This cession comprises the entire tract numbered 614 and colored yellow, the portions of different reserves included therein being bounded by blue, yellow, and green lines. Navaho...... President sets apart an addition to reserve established by treaty June 1, 1868, and Executive order Oct. 29, 1878, bounded as follows: Commencing in the middle of the channel of the San Juan river, where the E. line of the Navajo reservation in the Territory of New Mexico, as established by the treaty of June 1, 1868, crosses said river; thence up and along the middle channel of said river to a point 15 miles due E. of the eastern boundary line of said reservation; thence due S. to a point due E. of the present SE. corner of said reservation; thence due S. 6 miles; thence due W. to 110° W. longtude; thence N. along said meridian to the SW. corner of said reservation in the territory of Arizona, as defined by Executive order dated Oct. 29, 1878. Mission In- President cancels a part of Executive order of Dec. 27, 1875, as Chiefs agree to obtain assent of tribe, if possible, to cession of their reserve in Colorado, with certain exceptions. Southern Utes to settle on La Plata river in Colorado on cer- Uncompahgre Utes to settle on Grand river, near mouth of White River Utes to remove to Uintah reserve in Utah Extends time for payment for trust and diminished reserve lands in Kansas. Shoshoni, Cede to the U. S. a certain tract Bannock, and Sheep- .... Cede to U. S. a portion of their reservation, subject to ratification by Congress. This agreement was ratified by Congress, with sundry amendments, June 15, 1880. As amended it was assented to by the Uta between June 29 and Sept. 11, 1880. The strip of country now occupied by these Indians constitutes what at present is known as the Southern Uta reservation. Insufficient agricultural land was found in this locality, and a reserve was established for the Uncompahgre Uta within the limits of Utah by Executive order Jan. 5, 1882. This removal took place in compliance with the agreement. See acts of May 8, 1872, June 23, 1874, July 5, 1876, and also treaty of Oct. 5, 1859. This agreement provided for the cession of the Lemhi reservation to the U. S., This agreement was not ratified by the Crow nation, and the agreement of SCHEDULE OF INDIAN Description of cession or reservation Arikara, Gros President establishes a reserve to include their improvements, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the middle of Cataract creek, 2 miles below the lowest fall, S. of the settlement of the Suppai Indians; thence due E. 2 miles; thence in a northerly direction 12 miles to a point 2 miles due E. of the middle of said creek; thence due W. 5 miles; thence in a southerly direction 12 miles to a point 23 miles due W. to the middle of said creek; thence due E. 2 miles to the place of beginning. The Crows execute another agreement, ceding a portion of their reserve under treaty of May 7, 1868, in lieu of the one concluded May 14, 1880. By this agreement, which was confirmed by act of Congress Apr. 11, 1882, the Crow Indians of Montana ceded to the U. S. that part of their reservation contained in the following bounds: Beginning in the mid-channel of the Yellowstone river at a point opposite the mouth of Boulder creek; thence up the mid-channel of said river to the point where it crosses the southern boundary of Montana Territory, being the forty-fifth degree of N. latitude; thence E. along said parallel of latitude to a point where said parallel crosses Clarke's fork; thence N. to a point 6 miles S. of the first standard parallel, being on the township line between townships 6 and 7 S.; thence W. on said township line to the one hundred and tenth meridian of longitude; thence N. along said meridian to a point either W. or E. of the source of the eastern branch of Boulder creek; thence down said eastern branch to Boulder creek; thence down Boulder creek the place of beginning. Congress ratifies provisions of Ute agreement of Mar. 6, 1880... President restores to public domain a portion of Fort Berthold reservation, established by Executive order Apr. 12, 1870, bounded as follows: Beginning at a point where the northern forty-mile limit of the grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad intersects the present SE. boundary of the Fort Berthold Indian reservation; thence westerly with the line of said forty-mile limit to its intersection with range line between ranges 92 and 93 W. of the fifth principal meridian; thence N. along said range line to its intersection with the S. bank of Little Missouri river; thence northwesterly along and up the S. bank of said Little Missouri river, with the meanders thereof, to its intersection with the range line between ranges 96 and 97 W. of the fifth principal meridian; | thence westerly in a straight line to the SE. corner of the Fort Buford military reservation; thence W. along the S. boundary of said military reservation to the S. bank of the Yellowstone river, the present NW. boundary of Fort Berthold Indian reservation; thence along the present boundary of said reservation and the S. bank of the Yellowstone river to the Powder river; thence up the Powder river to where the Little Powder river unites with it; thence northeasterly in a direct line to the point of beginning. President sets apart an addition to Fort Berthold reservation, as follows: Beginning on the most easterly point of the present Fort Berthold Indian reservation (on the Missouri river); thence N. to the township line between townships 158 and 159 N.; thence W. along said township line to its intersection with the White Earth river; thence down the said White Earth river to its junction with the Missouri river; thence along the present boundary of the Fort Berthold Indian reservation and the left bank of the Missouri river to the mouth of the Little Knife river; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the point of beginning. This leaves their present reserve as described in the opposite column. |