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

ERRITORY, FRIDAY EV
second meridian Of longitude; thence
north along said meridian to its iutcrsec.
tion with the south branch OF Cannon
Ball river, also known as Cedar creek /;
thence down said south branch of Can.
non Ball river TO it, intersection with
the main Cannon Ball river, aud down
said main Cannon Ball river to the cen.
ter OF the main channel Of the Missouri
river ut the place OF beginning.
Sec 4. That the following tract Of
land. being part Of the said great reser.
vation Of the Sioux nation, in the terri.
tory Of Dakota. is hereby set apart for q
permanent reservation for the Indians
receiving rations and annuitiea at the
Cheyenne River agency, in the said terri
tory of Dakota, namely: Beginning at
point in the center of the man channel
OF tie Missouri river opposite the mouth
Of Graud river. said point being the
.outheasterly corner Of the Standing
Rock resei vation; thence down said cen.
ter Of the main channel Of the Missouri
river, iuclnling also entirely within said
reservation all islands, il any, in said
river, to point opposite the mouth of
the Cheyenne river; thence west to said
Cheyenne river. and up the sane to its
intersection with the one hundred and
second meridian of longitude; thence
north aloo9 said meridian to its inter
section with the Grand river; thence
down said Grand river. along the middle
channel thereof, to the center OF the main
channel Of the Missouri river at the place
of beginning.
Sec. s. The following tract of land,
being a part of the said great reservation
OF the Sioux nation. in the territory of
Dakota, is hereby set apart for perma.
nent reservation for the Indians receiv.
ing rations and annuities at the Lower
Brule agency, in said territory OF Dako.
ia, namely: Beginning on the Missouri
river at old Fort George; thence running
due west to the western boundary OF
Presho county; thence running south on
said western boundary to the forty fourth
degree OF latitude: thence on SAID forty
fourth degree of latitude to western
boundary of township number seventy
two; thence south on said township
western line to an intersecting line run.
ming due west from Fort Lookout; thence
eastwardly on said line to the center OF
the main channel of the Missouri river
at Fort Lookout; thence north in the
center Of the main channel of the eaid
river to the original starting point.
Sec. g. That the following tract of
land, being part Of the great reserva
tion of the Sioux nation, in the territory
of Dakota, is hereby set apart for per
manent reservation for the Indians re.
ceivipg rations and annuities at the Grow
Creek agency, in said territory of Dakota,
namely: The whole of township one
hundred and six. range seventy; town.
ship one hundred and seven, range sew.
enty.one; township one hundred and
eight, range seventy. one; township one
hundred and eight. range seventy.two;
township one hundred and nine, range
seventy-two. and township one hundred
and seven, range seventy, except sections
one, two, three, four, nine, ten, eleven,
and twelve, and such parts as lie on the
east or left bank of the Missouri rlver, OF
the following townships, to wit: Town.
ship one hundred and SIX, range seventy.
one; township one hundred and seven,
range seventy.two; township one
hundred and eight, range seven.
ty.three; township one hundred and
eight, range seventy-four; township one
hundred and eight, range seventy-five;
township one hundred and eight, range
seventy.six; township one hundred and
nine, range seventy-three; township one
huhdred and nine, range seventy. -four;
township one hundred and nine, range
seventy five; township one hundred and
nine, range seventy.six, and township
one hundred and seven, range seventy.
three; also the west half of township one
hundred and SIX, range sixty-nine, and
sections sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
l6ineteen, twenty, twenty.one, twenty.
eight, twenty nine, thirty. thirty-one,
fthirty.two, and thirty three of township
{one hundred and seven, range sixty nine.
I Sec. Z. Each member of the Santee
Sioux tribe of Indian. now occupying a
I reservation IN the state of Nebraska shall
be entitled to allotments upon said re-
lsefve in Nebraska as follows: 10 each
lhead of q family, one quarter of section
ITO each single person over eighteen years
of age, ene.eighth of section: to each
orphan child under eighteen years, one.
eighth Of 9 section; to each other pereon
under eighteen years of age now living,
one sixteenth of section; with title
thereto and rights under the same in all
other respects conforming to this act
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be entitled to all other benefits under
this act IN the same manuer aud with
the same conditions as if they were resi-.
dents upon said Sioux reservation, re.
ceiving rations ut one of the agencies
herein named: Procided, That ali allot
mepts heretofore made to said Santee
Sioux in Nebraska are hereby ratified
and confirmed; and each member of the
Flandreau baud of Sioux Indians Is here.
by authorized to take in Moody county
in said Dakota, the same allotments
authorized by existing treaties and this
act on any part of said reservation; and
all allotments heretofore made BY mem.
bers of said band in said county are
hereby ratified and confirmed, SUBJECT to
the limitations and conditions of such
treaties.an this act; aud said Flandreau
band of Sioux Indians ia in all other
respects entitled to the benefits of this
act the same as if receiving rations and
annuities ut any of the agencies afore.
said.
Sec. 8. That tho president of the
United States is hereby authorized and
directed to cause patent to issue fol
each of the reservations established by
this act, which patents shall be of the
legal effect, and declare that the United
States does and will hold the lands de
scribed IN said patents, respectively, fol
the period OF twenty-five years. in trust
for the sole use and benefit OF the In
dians receiving rations aud annuities al