The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-06-05
President Harrison PrOclaInis the
Fort BerthOld Reservation Open.

sSS u OPShs
WASHINGTON, May 22.-President
Harrison has issued a proclamation
opening to public settlement about six
teen hundred acres of land in the Fort
Berthold Indian reservation in North
Dakota. The following is the docu-
ment:
By the president of the United States
OF America. A proelamation: Where
as, Pursuant to an act of congress. ap-
proved May 10, 1886, entitled, An
act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent. expenses of the
Indian department and for fulfilling
treaty s~tipulations with various tribes
for the year ending June so, 1887. and
for other purposes" an agreement was
entered into on December IA, 1886, by
John V. Wright, Jared w. Delens and
Charles F. Larrabee, commissioners on
the part of the United States, with the
Arckus, Grosventre and ManGan tribes
of Indians residing on Fort Berthold
reservation in the then territory of Da-
kota, embracing a majority of all the
male adult members of said tribes; and
Whereas, BY an act of congress ap-
proved March ). 1891. entitled, AN
act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses of the
Indian department and for fulfilling
treaty stipulations with various tribes
for the year ending June 80, 1892, and
for other purposes" the aforesaid
agreement Of December IA, 1886, was
accepted, ratified and confirmed ex-
cept as to article E thereof. which was
modified and changed on the part Of
the United States so as to read that
the residue of lands within said Oil
minished reservation, after ali allot-
ments have been made as provided in
article 3. Of this agreement, shall be
held by the said tribes of Indians as a
reservations; and
Whereas. II is provided in said last
above mentioned act that this act shall
take effect only upon the acceptance Of
the modification and changes made by
the United States as to article 6 of the
said agreement by the said tribes of
Indians in manner and form as said
agreement was assented, which said
acceptance and consent shall be made
known by proclamation by the presi-
dent of the United States upon salts
factory proof presented to him that the
said acceptance and consent have been
obtained in such manner and form: and
Whereas, If satisfactory proof has
been presented to me that the accept
ance of and consent to the provisions
of the act last named by the different
bands of Indians residing on said re-
s%ervation have been obtained in man.
ner and form as said agreement of De-
cember IA. 1856, was assented TO.
Now therefore. l, Benjamin Harri-
son, president of the United States, by
virtue of the power in me vested. do
hereby make known and proclaim the
acceptance of this consent to the MOD
ification and changes made by the
United States as to article 6 of said
agreement by said tribes of Indians, as
required by this act, and said act is
hereby declared to be in full force and
effect, subject to all the provisions,
conditions, limitations and restrictions
therein contained. Ali persons will
take notice OF the provisions of said
act and of the conditions and restric-
tons therein contained and be gov
erned accordingly. l furthermore
notify all persons to particularly OBJ
serve hat a certain portion of the said
Fort BertholG reservation not ceded
and relinquished by said agents is re-