The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-25
Your obedicnt servant,
G.. DELASO.
To the President.

In April, 1868, a treaty was made by
the Sioux Nation. By its terms
art. H. n permanent reservation Tor
the Indians was located east of the
lC4th degree Of longitude dividing
line between Wyoming and Dakota)
and north Of the north line of the
State of Nebraska. The eastern bound
airy of this permanent Indian rescrva-
ton was the low water mark on the
eastern bank of the Missouri River,
and the northern limit OF the reserva-
ton was fixed at the 10th parallel of
north latitude. Every part of this
permanent Indian reservation is in
the Territory OF Dakota. To this re-
~servatiOn the Indians bound them
selves to remove, and in terms did
" reliuquish all claims or right in and
to any portion Of the United States or
Territories, except such as is embraced
within the limits aforesaid, and ex-
cept as hereinafter provided"
BY the 18th article Of said treaty,
the Indians reserve the right to hunt
on any lands north of the North
Platte River, and on the Republican
Fork of the Smoky Hill River, so long
as the buffalo may range thereon in
such numbers as to justify the chase"
By the 10th article of hat treaty,
the United States hereby agrees and
%stipulates that the country north of
the North Platte River, and east of
the SUBMITS of the Big Horn Noun
tains, shall be held and considered to
be unceded Indian territory and also
%stipulates and agrees that no white
person or persons shall be permitted
to settle upon Or occupy any portion
of the same; or, without the consent
of the Indians first had and obtained,
to pass through the same and it is
hat within ninety days after the con-
clusion Of peace with all the bands OF
the Sioux Nation, the military posts
now established in the territory, in
this article named, shall be abandoned,
and that the road leading to them and
| DN them 10 Tue StllltllltlllS III NlOll-
tana shall be closed"
This treaty was ratified by the
United States Senate and proclaimed
by the President on the 9th day of
February, 1869.
The Indians have paid but little
attention to its provisions, and have
violated it time after time with i'm
punity. They have not removed, and
t0U not remoUe, to the permanent
reservation described in the treaty.
AT least we so understand they an
hesitatingly declare. They desire to
remain where they are, in the north
western corner of the State of Ne
braska.
Our object in publishing these pro-
minent features of the treaty is to
apprise all that the government con-
siders the provisions of this treaty in
full force and binding upon it. There
is little doubt hat n modification of
the terms of this treaty will be made
in a few weeks now. and the eXclu-
sion of white settlers from that portion
of Wyoming north of the North Platte
River, will no longer be enforced.
The buffalo does not range there any
more, and the reasons for its remain
ing a hunting ground for the Indians
no longer exists. The Indians admit
this, and are willing to cede OF sell it
to the government. This they will do
in q short time, if their present feel
ings do not undergo a change. The
most valuable portion of the Black
Hills lies west of the permanent In
dian reservation in this Territory.
We should be sorry to see anything
done now, by any parties, hat may
prejudice the good prospect we have
of obtaining from the Indians a sur
render of all claims to every portion
of Wyoming Territory east of the Big
Horn Mountains and north of the
North Platte River. Our advice,
therefore, is wait patiently until the
Indian Chiefs have gone to Washing
ton to treat with the President for a
surrender of this region.
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