The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-25
MORE LAND FOR OKLAHOMA,
COMMISSIONERS BfRGiINISa FOR IN.
DIAN RESERT.d TIOyS.

| DfdN INSTALLATIONS.
Rights OF the Cherokees In the Outlet r,A.,,
20 He Purchased for $1,000, eOo-wor
OF the Cherokee Commission.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.--scarcely had the lid.
OF settlement poured across the eastern bounds
| Of Oklahoma upon the ceded reservations OF IN.
| 1owae, the Sacs and Foxes the Shawnees and
the Pottawatomics than negotiations wer.
opened for new annoxes to this rapidly grow.
ing Territory. Under the escort Of Capt. Wood.
sons troop Of the Fifth Cavalry the Cherokee
Commission ia once more on It's rounds. trying
to induce other tribes to take nllotmcnts in
sevcralty and to sell the surplus lands then
remaining to tho Government.
The tribes and bands now to be visited in.
cludc the Tonkawas. the Poncas. the Pawnees,
the Otoes and Missourias and the Osages II
is therefore evident that tho Com missIoners
are beginning on the bands within the Chero.
kee Strip. and some new considerations are
involved.
These small reservations are found in tho
eastern part Of the Cherokee Outlet, between
the Goth and 98th degrees Of west longitude.
They are situated along or nenr the Salt Fork
of the Arkansas and on the main river. Going
south by rail from Arkansas City. which is very
near tho Kansas border. the first reservation
encountered to the left is that OF the Kansas
Indians. which comprises 10O.137 acres.
while Mt n recent date there were. all told,
only 225 persons In the tribe. Thon comes
the Tonkawa reservation. formerly the home
OF the Nee Perc6 band. which was banished
to this region 1t Is situated on tho Salt Fork
OF tho Arkansas and comprises 90. I'll acres
Crossing the Salt Fork We como to tho reserva-
ton OF the Poncas. 101.S04 ncres. Just south
Of that is the reservation of tho Otoes and Mis-
sourias. 120.113 acres. East Of the latter and
on the northern border of Oklahoma, is the res
ervation Of the Pawnees. 23O.O acres. Larger
than all combined is the reservation Of tie
0ssges. east Of the Arkansas. and occupng
the shase nS.wsn tat 5iyer and the tn
600 acres for which negotiations are to be
sRsnd SS
The settlement of these Indians on the Cher
Il Treaty mad With the cherofe es f IN the
year 1875 and dieflaTdiIng that the United
taken in compact form. In quantity not OK
ce.edinG 100 acres for each member Of such
timely m,IFsa 4. r ND. fee
ssS ssS. ssSs.:t q Ss a.
e. e sssS .ssSS
an es s3s ad 10
to each OF said districts thus sold and
nees Nez Perces. 6toes. and Missourias have
sa hs f Ssen IN Co tSe The
rsa fse Haa By sf aSe Ssas sss
G h sas Se y 2s@ d s
haze no rig title. or Interest The price
fnh vuoa
that might on settling other banas n apoa
naa S5s The hef ts sess ff
se HssH Te1ss rRs
Pawnees. The 6toes and SlissoHrias. the
the haze in the
US AMOUNT e1yss 75 ~ sarss
Chsr Ea n ~. would therefore receive s7S2s;
q certain excess Of actual payments. which
vas made. over the appraised values i be e de-
But our Commissioners have greed that the
lands already spoken Of as taken at a small
er Prise sh n! net to the Cherokees the sum
The present negotiations with the small
a prd ns et s4 %
within narrower limits when the whole tract is
opened Possibly it is hoped to Iut them al
tut object to be accomplished BY the Comnis-
s, M fs. 1e IS Ss
81 Se nS}es Estss @ tbs
Bushyhead case. The pith Of that decision
was to put the ultimate title to the Outlet in
erto the Cherokees have firmly believed that
they held it in fee simple. OF course. II they hold
the Outlet only by a right OF occupancy and
use for specific purpose. that OF exit. as its
pane implies. to the West. from their homes.
for hunting or other purposes. It might be-
not been abandoned: and the Court distinctly
holds that IL 1t has been abandoned the title
has reverted to the United States. or course
II is possible to carry the case up to tho Su-
preme Court. hut even this preliminary deci-
KEGS: and 1t will not be surprising to find them
looking more g raciously than last year upon
OF comparatively little use TO them. and is
subject to treaty stipulations that may cause 1t
to yield still less than the Government now
offers.