The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-01

Red Cloud Agency, Sept. 29.-The
commissioners met the Indians in
council to-day and submitted the fol-
lowing treaty: "These provisions,
made this blank day of September,
1875, by the commissioners of the Uni
ted States of America, to the Sioux
nation of Indians on the White River,
near Crow Butte, Nebraska.
Whereas, The Commissioners on
the part of the United States, and the
Sioux Nation, have been in grand
council for several days with reference
to the acquisition of certain rights i'm
the Black Hills and the purchase OF
what Is known as the Big Horn Noun
tain country, the Commissioners. of
the United States, in Pursuance Of the
promise made in the grand council on
the 27th day of September, submit to
the Sioux Nation the following propo-
sitions in writing:
To purcl a~e the license to mine and
also as incidental thereto the right TO
raise stock and to cultivate the soil, in
the country known as the Black Hills,
bounded and described rs follows, TO
wit:
Beginning at the junction of the
north and south forks of the Cheyenne
River aud embracing all the territory
between said rivers west of said june
ton to the 104th meridian of longi-
tude west OF Greenwich. The United
States agreeing to pay therefor, the
sum OF four hundred thousand dollars
| per annum; the United States reserv-
ing the right to terminate said lisente
at any time by giving two years notice
| by proclamation and the payment of
the full amount stipulated for the time
the license may continue, and that at
the expiration OF said time all private
property remaining upon said territory
shall revert to the Sioux nation and
that such an amount of said four hum
| dred thousand dollars, as Congress
4 may determine, not less than one hun
! dred thousand annually, shall be cX-
! pended FOL objects beneficial for their
! civilization, and Tie remainder OF said
annual sum shall in like manner be
expended for their subsistence or, If
! the Sioux nation prefer it, to purchase
/ the Black Hills, as above described,
( from the Sioux nation, and to pay
them for their interest therein, the
sum of six millions in fifteen equal an
| quail instalments, the said sums to be
annually appropriated for their sub
sistence and civilization, not less than
one hundred thousand dollars of which
shall be annually expended for the
purpose of civilization.
That the President of the United
States shall, under proper restrictions
and regulations, designate three
routes to the Black Hills country, as
| follows One from the south between
the lO2d and 1O3d meridians, one from
the east, not farther north than lati-
| tude forty-three and a half until it
reaches the l03 meridian, and one from
| the west, not north of latitude forty
| four; also branch road from some
| point on the Niobrara River, to inter-
sect with either the eastern or southern
route, at some convenient point not
west of the 1O3d meridian, west of
| Greenwich"
! The Commissioners furthermore pro-
pose to purchase all that portion of
what is known as the Big Horn coun-
try, in Wyoming. which lies west of
a line drawn as follows, to-wit: begin
ming at the northwest corner of the
State of Nebraska and running IN
a northwesterly direction until it
it reaches the Yellowstone River,
where the 107th meridian west of
Greenwich crosses said river, and to
pay them for their interest therein
the sum of $4,000. annually for ten
years, to be paid in good, American
cows and other live stock, and such
implements of husbandry as are con-
venient to stock growing, and as may
be deemed advisable by the Presi-
dent. Any agreement which may
be made shall be of no binding force
upon either party until it shall have
been submitted and agreed to by
Congress and approved by the Presi-
dent of the United States; and any
agreement for the purchase of the
Black Hills country shall be of no
effect until it shall be so agreed to
and approved, and until it shall be
signed in accordance with the 18th
article of the treaty of 1868. The
Commissioners propose, that in case