Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-05-10

was, OF Lake Superior and the Chippewas Of
the Mississippi, that the former shall be entitled
TO two thirps, and the latter to one third, of
oil benefits to be derived from former treaties
existing prior to the year eighteen hundred and
forty seven.
Article 0, The United States agree that an
examination shall be made, and all sums that
may be found equitable due to the Indians, for
arrearages Of annuity or oth9r thing, under the
provisions of formar treaties, shall be paid as
the chiefs may direct.
Article 10. All missionaries, and teachers,
and other persons of full age, residing in the
Territory hereby ceded, or upon any of the re.
serrations hereby made by authority of Law,
shall be allowed to eutei the lands occupied by
them at the minimum price Whenever the sur
veys shall be completed to the amount of one
quarter section each.
Article II. Allannuity payments to the Chi.
ppewas Of Lake Superior. shall hereafter, he
made, at L'Anse. La Pointe, Grand Portage,
and on the st. Louis River, and the ludums
shall not b1 re 4uirei to remove from the homes
hereby set topart for them. And such of them
os reside III the Territory hereby ccded shall
have the right to hunt and fsh therein, until
otherwise ordered by the President.
Article 10. In consideration of the poverty
of the Bois Forte Indnns, who are parties to
this treaty, they having never resolved any an
nuity payments, and Of the great extent Of
that part Of the ceded country owned exclusive
ly by them. the following additional s,irulo'o.
rs are made for their benefit The United Sta
tpS will pay the sum Of ten thousand lollurs. as
their chiefs in open council may direct, to
nable them to meet their present inst cngagc.
mcnts VlSo the further sum Of ten thousand
dollurS, in five equal annual payments, in Lan.
kets, cloth. nets, guns. ammunition, and such
other articles # pece'stv IS they may roouire.
They shall have the right to select their re-
scrvatiOn Mt any time hereafter, under the di.
rection Of the President: md the snmc nav he
equ'l in extent. in nrsportion to their numbers
to those allowed the other bands, and the sub.
ect to the same provisions.
They shall he allowed blacksmith, and the
usual smith shop supplies. and also two pcrso.
sons to instruct them in frming, whenever r
the opinion Of the President it shall be proper
and for such length Of time as he shnll direct
1t is understood that all Indians who are par
ties ~ this treaty, except the Chrppwas of thu
Mississippi, sholl hereafter be known as tn,
Chi sspcwas of Lake Superior. Provided lha
the stinulntious hv which the Chippewas Of LAKE
Superior relinjuishiug their right to land wpst
Of the boundary line, shall not nrpy to III,
Bos Forte band who are parties to this treaty
Article l3. This treaty shall he ohlisator,
On the contracting parties, os soon as the sam
shnll he ratified by the President and Senate o
tee United States.
In testimony whereof, the said Henry c. Gil
berty. and the said David B. ITrrrimon, com
missonprs as aforesaid and the undersrnc,
chiefs and hcndmon of the ChippewaS of LAX
Superior and the Mississippi. have hcrcunto 40
their hands and seals, at the place aforesaid
this thirtcth dav nf September one thcusan
eight hundred and fifty four.
HENRY G. GILBERT,
DAVID B, HERMAN,