The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
the Indians that they would submit the
treaty propositions In the morning.

the Indians that they would submit the
treaty propositions In the morning.
COMING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
A report received this evening at Sid.
ncy says that the Commissioners met the
Indians at the council grounds and sub.
United the treaty today. Spotted Tail
and Red Cloud, the two chiefs, expressed
much surprise at the small amount OF.
fered BY the Government for tho Black
Hills, and said they would have to call n
council of Indians, and would give no
answer for two days. From the general
tohe of the Indians, and reliable Inforna-
ton, the following will DO the
ANSWER or THE INDIANS
to the Commissioners The Indians re.
fuse to entertain the proposition relin-
quishing their rights In the Big HOrn.
Powder River country, and demand the
closing OF all routes TO the Black Hills,
except Clusters, from Bismarck. They
demand religious instruction under
charge of the Catholic clergy.
and the control OF Tic
appointment of agents and employees at
the agencies latter to be largely In
creased. They want sufficient to keep
the Indians, without work, for seven
generations troops removed from the
agencies. The Commissioners give up
all hopes of concentrating treaty. and
will return home In a few days. The fol-
lowing is the
SUBSTANCE OF The TREATY
submitted TO the Indians In council to-day:
Provisions made this - day OF SepteIl-
Der, 1875, by the Commissioners OF the
United States OF America to the Sioux
Nation of Indians. Oh 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 ac-
Hills, and the purchase of what Is known
as the Big Horn Mountain country, the
Commissioners, for the United States, IN
pursuance of promise made IN Grand
Council on the 9Th OF September. sub
nit to the Sioux Nation the following
proposition In writing TO purchase the
license to mine, and also in
cidental thereto, the right to raise
stock and to cultivate the soil in the
country known as the Black Hills. and
bounded and described as follows, tO-wit:
Beginning at the junction Of the North
aud South forks Of the Cheyenne river,
and embracing all the territory between
said rivers lying west of said junction to
the hundred and fourth meridian Of long
itudc west of Greenwich the United
States agreeing to pay therefor the sum
Of SIOO,OUO per annuin. the United States
reserving the right to terminate said
license at any time by giving two years
notice by proclamation and payment of
the full amount stipulated for the time the
license may continue, and at this eXpira-
ton OF said time all private property re.
manning on said territory shall revert to
the Sioux Nation, and that such amount
OF said Si0O.OOO as Congress shall deter.
mine. not less than 100000 annually
shall be- expended for objects beneficial
for their civilization. and the reInainds
Of said annual sum shall. In like manner,
be expended for subsistence, or. il 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 S6.O0O.0OO. In
fifteen equal annual installments. the said
sum to be annually appropriated for their
subsistence and civilization, not less than
100000 of which shall be annually
expended for the purpose of civilization.
That the President ofthe United States
shall, under proper restrictions aud rtgu-
!atiOns. designate routes to the Black
Hills country, as follows, to wit: One
from the south, between the lO2d aud
lO3d meridians; one from the east, not
farther north than latitude 49, until 1t
reaches the lO3d meridian and one from
the west, not north Of latitude II: also. a
hPnnOIn inf m. ftxa
obinra river 10 intersect either the east
ern or southern route at some conven.
lent point not west Of the l03d merid-
ian west of Greenwich.
The Commissioners furthermore pro-
pose to purchase all that portion of what
Is known as the Big Horn country i'm
which lies west of the line
drawn as follows, to.wit: Beginning
Mt the northwest corner of the State OF
Nebraska, and running a northwesterly
direction until it reaches the Yellow
Stone river, where the hundred and sew
enth meridian west of Greenwich crosses
said river; and to pay them for their
interest therein the sum of $50. 900
annually for ten years, to be paid
IN gold, American cows and other live
stock growing, and as may be deemed
advisable by the President. Any agree
ment which may be male shall be OF no
binding force upon either party until it
shall have been submitted and agreed to
Cy Congress and approved by the Presi-
lent OF the United States, and any agree
ment for the purchase Of the Black Hills
country shall be Of no effect until 1t shall
DC so agreed to and approved, and until
t shall be signed In accordance with the
welfth article OF the treaty OF 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE
hat is case OF the acceptance by the Sioux
Nation OF the above propositions. and
after the proposed agreement shall have |
been completed as above set forth. the |
sum OF SOL. 900 shall be expended In pres.
'nts. to be distributed. as customary in
uch cases, among the Indian npnnlc