The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
NOR OPEN FOR srfFEEia
Presidsnt clexeland ReVok,s the oExdder
Opering the W,naebag6 aAd Crow Creek
fzsxerxa ationA.

TEXT OF THE PRocLAMAr1oN.
Whereas, BY an executive order bearing date
the 9th of February, 1856, it was ordered that
eall that tract of country in the terrltorv Of
Dakota, known ~ the old Winnebago reserva-
tion and the Sioux or Grow Creek reservation.
and lying on the east bank of the Missouri river,
set apart and resolved by executive order dated
Jan. II, 1876, ard which is not covered bv the
executive orderdated Aug 8, 1879, restoring
certain of the lands reserved by the order of Jan
II, 1875: except the following described tracts:
Township No. 1O8 north, range II west, lO9
north, range u west; fractional township los
north, range 73 westi the west half of sec
e. ssStsG9 e. and 81 ~ d3nasi5 5 Ii 5s @ M
range z West; lo7 north, rsc.;5o ~ west: iH
aeeaA eSs s%nship sshf fee n DortS Hess ranps apa
tracts within the limits IF ihe afefesaid Winsao
bago reservation and the Sioux Or Grow Creek
the abeve-4 -4escrihsd tFeGts, aAd, which NAV kavs
heretofe.e baeh allotted to the tndia4A fssidins
upon said reservation, 6r Which MaF ,haFs
ssS serst?fS6{ ?hs{sa SSeR a sssea oecRiea hs
Rr9yisions Of article 6 Of the treaty with the
is restored to the public domain. 4ad, Where.
az, upon tie claim keina a1sade tKae Gid order is
HleSs4 and IN si:l.tion OF the plighted faith and
obligations of the United States contained in
sundry treaties heretofore entered into with
the Indian tribes or bands occupants Of said
reservation, and that the further execution OF
suffering to the peaceable Indians, and en-
Benaer at1dngo them distrust of the national
government, I have determined after careful
examination of the several treaties, acts Of
the suaieeh aided and assisted therein BY tho
ef thp Hnited StatSS, anly rendered in
thRt behalf, that the lands 80 proposed
to be restored to the public domain by said ex-
ecutive order of Feb. q, 1885, are included as
of the Missouri river, by the terms of the Sec
ond article Of the treaty with the Sioux Indians,
concluded, April 21 1863 and that c0nbeqteptlR
being treaty reseryah0ns; tho .e3ecutve: was
without laWf%l power tP restore them to tleS
Rub1io 3H!tS domain BY said exesdtiIe 95der Which
Wholly imperative and void And whereas, the
laws of the United, States provide. for the
Eemoval. OF all persons residing or be-
ing found, upon Indian lands and
torr'tory without permission expressly
ment: Now, therefore, in order to maintain
inviolate the solemn pledges and plighted
faith Of the government, as given in the trea-
ties in question, and for the purpose of prop
erly protecting the interest of the Indian
premises, and to the end that no person or per-
Hons may be INDUCED to enter upon said lands,
Where they will Rot, be allowed to remain with
out the permission of the authority aforesaid, T.
Grover Cleveland, president of the United States,
do hereby declare and proclaim the said execu-
tive order of Feb. ~, 1885, to be in contraven-
ton of the treaty obligations of the United
States with the SiOux tribe Of Indians and
therefore to be imperative and of no effect
And further declare that the lands intended
to be embraced therein in existing reservations,
and as such are available for Indian purposes
alone, and subject to the Indian intercourse
acts of the United States. I do further watn
a, saa fa%o9Ish @ % liz LII s esa Sr19a sd Rpds RSE
under color Of said executive 6rder;
and all such person: or persons
as are intending or preparing to enter and set
tie upon the same hereunder, that they will
neither be permitted to remain or enter upon
said lands, and such persons as are already
there are hereby requested to vacate and re-
move therefrom with their effects within sixty
days from the date hereof, and in case q due
regard for and voluntary obedience to the
laws and treaties of the United States and this
admonition and warning be not sufficient to
effect the purposes and Intentions as herein
dsclared, all the power Of the government will
treaties and laws of the United States herein
referred to.
In testimony thereof, hereunto set my hand
and cause the seal Of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 18th day
of April, 1885, and in the independence Of the
United States of America the 109th.
[Signedl GROVER CLEvELAND.
By the president.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State