Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-12
Sunday, December IA, 1886.

THE report of the Indian commits
sion says that two separate and dis
tinct agreements have been effected as
result of the negotiations, one with
the Indians of the White Earth and
Gull River and Lake Winne' ago
bands, and the other with the Indians
of the Red Lake reservations. By the
terms OF the agreement with White
Earth. Lake Wipnebago and other
scattered bands of Chippewas, con-
cluded August IL, 1856. the unoccu-
pied lands of White Earth reservation
are thrown open for all of the tri es
and bands Of Chippewa in Minnesota,
the Indians now occupying the reser-
walton, which contains about 5000, 900
acres, being first permitted to make
homes for themselves. The quantity
of land each Indian will be entitled to
receive under the agreement is the
following: Each head of family, 100
acres; each single male over is years
Of age, eighty acres; each pa goose or
child under IS, forty acres. Every
Indian will receive patent, which
shall be Of legal effec. and provides
that the United States will hold the
lands thus allow ed for fifty years, and
such further time as the President
may direct, In trust for allottee or his
heirs, according to the laws of Minne-
sofa. At the expiration Of fifty years
the land is to he convey ed to the allottee
In full. It Is further provided that
the laws of marriage, descent and
practice in force In the state of Mime
sofa, shall apply thereto after the first
patent thereto shall have been exc
cuted and delivered. The Indians are
to be subject to the criminal laws of
the state In all ofienses, the penalty
for which is death or imprisonment in
the state penitentisry. The residue
of the lands, after all allotments have
been made, is to be portioned TO the
consolidated tribes in common and
held In trust as In case of individual
allotments, and every child who may
be born within the fifty years limit IL
to have tract of forty acres. Provi-
sion il made for the support Of the In
dians removing 10 White Earth, 10 he
continued until they are able to take
care of themselves, but in no event to
exceed two years. Each head Of fam
lily aud each male Indian over IS,
when he becomes a permanent resi-
dent upon his own allotment, will be
provided with n comfortable bewed
log house, cook stove, yoke Of oxen,
plow aud one COW, axe and other i'm
plemeEts OF husbandry. Each Indian
shall have five acres of land broken
for him and be provided with seed for
bis first crop. Industrial and District
schools are to be established for all
children on the reservation. Additional
farmers, carpenters, blacksmiths and
clerks are to be employed, and in the
employment of farmers, artisans and
laborers, preference is to be given to
Indians. To carry out these designs
the Indians are to cede the tract Of
land belonging TO them north Of Leres
Lake, which is to be sold on the most
advantageous terms possible. The
lands are to be appraised and sold in
forty acre tracts to the highest bidders
for cash, and the funds arising from
such sale are to be placed in the treas
ury to draw interest at five per cent
which shall be expended for agricul-
tural and educational purposes, best
calculated to promote the welfare and
civilization of the Indians. 1t is fur
ther agreed that whatever sums Of
money may be found due these
Indians on account Of former treaties
or agreements shall be paid to them.
The expense OF the removal of the
bands is to he paid by the United
States.