New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-31

proceeds arising from the sale of said trust lands
until sad percentage shall amount to the sum Of
eighty thousand dollars shall be placed to the credit
OF the school fund of said Indians and the interest
sbe m al I9 rae OF hye per GeRtum per an1um
clothing and education of the children of said tribe
| ARTICLE III. The Usage Indians, being sensible
| Of the great benefits they have received from the
Catho mission, situate in that portion OF their
| reservation herein granted and sold to the United
States do hereby stipulate that one section of said
m ssion to be selected by the commissioner OF Indian
| affairs SO as to include the improvements OF said
| land to be selected by the commissioner of Indian
affairs as to include the improvements of said mis-
maker in trust for the and benefit of society
sustaining said mission, with the privilege to said
five cents per acre of selecting and purchasing two
sections OF LAND adjoining the section above granted
the SAID selection 10 be held in trust for said society
and to be elec ed in lega subdivisions of surveys
and subject to the approval of the Secretary of The
ARTICLE "; All loyal persons, being heads of
| families and citizens of the United States or mem
bers of any tribe at peace with the United States
| having made settlements and improvements as pro.
ylded by he presumption laws of the United States
and now residing the lands provided to be sold by
the United States, in trust for said tribe, well
upon NE sald lands herein granted and sold to the
United States, shall have the privilege at any time
Wlthn one year after the ratification of this treaty
OF buying quarter section each, at dollar and
t%en ye cents per acre; such quarter section to be
selected according to the legal subdivision of sur
yeys, and TO include as far as practicable, the I'M
~. ARTICLE Y The oSages being DESTROYS OF paying
vile, for advances in provisions clothing and other
neoessaries of life hereby agree that the superntend
|
| ency and the agent of the tribe shall examine a il
claims against said tribe, and submit the same to the
to the Secretary of the Interior with the proofs
| in each case, for his concurrence rejection and
the claims thus allowed which shall be receivable as
cash in payment for any Of the lands sold in trust
tor said tribe: Provided The aggregate amount thus
allowed by the Secretary of the Interior shall not ex
| coed five thousand dollars.
faithful services rendered by Charles Mog-ain one
OF the principal chiefs of the Great Osages. TO
| IN FN 40
and owned by him on the land by this treaty sold to
the United States and N lieu of the provision made
IN article fourteen for the haf-breed Indians the
heirs of the said Charles Mograin, dec ease d. may
select one section of land including his improve.
ments, from the north half of said land subject to
the approval OF the SecretarS of the Interior, and
upon his approval of sucN selection 1t shall be
patented to the heirs OF the saId Mogran dec ease
in fee simple.
ARTICLE VII It's agreed between the parties
hereto that the of five hundred dollars shall be
set apart each year from the MONEYS of said tribe
ana paid by the agent to the chiefs
that school should be established in their new
John SHOEMAKER may select one section OF land
within their diminished reservation, and upon the
approval of such selection by the Secretary Of the
Interior such section of land shall be set part 10 the
said Schoenmaker and his successors upon condi-
ton that the same shall be used, improved an occu.
pied for the support and education of he children
OF SAID Indians during the occupancy OF said reser
yatQn by SAID tribe: Provided, That said lands shall
not be patented and upon the discontnuance OF
SAID school shall revert to said tribe and to the United
states as other Ir dian lands.
ARTICLE TX 1t is further agreed that in consid.
GRAFTON Of the services of Darius Rogers to the
Usage lndlans, patent shall be issued to him for
one hundred and sixty of land to include his
mlll and improvements, on paving dollar aud
tWenty'nVe cents per acre; and said Rogers shall
also have the privilege OF purchasing at the rate OF
one dollar and twenty five cents, quarter section
shall be patented to him in like manner: said lands
70 De selected subject to the approval OF the Secre
Article X, The osages acknowledge t cir de,
pe1uence on the government of the United States
ana invoke us protection and care; they desire
peace, and promise TO abstain from war and commit
no depredations on either citizens or Indians: and
they turtheT agree to use their best efforts sup
press the introduction and use Of ardent spirits in
ARTICLE XI. 1t is agreed that all roads and high
ways laid out by the State or general Government
reserved, on the same terms as are provided bv law
wnen made through lands OF citizens of the United
their roads nece. sary pass through the lands OF said
Indians, shall have right of way upon the payment
ARTICLE XII. Within six months after the rati.
hcatlon of this treaty the O-age Indians shall remove
upon Their diminished reservation
ARTICLE MIL The Usage Indians having no an
nultes from which 1t is possible for them to paw any
OF the expenses OF carrying this treaty INTO effect it
IS agreed that the United States shall appropriate
twenty thousand dollars, much thereof as
may be necessary, for the purpose of defraying the
expense Of survey and sale of the lands hereby ceded
IN trust winch amount so expended shall be re I'M
bured to the treasury Of the United States from the
proceeds OF the first sales of SAID lands
ARTICLE XIV. The half.breeds OF the Usage tribe
OF Indians MOTTO exceed twenty five in number who
sold to the United States shall have a patent issued
to them in feesimpe, for eighty acres each 10 in
eude, as far as practicable their improvements said
haf breeds to be designated by the chiefs and head
men OF tte tn be; and the heirs Of Joseph Swiss
half breed and former Interpreter OF said tribe,
shall, IN lieu OF the above provision receive tile
mi simple, TO hatsection of land including his
house and improvements, if practicable and also To
nan section OF the trust land; all of SAID lands to
be selected by the les subject to The approval Of
the secretary Of the Interior.
ARTICLE Ky; 1t is also agreed by the United
states that said Usage Indians may unite with any
tribe OF Indians at peace with the United States
residing IN SAID Indian territory and thence after
ward receive an equitable proportion according to
payable by the United States to said indian tribe
with which the agreement may be made; add in turn
granting TO said indians in proportion to their mum
bers, an equitable proportion Of all moneys, annui.
Tues, ana property payable by the United States to
ARTICLE XVI 1t is also agreed by said contract
ing parties that if said Indians should agree 10 re-
move from the State of Kansas and settle on lands
60 be provided for them by the United States ia the
Indian territory such terms as may be agreed on
between the United States and the Indian tribes
now residing in said territory or any OF them then
the diminished reservation shall be disposed of nv
the United states in the came manner and for the
same purposes as hereinbefore provided in relation
g tine sad trust lands except that fifty per of
the proceeds of the sale of said diminished reserve
may be used by the United states in the purchase Of
lands for suitable home for said Indians in said In
dian territory.
ARTICLE XVII. Should the Senate reject or amend
any OF the above articles such rejection or amend
ment snail not affect the other provisions OF this
treaty but the same shall into effect when rathed
by the Senate and approved by the President
NOTE-Ih9 lnterllneAtions and erasures on the
seventh and tenth pages were made before signing
ID. N. COOLEY,
Comr of Indian Affairs.
ELIJAH SELLS