The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-30

| south o( what ~ called 11llhmook u, u
! which strcim - called by the lndian'
Yock.lcs.pah.ta tf,lk Creek. thence east
crly up and alons said stream Ia "a
source; thence east % tho summit ol
tho coast range oC mountains thence
nJrghcrly to o. swallHlockaa. or Saddle
mountain. thence uorthraHtcrly 90 tho
hcadwatcrs of the Ncctlc or Lewis and
| C'arkc river: thence down and along
said river TO Youngs bay; thence west.
crly along said bay ,oVhc southern shore
OF tho Columbia iycr TO the place " DO.
Ginning. the above described land being
all that Is claimed by said tribe "
A tract was reserved for the Indians.
however. being described IN the treaty
as follows:
beginning al stake tthia stake 10
about 30 wards wrs, NJ the Flayrl hnlrn
on the southern shore ot the Columbia
river between Tansy Point and Point
Adams. which stake To- In tho eastern
boundary Of tho old Indian burying
grounds. running thence sou,hcrly in a
direct limo TO the mort Tern corner of
William Hobson'a claim. thence west
bounding on said claim 10 the ocean
thence north along the ocean 20 Point
Adams. thence east up and along the
Columbia river 10 tho place ot begin.
ming"
Tho Indians retained certain privileges,
as ls shown by article III
Il Is agreed between tho United
states and said iribv that the individuals
OF tho tribe shalt be- az liberty TO occupy
as formerly thclr fishing Grounds az tho
mouth " tho NrsyoNsa creek tlho Nc.
cani,um whenever they wish 10 DO so
Tor the purpose of fishing, and {, ' fur.
thcr agreed that the individuals " said
tribe shall bc allowed to plfs freely
along the beach from and To- thclr rrn,r-
walton between their said fishing grounds
and Point Adams and allowed 20 pick
up whale that may bc cast away upon
tho beach
Article w Ia confederation Of tho
ccssion made ln the foregoing articles
ot this treaty the United States agrees
20 pay 20 said tribe of Clatsop Indians
the sum " $1,000. Ia annual payments Of
tli0O each, 20 be- made as fulloWn. Two
hundred dollars In money and tho bal
ancc IN the following articles. towit:
Forty blankets. - wooden coats ~ pairs
u pants - vests. " shirts " pairs Of
shoes. iOo yards or lindsey plaid ~ yards
of calico prints. % yards Of HhlrtIng. Is
blanket shawls 30 pounds 0f soap. two
barrels of salt. 5O bags Of fiour 2DO pounds
Of tobacco, 30 pounds OF sugar. ~ pounds
of tea, two barrels ot molasHcH. two oxen
or two horses. 10 hoes, 10 axes. six six.
quart brass kettles. . ,nlycg. JO cotton
handkcrchlots. 10 lD-quart tin pals ~
slx-quart pans. . tin cups. all AZ which
are TO be OF good quality and are to bo
delivered each year at Tanscy Point, and
distributed TO the heads OF the families
belonging 10 the tribe.
article " There shall be perpetual
peace and friendship between all the cit
liens OIL the United states and all the in
dlyidualS comprising the Clatsop tribe"
The Indians have always lived up to
the letter Of the treaty, but the govern
mcnt did not. II scems. keep its con-
tract Like treaties were made with
nearly every other tribe In oregon but
nearly all violated the terms Of tho
agreement. The Indians have placed
their case In the hands OF Washington
city attorneys.