The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-23
AT THE CAPITAL
The Treaty of Medicine I'D ge Is
Revived.
Was Made by Commission Named
by Congress.
INDIANS ON GROUND.
Only the Cheyennes Held Aloof
From Conference.
Treaty Resulted in Removal of
the Tribes.

Washington. jan 2S.-some inter
esting history relating to southwest
Kansas, and a celebrated treaty with
the Indians made near Medicine
Lodge. in Barber county, has recently
been revived by some Inquiries of the
Indian Office.
The United States acquired title to
tie land now embraced within the
limits Of Barber county, from the
Usage tribe. This tribe is now To-
Gated in southeastern Oklahoma, and
Is the wealthiest nation on earth,
"per capita
By the treaty of June .. 1928 the
Osages ceded to the United states all
their lands in Missouri and the then
territory of Arkansas, and all lands
west thereof north and west of the
Red river and south and west of the
Kansas river, and east Of a line to be
drawn from the head sources of the
Kansas sOuthwardly through the Rock
saline" This embraced the southern
and central and eastern southern pOr-
tons Of Kansas.
There was. however, reserved by the
Osages out of this a strip of land be
ginning about % miles west of the
Missouri line and extending west so
miles i'm width to the west boundary
referred to above.
county, and consisted of what was
afterWard known as Dosage sold
lands DOSAGE ceded bands" and
Dosage diminished reserve lands7
The last named tract was reserved
as the home of the Osages. and it
was agreed that they might sell the
same if they wished. BY an act of
congress i'm 1870 the president was
authorized to remove the Osages
from Kansas to lands I'm Indian Ter
III -T1n
This was accomplished. This, Incl
dentally led to the settlement of the
central southern tier of Kansas
counties.
Three treaties We're made in 1857 at
what is practically now the town of
Medicine Lodge. in Barber county.
One was with the Hziowas- and Co
manches. on October III of that year.
Ae modified the bouftdaries Of the res
0rVatiOn i'm Indian TerrfforV of these
tribes. and relinquished their rights ia
occupy territory outside of reduced
reservations. The Apaches 1foineC
these Two tribes, and agreed to OCCUPY
the reduced reservation with The
AloWas and Comanches.
On october %, 1857, the Cheyennes
ana Arapahoes agreed upon the boun-
daf1es or their reservation in Indiar
territory, and relinquished right to oc
cupy land outside thereof.
These three treaties were negotiated
~ commission consisting Of: N @
Taylor. president; Major General w. s
Harvey. Major General C. c. Augur
Major General Alfred H. Terry. MaiO
General John b. Sanboi1i Samuel E
Iappan, and John b. Henderson. TN
commission was appointed under act o
congress approved July 20. 1857 JOIN
II Henderson was senator from tn
state of Missouri; and is now living ii
this city. He is very wealthy a grea
entertainer, q scholar, and gentlemai
OF rare attachments.
The following from the report of tn
commission to the president may be G
some interest.
I'VE then left the valley of the Platt
and proceeded UP the Kansas river an
4ts tributaries to Fort Harker, an
thence by the way of Fort Iarned {
q point so miles south of the Arkansa
river. where we met the kiOWas, &C
nauches. AprapahoeS and Apaches O
stream called Medicine Lodge creel
At our first councils at Mediciu
Lodge the largest body of the hostil
Cheyennes remained on at distance
40 miles. ra8s
s'These latter Indians were EVIDENT
suspicious Of the motives which ha
prompted Us to visit them.
"Eefore the arriVa l-0f--the CHEYENNE
we concluded treaties with the Ki0wa
Conaanches and Apaches. and after the
arrival we concluded joint treaty wit
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes all
which we herewith submit and carr
astlve recommend for ratification
Before this agreement was sperfecte
we had many interviews or talks wit
the several tribes, some OF which wei
asraeedinalv interesting as illustratf7
OF their character habits ard wishes.
'rBeinE provided with an official shor
hand reporter. we were enabled to pr
carve the full proceedings Of their couI
cHa and TO these we especially call yol
lfatiou-
snfy y. Stanley, afterward men