The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-26
News to the Public.

h forever, and that guarantee is bereb
d solemnly pledged, of seven million n
n acres of land, TO be bounded as fol
}. lows, viz: Commencing at that poin
d on Arkansas river where the easter,
Choctaw boundary line strikes sal,
s river, and running thence with tn,
b western line of Arkansas, as defined
] IN the foregoing article to the south
, west corner of Missouri and thence
with the western boundary line of Mis-
sour till 1t crosses the waters of Ne
osho, generally called Grand river.
thence due west to a point from which
due south course will strike the pres
ent northwest corner of Arkansas Ter.
: ritory; thence continuing due south
on and with the present western bonn.
dary line of the territory to the main
branch of Arkansas river; thence
down said river to its junction with
the Canadian river; thence up and be-
tween the said rivers Arkansas and
canadian, to apoint at which a line
running north and south from the river
to river will give the aforesaid seven
millions of acres. In addition to the
seven million of acres thus provided
for and bounded, the United States
further guarantee to the Cherokee ma
ton, a perpetual outlet west. and
Tree and unmolested use of all the
country lying west of the western
boundary of the above described limits.
and as far west as the sovereignty of
the United States and their right of
soil extend.
by the intercourse act of June 80,
1884, this tract of territory with others
was declared Indian country and for
its government the basis was created
OF the present intercourse laws as EN-.
braced in revised statutes (sec. 211-
2157).
A speech made before the court of
appeals by W. w. Hastings in 1911 was
as follows:
Titles will be given by deeds furn-
ished by the secretary of the interior
and executed by the principal chief,
which deed will convey all the rights,
title and interest of the Cherokee Ma
ton to the allottee or purchaser. un-
der the provisions of the treaty. The
deeds will operate as REIMBURSEMENT
Of all the right, title and interest of
the United States to the lands, and as
a guarantee of title by the United
states against all claims, other than
hose arising out of the laws or Gus
.oms of the Cherokee Nation. or of
he acts of the Cherokee authorities
Of course, the Cherokee delegates
'ould not insist upon guaranty by
he government against any acts of
he Cherokee Nation.
Attorney Hastings in his statement
aid that the surplus after the allot.
nents reverted back to the United ,
states government and he was speak |
ng in behalf of the United States goy-
taking charge of the surplus
ands and advised the court that that
'as his reason for enrolling the too
ate babies,' which shows an unjust
ondition of affairs. The Cherokees
ere entitled to 100 acres of the aver :
ge allotable land, the remainder. if G
ny surplus, should have been sold at O
he appraised value named the money e
laced to the credit of the Cherokees {
ntil a final distribution per capita t
ould be made. a
The delegates of recent date who :.
ere elected at Jay, Okla, on the 11th y
December duly empowered by the 8
herokees to act in behalf of them +,
lives and others who appeared before I,
70 county judge of Delaware county
ere as follows: S. w. Peak. Jim .
ilderbrand Daniel Squirrel, Pleas
1t Tanner all full blood Cherokees ac- C.
by Susan Sanders. filed a
gal and equitable complaint against
lief Rogers, who lives at Skiatook
Ila., also against Hastings, as attor
y for the Cherokee Nation to stop 81
salary OF them and their clerks 10
q also the second chief as they are 9
ing money which belongs rightfully ~ ~
the Cherokees, the poor and litter &c
Cherokees are unable to protect Ga
The Indian agents salary. W,
W being paid by the interior depart l3
mt out of the Cherokee funds must gr
stopped.
erokees Help to Protect Your Fund. de
yment to N. c. Chero- DO
,ees ,-o,o u gil
erokee Asylum fund 51,S34.47 pr
crest on same..,..... S,723.4S
erokee national fund. 39,2O1.10 iIv
crest on same. ........ 76,940.7S ye;