Arizona silver belt., 1896-04-16

of such coal and mineral lands, lying within the ceded territory, under the laws applicable thereto; and that said money shall be paid them in cash from time to time as the same shall become available, pro rata. share and share alike to each man, woman and child -oi the tribes now living upon and entitled to the privileges of the said reserva- ton; provided, that none of the money credited to said Indians under this agreement shall be subject to the pay ment of any claims, judgments, or demands against said Indians for dain- ages or depredations, claimed to have been committed prior to the signing of this agreement.
 Article 3--That for the purpose of segregating the ceded land from the diminished reservation the new bound ary line described in article l of the agreement shall be properly surveyed and permanently marked in plain and substantial manner by prominent aud durable monuments; and that the cost of said survey shall be chargeable to and Do paid out of the proceeds of said ceded lands.
 Article 4--This agreement shall not take effect and be in force until ratified by the Congress of the United States. Dated and signed at Saa Carlos agency, Arizona, on the 25th day of February, 1896. PROVINCE MCCORMICK,
 United States Indian Inspector. The foregoing articles of agreement having been fully explained to us in open council, We, the undersigned chiefs, headmen and members of the several bands of Apache, Mahave, and Yuma Indians, attached to and receiving rations at the San Carlos agency, in the Territory of Arizona, do hereby consent and agree to all the stipulations therein contained.
 Witness our hands and seals at San Carlos agency this 25th day of Febru- ary, 1896.
 (Here follows eos signatures of the adult male Indians of the San Carlos reservatiop.)
 Witness: ALBERT l.. INTER, Capt. llth Infantry, Acting Indian Agt
 D. G. CHEEsMAS,
 Agency Clerk. We hereby certify tha. the foregoing articles of agreement were carefully read and explained to the Indians, par ties hereto, in open councii, and were thoroughly understood by them before signing the same, aud that the agree ment was executed and signed by said Indians at the San Carlos Indian agency, in Arizona Territory, on the 25th day of February, 1896.
 JAMES STEVENS,
 United States Special Interpreter.
 CONSTANT BREAD,
 U. $. Agency Interpreter, Apache.
 MIKE BURNS.
 United States Special Interpreter.
 ARTHUR DUcAT,
 U. $. Agency Interpreter, Mohaye. Witness: Albert l.. Myer Capt. Elev. enth Infantry, Acting Indian Agent; D. G. Cheesmau, Agency Clerk.
 l certify that the records of this office show that the total number of males on this reservation over IS years of age, according to last census, was l1l3, of whom thirty are scouts in the United States service and permanently absent, leaving 1883.
 ALBERT l.. MxzR, Capt. 11th Infantry, Acting Indian Agt. Sau Carlos Agency, Feb. 25, 1896.
 SAN CARLOS AGENCY, ARz.,
 February 25, 1896.
 l certify that the records of this office show 1883 male adult Indians over Is years of age now residing on this entire reservation, and that the fore going agreement has been duly sigued by majority thereof.
 PROVINCE MCCORMICK,
 United States Indian Inspector. Now, therefore, be it enacted ny the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con. gress assembled, that said agreement be, and the same hereby is, accepted, ratified and confirmed.
 Secsion 2-That the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the said boundary line (estimated length, forty five miles),