The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13

United States 70 settle friendly Indians
IN the northeast part OF their land and
! in the Cherokee outlet. They still cwn-
ed the strip" however Then the United
| states began 10 pursue the policy Of
/ bringing tribes from other parts OF the
country and settling them on this land
There were two distinct classes OF In
/ gave up their lands in western Oklahoma.
dams. Oh the eastern Indians. which we
have already discussed. and co the plains
/ Indians OF The latter class the prin-
ciPai tribes were the Kiowss. the Coma
snches. the Apaches. the Cheyennes. and
the Arapahoes. The plains Indians were
usually at war among themselves. and
ali five civilized tribes were constantly
1T war with the Osages. in Missouri
The Osages once perpetrated = fearful
massacre at place in the southern part
OF Indian territory known as "Cut Throat
Cap" The women and children OF these
five civilized tribes were al camp while
the warriors were away. The Osagss left
huge and CHASTITY pile Of heads upon the
ground as an evidence or their visit ane
their awful work
In 1867 the Sauk and Fox Indians csde6
their lands on the Mississippi river IN
Wisconsin 70 the United States govern
ment and received 80 square miles OF
land from the Creeks. This land lies
between the Cimarron and the North Ca
madam rivers. In tSS7 several tribes set
tied IN the northeast corner OF the n
dian territory Among these we're the
Wyandottes. the Peorias. the Kankaskias
the Weas. the Ottawas and The Nodes
In 1857 the Potawatoules. who had orig
inally lived near the Great Lakes in Wis
corsin, and later in Kansas and Iowa
selected land between the North and
South Canadian rivers west Of the semi
noies. BY the treaty Of Medicine Lodge
1864 the Kiowas and Comanchss were
assigned land north OF the Red river -
the South Canadian. and west OF the
Chickasaw 10 whgT IS now Greer county.
In 1855 the Chetenues and Arapahoes
we're assigned 70 land In about the ciuar
ron river. but the Cherokees owned this
and In 1853 their boundary was made as
follows: On the north by the strip" on
the east by the gSth meridian. on the
south by the Kiowa and Comanche land
and Greer county and on The west By
Texas. In IS6s the government undertook
To collect the rowing bands OF Kicka-
poos and they were assigned "a lands
north OF the Seminoles About this tins
the Osasos IN Kansas began 10 get rest
less and they sold their lands which ex-
tended from east OF Independence. Kan
sas. 20 Clark county. and decided % io-
cate in the Indian territory. They settled
here IN ISL IN 1872 their boundary was
fixed bordering on the southern line of
Kansas east Of the strip
The Kaws. from the Kansas river. near
Topeka. which word by the way. IN In
dian FOLKLORE means little potatoes.
came and settled near the Osages. The
Wichitas from Texas received lands OK
tending from the Washlta 20 the South
Canadian rivers. They were degenerat-
ing tribe. who had once roamed the prai-
Ties from the Kansas river 10 the Rio
grande. In 1873 the eastern boundary 81
the Seminole country was finally settled
IN 1915 the Pawnee Indians from central
Nebraska ceded their lands 10 the United
States and received other lands south OF
the Osages. In ISIS the Ponkas from
northeast Missouri. came down and were
assigned 10 a reservation In what Is Row
Kay county. but this was changed a little
later. Josephs band Of Nez Perce's. from
on q reservation just west Of the Ponkas
The Nez Perces were dissatisfied. how
ever. and IN 1875 they returned 20 Idaho
The Tonkawas settled on the Nez Perces
land. In 1881 the Otoes and Missouris
from Nebraska. were settled south ~ the
Ponkas. The Iowas were given strip 81
land between the North Canadian and
Deep Fork In 1854 M Chiiocco school
reservation was set apart. IL is three hy
three ana one-half miles IN extent
In Pawnee county there was "a small tri-
angle Of land which the Cheyenues and
did not own There was an
other triangle tn the Cherokee country
y hlch the Cherokses never had occupied
and because this was outside tac jar sdlc-
ton OF any court il was fayortc re-
sort Tor outlaws and criminals
IN 1850 old oklahoma was opened Tor
settlement This was land l31ng in the /
center % the territory formerly belonging I.
h. the Creeks and cedeE bv chem Ia $3.50 +
which had never been assigned 20 any
indian tribe Bower county was also ir-
Guided. IN $3.50 The Sac ara Fox ard the
otawatomie countries were opened for
settlement These tribes ceded thair
lands 70 the government and receives.
4 just remuneration On return. Ia rJi
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe c1unirv
,ame iu. a little later the Iowa. Pswufa (
lud Tonkawa countries and che Cherokee (
strip were opened Ga ls5 the kick 4
ipoo and in 1901 TIE cacd0 ard Com 4
inche c0urtriee