The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-06-26

OF the Tribe. Ihe constitution OF tne IN
dams "relinquishing all their right, title or
interest in the lands lying within the said
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts,, and en-.
gaging to be peaceable and quiet inhabitants
OF said Commonwealth" certain tracts OF
land wero set OF to them, being all those
islands lying on the Schoodiac river, fifteen
in number. containing one hundred acres,
also township No. ., in the 6rst range con
tanning % 900 acres, lying on Schoodiac riv'
err and Lake, Lire's Island in the lake In
front Of the township, 100 acres on NemcaI
Point, Pine Island, $50 acres, 100 acres Il
John Baptist Locate settler among the In
dams, sixty acres at Pleasant Point pur'
chased Of John Frost" The treaty also 80
cures to the Indians the fishing privileges or
the Schoodiac river, and the right Of passing
the river over the carrying places &c. This
treaty was signed Feb. 10th 1895. These
lands, every aero Of them, still belong to the
tribe, and every stipulation of tho treaty
has been observed, first by Massachusetts,
and subsequently by Maine, in virtue Of the
provisions made in the separation act, by
which the new State obligated itself to car.
~ out tho provisions Of the treaties with the
Indians. There are now about four hun.
drcd and twenty-five souls in the tribe, about
one half of whom live at Pleasant Point,
and the balance in their township above
specified.
BY virtue OF an act passed in 1889 the
Agent of this tribe was directed to sell an
nually for the Indians $1,000 worth Of tim
Der and grass from the township which sun
he was directed to distribute to tho tribe,
$500 in seed, for agricultural purposes
$500 in money to tho poor, $500 in blankets
flannels and wooden cloths, to tho females
and children Of tho tribe. For lG years,
and up to 1858. when it was thought best
us the timber was to DO destroyed by fro.
IN consequence of settlements being made
around the township, to sell the timber or
their tract and put tho amount into thu
State Treasury as fund for them, this
$1,000 was paid to them every year. The
timber was sold for go, 500, and they now
receive the interest of this fund. In 1886
there was paid from the State Treasury t.
these Indians S2lsO, OO-Sl3sO being inter
est on their fund, and the balancoa gratui'
ty from the State. SeeState Treasurcr's Ro
port, Pagc7.
Besides these sums, tho State IN 1916
built chapel at Lcwy's Island for tho In
dams, and again and again have passed re-
solves appropriatinS sums for schools, and
for seed, furnishing them with materials fol
building and for other purposes. Every
year, fer many years, these gratuities have
been made from the treasury Of the STATE
for such purposes.
The Washington Union speaks of the In
dams suffering for fuel. Certainly those
living on No. 2, cannot have suffered, as in
the sale ofthc timber before mentioned, there
were reserved "their possession or farms and
tho right to cut any kind Of timber for build.
ing purposes, broom and basket stuff, fenc.
ing and Grewood, the right to cut wha,
grass (naturaD they want for their use, and
to clear up any land for agricultural pur-
poses belonging to said township" Those
living at Pleasant Point may have fclt the
want Of fuel, but they lived there as q mat
ter Of choice. having tho right to live on
their lands in No. ., where the fuel was Sc
cured to them, and the State by standing re-
solves have appropriated for fuel ut the
Point. II will DO seen from these state
ments and references to the laws Of the
State and its expenditures, that in no par.
ticular has the State been lacking in hu-
mano treatment to this tribe OF Indians, and
that there is nothing in their case that
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f''ssamaquoddy trioe has ooen followed win
respect 10 the fehoosco'' ina' .f'oe Has
IN inc o'a'o treasury u iunu' arising ir'"'
inc sale oil 'neir iahus, wi,icn "ero sou ~
their request Oh Soo'ooo'oi the interest
which Is annually paid 'hen' ana IN aaui'
ton TO 'his' 'hero has been paid them near
S-VVo III mcrehahu''c per annum' accofu-
ing 10 treaty made with 'hem' August H.
io-o' "a COPY VI TINS 'rea'y may De iouhu