The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
THE BLACK HILLS.
Result of the LaJors 81 the sioue Com
mission.

/ Result Of the LGJors of the Si0ur Com
mission.
The commission appointed some
/ months ago to negotiate with the Sioux
Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT OF the
Black Hills reservation has concluded its
labors and made its report to the secre-
tary of the interior. The commission
has more than succeeded in inducing the
savages to comply with the terms of last
sessions Indian appropriation bill. name
! ": That the Indians should relinquish
all right and claim to any country out
/ side of the boundaries of the permanent
reservation established by treaty of 1868
| for said Indians, and also so much of
/ their reservation as lies west of the one
/ hundred and third meridian of longitude;
also a convenient and accessible way over
said reservation to the country thus
ceded for wagon and other roads from
/ points on the Missouri river, in all not
more than three in number; that the In
dams hereaft er shall receive their sup
plies at such places on their reservation
in the vicinity of the Missouri river
as the president may designate, and also
that no further appropriation for them
for subsistence shall hereafter be made
until some agreement shall have been en-
tered into by them with the president
which is calculated to enable them TO
become self-supporting. Accompanying
the report is a treaty entered into by the /
commissioners on behalf of the govern /
ment with the Indians. The principal /
provisions Of the treaty are rs follows:
BY the terms of this agreement the
Sioux surrender al claim to any country
living outside the boundaries of their
permanent reserXs' as defined by the
tress hS"o' ana so much of said 70
81 'ts-iies west OF the one hun6red o,,,1
third meridian OF longitude and as 81 ~
included between the north and south
forks of the Cheyenne river east of said
meridian. The government thereby Sc 1
cures full possession of tract of s
country which includes the Black Hills a
and Is defined by natural boundaries r
The Indians grant right of way over 9
heir reservation for three routes from o
he Missouri river to the ceded territory e
he routes TO be designated by the presi. t
ent. They also agree to receive all sub- d
stence which may hereafter be fur u
ished at such points on or near the n,
Iissouri river at the president may des- No
nate. In consideration of these con- II,
'ssions the commissioners on behalf of w
e United States agree to furnish sub II
'tence to the Sioux until such time "a
ey shall become selfsupporting. the
tions to be issued to heads of families
d in case the Indians are located on
Ids suitable for cultivation, farming Gag
Ichinery viii be afforded by thegovern- aP
mt, and educationa facilities pro- ne
led. The issue of rations is to be con. pre-
gent on the performance of labor bv ne
Indians and the attendance Of their ane
ldren at school Assistance in the was
? of schools and instruction in apri. b pie
tural and mechanical arts. as pro- and
ed by the treaty of 1868, are guaran- seed
The building of comfortable ther
ses on allotments in seyeralty is pro VI 9
I'd for, and the Sioux are declared VIII, VII,
nable to the laws of the United ute
es. The Indians further agree n cow
ct sllotments as soon as possible af Ileve
lhelr removal to their permanent b;ble