, 1856-07-04
Notice..

A 7 TREATIES concluded with the Nez Perce tribe
"A Of Indians and with the coniederated tribes OF the
WAlla Wallas, Cayuses and Umatillas In the Walls
Walla valley at the council ground there ceded T.
the United States tract OF country having the fol
lowing boundaries, viz:
| BY the NeZ Perces-Commencing at the source o
the WOna-ne-she southern tributary Of the PaousC
river ;Hhence down that river To the main Palouse
thence in s0utherly direction u the Snake river al
the mouth Of the Tukanon river thence up the Tu
kanUn to its source In the Blue mountains; thence
scuthey along The ridge Of the Hue nountalns thence
tn point on Grand Ronde river midway between
Grande llonde and the mouth Of the WollOw.how Tiv
er thence along the divide between the waters Of
the Wolowhow and Powder river thence to the
crossing OF Snake river at the mouth OF Powder river
thence to the Salmon river ty miles above the place
known as the crossing OF the Salmon rver;' thence
due north 10 the summit Of the Bitter Root mountains
thence along the crest of the Bitter Root mountains
] to the place OF beginning.
| BY the Wala Wallas Cayuses and Umatillas tract
Of land having the following boundaries. to-wit:
Commencing at tire mouth Of Tukanon river In
Washington territory; running thence up said river "a
its source; thence easterly along the summit Of the
Blue mountains, and on the southern boundaries OF
the purchase made Of the Nez Perce Indians and eas
tery along that boundary to the western limits Of the
country claimed by the ShoshOnes or Snake Indians;
thence southerly along that boundary (being the wa
ters OF Powder rvcr) to the Of Powder river;
thence to 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
nOrthery To point on the Yakima river called Toh.
noSh-luke; thence To La Lac; thence to the White
Banks the Columbia below Priests Rapids; thence
down the Columbia river To the junction Of the Co
lumbia and Snake rivers thence up the Snake river to
the place Of beginning.
Provided, however, That so mrch Of the country dc
scribed above contained in the following boundaries
shall be set apart as Indian reservations:
| For the Nez Perce tribe, vz:-COmmencing whert
the Moha-nashe southern tributary Of the PalousC
river flows from the spurs of the Bitter Root noun
tans; thence down said tributary 10 the mouth Of the
Tinahpan up creek; thence sonhery 10 the crossing
Of the Snake river ten miles below the mouth Of the
Apowain river; thence To the source Of the Alpowar
river in the Bne mountains thence to the crossing
the Grandc Ronde river midway between the Grandt
Ronde and the mouth ofthe WclIowhow river; thence
along the divide between the waters Of the Wol.low
how river and Powder river; thence Ia the crossing
Snake river fifteen miles below the month of Powder
river; thence to the Salmon river above the crossing
thence by the spurs of the Bitter Root mountains t.
the place of beginning. &.
| For the confedcrutcd tribes Of Walla Waas, Cay
uses and Umatlllas, to-wit
| Commencing in the middle of the channel Of the
Umatilla river opposite the mouth Of Wild HorsS
creek; thence mp the middle Of the channel of SAID
creek to its source thence Souhery To point in I'll,
Blue mountains, known ~ Lees encampment; thence
In line to the waters Of the Howtome creek thence
west to the divide the How-tome and Birch creeks
thence northerly along said divide 10 point due wes
of the southwest corner Of VIM. c. McKay's claim
thence cast along his line TO the southeast corner
thence In a line to the place Of beginning.
Ry an express provision Of the treaty. tle country
embraced In the ceSsions and not included In the
ervations, is open to settlement, excepting that tho
Indians secured In the possession Of their building
and improvements till removed tn the reservations.
This notice l. published for the information Of tho
public.
The attention Of the citizens proposing to locate
claims upon the ceded territory Is especially called Il
the provisions protecting the Indians in the possession
of their improvements and for further information il
reference to the Waa Walla Cayuse and Umatilla re
servaton they requested to apply To agent II. r
Thompson-tO the Nez Perce reservation tn subagen
W. II. Tappan. ISAAC STEVENS,
Gov. and Sup't, W. T.
JOEL PALMER,
Supt Ind'n Affairs, o. 7.
Council GRoUSD,
WALLA WALLA VALLEY,
June 18th, 1855.
June 30, '55. 42-6m
- Washington and Oregon papers please copy.