Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-04-25
The SIOUX RESERVATION.

Full Text of the Law Regarding Ailotting
the Lands, as 1t Passed tho Senate.
AN Acr to provide portion of the
reservation of the Sioux nation of In.
dians, ia Dakota, into separate reserva.
tions, aud to secure the relinQuishmen mt
OF the Indian title to the remainder.
Be it enacted BY the senate and house
OF representatives of the United States
Of America III congress assembled, That
the following tract of land, being part
OF the great reservation of the Sioux
nation, III the territory of Dakota, is
hereby set apart for . permanent reser.
vation tor the Indians receiving rations>
and annuities at the Pine Ridge agency,
iu the territory of Dakota, namely: Be-:
ginning ut the intersection OF the one
hundred and third meridian OF longitude
with the northern boundary Of the state
of Nebraska; thence north along said
meridian to the south fork of Cheyenne
river, and down said stream to the
mouth Of Rapid creek; thence in an
easterly direction along the northern
edge of the bad lands to the mouth of
Black Pipe creek, on White river; thence
up the Black Pipe creek southerIy to the
source of its principal branch; thence due
south to said north line of the state of
Nebraska; thence west on
said north line to the place of beginning.
Also the following tract of land situate
in the state OF Nebraska, namely: Be-
ginning at point on the boundary.line
between the state Of Nebraska and the
territory OF Dakota where the range line
between ranges forty. four and forty. five
west OF the sixth principal meridian. in
the territory of Dakota, intersects said
boundary line; thence east along said
boundary line five miles; thence due
south five miles; thence due west ten
miles; thence due north to said boundary
liue; thence due east along said boun.
Diary line to the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. That the following tract OF
land, being part of the said great ressr-
vation of tho Sioux nation, in the terri
tory of Dakota, is hereby set apart for
permanent reservation for the Indians
receiving rations and annuitles at the
Rosebud agency, in said territory of Da-
kota, namely: Commencing in the
middle channel OF the Missouri river, op.
posite the mouth of White river; thence
down the middle channel Of said Mis-
souri, river to point opposite the mouth
of Platte or Pratte or creek, in.
cluding, however. entirely within said
reservation all islands, If any, IN said
river; thence due south to the forty third
parallel of latitude; thence west along
said parallel of latitude to point due
south from the source Of the principal
branch of Black Pipe creek; thence due
north to the said source Of Black Pipe
creek; thence down said creek to the
White river; thence down White river to
the place of beginning in the Missouri
river.
Sec. 8. THAT the following tract of
land, being part Of the said great reser.
walton Of the Sioux nation. in the terri.
tory of.Dakota, 10 hereby act apart for Q
permanent reservation for the Indians
receiving rations aud annnities at the
Standing Rock agency, in the said terri.
tory d Dakota, namely: Beginning at
. point in the center Of the main channel
(of the Missouri nver Opposite the mouth
(of OaDnop Ball river; thence down said
center. Of the main channel to q point
Iopposite the mouth Of Grand river, in.
Iciuding also within said reservation all
islands, il sny. In ssid river; thence wes.
tsriy to ssid Grand river, and up and
along the middle channel OF the samc 70
lits intersection With thso one hundred and