, 1874-06-25
Important Controversy between Set
tiers and Railroad
Companies.
a Million Acres OF Land In South.
crn Kansas Involved In
tho Controversy.

ted States of AtaericA vs. Tho LeAvcEsGtsu,
Lawrence l. Galveston, aud tho Missouri, Kansas
d Toxas Railroad Computes. Tlie plaintiff is
represented by ex-Goy. Wilaon Shannon and Nc
Comas l. Mckicghan; the railroads by their ro-
sroctivo attorneys, :. ThRhcer aud 7. G. Sears. |
This is controversy botwoon tue Hottlors and
tho railroad companies, Involving tho title to
what il known as tho "Osago Cedod Lands."
Tho body OF tho land comprises
NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND ACRES
Of tho most beautiful and fortilo praria in
Southern Kansss 1t Ia worth, on an average,
50 per acre without tho improvements. The
cauao Ia III Intricate md complicated ono, eni-
bracIng series OF Congressional acts rosolu.
tionB aud treatioB, extending as fur back as tho
ycar 1926.
Fifty years ago, a tribo Of Indians, known as
tho
GREAT AND LITTLE osA0EH,
coded to tho Unitea states large body OF land
comprising portions OF Missouri. Arkansas, aud
also What aro now known al the Indian Territory
aud Kansas. On tho2 Of Juno, 1926, a treaty was
mado between these tribes and the United statos,
by tho tormH Of which thd 0snges roinquishod all
!ttlo interest, an! and claim , to tho. tho lands lay,
tho Indian Torritory aud Kausns, south Of the
Kansas River, north and wost Of tho Rod Rivor
and east Of q liue drawn from tho hoad-Bourcea
Of tho Kansas lhvor southwnrdly, except tho
IT, - ~" sovn' - n,11 warn WroaarvaJ
TO and for tho Grcat and Little Osage tribe 80
long as they might choose to OCCUPY The sGme;
"sa nu ~" -, .s ~ sa.. H. araatar nor.;n ~
nesJrioa9 III ;t .h ~. i,,,,it 'o"'oi ~
NEoS1Io AND LADETrE COUNTIES,
. suJ 1'" M, - tront o15fa o1nnt 5n ,n;Ioa ,nrtl,
goeIy. ~ a,ti, ~, " ~ t stn,
4n f. !. ~ 'oa T., ,r,t rh, re.nrvnt;on wos ~.
r,n;oJ ri ~ bv te indians. ia nccordanco viii the
. T.. tnas nreet ft,is troniv usa Jnoo ~
W meAt oot' % eo',t..,,,a ,sGs ,5 ~ ,r,. rat;noa
sao -, 1"'n ae ~ ,as VIII cornn o,nou1monts ac.
,o.tod hr ~ ;l,o Snna.a ,vhic ware occonted ~
.ostGu I;s,a ~ sno ~ snnt o. 1aG. md sn iraaty
.sa snu ,.rncn;,nod M hv TIM preu,dant om Ian a
4ao1 w. pios'A''A'@ ~ 'no ANo0N04' w e"A' ~A'
Aoys. ~, nr,v,a;or =, t,,o trcatv Il ,1;a not toko
~ ky, .sroa1o;ma hu to {,rou,dm,t tn to
arst srtinn # tho troaty the iands in dsputo
rs4 nansinod - os ~ tc @ oo ras md
tio; H. FEM. ,.."sar;hoa tis;s tsot ~ inr1 5n
n tnsta .a anu ,n1 m s;dn was aoa hv to TnIi,ru
@ ~ w So eao0 I'M fcr tno ,,sro
noao s of ra;an. ttle casl to- roIieya tl,er ruf
w. nd ins,rova HOW comd;t;n Sov hn,
hoconn Io.t,t,,to md wtetoleI Tike hundreds
pee1n'o W t, a ta ,sore ondl T,ou
T.. 1,ad t,nmaaa ~ Irna3 acrca hut nnt cont ~
naa tAousaue % % H., rnre e'Is .s;,l
luz; insn is,,aso - ti'o,r Iand. for fno1
thB W u.npuao ", T. ~ 10 o1ai,,o5 ,+inra'
Sorn tiSn,t H. ti;ia r. tr,a resaryation rcac IN
ua hsaro 1ndane ~ ~ Tho q at ~ Jan,nr, inv
a tno t,is trna,n .ro,, rto cfcct INT ia ncta
np9n 1s thsso raronda oam thnso
s1 - @ .ooo 1891 '4~'0 NNAN SA' S"'1@ 'Ao"s
1"A"" "'1~ e PRIOR TO THIS TINE.
Tim olafm which tho Leaycnworth. Lawrence
l. aajvastnn Rn;road mnkra ~ fo1niad m ti,o
~ ort of Gonrrass dated March 1H|S granting cnr
~, ~ ,,. p Wsnn"s cnnd;ti5na'1y ~ tha con
s1r,ot;nn ~ ro;iroods mn of which syna tn hs
Tri rnn ,Ao from. ths l1ity Of Ieayenworth to tic
| anntIern honn]nrv nf thn State. I'ho STjaHonri
|
| a. .nd cnnTrnct n,niio With lin Atrhisnn. IN
~ noIn ~ t. E.ntn r" 3ond tn wh;cb tn ta no,nc
net a grant was made on condition that road
~ I,, H. nonstrotad rom rn;nt w1,oro ss,1
rosJ entsrs be tIn Nooso Vallev IN sothenBt d,
roas;e, o. an ,rtaraarlon VIII lin worfi
Towroncn 4 Hnlycston. Doth tha Toaycnworth'
1'@wrenco + Gajyeston' and the Missouri. Kansaa
+ rasas Roads olaim by y,rtua Of tba aanao
tLara wos m rrant tlsrourb tlcsa f}anoa 1nnfa
contonsd in ia not of 1f;}: that Conrross did not
;mt"nd to Ina11c smcl, rrnt't' md lad no mower
- ,nsi;s a,,c, rrsnt Il thoy did inland m to do
@ ~ arse1 ~ tha ra;,raNa n'a;r o tha " nt,,or
ne % o. ~ nn ~. .'o s,o
..nuu t,,ror1h 4s raaarvotion NJ nn"tcd Nv
6antnii 6atai, "D'9 A0'"A '''-o'' ~ ~
s8A'" .,>,.r. ..,rv,,rv,
,,,,,+oa ,,+o tha t;raf art;cia ~ +ba trootv of
1!eesn1" y, ,un1 n,ia un,ot @ t'u"s5 ~ ~ W
ts,d ,.t,,;, .a broo,ats - .n fan;na, so.,-
aaia sn' .au1a H. 3'a1i 10 80 s,,S,a,'nd n %
mior tho roeton Of the sseretnry Of tho Into., ,
Iior on t1e most 5etm5 s 5 1o5 caa
na mo;n ~, "nu t,ramtin1 1amds
l.f ~ 5 ~ WsSas r, "a ~ IA "nst
t,rn,,' anid ~ iand1 !; otc Ia i ~
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p;ta,rat ~ 49,, v aio 4 Ha ea,;ttas ~
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nogs sr,nt ,rovs that Tonn1aas intc,,Jon ~
the .s,st nv 5nea - r,oat fla nas.,on -. ~
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~ aia;, Ieto ra',+ tr6uo1, .us "uua 1au
aaaod T., 1aEa rhn ;nsvsshla conca;o,, ~
rast Gpoa. - d;3 ~ ;,tn,,i ~ 9,st tsn",a4 -
as ~ iI.;ts5 satoa INV bsaut ~
t ' ~ y hn a|arsn,,,o .%n+ ~ ~ ~
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sonaou ~ anno ti,o- ;a 1nis :" 10y
t' ~ s,.o snpn l. ,ad I4I. a,,d aha
sou, snas nu a ~ ounH., n
,ve v s.sox th.t to whic II hi ~ t11o W
onnaii,1a tIarafnre tl,at ron@roas no"ia nv
maia a nrant of thaso 1an1u hrovous ~ A." H.,
trnstv ii 1ag7 II nnmi1 not npi,o nrent ~
thns sftar " In troatv boc.nso 4 ia a1nr"sa1, IL
nroHdsd IN sa,d trnntv that tha .slnmd si,a5l ~
Ea,d for co.t, m thn noat udvar+,raona tor,nu - y
9g'u W"nce ~ 1,v svs1A va 'oN@'A'
- nur r~pnrea pnov7s,o~u
=, Tho ,,at,,,n,snt thro,r wl,ioI, fho aovor,.
1nont acnnires nnwnr to Conway jim railroads nrn
| Hous HslIt*~ w. ~ III ~