The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-15
II 100000 Acres Of Public
Lands Opened UP to Settle
ment in South Dakota.
Eull Text Of the Presidents
Proclamation Detailing
the Treaty.
An Immense Immigration Has
Already Set In To Settle the
New EldOradO.
Boundaries of the Two New
Land Districts, With Officers
at Pierre and Chamber
lain.

President Harrison sent To congress- ON the
10th inst the report Of the commission APP
pointed To negotiate with the Sioux Indians for
the surrender Of a portion of their reservation
IN Dakota The president, In his letter Of trans
INITIAL. says the commissioners had no right TO
bind either congress or the executive by their
construction Of The statute, hat they were
agents of the United States. first TO submit q
definite proposition for the acceptance of the In
diaus. and that falling 90 agree upon modified
terms to be submitted to congress for rattfica-
tion. Good faith demands that IL the United
States accepts the lands ceded. beneficial
construction Of the act gwen by our agent
should also he admitted and observed.
The secretary of the interior eIbmitted with bis
letter transmitting the report OF the commits
sion draft Of bill embodying the Teoonnnen
dations Of the commission requiring legislation.
The appropriation necessary TO carry into effect
provisions of the act, the president says, should
be promptly mado, and be immediately avatla-
BILE. The bill provides for the following appro-
pTIati0ns 70 carry out It's terms: For 10000
cows and 400 bulls, S4o0 600; for miich
cows, oxen, harness. farming implements
and houses go OaChl. and for In-
dams taking allotments, x33O,000: for
day schools, teachers and furniture with
a provision for compulsory attendance OF chill
dreuI, &15O0OO: for thirty school buildtnRs.
$40, 900; fer one years interest ON the sum OF
So, 600, ,OOO-$ $4,000 TO nay for ponies taken
by the military, 800. 900; to pay Crow Creek
Indians for deficiencies In alotments, &Is7.-
939: for extra beef Tatioas, 800. o.0oOi 20 pur-
dtiOnal sectiOna require the purchase OF Indian
produce at fair prices for supplies ior
adjacent military posts, and preSerioes
indian funds The report OF the sioux com
mission has been anticipated In all It's main
features Views Of the commission on tho school
qucstion. are expressed IN the following para para,
graph: Tho instruction most likely TO prove
permanently useful will be best taught In
schools established OH the reservations The
Indians are now thoroughly In favor Of them.
children away long distances from their homes
IN order to be taught elementary branches or an
English euucatiOn.
THE NEW LAND DISTRICTS
by executive order two land offices have been
established for tho territory recently ceded Ia
tue United States by the Sioux Indians. The
land office TOR the northern district II located nj
Pierre and for tho southern district at Cham
berlain.
The boundaries of the Chamberlain district
are as follows: Beginning at point on the
aouthoru boundary Of the state Of South Dako.
u at the southeast corner OF the Black Hills land
district, thence from the eastern boundary line
Of said land district TO point where tho limo oi
the second standard parallel north extended
west from the Missouri river intersects said
eastern boundary OF the Black Hills land dis
tTlct thence east on said parallel 10 the east
bank Of the Missouri river; thence following thf
bank OF said river down To u point where the
second standard parallel inteTsects said river al
point In range seventy-three west: thcnet
east on said parallel TO the northeast corner ol
township 1903 north, range SO vast: thence
south between Lownshtps 81 and Bs west,
70 the southeast corner OF township lot
north. range GS west; thence east on the iint
between townships 1O5 and 100 north, "a
tho nor beast corner Of township los north
range 67 west: Themes south on the line between
ranges 66 aud az west 20 the base line between
townships 100 and lO1 north; thence west on
said base line To the Missouri river: thence
along the same sOutheasteTly to the f0rty-thiro
parallel. thence crossing tho Missouri river and
running due west TO place OF beginning.
The boundaries Of the Pierre district are des
cribed as follows: Beginning At point on the
nnrth bank Of the Missouri river In township
100 north. where the ranee line between
came: thence running north on lin,
between ranges 73 and ~ west. to the third
standard parallel north: thence west TO thu
east boundary Of the Fort Sully military reser
vation; thence southeast To the southeast cor
neT Of said reservation to the Missouri River
thence up the east bank Of said river, TO thu
standard parallel whom exteu ded TO the one hun
dTod and second meridian; thence south aIonf
said meridian 10 the northern boundary
o: the land district a. last above dc.
scribed: thence along said north boundary u
said last-named land dtstrict TO the place OF be-
ginning.
All that part of the cedt d lands south OF thu
40 parallel, north latitude, is added to Okeiile
Neb., land district aud the jurisdiction VI th'
state Of Nebraska IL extended over II,
The Black Htlls the Huron and tue Mitchell
land districts are changed 80 as to conform will
tho districts above described
Indian Inspector Armstrong has gone to tn
reservation IL will be his special duty To se'
that none Of the settlers who enter the reserya
tion under the presidents reclamation, mtIuu'
1 pom diminished Indian reservation lands III
general land office officials are also making prep
aratiOns 10 send TO the reservation number o
eXpe ienced clerks and two special agents TO rs
sist the local land officers when they shall i'RV
been appointed.