, 1856-02-15
Notice.

tOUSCiL DHOtND'
WALLA WALLA NALLEr, W. T.,
Juuc 18th, 1850.
At 4 TREATY concluded with the laklma Nate"
a Of Indians It the Cp'Aal Ground N the ""u'
W.lla Yall,, tho gth day Of lune, 800 the Lana n
calcd within the oi,1wii 8 bo"Lu"'tS was eeu'u ~
the United Stutc~, tF"it: .,
Commencing 1T st. itnior; tAchte hHith'flF al.H,
the main ridge of the Cascade m1unu.!, 70 'Ae iSn'
when the northern tfibutarles Of Lake thvlE ana uu
.,-ti,rn tr yutlrl, !, OF the MctlcW river nave thou
-. tle,re suuthe,,terly ON the divide between the
,.,trT; III Lake Cheliu and The Nt,hcM lNcr 10 thc
COLUMBIA river; thence crossing lhS Ooiuhna' on
true east course, 10 point "hose luHFltuue Is ."y
hnnarcd and uuct, en- d grCes and ten minutes
t ,ter lines separate the above cOnlcdeatcd tribes
and Lands of Indians from the Oaknlnakahc lrlhc oi
Indians thence in true south course To The iorlE-
seventh parallel Of latitude thence cast on sld par
aIIc IN tho main PalOusc rivcr-whirh two latter lines
oc ,unllry separate the above culiederated tribes
and bands from the Spokans; thence down the la
lou-c river % It's junction with the M"iharneshe or
southern tributary oi the same i-tcttC n h'nll,
ra.trrly DIRECTION to the Snake river 1T tie mouth OF
tLc Turnuuou river separating the above cOnicdcra
ted tribes from the NcZ PerCe tribe oi Indians thence
down the Snake river tn its junction with the Colum-
in river. thence up the Columbia liver to the "Whe
Ranks, below Priests Rapids thence westerly 10 a
Lake called oIa Lac " thence southcrly TO point On
the Yakima river called Toh-mahluke thence in a
southwe tcry direction To the Columbia river at the
western extremity of the "Big Island, between the
mouth of the Umatilla river and Butter ereek-a
which latter boundaries separate the above coneder
teI tribrs and bands from the Waa Walla, Cayusc
and lTumatla tribes and bands Of Indians ;-then,c
down the Columbia river to midway between tho
months 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 is however, reserved from the land above
ceded for the exclusive Use ard occupation OF said
conrcderhtcd tribes and bands OF indians the tract OF
lahd included with the following boundaries, t)wt:
Commencing on the Yakima river at tle mo,th OF
the Attahnam river; thence westerly along sad At
tabnam river TO the forks thence along the southern
tributary to the Cascade mouHtains thence southcry
along tie main ridge of said mountains, passing south
and east of mount Adams, to the Spur whence tlOws
the waters Of the Kkaiat and Pisco rivers; thence
down said spur to the divide between the waters Of
said rivers thence along said divide u the divide se
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 ofbcglnning. o.
Also tract of land not exceeding in quantity one
township Of six miles square, situated at the forks oi
the Pisauouse or Wcnatshapam 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 ccsson and included in the
tions Is opened to settlement excepting that the In
dans are secured in the possession Of their buildings
and improvements until removed TO the reservation.
This notice L. published for the information of the
public and the attention Of citizens proposing 70 10
cate claims upon the ccded territory u especially call
ed 10 the above provision and for further information
ISAAC !. STEVENS,
Gov. and SuP't Ind'n Aii1irs,' w. 7.
June 20. 55 I2-Gm
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