Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-06


traded the section TO the government
for $1,000 in cash and 1000 In gen
ual merchandise annually. This was
considered a good trade by the red
men, and would have Been had not
the representatives of the government
Inserted a clause in the agreement
stating that for each horse a member
of the tribe stole from citizen of
the United States $50 OF the annuity
~ the tribe was 10 be forfeited This
vas a gricgous error on the part Of
the Indians, as the braves cid take
many alien horses and were conse-
Guently losers in the deal
In l79S another small tract of land
vas ceded 10 the government and an
annual payment OF $1,000 additional
was given to the Cherokees thus
making their fund $500 in goods
and cash annually In this treaty a
cause was inserted making II com
rulsory on the government TO pay the
Cherokces $50 per head for horses
stolen fro mthem by white men, so
as 10 equalize matters. The Indians
could have NJ this time, should they
have SO desired, formed co-partner-
ship with the white men at horse
stealing ana done well, but the treaty
fails to make mention Of this phase.
Up to 1906, when another treaty
was made, the Cherokees had recelN-
cl about $4,000 In merchandise and
cash. In the treaty made in April
of this year, the tribe was granted
$4,000 i'm cash and an annuity of
$4,000 for the REIMBURSEMENT or ad
Il tional valuable lands In June OF
the same year the government gave
Il EN- an additional sum Of $1,000 an
Iually for The unmolcsted use Of a
mail route running through their
country
In 1907 more lands We're relin-
uu'shed for which the Cherokces
were paid $4,000, a grist mill and
cotton cleaner being buNt for them
and the old chief. Black Fox. was
Granted an annual pension If $lh"
In the preceding year the president
granted the tribe $1,000 for general
rood behavior and the desire to re-
main peaceful.
In 1916 $4,000 more was given
them for lands ceded in North Caro-
Fna, which made the total received
bv the tribe for lands up TO this time
amount to $4,000, I'm addition to the
drawing Of an annual pension Of
5000 and the 500 paid TO the dis
allied chief. Another tract OF land
was also eded during this year
S26, 900 being paid therefor.
During December 1916, there was
called another convention 10 sell
more land for which the government
raid $1,000 I'm cash and $4,000 am
rually for ten years, thus making %
general appropriation Of S65,00O. Al
this time their annual income OF
s. GOO under conditions ~ the treaty
of 1906 stopped, they having received
$4,000.
These figures bring us up TO the
cIcat treaty of 1888, with an appro
p,iation Of S2GG,600 total from tho
government and the Cherokces are
left with .he lands now comprising
Tennessee and Georgia.
In 1917 about one-third Of the
tubc emigrated to the White River
country in Arkansas The exact
number cannot be ascertaincd, but to
each of the redmen moving westward
was granted free transportation, to-
gcthcr with rifle and brass Kettle.
4 portion of their land in the east
was traded acre for acre for the land
west Of the Mississippi This diVlS-
ion Of the tribe necessitated the keep
ing Of separate accounts and treaties,
enc portion Of the tribe becoming
Known as the Eastern Cherokeos, the
other the Western.
The western band lived I'm their
rev home on White river in Arkan-
saa for nine years without any inter-
ference from the government. How
ever I'm May 1928, a convention was
Called at Washington for the purpose
OF making a trade with the Cherokeos
of the West. II was decided that their
location in the White river country
was unfavorable and would rSSuv IN