The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-22
A Big AMOUNT OF MONEY
Toe Government, Willing 10 Pay The
Yakima Indians 81, 10000
TERMS BELIEVED TO Be SATISFACTORY
No Coercion Wiii be Used BY the
Co,w,ntsstouers Nor Permitted on
the part OF the Head Men-Naki.
ma Ciuizens GeiUg 90 GIondyke.

fourteen consolidated tribes of red men 4,
who are generically known as the Iakimas
WAS held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
All OF the commissioners were present,
with Mr. 4. l.. Semmons as stenograph
e., and the gathering of Indians was q
large one. As is usual on such occasions
there was much talk and considerable
iormality from the government wards but
the commissioners went directly at the
! business in hand the proposition cannot
hnt strike the Indians most favcrabiy
Under the allptments already made and
those which will he made before a le-
Went Is cached, the commissioners figure
upon providing about 200 Indians with
over 2pO 900 acres OF lend. The balance
ol the O,0JO acre the government deems
best shOn he opene1-te settlement. To
recompense the Indians it is av<eed that
tney shall be paid 81 400 900. Four him
drei thousand dollars of this is to be
paid doan. $lOo,O0O six months thereaf-
ter, and $4,000 in nine equal Install
= less period than four and one-half
| years. Interest is to he paid on deferred
amounts which will he devoted to educa-
tional pnrpose1 The commissioners
estimate this interest will amount to
/ 10000.
The cash payments t. the indians " i'll
| bp about 500 to every man, woman and
child. The agreement which is printed
| below will be opened fnr the signatures
of the Indians on Saturday, one office
/ be my established in this city and one at
the agency, Commissioner McNealey
/ having charge OF the latter. The com
miseIoners plainly stated at the confer
euce that there should he no coercion on
. the part of the government representa-.
tives, nor would they brook any interior
euce from the chiefs or medicine men.
l. j. known that abOrt one-fourth of the
Indians are ready to sign the agreement
and it Is believed that when the balance
/ Thoroughly understand the favorable
terms otfrrei that good, round majority
will enter into the compact. 1t was not
generally believed that the government
would ollpr more than million of dollars.
| aud the favorable terms should appeal
strongly to all of those interested
The commissioners have prepared the
/ following agreement which the Indians
are to sign. While concise, it is liberal
in its terms and AS far as those who have
examined it closely have passed judg
ment, is found favorable to those who are
most directly interested:
Article |. The said Yakima Indians
to the Uaitei States of America all their
Claim, right, title and interest in and to
all the lands within the limits of the
Yakima Indian reservation in the state OF
Washington, as bounded and described
hv and in that certain treaty concluded
between the United States and the Yaki-
ma nation Of Indians at Camp Stevens, in
the Walla Walla valley, on the 9th day
OF June, 1850, and ratified by the United
States senate on the Sth day of March,
1859, save and except so much of the
land on said reservation as may have
been heretofore or shall hereafter be al
Iptted in severalty on SAID reservation by
acts Of congress approved February 8,
1850, ga L. :. Statutes, p. 2SS), as
amended by act Of congress approved
February %, 1891, (26 L. 5. Statutes, p.
194I, and also excepting such additional
lands as shall be selected and allotted
under special provisions of this agree
mcnt, hereinafter especially provided for
which said lands so coded shall become
part OF the public domain of the United
States
Article , 1t is further stipulated and
agreed that before the lands by this agree
ment ceded, or any part of the same,
shall be opened to settlement or be other
wise disposed Of, allotments of lands in
Seyrraltv shall he made at the expense
Oi the United States under said act of
February %, 1891, to all Indians belong
ing and being on said Yakima Indian
reservation at the date of the ratification
OF this agreement by the senate OF the
United states who have not received the
same and are entitled thereto, and also to
all children Of slottees or those entitled
to allotment under tins section, born
since the work of allotment was com
plelei in the field and before the ratitica-
ton Of this agreement by the United
states senate, and no are then living.
Article 3 1t is further agreed that all
trust deeds or aIlOtments already made
or to he made, shall be prepared and
ready for delivery before any of the lands
here ceded shall be opened to settlement
or in any manner disposed of by the
United States
Article /. In consideration of the
lands so ceded, sold, relinquished and
conveyed to the United States. the United
States promises and agrees to pay the
sum Of 81 400 COO, as follows: The sum
. # 800, 900 shall be paid as soon as prac-
|. ticable after the ratification OF this agree
ment by the United States senate. The
7 remainder Of said purchase price to be
placed in the treasury of the United
states to the credit of the Yakima nation
: # Indians, and to be paid thereafter in
installnents as follows; The sum OF