The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-06
TWO CENTS.
LANES BUCHANAN,

Washington, the uneteclh OF JUNG, one lliou
sand eight hundred and hftyeight ey CHARLES h Mix
commissioner the part Of the United States and the
following named chiefs and headmen Of the MendAWi-
kanon and Wahpakoota bands of the Dakota or Sioux
tribe Of Indians, viz WabIshaw, Chctanakoofmonee,
Wasuhyakidan, ShakOpee, Waminde tonkee, huzzaojan
jan Tachunrpeemuz "a, Waknyantowa Chunrplyuhh
Onkeeterhidan, and WamOusa. braves on the part "i
the MendAwalIantOns and Hushawshaw chiefs and IA
Pa and Tltaebomdu braves the part Of the Wahpa-
kootas they being duly authorized L#a empowered 10
act for said bands which treaty Is ia the words and hg-
ures following, 10 wit:
Articles OF agreement and convention made and con
eluded at the city Of Washington, on the nineteeth
day of june one thousand eight hundred and nifty
eight by Charles T. Mix, commissioner on the part Of
the United States and the following-named chiefs and
headmen Of the Mendawakanton and Wahpakootr
bands of the Dakota or Sioux tribe Of Indians, viz
Wabashav Chetanakooamonee, Wasuhiyahidan, Sha-
kopee Wamndeetonkee MuzzlnaDan, and Mtkawto,
chiefs, and Hinhanduta, Hn-raka- -Muzzl Wax lnojan
ian, Tachunrpeemuz-za, Wukinyantowa, ChunTpiyuha,
Onkeoteehidam, aud Wa-mouisa, braves, on the part
of the Observation-Disclosures, and Hushawshaw, chief, and
PAPA and Tataebomdu, braves on the part OF the
Wahpakootls, they being duly authorized and empow-
ed To act for said bands:
II is hereby agreed and stipulated that, as soon as
practicable after the ratification of this agreement so
much Of that part OF the reservation tract OF land now
held and possessed by the Menawakanton and Wahpa-
oota bands Of the Dakota Sioux Indians and which
is described in the third article of the treaty made with
hundred and fity-one, which lies south southwest
wady of the Minnesota river, shall constitute reserva
ton for said bands and shall be surveyed and eighty
acres thereof us near may be in conformity with the
public surveys be allotted in sevealty 10 each head of
family single person the age of twenty years
in bands of Indians said aotments to be so made as to
include proper proportion of timbeed land If the same
be practicable in each Of said aotmcnts The residue
Of said part of said reservation not so allotted shall be
held by said bands in commons and other Indin
lands held P'oUidd, hoeerrr, That eighty acres
thereof near as may be, shall, in like manner as
above provided for be allotted to each of the minors OF
said bands on his her attaining their majority,
becoming heads of families by contracting marriage, ii
neither of the parties shall have previously received
land. a., ..... ...- ... ... ..-. s....
All tine necessary expenses of the surveys and aot
nents thus provided for shall be betrayed out of the
funds of said bands of Indians in the hands OF the gov
ernmcnt of the United States ,,.-- M. .g ... ..
AS the mbers of said bands become capable of man
aging their business and affairs the President of the Uni
ted States may at his discretion, patents to be is
sued to them for the tracts of land allotted t. them
specyey in conorrnity with this article; said tracts to
be exempt from levy, taxation, sale, forfeiture until
otherwise provided for by the legislature OF the State in
which they situated, with the assent Of Congress ;
nor shall they he sold aenatel in fee be in any
other manner disposed Of except to the United States
to members of said bands. .....
F.s aa. D.. ..a r, ARTICLE 2.
Whereas by the. treaty with the Mcndawakanton and
wahpakoota bands Of Sioux Indians concluded at Men
dotn the fifth day of August, thousand eight hun
dred and fifty said bands retained for their future
occupancy and home, i" to be held by them Indi
lands held tract of country of the average width
of ten miles either side of the Minnesota river,
tending from Little Rock liver to the Tchatamba aud
Yellow Medicine rivers which land was TO "be held by
said bands In common &. "@@"
And whereas the Senate of the United States so amend
ed said treaty to strike theeom the provision setting
apart said land home for said hands, and made pro-
vision for the payment to said bands lat the rate of ten
cents per for the lands included In the said tract
ryed the OCcuDancy and home of
said bands and also provided in addition thereto that
there should be 'set apart by appropriate landmarks
and boundare', such tracts of country without the limits
of the ces made y the first article OF the said treaty
should be satisfactory for their iuture occupancy and
home, said Senate amendment providing also thatthe
President may with the consent of these Indans vary
the conditions aforesaid Ii deemed expedient - all If
which provisions in said amendment assented TO by
said Indians. aau.Ml |3 .s...r. ua.. aa #I-,F I'd. .
And whereas the President so far varied the conditions
of said Senate amendment to permit said bands TO To-
for the time being upon the tract originally reserved
by said bands for a home and no tracts Of country
without the limits of the cession made the said treaty
has been provided for or offered to said bands.
And whereas by the ''act mukng appropriations for
the current and contingent expenses of the Indian depart
ment and for fulfilling treaty stipuations with various
Indi tribes, approved July 81, 1854 the President
authorized to confirm to the Sioux of Minnesota for
the the Minnesota river occupied by
them, upon such conditions as he may deem just.
And whereas, although the President has not directly
confirmed said to said Indians, they claim that
they entitled to receive such tracts of country
phOud " be satisfactory for their fature occupancy and
home and as such country has been provided for
offered TO said hands, II is agreed aud stipulated that the
question shall be submitted to the Senate for decision
whether they have such title and if the, have, what
compensation shall be male TO them fo that part of said
reservation tract OF ndJng the north side Of the
Minnesota river whether they shall be allowed specific
sum If money therefor and ii So how much whether
the shall be sed for their benefit they to receive
the proceeds of such sale, dedueting the necessary
penses incident thereto. Saeh SALE il decided in favor
Of by the Senate shall be made under aud according 10
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary Of the In
terror, aud in such manner will secure to them the
largest sum IL may be practicable to obtain for said land
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is also agreed that il the Senate shall authorize the
land designated in article two of this agreement to be
sold for the benefit of the said Mendawakanton and
Wahpakoota bands shall prescribe amount to be
paid said bands for their interest in said tract provision
shall be made by which the chiefs and headmen of said
bands may in their discretion, in open council author
ze to be paid of the proceeds of said tract such
may be found necessary and proper, not
cecding seventy thonsand dollars to satisfy their just
debts and obligations, and to provide goods to be taken
by said chiefs and headmen 10 the said bands upon
their return Propded ko,rer That their said dotermi-
nations shall be approved by the superintendent of In
dian affairs for the northern superintendency for the time
being and the said payments be authorized by the Sec
retary of the interior.
" ARTCLE l., ....a ..-.,
The lands retained and to be held by the members of
the Mendawaanton and Wahpakoota bands of the Dakota
Sioux Indians under and by virtue OF the first article
Of this agreement, shall to all ntents and purposes
whatever be deemed and held to be m Indian rsserva