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President Harrison ProcIatnss In.
Fort BershOid Reservation Open.

President Harrison ProcIsinss In.
Fort BershOid Reservation Open.
WASHINGTON. May 22.-Presiden
Harrison has issued 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 State.
OF America. A proclamation: Where.
as pursuant to an act of congress. APP.
proved May 10, 1886, entitled. AN
act making appropriations for the cur
rent ana contingent expenses OF the
indian department and for fulfilling
treaty stipulations with various tribes
Tor the year ending June 80, 1887, and
ior other purposes. an agreement was
entered into on December IA, 1886. bv
John V. Wright Jared w. Delens and
Charles /. Larrabee, commissioners on
the part OF the United States, with the
Arckus, Grosventre and Mandan tribes
OF Indians residing on Fort Berthold
reservation in the then territory OF Da-
Kota embracing majority of all the
male adult members of said tribes; and
whereas. BY an act of congress ap-
proved March 3. 1891. entitled, IAN
act making appropriations for the cur
rent ana contingent expenses of tho
lhdian department and for fulfilling
treaty stipulations with various tribes
Tor The year ending juno 80, 1892 and
Tor other purposes, the aforesaid
agreement OF December IA, 1886, was
accepted. ratified and confirmed ex-
cept as to article thereof, which was
modified and changed on the part of
the United States so as to read that
the residue of lands within said d.
mlnlshed reservation, after all allot-
ments have been made us provided in
article ., of this agreement shall be
held by the said tribes OF Indians as n
reservation; and
Whereas 1t is provided in said last
ABOVE mentioned act that this act shall
take eject 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 us 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
ootalned In such manner and form; and
whereas, II satisfactory proof has
o1en presented to me that the accent. |
ance OF and consent to the provisions |
OF the act last named by the different
oands OF Indians residing on said re- |
servation have been obtained in man.
ner and form rs said agreement of De.
cember IA, 1886, 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
hcation and changes made by the
United States as to article 6 of said
agreement by said tribes OF Indians, as
'equlred by this act and said act ia
iereoy declared to be in full force and
eject subject to all the provisions.
'ondltions, limitations and restrictions
herein contained. All persons will
axe notice OF the provisions of said
lct and of the conditions and restric.
ions therein contained and be gov.
rned accordingly. | furthermore
lotify all persons to particularly oh
erve that certain portion OF the said
ort Berthold reservation not coded
no relinquished by said agents is re-
erVeo Tor allotment to and also as a
eservatlon for the said tribes OF In
lans; and all persons are, therefore.
ereoy warned not to go upon any of
no lands so reserved for any purpose
with any intent whatsoever, MS no
'ttlement or other rights can be re-
ecured upon said lands. and all per-
'hs found unlawfully thereon will be-
sait with as intruders and trespassers
no hereby declare all the lands sold.
'ded ana relinquished to the United
Sates under said agreement, namely.
mat portion OF the Berthold reser-
ltion laid down on the official man Of Il
akota. published by the general land c
nee In the year 1850, lying north OF l
o 'oth parallel OF north latitude and n
so that portion lying west of south
ie SIX miles west of the most vest q
~ point OF the big bend of the Mis-.
Urn river south of the 4sth parallel II
north latitude, open to settlement 81
d subject to disposal as provided in Ct
'tlon 20 OF the act of March 3, 1861. q
)resaid. CT
witness whereof l have hereunto Il
SET my hand and caused the seal of ~
the United States to be affixed. oil
me at the city of Washington this &C
twentieth day OF May in the wear ~
one thousand eight hundred and o!
ainety.one and of the Independence NJ
d the United States the one hundred IN
and fifteen. to
BENJAMIN HARRIsoN ue