The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-28

line of the lands set apart as reserya-
ton for the Pawneee Indians by act of
congress approved April 10th, 1876, be-
ing the range line between ranges
and of the Indian meridian.
Thence south of said line to a point
where the same intersects the meridian
of the main channel of the Cimarron
river.
Thence up said river along the middle
of the high channel thereof, to a point
where the same intersects the range
line between range l east and range l
west being the Indian meridian),
which line forms the western bound
airy of the river lands set apart for the
Iowa and kickapOo Indians, by eXecu-
tive orders dated respectively August
10Th, 1888.
Thence south along same range line
or 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 same
is intersected by the west line of the
reservation occupied by the Pottowat
tonnes and the absentee Shawnee In
dians, set apart under the provision of
the treaty of February 81, 1867, between
the United States and the Pottowat-
tonne tribe Of Indians and referred to
in the act of congress approved May
23rd 1772.
Then south along the said west line
OF 6 ts preservation 20 point
where the same intersects the middle
of the main channel of the Canadian
river.
Thence up the said river along the
middle of the main channel there of
to point opposite the place of begin
ming, saving and excepting one
acre of land in a square
form, in the northwest corner of section
nine in township IS north,
range west of the Indian
meridian in the Indian Territory, and
corner OF. the northwest quarter of sec
ton Is, township IS, north range z,
west of the Indian meridian in the In
dian Territory, which described two
acres are hereby reserved for govern
ment use and control, will, at and after
the hour of II o'clock, noon, of the 22d
day of April next, and not before, be
open for settlement under the
terms of and subject to all
conditions, limitations and restrictions
contained in said act of congress ap-
proved March End, Eighteen Hundred
and Eighty-nine; 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
by specifically described and declared
to be open to settlement at
the time above named and fixed are to
be considered as open to
settlement under this proclamation
or the act of March End,
1889 aforesaid, and warning is hereby
again expressly given that no person
entering upon or occupying said lands
before said hour of II o'clock, noon, on
the twenty-second day of April, A. D.,
1899, hereinbefore fixed, will ever be
permitted to enter any of said lands,
or to acquire any rights, and that the
officers of the United States will be re-
quired to strictly enforce the provis-
ions of the act of congress to the above
effect.
In witness whereof have hereinto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
23rd day of March, in the year of Our
Lord. One Thousand, Eight Hundred
ard Eighty-nine, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the One
Hundred and Thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President,
JAMES G.. BLAINE,
I GsEAL1 Secretary of State.