Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-09
Proclamation of the Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs to the Jumpers Of Hog

Indian Affairs to the Jumpers Of Hog
'em No. 2.
The following sensible document has
been issued by Col Ross:
OFFICE SrP'T INDIAN AFFAIRS.
OLYMPIA, W. r., Oct. I'd, 1861
To the persons who have entered upon tho
Puyallup Indian Reservation. stakel of lun''
claims, and insist upon remaining thereon.
| to the great annoyance Of the lntliars. and
| danger of breach Of the public peace. under
| the impression conveyed tn them from the
Surveyor Generals Office that the same is
| opened to entry and prr-cmption nhd to ALI
Others whom it may concern.
! 1t is probable that the opinion OF the Sur
vcyor Generals Office as you have received d..
and as promulgated in II local newspaper. il
based upon the following paragraph in letter
from the Commissioner of the General Land
Office 10 the SurvcyOrtcncr Of this Tcrrlfor!.
dated Sc.,t ,mbcr 6, 1869. viz: " As regards tn"
Puyallup Indian Reservation this Office. is not
advised that the action Of the Executive has
ever been invoked to exclude SO large a tract
as it embraces from the public domain
In order that you may be undeccivcd as to-
the possibility of your securing any rights to,
land on said reservation, the following state
mcnt OF facts is submitted
BY the treaty of December 90, 1854 known
as tnp Mculclllc rctk OHiS tNO Sc'-
tions of land were set apart for the occulatior
of the Puvallup Indians. Evidently. the In
dia,ls when they made the treaty did not com
prphrnd how small strip Of land they were
to occupy.
This became n subject of complaint on their
part and on the 4th of August, 1856. Hon. ].
l. Stevens. Governor and Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs for this Territory. hcfda council
with these Indians on Fox Island, near Stcil
r1,,p. hn r..l II.
mend an enlargement Of their reservation, as
shown by his letter to the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs of August 2Sth. 1Soj.
In pursuance of that agreement, Governor
Stevens forthwith ordered survey of an cn
largcd reservation for these Indians, including
the two sections namcl in the treaty. and
about thirty-thrcc additional sections. extend
ing up each bank of the Puyalup river to
within short distance of what was then
known us Fort Maloncy. and now known as
Franklin. In the lands thus surveyed wcro
included farms and improvements OF about
thirteen citizens. Governor Stevens appointed
commissioners to appraisc the valu" OF SAID
farms and improvements, amounting to over
four thousand dollars. An accurate map Of
the enlarged reservation was made by his order
and forwarded by him to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs. with a full statement of all the
facts in the case, ON the 9th of December, 1886.
This map was submitted to the PRESIDENT OF
TIE UNITED STATES. AND HY HIN APPROVED.
rs will lie seen by the following letter.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Office Indian Affairs. January 2lst, 1851
SIR: | have to inform you that the plats of
the reservations solicited and surveyed ly your
direction. for the accommodation of the In
dians, parties to the treaty of December Goth
1854 with your report ON the sui, ,ect, which
accompanied your letter of the 9TH December
last having since the 10th been submitted
to the President, have been this day returned
to me with his approval. Ihc matter OF pro-,
viding means for payment Of land claims ami
improvements will be laid before the proper
committees of the Senate und House of Repre-
srntatvcs.
Very respectfully. your obcdicnt servant.
GEO. w. MANYPENNY, Commissioner.
His Exccllcucy l. |. STEVENS. Governor, &c.
Olympia. Washington Territory
Subsequently tDngrss 0pproredby hgis'dftce
enortWcnt of the whole subject of the enlarge
mcnt of this reservation, making the title Of
this reservation. as shown by said map, and
now occupied by said Indians, TO be as perfect
and clear as though it had been included in the
original treaty that is to say, Congress, in
the Indian appropriation act approved March
3D.. 1857. appropriated $4,9l1. to pay the claims
of citizens for the lands and improvements EN-
brnce,l in the enlarged reservation as shown
by said map. See statutes at large 1851 page
1S41
7Hns it appears that tie title of these Ltdi,ns.
to tie ltads IF Meir rr~rrofioh, as sho,rh by mii
mp, tx ciror AID perfect : md tht get csnnot
by any yossiNc met,ns ojtain talr ;oany portion
IF ~,id Mads By dny proreediag "hateeer.
You are therefore ordered to leave said rcscr
walton within an hour after the receipt of this
circular or criminal proceedings will be insti-
tuted against you.
SAMU Ell ROSS, ,..
Brcvet Colonel L. $. Army.
Superintendent