The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-09

We are permitted to give to the public the
Substance of the agreement made between
the authorities at Washington and Chief
Moses and accompanying chiefs, as follows:
Tonaskat asked for saw and grist MILL
boarding school to be established at Buona-
parte creek to accommodate one hundred
QOO) pupils, and physician to reside with
them, and one hundred ($lO0) dollars to
himself each year.
Sar-sop-kin asked to be allowed to remain
on the Columbia reservation with his people
where they now live, and to be protected
in their rights as settlers and in addition
to the ground they now have under cultiva-
ton, within the limit of the fifteen mile
strip cut off from the northern portion OF
the Columbia reservation, to be allowed to
select enough more unoccupied land in sew
crafty to make total to Sar-sop.kin of foul
square miles-being 256O acres of land, and
each head of family, or male adult, one
square mile; or to move on to the Colville
reservation if they so desire and in case
they so remove and relinquish all their
claims on the Columbia reservation, he is to
receive one hundred 400 head of cows for
himself and people, and such farming i'm
plements as may be necessary.
All of which the Secretary agrees they
should have, and that be will ask Congress
to make an appropriation to enable him to
perform.
The Secretary also agrees to ask Congress
to make an appropriation to enable him to
purchase for Chief Moses sufficient num-
Der of cows to furnish each one of his band
with two cows; also to give Moses one
Thousand Is, OOO) dollars for the purpose of
erecting dwelling house for himself; also
| to erect building and maintain school
therein; also to construct a saw mill and
grist mill; also that each head of family
or male adult person shall be furnished with
one wagon, one double set of harness, one
grain cradle, one pillow, one harrow, one
scythe, one hoe, and such other agricultural
implements as may be necessary.
And on condition that Chief Moses and
his people keep this agreement faithfully,
he is to be paid in cash in addition to all of
the above, one thousand Isl ,OO0) dollars per
annum during his life
All this on condition that Chief Moses
shall remove to the Colville reservation and
relinqush all claim upon the Government
for any land situate elsewhere.
Further, that the Government will secure
to Chief Moses and his people, as well as to
all other Indians who may 60 on to the Col
Vile TeserNatlOH, anu engage III larling,
equal rights and protection alike with all
other Indians now on the Colville reserva-
ton, and will afford him any assistance nee
essary to enable him to carry out the terms
of this agreement on the part of himself and
his people. That until he and his people
are located permanently on the Colville res
ervatien, his status shall remain as now,
and the police over his people shall be vested
| in the military, and all money or other ar
ticles to be furnished him and his people,
shall be sent to some point in the locality
of his people, there to be distributed as pro-
vided. All other Indians now living on the
Columbia reservation shall be entitled to
GAO acres, or one square mile, of land to
each head of family or male adult, in the
possession and ownership OF which they
shall be guaranteed and protected. Or,
should they move on to the Colville reser-
walton within two years, they will be pro.
vded with such farming implements as may
be required, provided they surrender all
rights to the Columbia reservation.
All OF the foregoing is upon the condition
that Congress will make an appropriation of
funds necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
and confirm this agreement; and also with
the understanding that Chief Moses or any
of the Indians heretofore mentioned. shall
not be required to remove to the Colville
reservation until Congress does make such
an appropriation. &c.