Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-04
SEcRErARv MaRlAM.
One Or his Last O0cl0l Ac1o,

Washington Sept: asth) Dispatch to The View
On he 30th cf August last, the last day
but one that he held the poaition Of Secrs-
,sry VI the lnsesios, NJ. Harlan executed
contract on the part of the G,vssnfnesit BY
Which The reserve lsnds Of the Cherokee In.
diana in the State Of kansas, consisting u
100000 acses, eaid to BE- the best lands 10
Kaoess, vsrs ssld - the Osaaeeticus Emf
graft Secisy fos q pr aess. Thsas lasds
we're ccded 70 the United States by the
Cherokee Indians in article ~ Of the treaty
recently concluded with this tribe, which
stipulascs that The lands should be surveyed
under the direction Of the Commissioner Of
the Ge.,srsl Land Office, and appraised BY
Two appraisers, one to be designated ~ the
Cherokee nat onal council and one BY the
Secretary Of the Interior, and, in case Of
disagreement, BY third psrsop, ~ ts g.
lectcd by the FIRST two.-the appraiscment
10 b not less than m average Of tl.26 per
acre. exclusive Of Improvements. Az the
lends. wese susvs9ed. the Sscrslasy q The
lh,erIor ms 10 e0vsfslsc for ssale1 hldD fof
the sale Of the same. and the lands were 70
be sold 10 the highcst bidder Tor cash, in
parcels not exceeding 100 acses, end not
less than the appraised value. provided that,
when there are improvements Of the value
Of $50 made on lands that ~ not mineral
lands, owned and occupied by any person
for agricultural purposes ., the time the
treaty wss signed, snc, pessons, after due
proofs, may Be entitled 10 buy At the sp
praised value IRE smallest quantity OF land
10 legal ub-divisions, which Gill incjsoe bio
Improvements, mot eaeesding in the aggrs
gate 100 acres; and provided that nelhins
in the article shall prevent the Secretary ol
the ldoesles freq sslliee ~ Whole Of ths
laods IN aAOdy 10 any rsaponsi6os PARTY Sos
cash for . sum not lees than o0OO, 0OO.-
For this laad knovA = tn ''nstiesal land,
the herokces paid the United States Cow
eminent 5000. 900 ju ~ in Tho earl 6St.
Since then il has in rsssed valSs - eon-
siderable extent. At present there ere I
number OF settlements upon Il, end the Kan.
sas railr0rd from Kansas City, By way ol
Fort Scott. - q ths l<avenWcsth, lawrence
a d Fort 0ibspn railssad, both run through
II. Tho agreement aads aieb he Aosst-
can emigrsns coop6ays 81 Csaaeseieos, ~
the effect that lhis whole tracs Il oeu>nl
land shall b. sold 20 NJ company at H. rats
Of u pr acve, 70 b. psid to ~ Seefotsft
Of the interior in trust for the Cherokee In,
tians, a follows: $4,000 on the, ssscu.
ton u agreement, CT, 200 on approval Of
the survey IL the hand BY The OommioAoWss
Of the Internal Land OfIicc. t25, OOO. on Tie
3,,h Of August. 1867. $4,000 on the 3Oth
Of August. 1868, t75. 900 on the 3Oth Of Al.
CAST, 1850. ga. OO0 IN the SOth OF August
1870, and &fO0, 900 per annnm thercaftes
until the Ahols sum shall ~ PAID, each ol
the several sups n draw interest q the rate
of live per cent. pcr annum rom the date
Of the approval Of surveys. The
Urited States agree to have tho land sur.
v,ycd, and conveyed TO the company by
patent whenever requested to do 90, 50
much Of tn. land as may be paid for, one
acre for every dollar paid but the privilege
is granted to the company, if they desire,
TO make payments at earlier periods than
those indicated, or to pay the whsle sum,
principal and interest. and receive the title.
The representatives of the Cherokee nation
have protested against this TRANSACTION, on
the ground, first, Of the violaAisn e The
terms of the treaty, which prescribe that
the land shall be cold far cash 10 the high.
est bidder, after advertising for bids for The
same; and scconi, because CT the almoD,
nominal price obtained Cor the lands. They
also ask that the sale be set aside. It's d
legged, with how much truth make no pre-
tensidns 20 eeoySug. shst Mr.. HarAn 10 in-
sercstedsn De Centlsc11eut e,nigrAot socie,
~ he. untteS i ubw undergoing lega1
inveAt'gaeieh, and Il h probable that the