Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-08
THE MO-k, INDIAN RESERVATION
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In his late Report the Secret, ,ry Of the
Interior explains a. follows the stint
ton of affairs AMONG the Indians o'
northea-tern Washington
+ Daring the wear I-7-. the settlers .:
] Washington Territory were greatly ex-
I cited over the restless deposition Of the
/ Indians owiag - the outbreak Of the
| Snakes and B.uirDcks IN the Territory
! - Idaho. Among the Indians c;uSlng
this uneaaInass was Chief Moses ana Is
! b nd. numbering about In. eat
! Wilhur endaavor.d. without =nc ces4. to
indura Moses and his band 20 90 on fre
/ Yakima Reservatio1. Noses WAS ac-
cusei # par,ic' patton in certain mur-
/ ders. which he denied. The a. eflt, fear
/ ing trouble for Moses and his band.
/ asked permission to bring him to Wish
| inQton for = conference with tue Secr--
/ tary. This vas aothoriZAd. and Moses
came on. and At a conference held with
| the Secretary in April, 1879, il was agreed
that a reservation adjoining the COiville
! Reservation should be established for
| him and his band On the 18Th of April
| of that year. the Columbia Reservation.
| consisting Of l.yi 30 acres, was estab
| lishei by executive order. ana on the
tth of March, lS@O, by executive order
here were added To said reservation
I U,2. $50 acres. making the total area of
| 30,G 10 acr~s.
! On Moses return /, Washington Ter
! rltory he declined To 90 Oh the reserva
/ tiou. bat sat up title to 1t, and leased
| IT for A nominal sum for grazing pur-
/ poses. At the time OF the establish
ment of the reservation there were Il
number Of farmers and mixers located
| on lands in the northern part of the
reservation, whose rights We're not re
spec ed. and who made complaints To
the Department and protested against
| this reservation including their posses
-inns On the I'D of February, 1883. a
! strip fifteen miles wide on the northern
| part OF he reservation. including such
possessions and me teaceab!e Indians, J,
| was, by Executive order. cut OFF from
this reservation. Not yIthstanding that
Moses had not lived on the reservation.
and that IL still contained $50 acres
more than 1t did when he agreed to go
| on 1t, he complained bitterly that he
vas being robbed Of his property. Much
nueasin-ss was felt both by the settlers
| and military commander of the district
Oh account of Moses threatening atti-
tude.
Early last spring Gen. Miles. Com
| mander of the Department Of the Co
lumbia, advised the bringing Of Moses
| to Washing on 10 confer with the De
partment. The Department not having
funds applicable To that purpose. he
was hrouQht To Washington by the War
Department. On tue 7th of July con
! hal .t tyh irb
1t WAS agreed that the Secretary would
| Ask Congress to make "A suitable appro-
priation to enable hlm aud his band to
settle on the Colyille reservation, and
that the Colombia reservation be aban-
doned. Moses was accompanied by Sar
| sop-kin. the chief Of a small band resid
lug on the Columbia reservation. and
TO mas cat. a ChrIstian indian from the
CoivIlie reservation.
Moses asserted that he had not gone
| upon the reservation because the govern
| meut had given him reservation occu-
| pied by both whites aud Indians, and
that they disputed his right to the same,
| but asserted that he WAS willing to give
up the reservation If the Government
would compensate him III some way and
allow him 10 20 on the tolviise Keserva-
ton, give him 5000 To build Il house.
| 5000 per anUum durlug his lifetime,
and furnish his band with two COWS
each also. that the head OF eac'i fam
ily or each adult Ihale should have a
| wagon, double harness, gralu cradle,
plow, hand hoe, scythe. and such other
| implements as are necessary, and build
| and maintain school sawuill, aud
grist mil. when needed.
S,r sop kin stipulated that he should
he allowed tn remViu on the farm he
then occupied. with sufficient other
land to make his holding four sqTaie
miles. and that each head of family
or adult male of hi4 band should have
$40 acres ont of the ColumhiA Rreserva
ton. To be selected bv himself and his
| band. or that he nllgat Remove To the
Coiville Reservation with the same
rights as the Indians on such reserva-
tion, and that If he did ~ remove, hls
band should receive one hundred head
of COWS and such farming implements
as needed.
Tomas cat asked, III consideration
that Moses and others should be allowed
to remove Ia the Colviiie reservation
that Il sawmiii and grlst,nlll should be
built. boarding school estAbl shed
capable of accom- 'nodating one hundred!
| u. "
rem should attend. and that he, as prin-
cipal chief. be allowed 800 per yeal
during his lifetime. He also suggested
that the Government ought To build 4
cnurch but yielded that point on tht
suggestion that the scaool house could
ne used AS a churotf.
The Secretary agreed to subnit these
prep, 'sitions 10 Congress. and to recon-
mend that the appropriation oe made tt
carry them ont. Chief Moses returned
ta Washington Territory. and awaits The
action of Congress.
Ii l. now too late to question the pro
, priety of the Arrangement Ihade viii
Moses i'll 1879. Tie Will not surrender t.
reservation without some trouble unless
ue il compensated III some way 10
. what he doubtless considers belongs &
him. It il not proposed 10 support hi
q band. bat to give them the means o
making themselves self supporting
Sar. sop kin and his baud are now cult
r vatlng land, and II ~ doubtless goo'
I policy 10 give them the aid they require
. | TOMAS cat represents the progresslv
= Indiaus of the ColvIlle reservation. ant
s il worthy of encouragement nd sup
, BORT. Tie total area IF lands thu
opened to settlement If the Indians Al
All removed To the Colville reservation
' 2,357 10 acres. Ii is difficult To fix th
= amount required ~ carry out the pr,
II posed arrangement, but aside from tn
!, future support of the schools stipnlste
"a for. II is not believed 1t will exceed 80
n 90. which IL the amount ereneral Mile
l. estimates will re required.
3 |. therefore. recommend that an Al
/. preparation he made 10 carry out III
"a spirit of the above proposition.
Tue California Market, At the corn'
u of Front and Seneca streets, carries
- full line of poultry. game. fruI'. veg
tables. etc. and Is the u,osi commodio'