Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-08-27

in regard to the Outlet TO the west,
and as may he seen on referring to
the record Of the War Department.
Still being anxious to secure a per-
manert home, and to free them.
selves and their posterity from an
embarrassing connection with the
territory of Arkansas, and guard
themselves from such connections
in the future, etc. !"
Art. /. Defines the west line of
Arkansas.
Art. 2. "The United States agree
to possess the Cherokees and to
guarantee to them forever, and
that guarantee is hereby solemnly
pledged, of seven millions of acres
Of land, TO be bounded as follows,
viz: Commencing at that point on
the Arkansas river where the east
ern Choctaw boundary line strikes
said river, and running thence
with the western line of Arkansas,
as defined in the foregoing article,
to the southwest corner Of Missouri,
and thence with the western
boundary line of Missouri TILL il
crosses the waters Of Neosho, gen.
orally called Grand river, thence
due west to a point from which a
due south course will strike the
present northwest corner of Ar
kansas Territory, thence continu-
ing due south ,on and with the pres
ent western boundary line of the
territory to the main branch of the
Arkansas river, thence down said
river to its junction with the Cana
dian river, and thence up and
between the said rivers, Arkansas
and Canadian, to point at which
line running north and south
from river to river will give the
aforesaid seven millions OF acres.
In addition to the seven millions
Of acres thus provided for and
bounded, the United States further
guarantee to the Cherokee Nation
perpetual outlet west, and free
and unmolested use of all the coun-
try lying west of the western
boundary of the above described
limits and as far west as the SOW
ereignty of the United States and
their right of soil extend"
Art. 3. "The United States agree
to have the lines Of the above ces-
sion run without delay, etc, and
move all whites east of said eastern
line, etc. f"
Art. 5. at is further agreed that
the United States in consideration
Of the inconvenience and trouble
attending the removal, and on
account Of the reduced value of
great portion of the lands herein
ceded to the Cherokees, as COM
pared with that of those in Arkan-
sas which were made theirs by the
treaty of 1917 and convention of
1919, will pay to the Cherokees
$50, 900, etc"
Art. s. "The Cherokee Nation
west Of the Mississippi river hav-
ing, by this agreement freed them
selves from the harassing and
ruinous effects conseqent upon a
location amidst white population,
and secured to themselves and
their posterity, under the solemn
sanction Of the guarantee of the
United States as contained in this
agreement, large extent of un-
embarrassed country, ETC."
This treaty was ratified with the
following proviso, expressed in
the resolution of the senate:
provided nevertheless, that
the said convention shall not
be construed as to extend the
northern boundary of the 'Perpet-
ual Outlet West, provided for and
guaranteed in the second article of
said convention, north OF the
thirty-sixth degree Of north lati-
tude, or so as to interfere with the
lands assigned or to be assigned
west Of the Mississippi river, to
the Creek Indians who have emf
grated or may emigrate from the
states of Georgia and Alabama,
under the provisions of any treaty
or treaties heretofore concluded
between the United States and the
Greeks. "
Treaty February 18th, 1888,
United States and Cherokee Nation.
west. Preamble repeats the grant
of 1928 and the senate proviso, and
recites the conflict Of lines with
the Greek Indians.
Art. |. "The United States agree
to possess the Cherokees and to
guarantee it to them forever, and
that guarantee is hereby pledged,
of seven millions of acres of land
to bounded as follows, viz; Begin
ing at point on the old western
territorial line OF Arkansas terri
tory, being twenty-five miles north |
from the point where the terrific
rial line crosses the Arkansas
river, thence running from said
north point, south, on the said /
territorial line, to the place where
said territorial line crosses the |
Verdigris river, thence down said |
Verdigris river to the Arkansas
river, thence down SAID Arkansas
to a point where a stone is placed |
opposite to the east or lower bank |
of Grand river at its junction with |
the Arkansas, thence running /
south forty-fopr degrees, west one /
mile, thence in a stright line to a
point four miles northerly from /
the mouth of the North Fork of 1
the Canadian, thence along the /
said four mile line TO the Cana
dian, thence down the Canadian
to the Arkansas, thence down the
Arkansas to that point on the
Arkansas where the eastern Choc-
taw boundary strikes said river.