Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-06
THE PROMISED LAND.

Unknown quantity. 1t has no geo.
~ ,,,hical recognition on the United
!. atss maps. Payne and the Oklahoma
'"mers locate a Territory of that
P0 on the western portion of the
Rsled Indian Lands, which they claim
= be public lands of the United States:
!, the map of the "'Frisco" Road
',l,homa occupies an irregular shape
nth Of the Red Fork of the Arkansas,
w bounded on the south by the Cana
Nv. and on the east by the Pottowat-
's,;ss and the Sac and Fox Agencies,
.s;,o Che western boundary extends to
~ Wichitas, Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Is.oryations. In a map of the Indian
fo,ritory published few years ago by
j nt1ahoma Association, they en-
~ I'D all the western portion of the
r,;en Territory extending from the
1arotcc outlet on the north to the Red
u. ~ on the south, and including the
1Ns. ounc and Arapahoe Reservations,
w., their claim on the statement of
IN ~ Boudinot, who showed that by
p'0 treaties of 1866 the United States
.nnosrd from the Indian tribes in the
5:an Territory aboutfourteen million
res Of land. These lands were bought
Nv the Creeks, Semiples, Choctaws
u ~ cbickasaws; the C1erokccs selling
lands bv the treaty of 1866, hence
|or still hold what is known as the
barokec Strip or "outlet," extending
the one hundredth meridian, lying
tween the Kansas border and Okla
ma, and which is about ninety miles
F TS Creeks, by their treaty of 1866,
IA TO the United States $3.50, $50
rs for the sum of 1915. 1853. The
minolcs, by their treaty the same
ar sold to the United States 2, 1869. OSO
rss for the sum of $325,3 6 The
octaws and Chickasaws by their
katy the same year sold to the United
ptcs the .leased lands" lying west
the goth degree of west longitude,
the sum Of $500, 900. That tract
mains about 1000, 900 acres. OF
[,c coded lands the United States has
ce appropriated to the Sacs and
Ecs 479, 667 acres, to the Pottawa-
MICS 49, SIT acres, to the Wichitas
1910 acres, and by executive order
Kiowas, Comanches, Cheyennes,
bpahocs and other wild Indians
Re given reservations. A portion of
Sc 4, 1000, 900 acres of land has not
n appropriated by the United States
the use of other Indians. In the
cles Of the treaties with the Creeks
Seminoles, by which they sold
Re lands, it was stipulated that they
e coded Sin compliance with a de-
of the United States to locate other
ans and freedmen thereon" The
ling of 80 many wild Indians be-
tn the borders of Texas and Kansas
ted the jealousy of those States, as
were in constant danger of Indian
5. A few years ago MI. Mills, of
bs,caused a provision to be inserted
be Indian appropriation bill pro-
ling the removal of Sioux Indians
e Indian Territory, and by a SINH
revision in the Indian appreciation
he next winter the removal of any
ans from Arizona or New Mexico
the Indian Territory was pro-
ed.
ese laws it was commended bv
be and his followers left several
Gus of acres of the richest lands
from the Indian title or occupancy,
Subject to entry like other public
BY the treaties Cancelled in
with the Seminoles, Choctaws,
iaSaws, Cherokees and Creeks,
ing out of the rebellion, the tribes
ID to the establishment, if Con-
should so provide, of a General
cil in the Indian country to be
ally convened, consisting of dele
from all the tribes in the pro-
pm OF their members respectively,
p have power to legislate upon
RS relating to the intercourse and
pm OF the several tribes resident
Territory; the laws passed to be
f.ehl with treaty stipulations and
Institution of the United States.
[ouncl was to be presided over by
'peflntendent of Indian Affairs.
treaty with the Choctaws and
Flsaws the plan of a General
u was more clearly defined and
to IN more detail than in the
1reatles. The powers of this
u Council we're defined so as to
III lof many purposes not incon-
WIN the tribal laws, a Terrific
p'efhment. with the Superintend-
lne southern SUPPLEMENTARY
vernon Of the Territory, which
be named "Oklahoma." Pro-
j.. Ias s made Tor a Secretary of the
ana Tor pay of members and
Lalsnal OF the Territory, and a
was added looking to the estab-
VI an Upper House, to consist
member from each tribe. In
t.,es made at the same time with
ehs and CheSokees provisions
a General Council were made.
oa as IN the Seminole treaty.
,.G Council was intended to
."tIoh to the federated tribes
W mat OF the Federal Govern
Washington to the several
IL GENERAL Council in accord
w one provisions of the above
Of f'S ned at Ockmulgee, the
Of sne Greek Nation, for the
nvan,ihlhg a constitution. At
n mea,lon the following tribes
Gonteea by delegates: The
vn0"s 'aws' C%herokees, Semin-
E Eaes, Keechies, Confederated
A-dStern Shauunao. ~