, 1874-09-09

The Intorior Department Confirms
GEN. Sllcritinn's Order Forbidding
Mining Expeditions to Visit the
IgIack lnt1Ins
WAsuiso1os, D. O., sopt. a.-stnco Ito dscarntdon
Of Con. Shaztan TINT would be alo,rod to yiRt
tho Black Hills country without nuthority from tho
Interior Department. lta authorized ngents
-thas Department has been In receipt of Largo
her Of letters asking permission to go there, and for
le benefit Of largo cass tho following hotter Ia nado
public:
DEPARTMENT. or TIE Iszgn1oR,l
WASHINGTON. Sept 8, 1874.
sm: acknowledge The receipt OF your lotor OF tho
17ll Inst, referring to associations tat forming
ing Tic DleK Hllls Notwithstanding existing trntics
lions for tLo guidaaoo and boletat d citizens q the
territory nlay b considered appropriate by tho
Department; nna y reply would ,sy thst u tla second
different Tribes Of Sioux Indians, concluded April ~
lsos stasutes yH 1s p e2ol h tho United statss M
River, where tho +eth parallel Of north lati-
tudo comea, hence along low water mark down
ss nosern ' uas of sae sss u Sssasks srssss
the rtyor, thcnce, west across said river and
gree IT longitude wcat Of Greenwich thonce north on
that meridian 70 a point whcro the 4Gtl parallel Of
north latitude intercepts tho ka1no thenco due east
dtion thereto all existing reservations On tho cas-
bunk Of said river, sha be- mud tho ia heroby so
apart fnr ABSOLUTE aDa unutsufpeu uao 1Ad occMp1.
friendly trhos individual Indians a. from time TO
tino they muy be willing, with tho eousont Of the
United States. to admit amongst them. and tho United
tloss horen dessnstsd and authorized 50 70 d. ai,
except such officers. agents, and onpoyes Of tho Goy
erutnant as may DO authorized to enter
,ao gpon Indian , ~ reservations 5 N discharge Of
over settle pon reside in The territory described
IN this article III such errttorJ naay ba added to
this reservation for the Of said IuiAns aud hence
forth they Will mud do hereby renqiah oil claims
right III ami to my portion Of tho United 6tatcs or
Territories except such e Is embraced with tho lmlts
The foregoing section prcscrshes who shalt be a..
rass over, settle upot oT sealae therein. Tho only
power to alter this provision y that which uado tho
treay, and then 1t must ba done with tho conheut Of
the Indians. What IN known "a tic exploring expcdt-
ton Of Gen. Custer noreIy military recohnois-
of tho country, for tho purpose Of aHccrtnniug
tho location II in futnre 1t should become necoaaary
to establish there military post. On the 22d Of juno
OF Tar wrote on this subject "a toiowa
ut ts welt known to tho Department that Ut var}oNa
times sotcss IN the adjacent country has6 contenl-
plated m expedition to the Black Hills, and the De-
psrtsuent hiss uniformly diacoun.enanced such noYe-
ncttg, but aB almost become military neccs-
sjty that accurate knowledge should bo possessed by
tile asmy us to this portion Of our country aud for that
Tho aueetio Of opening up this country settlement
rests with Congress, ad until action has been tnken
by TINT body, this Department hnH no tllscrcon In
tie mattor, but IL required, Anl will ouaoayor 10 per-
fore ontioned." For roasona e1oin se forth, at MP
p1caions for permission to visit the Black Hills coun
Iy will be deule<.
Vory respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
Ac,ing Secretary.
To Gov. J. L. Pennington, Yankton, Dakota.