Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-13
THE NEW LAND OF PROMISE
The Sioux Reservation Opened by
Proclamation.
Over Nine Million Acres Waiting for
Occupancy.
The Land Opened is Suitable for All
Kinds Of Farming.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10,-The president
today issued the proclamation opening
the Siouv reservation. After setting forth
the provisions of the act of March e, 50,
the proclamation says that satlsfac-
tory proof having been presenting that
the consent by the different bands of the
Sioux nation have been obtained In the
form required, now therefore,
[, Benjamine Harrison, president of the
United States, by virtue of the power In
me vested do hereby make known and
proclaim the acceptance of said act by the
different bands Of the Sioux nation In
siians, and the consent thereto by them, as
required by act and said act is hereby de-
clared to be in full force and effect, sub
ject to all the provisions, conditions, limi-
tatiOns and restrictions therein contained.
All persons will take notice of the pro-
visions of said act, and conditions limita-
tions and restrictions therein contained,
and be governed accordingly. | further
more notify all persons to particularly OBJ
serve that by said act certain tracts or
portions of the great reservation of the
Sioux nation In the territory of Dakota
are set apart as separate and permanent
reservations for Indians receiving
ratiOns and annuities at the respective
agencies therein named; that, any Indian
receiving and entitled to rations and an
nuities at either of the agencies mentioned
IN this act, at the time the same shall take
effect, but residing upon any portion of
said great reservation not included IN
either of the separate reservations herein
established may, at his option, within
one year from the time when
this act shall take effect and
within one year after he had
been notified of his said right of
option In such manner as the secretary
of the interior shall direct, by recording
mis- election with the proper agent at the
agency to which he belongs, have allot-
ment to which he would be otherwise en-
titled ON one of said separate reservations
upOn the land where such Indian may then
reside
That each member Of the Ponca tribe
of Indians now occupying a part OF the
old POnca reservation be entitled to allOt-
ments upon the same old Ponca reserva-
tion, in quantities as therein
set forth and when allotments
to the PCnca tribe of Indians and to such
other Indians as allotments are provided
for by this act, shall have been made upon
that portion of said reservation which is
described in the act, entitled can act to
extend the northern boundary of the state
of Nebraska, approved March %, 1882,
the president shall in pursuance of SAID
act declare the Indian title extinguished
TO all the lands described In said act not so
allotted hereunder, and thereupon all of
said land not so allotted and
included in said act of March
28, 1882, shall be open to settlement as
provided In this act Protection is guar
ranteed to such Indians as may have taken
allOtments either within or without said
separate reservation under the provisions
of the treaty with the great Sioux nation
concluded April %, 1868, and provision is
made in said act for the release of all title
on the part of said Indians receiving ra-
tions and annuities on each separate res
ervation, to lands described In each
of the other separate reservations, and to
confirm in the Indians entitled to receive
rations at each of said separate reserva-
ti0ns, respectively, to their separate and
exclusive use and benefit, all the title and
interest of every name and nature secured
to the different bands of the Sioux nation
by said treaty of April 20, 1868, and said
release shall not effect the title of any in
dividual Indian to his separate allotment
reservations, nor of any agreement here
tofore made with the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railroad company
or the Dakota Central railroad company.
1t is therein provided that if any land in
she said Great Sioux reservation Is occu-
pied and used by any religious society at
the date of said act for the purpose of mis-
sionary or educational work among the In
dianS, the same not exceeding 100 acres in
any one tract, shall be granted to said So
ciety, subject to all the con-
ditions and limitations of the
act. 1t Is therein provided
that all lands In the great Sioux reserva-
ton outside of the separate reservations
described In said act, except the American
island Farm island and Nioabra island
regarding which islands special provisions
are made, and sections Is and 36 in each
county thereof (which are reserved fol-
school purposes) shall be disposed of by
the United States upon the terms and
at the price and manner there
in set forth to actual set
tiers only under the provisions
of the homestead law Except section 2.30l
thereof and under the law relating to
town sites. Persons who In good faith
and being legally entitled to, entered
upon or made settlements with intent to
enter the same under the homestead or
exemption laws of the United States upon
Grow Creek and Winnebago reservation,
under the president S proclamation, Feb
ruary 81 1885, shall, for a period of ninety
days after the proclamation of the presi-
dent have the right to re-enter upon
said claims and procure a title
thereto under the homestead
or presumption laws of the United
States, and complete the same as required
therein, and the said claims shall for such
time, have the preference over the later
entries.
Provided, that the presumption claim
ants shall reside on their lands the same
length of time before procuring their
title as the homestead under the act.
The price to be paid for town site en-
tries shall be such as is required by law
nm other cases. and shall he paid into the
general fund as provided by this act.
The proclamation further cites the
reservation from entry or settlement of
the land occupied by the agency and school
buildings at the Lower Brule and Chey-
enne River agencies, and also the tract of
land situated in Nebraska, beginning at a
point on the boundary line between Ne
braska and Dakota, where the range line
between ranges A and As west of the sixth
principal meridian, in Dakota,
Zine; thence east along said boundary line
i've miles thence due south FIVE miles
thence due west ten miles, thence due
north to said boundary line; thence due
east along said boundary line to placeIot