The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-03

which said nation of Indians might have in and to
tween the United States and sand nation of indian.
concluded June IA, 1866, and proclaimed Aug. 16,
1866; said appropriation to become operative upon
the execution by the duly appointed delegates Of
said nation, specially empowered TO do so, of re-
lease and conveyance to the United States OF all
right title, interest and claim OF said nation Of In
dams in and to said lands in and form salts
factory to the president of the United States; and
Whereas, Said release and conveyance, bearing
date OF March 16 1889, has been duly and fully
executed approved and delivered; and,
hereas Sec IA of the last act Aforesaid relating
to said lands, provides as follows:
"See. H. That the lands acquired by the United
states under said agreement shall be part of the
public domain, TO be disposed of only as herein pro-
vlded and SECS 10 and &C. of each township, whether
surveyed or unsurveyed hereby reserved for the
use and benefit OF the public schools to be established
within the limits of said lands under such conditions
gress.
THAT the lands acquired by conveyance from the
seminole Indians hereunder, except secs. 16 and S.
shall be disposed of TO actual settlers under the home
stead laws only except herein otherwise provided
except that Sec 1901 OF the revised statutes shall not
Provided. further, that any person who having
attempted to, but for any cause failed to
title in fec 70 homestead under existing laws, or
who made entry under what is known the COM
muted provision OF the homestead laws, shall be
and,
Provided. further, that the rights Of honoraby
discharged Union soldiers and sailors in the late civil
war, as defined and described in secs. 1904 and
23OO5 Of the revised statutes shall not be abridged
and,
provided further, that each entry shall be in
square form nearly as practicable and no person
be permitted to enter more than one quarter section
thereof.
But until said lands are opened for settlement by
proclamation OF the president person shall be
permitted to enter upon and occupy the same, and
no person violating this provision shall ever be per-
mitted TO enter said lands or acquire any right
thereto.
The secretary of the interior may after said proc
amation and not before permit entry of said lands
for town sites, under 2,3s7 and 3SS of the
vsed statutes, but such entry shall embrace more
than one-half section of land.
That all the foregoing provisions with reference
to lands to be acquired from the Seminole Indians
including the provisions pertaining TO forfeiture
shall apply to and regulate the disposal of the lands
acquired from the MuscOgee Tor Creek Indians by
articles OF eession and agreement made and con-
eluded at the city OF Washington on Jan. 10, 1887
Now, therefore, /, Benjamin Harrison, president
OF the United States, by virtue of the power in me
1889, aforesaid, do hereby declare and make known
that much of the lands aforesaid acquired from
or conveyed by the Museogee lor Creek nation OF
Indians and from or by the Seminole nation OF In
dans, respectively is contained within the follow
ing described boundaries, VIZ:
Beginning at point where the degree OF longitude
IS west from Greenwich, as surveyed in the years
1865 and 1871, intersect the Canadian river; thence
north along and with the said degree to point
where the intersecs the CimarTOn river thence
up said river along the right bank thereof to point
where the is intersected by the south line OF
what is known as the Cherokee lands, lying west OF
the Arkansas river or as the Cherokee outlet said
line being the north line of the lands coded by the
Muscogee (or Creek nation OF Indians TO the United
states by the treaty of June Ia, 1866; thence east
along said line TO point where the intersects
the west line of the lands set apart reservation
for the Pawnee Indians by act of congress- approved
April 10, 1876, being the range line between
ranges 4 and east of the Indian meridian
thence south on said line to a point
where the same intersects the middle of the main
channel Of the CimarrOn river thence up said river,
along the middle of the high channel thereof to
point where the same intersects the range line be-
tween range l east and range l west tbeing the
Indian meridian), which line forms the western
boundary OF the reservation set apart respectively
for the Iowa and Kickapoo Indians, By executive
orders dated respectively Aug Is, 1888: thence
south along said range line meridian to point
where the same intersects the right bank OF the
north FORK of the Canadian river; thence up said
river, along the right bank thereof to point where
the is ntersected by the west line OF the Teser-
walton occupied by the citizen band OF POttOwat-
tonnes ana the absentee shawnee Indians set apart
under the provisions of the of Feb. ~ 1867
between the United States and the POttowattomies
tribes of Indians and referred TO in the act
OF congress approved May %, 1872; thence south
along the said west line of the Aforesaid reservation
to point where the same intarsects the middle OF
the main channel IF the Canadian river; thence up
the said river, along the middle OF the main channel
thereof, TO a point opposite to the place Of begin
ming, and thence north to the place of beginning
Saving and excepting acre of land in square
form in the northwest of section 9, in town.
ship 10 north, range west of the Indian meridian
in Indian territory and also one acre OF land In the
southeast of the northwest quarter OF section
To- township l6 north, range west, OF the Indian
meridian IN the Indian territory; which last de-
scribed two acres are hereby reserved for government
use and control,
viii, and after the hour of II O'Clock noon of
April % next, and not before, be open for settle
ment, under the terms of and subject to all con-
dtions, limitations and restrictions contained in
said act Of congress- approved March 2 $780, and the
laws OF the United states applicable thereto, and,
1t is hereby expressly declared and made known
that no other parts or portions of the lands en-
brseed within the Indian territory than those herein
specifically described and declared to be open to set
Element at the time above named and fixed, are TO
be considered open 10 settlement under this proc
lamatiOn the act of March ?, 1889, Aforesaid and
Warning is hereby expressly given that no person
entering upon and occupying said lands before the
said hour OF II O'Clock, noon, OF April q, 1889,
herein before fixed. will be permitted TO enter
any OF said lands or to acquire any rights; and,
That the officers of the United States will be re-
qured to strictly enforce the provision Of the act OF
congress to the above fact.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States 10 be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this twenty-third
day Of March, in the year of Lord thousand
| eight hundred and eghty-nne, and Of the indie
pendence of the United States the one hundred and
| thirteenth. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the president
JAMES q. BLAINE, Secretary of State.