Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12
the range line between ranges and east
of the Indian meridian; thence south on

the range line between ranges and east
of the Indian meridian; thence south on
said line to point where the same inter-
sects the middle of the main channel of
the Cimarron River; thence up said river,
along the middle Of the higher channel
thereof to point where the same inter-
sects the range line between range east
ian) which line forms the western
boundary of the reservations set apart re-
spectively for the Iowa and Kickapoo In
dams, by Executive order dated respec-
lively Aug. Is, 1888; thence south along
said range line or meridian to q 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 same is in
tersected by the west line of the reserva-
ton, occupied by the citizen band of the
Pottawattamies and the absentee Shawnee
Indians, set apart under the provisions of
the treaty of Feb. 81, 1867. between the
United States and the Pottawattamie tribe
Of Indians, and referred to in mt. the act of
Congress, approved May %, 1872; thence
south along the said west line
Of the aforesaid reservation to
point where the same intersects the
middle of the main channel of the Cana
dian River; thence up the said river along
the middle of the channel thereof, to
point opposite to the place OF beginning
and thence north to the place of beginning
Saving and excepting one acre of land in
square form in the northwest corner of
section nine, in township sixteen north,
range two west Of the Indian meridian,
in Indian Territory, and also one acre of
land in the southeast corner of the north
west quarter of section Is, township IL
| ~E l. TvnlI
in the Indian Territory, which last de-
scribed two acres are hereby reserved for
government use and controD will at and
after the hour of twelve o'clock, noon,
of the ed day of April next, and not be-
fore, be open for settlement, under the
terms Of, and subject to, all the condi-
tions, limitations and restrictions, con-
tanned in said act of Congress, approved
March 2, 1889, and the laws of the United
States applicable thereto, and it is hereby
expressly declared and made known that
no other parts or portions OF the lands
embraced within the Indian Territory
than those herein specifically described
and declared to be open to settlement at
considered as open to settlement under
this proclamation or the act of March 2,
1889, as aforesaid, and
Warning is hereby again expressly
given that no person entering upon and
Occupying said lands before said hour of
IL O'Clock noon, of the 22d day Of April,
A. D. 1889, as hereinbefore fixed, will ever
be permitted to enter any of said lands or
acquire any rights; and that the officers
of the United States will be required to
strictly enforce the provision of the act of
Congress to the above effect.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the nlted
Done at the city of Washington, this
22d day of March, in the year of our Lord
1889. and of the independence of the
United States the 18th.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President: e
JAMrs e. BLAINE, Secretary of State.