The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-17

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east to headwaters Of Salt River,
now known as Forest River, thence
due north to the international
boundary line, thence west along
said international boundary line to
La Roche Percee, (Rock with hole
in it,, west of the west branch of
Mouse River, thence south by west
to Gunshot Sound headwater of
La Riviere Couteau knife River),
thence in southerly direction to
Dogs Den (Maison Du CHEM,
thence east to west end of Devils
Lake. thence along south short Of
said lake to eastern extremity OF
said lake, thence in southeasterly
direction to Aspen Island, point OF
beginning, containing 9,5OO,OOO
acres of land.
I MY position was sustained, and
July 4, 1882, it was decided to open
this land by executive order (proc-
lamation).
Withdrawn From Settlement
On December q, 1882, tract of
land in the body of land just refer
red to by me, situate in the vicinity
of Turtle Mountains, 30 miles from
north to south by "a miles by east
to west was withdrawn from set
Element by executive order, with the
view to secure land upon which the
J, Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa
Observation-Disclosures be sever
ally located either upon tracts al
ready improved or settled upon by
individual Indians or upon lands to
be allotted.
| March 90, 1884, an executive
order restored to the public domain
iall the above tract just cited as
reserved for the Indians except
townships 1872 and 1863, north range
IN west, which was later amended
by executive order under date Of
June ), 1884, substituting town.
!ship 1872, north range 70 W. for
1863, N. r. II west, which cOnsti-
tutes the present reservation, OF
these Turtle Mountain Chippewas.
! Under the treaty of December 3,
1902, approved October 8, 1904, this
!band of Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Indians was granted besides the
preservation Of two townships above
named, authority to file on vacant
government land free Of charge to
them and still share in all tribal
funds and privileges the same as
allottees on the reservation proper,
consisting Of two aforesaid named
townships, also received 81 1000, 900,
and in return this band Of Indians
coded all their right and title to
any land in the state Of North Da-
kota. This closed the contest as
to claims Of this band, and in the
future any moneys appropriated by
congress for these Indians will be
purely gratuitous and in the nature
of charitable donations. That they
must have some aid before they can
become self-sustaining there is no
, doubt, however.
r Defining The Western Boundary
, have always commended, and still
, maintain, that under the treaty of
, 1868, made at the old crossing of
Red Lake RIVER ifyahe State OF
Minnesota, Octob ander
: Ramsey and Ashley Morrill,
{ commissioners, and j. A. Wheelock,
secretary of said commission, after.
E wards editor of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, that when the Pembina and
, Red Lake Bands Of Chippewa In.
E dams coded all their right and title
l to certain lands situate in the state
: of Minnesota and Territory Of Da.
:, kota the western boundary OF
4 which was the eastern boundary OF
e said tract of land that was try.
!. ing to open up for settlement, that
!, they in defining this western
e boundary, by inference acknowledge
ed it to be the western boundary Of
: all lands to which they made claim
e At the time of this treaty in 1868
i Little Shells Band of 37l Indian.
e was in Pembina county, Dakot,
t Territory, within coded land. Lit
v tie Shell also signed. this treat.
e acquiescing in the terms and objec
for which it was negotiated.
S For some time it had been tn
i intention to consolidate these In
d dians and it was expected that Lit
\ tie Shells Band would remove Il
N White Earth reservation, where on
r, township was bought for the Penn
It bina Band of Chippewas, and still
remains as such, except that thes
y AIndians with others on this reserva
II ton have been dispossessed of mos
l OF their holdings through the Clap
s act. More land on this reservatio,
i was 0btainable for the allotment o
# this Pembina Band If required.
h Mr.. Joseph A. Wheelock,, secre
+ tary Of the commission that nego
n tiated the 1863 treaty above refer
d red to. came out in o long editoria
d in the st. Paul Pioneer Press whe
;, ! was prosecuting my claims I
Is secure the opening Of the $500. 90
h acres OF land, stating in substanc
e that when this treaty was mad
e that these Indians, which include
n Little Shells Band, coded al Ian
d not reserved by them west to tn