thereof and due South to
the Nesho river thence up said river to a
point due South of the Mouth of Elm creek
thence due North to the mouth OF Elm
creek and up said creek to the Santa Fe
road, and thence by direct line ina North.
erly direction to the South West corner ol
the Pottawattomie reservation; thence along
the Southern line of said reservation to the
head waters of the Wakarusa river, OF
the point nearest thereto; thence to and
down the said river to the place of begin
ming.
Eighth District.
Commencing at the mouth of Elm creel
one of the branches Of Usage river; thence
up the same to the Santa Fe road; thence
by direct Northerly line to the South
west corner Of the Pottawattomie reserva
ton; thence up the Western line thereo
to the Kansas river; thence up said rive
and the Smoky Hill Fork, beyond the mos
Westerly settlements; thence due South t.
the line of the Territory; thence by the same
to the line Of the Sixth District; thence due
/ North to the head of the South branch o
the Neosho river; thence down said rive
to the line Of the Seventh District; thence
due North to the place Of beginning.
Ninth District.
Commencing on the Smoky Hill Forl
beyond the most westerly settlements
thence down the same and the Kansas riv
er, to the mouth of Wild Cat Creek; thence
up said Creek to the head waters, thereof
thence due north to the Independence eml
grant road; thence up said road to the
North line of the Territory; thence ives
along the same beyond the most westerl!
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place of beginning.
Tenth District.
Commencing at the mouth Of Vermll
lion River, thence up the same beyond tn,
house of Josiah d. Adams, thence du,
West to the independence Emigrant Road
thence up the middle Of said road to tn,
line of the Ninth District, thence by th'
same to the Head of Wild Cat Creek ant
| down said Creek to the Kansas River
thence down said River to the place G
beginning.
/ Eleventh District.
/ Commencing in the Vermillion River op
posite the North side of the House of 10
siahssD. Adams, thence up said River to tn
/ head OF the main branch, thence du
North to the Military Road from TT. Leav
enworth to Ft. Kearney, thence along tn
middle of said Road to the crossing of tn
Vermillion Branch of the Blue, theme
due North to the Northern line of the Ter
ritory, thence West along said line to tn
Independence Emigrant Road, theme
down said Road to a point due, West of tn
North end of the House of Josiah d. AID
ans, and due East to the place of begin
ming.
, Twelfth District.
, Commencing at the mouth of Soldie
Creek in the Kansas River, thence up sal
Creek TO the head of the main branch
thence due north to the military Road fror
, Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Kearney, theme
along the middle of said road to the lin
f of the eleventh District, thence due Sout
to the head of Vermillion River, dow