The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-03
ExECUTIvE sRDRRs.
Indian Reservations Thrown Open to
Settlement.

The effect of the following executive
orders will be to open to presumption about
$4,000 square miles of agricultural land in
Montana and Dakota:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July Is, 1880.
1t is hereby Ordered, That, the tract of
country IN the Territory OF Montana, being
q portion of the tract OF county which was
set aside by executive order OF the 18th of
April, 1875, as all addition to the then exist
ing reservation of the FRO Ventre, Piegan,
Blood, Bl.ckfest and crow Indians, known
as the Blackteet reservation, and lying within
The following described boundaries, viz
Beginning al u point whsre the south boun-
Diary of the Fort Bufold military reserve i'll
intersects TIL" right bank of the Yellowstone
river; thence according to the true meridian,
west along the south boundary, of said mill
tary reserve to its western boundary thence
continuing west to the night bank of the
Missouri river, thence up anu along said riA hit
bauk with the meanders thereof to the mid
die of the main channel Of the AuScloshell
river; thence up and along the middle OF the
main channel of the Muscleshell river, with
the meanders thereof, to its intersection with
the fory-seventh parallel Of north latitude
thence east along said parallel to its intersec-
ton with the right bank Of the Yellowstone
river; thence down and along said right
bank, with the meandels thereof to the place
of beginning, be, and the same hereby is re-
stored to the public domain.
[~Sisnedl r.. b. HAYES.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July IS, 1880.
5 1t is hereby Ordered, That all that portion
of the Arickaree, eros Ventres and Mandan
reservation, set apart by executive order dated
April 18th, 1870, and known as Fort Berthold
reservation, and situate in the territories OF
Dakota and Montana, respectively, lying
within the following boundaries, VIZ: Begin
ming at a point where the Northern forty mile
limit of the grant to the Northern Pacific
railroad intersscts the present southwest
boundary of the Fort Bsrthvld Indian reser-
vation; thence westerly with the line of said
forty mile limit to its intersection with range
line between ranges 81 and Oh west OF the
principal meridian thence north along said
raj &c line to its Intersection with the south
bank of the Little Missouri river: thence
norlhwssterly along and up the south bank
OF said Little Missouri river, with the mean
ders thereof, to its intersection with the range
line between ranges SO and 81 west Of the
principal meridian; thence westerly in a
straight line to the southeast corner of the
Fort Buford military reservations; thence
west along the south boundary OF the said
military reservation to the south bank of the
Yellowstone river, the present northwest
boundary of the Fort Berthold Indian reser-
vation; thence along the present boundary
of said reservation and the south bank of the
Yellowstone river to the Pe wdcr river; thence
up the Powder river to where the Little Pow
der river unites with it thence northeasterly
in a direct line to the point of beginning, be,
and the same is, hereby restored to the public
domain.
And ii Is further Ordered, That tb. trac'
of country III the territory of Dakota. lying
within the following described boundaries.
VIZ: Beginning on tn" most e~astsrfy. point
OF the present Fort Berthold reservation (on
the Missouri river; thence north to the town
ship line between townships. 15S
and 1859 north; thence west along
SAID township line to its intersection
with the White Earth river thence dowrTfe'
said White Earth river to its Junction with
the Missouri river; thence along the present
boundary Of the Font Bertheld Indian reser-
vatiop and the left bank of the Missouri riv-
RI, TO the mouth of the Little Knife river ;
thence southcasterly in 4 direct line to the
point OF beginning, be, aid the same hereby
is, Withdrawn from sale and set apart forthe
use OF the Arickaree, eros Ventics and Man
dan Indians, as an addition to the present
reservation in said territory.
(Signed) r. Il. HAYES.