The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-19
News to the Public.

acres of land described in article two
of the treaty of 1884 as follows. The
United States agree to possess the
Cherokees and TO guarantee it to them
forever, and that guarantee is hereby
solemnly pledged, of seven million of
acres of land, to be bounded as fol
lows, viz Commencing at that point
ion Arkansas river where the eastern
Choctaw boundary line strikes said
river, and running thence with the
western line of Arkansas, as defined
in the foregoing article to the south
lwest corner of Missouri, and thence
with the western boundary line of Mis-
souri, till it crosses the waters of Ne
osho, generally called Grand river:
thence due west to a point from which
a due south course will strike the pres
ent northwest corner of Arkansas Ter
ritory; thence continuing due south,
on and with the present western boun-
dairy 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 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
free 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 30.
1884, this tract of territory with others
was declared Indian country sand 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 bySthe secretary of the interior,
and executed by the principal chief,
which deed will convey all the rights,
title and interest of the Cherokee Ma
tion 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
those arising out of the laws or Gus
toms Of the Cherokee Nation, or of
the acts of the Cherokee authorities.
OF course, the Cherokee delegates
could not insist upon guaranty by
the government against any acts Of
the Cherokee Nation.
Attorney Hastings in his statement
said that the surplus after the allot-
ments reverted back to the United
States government and he was speak |
ing in behalf Of the United States gov
taking charge of the surplus
lands and advised the court that that
was his reason for enrolling the too
late babies" which ows an unjust
of affairs The Cherokees
were entitled to 100 acres of the aver
age allotable land, the remainder, if |
any surplus, should have been sold at |
the appraised value named the money !
placed to the credit of the Cherokees
until final distribution per capita |
could be made.
The delegates of recent date who
we're elected at Jay, Okla, on the 18th
Of December, duly empowered by the
Cherokees to act in behalf of them
selves and others who appeared before
The county judge of Delaware county I
we're as follows: S. w. Peak, Jim
Daniel Squirrel, Pleas
ant Tanner all full blood Cherokees ac-
by Susan Sanders, filed a
egal and equitable complaint against
Chief Rogers, who lives at Skiatook,
Okla, also against Hastings, as attor-
ley for the Cherokee Nation to stop
he salary of them and their clerks
md also the second chief, as they are
lsing money which belongs rightfully
o the Cherokees, the poor and litter
Ite CherolRees are unable to protect Il
themselves. The Indian agents salary. /,
low being paid by the interior depart
nent out of the Cherokee funds must
70 stopped. Il
sherokees Help to Protect Your Fund.
Payment to n. C. Chero-
KEGS ...,,...s.~.s 15,94S.4O
cherokee Asylum fund 51,3s447 |
interest, on same. .-. S,72S.4s