, 1856-01-11
Notice.

AT TREATIES concluded with the Nez Perce tribe
n Of Indians and with the cOnfederaed tribes Of the
Walla Wallas, Cayuses and Umatillas IN the Walla
Walla valley at the council ground there was eeded to
the United States tract OF country having the fol
lowing boundaries, viz:
BY the Nez Commencing at the source Of
the WOnaneshe or southern tributary Of the PalOuse
river thence down that river to the main Palousc
thence In sOuthery direction TO the Snake river al
the mouth Of the TukanOn river thence up the Tu
kanon to its source in the Blue mountains; thence
southery along the ridge Of the Blue mountains thence
to point on Grand Ronde river midway between
Grande ROAde and the mouth Of the WOllowhOw riv
er thence along the divide between the waters Of
the Wolllow-how and Powder river !; thence to the
crossing Of Snake river ct the mouth Of Powder river
thence 70 the Salmon river fifty miles above the place
known the Crossing Of the Salmon river" thence
north to the summit Of the Bitter Root mountains;
thence along the crest of the Bitter Root mountains
to the place of beginning.
By the Walla Wallas, Cayuses and Umatillas tract
Of land having the following boundaries, to-wit:
Commencing at the mouth of rukanon river in
Washington territory running thence up said river TO
its source; thence eastery along the summit Of the
Blue mountains, and on the southern boundaries Of
the purchase made Of the Nez Pece Indians and
tery along that boundary to the western limits of the
country claimed by the ShoshOnes or Snake Indians;
thence southerly along that boundary (beng the wa
ters Of Powder rver) to the Of Powder river;
thence 70 the head waters Of Willow creek; thence
down Willow creek to the Columbia river; thence up
the channel Of Columbia river to the lower end Of a
large Island below the mouth of Umatilla river; thence
1ortherly to point on the Yakima river called Toh-
nosh4uke; thence 70 La Lac; thence to the White
Banks on the Columbia below Priests Rapids thence
down the Columbia river TO the junction Of the Co
lqmba and Snake rivers thence mp the Snake river to
the place Of beginning
Provided, however, That so much Of the country de-
scbed above as contained IN the following boundaries
shall be set apart as Indian reservations:
For the Nez Perce tribe, viz:-Commencing where
the MOhhanashe or southern tributary Of the Palouse
river flows IRON the spurs Of the Bitter Root noun
tans thOnce down said tributary TO the mouth Of the
Tinahpanup creeki thence sOutheTly to the crossing
Of the Snake river ten miles below the mouth of the
Apowain nver thence to the source Of the AlpOwain
river in the Blue mounalns thence to the crossing Of
the Grande Ronde river, midway between the Grande
Ronde and the mouth pkthe WOllowhow river; thence
along the divide between the waters Of the Wolow.
how river and Powder river; thence to the crossing Of
Snake river fifteen miles below the mouth of Powder
river; thence 10 the Salmon river above the crossnR
thence by the spurs Of the Bitter Root mountains e
For the confedcrated tribes af walla wallas. Cav
uses and Umatillas, tO-wit:
Commencing in the middle Of the channel OF tn,
Umatilla river opposite the mouth of Wild Hors,
creek; thence up the middle Of the channel of sal,
creek to its source thence sOutherly 10 point in th
Blue mountains, known as Lees encampment thence
in line ia the waters Of the Howtome creek; theme,
west 10 the divide the HOw-t0me and Birch creeks
thence northeriy along said divide to point due ives
of the southwest corner OF VIM. c. McKays claim
thence east along his line to the southeast corner
thence In a line to the place OF beginning.
Ry an express provision Of the treaty, the country
embraced In the cessons and not included in the res
ervations open 10 settlement, excepting that tht
Indians secured In the possession Of their building
and improvements till removed to the reservations.
This notice is published for the information Of thu
public.
The attention of the citizens proposing to locat,
claims upon the ceded territory Is especially called L
the provisions protecting the Indians the possession
of their Improvements and for further information il
reference TO the Walla Waa, Cayusc and Umatlla re
servation they requested to apply to agent r. n
Thompson--to the Nez Perce reservation TO subagen
W. II. Tappan. ISAAC ]. STEVENS,
Gov. and Supt, W. T.
JOEL PALMER,
Sup't Indn Affairs, 0. T.
COUNCIL GRoUNp,
-I1' WALLA wALLA VALLEY,
June 18th, 1855.
June 20, SO. 42-6m
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