, 1856-04-11
Notice.

WALLAWALLA VALLEY, W. T.,
June 18th, lsij.
AT TREATY concluded with the Yakima Na'ini
/ "A Of Indian, at The Council Ground in the Mail'
WulIo Valley the 9TH day OF June, i0'5 the land IN
Iclud,d within thclullowmg bluu3ales wa ccdcd L
| the United states, tp-wt: -
/ Commencing ut Mt. RJnicri thence northcIly u'lt
the main ridge Of the Cascade mountains 70 the poh
wlrr, the northern tributaries Of Lake Ch6lan and The
southern Tributaries OF the M,lhcW ;lNer haNe th1h
rise thence sOuthcastery on the divide between tn'
waters of Lake Chrlgu and the Mcthew rfcr 10 INC
Crr,,lt "a riyrr. thence crossing the Columbia on
true cast course 10 point whose Longitude u on,
hundred and nineteen degrees ana t'" hlnuc'-Mn
two latter lines separate The above '0htlorattd ulI'S
and LANDS of Indians from the Oakainlkane tribe ol
Inl,ns thence in true south course to tie forty
seventh parallel of Latitude thence east on sad par
tllcl to thc maa pal0use river-whith two latter lines
of boundary separate the above conledeiated r1es
and hands from the SpOkans thence down the Pa
louse river to its junction with the Mohhahneshe OF
southern tributary Of the same thence in south
easterly DIRECTION to the Snake river ut the mouth oi
the TucannOn river, separating the a1oVe cohedera
ted tribes from the NeZ Perce tribe OF Indians thence
down the Snake river to its junction with the CUlum
bia riyer thence up the Columbia river to the white
Banks below Priests Rapids thence westerly to
lake called LA Lac thence sontherly toa point on
thc Yakima river called Tohmahuke thence in a
southwesterly direction to the Columbia river at the
western extremity of the "Bg lsland,' between the
mouth of the Umatlla river and Butter creek-all
which latter boundaries separate the above coneder
tcJ tribes and hands from the Wala Walla, Cayuse
and Uuma:a tribes and bands Of Indians thence
down the Columbia river to midway between the
mouths of White Salmon and Wind rivers thence
along the divide between said rivers TO the main ridge
of the Cascade mountains; and thence along said
ridge to the place Of beginning.
There isshowever, reserved from the land above
ceded for the exclusive use and occupation of said
concderaed tribes aud bands of Indians, the tract O
land included with the following boundaries, towit:
Commencing on the Yakima river at the mouth OF
the Attahnam river thence westerly along said At
tahnam river to the forks thence along the southern
tribtary TO the Cascade mountains thence sOuthcry
along the main ridge Of said mountains passing south
and east of mount Adams, to the Spur whence flows
the waters of the Klikatat and Pisco rivers thence
down said spur to the divide between the waters Of
said rivers thence along said divide TO the divide Sc
narating the waters of the Satass river from those flow
Ing into the Columbia river thence along said divide
to the main Yakima, eight miles below the mouth Of
the Satass river and thence up the Yakima river to
the place ofheginning.
Also tract Of land not exceeding in quantity ono
township Of six miles square, situated at the forks Of
the Pisqnousc or Wenatshapam river, and known as
the "wenatshapam Fishery" which said tract shall
be surveyed and marked out whenever the President
may direct.
BY an express provision Of the treaty, the country
embraced in the cession and included in the rescva-
tons Il opened 70 settlement excepting that the In
dans arc secured In the possession Of their buildings
and improvements until removed to the reservation.
This notice Is published for the information Of the
public and the attention Of citizens proposing to 10
ed TO the above provision and for further information
they are requested to apply to sbagent A. j. Bolon.
ISAAC !. STEVENS,
Gov. and Supt Ind'n Affairs W. T.
June 20, '55. 42-6m
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