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INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 



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1825 

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Prairii^ du ; Stat. L., Chippewa, [ It is af;reed between tbe confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxi-s 

 C h i e n , j vii, 272. Sauk and and tlie Sioux that llie line between tbcir respective eouii- 

 Micbigauj , Fox, Me- tries shallbe as follows: Commencing at tbe month of the 



territory. | no mini, Upper loway river on the W. bank of the Mississippi and 



Iowa, Sioux, ascending the said loway river to its left fork; thence u]i 

 Winnebago, that fork to its source; thence crossing the fork of Red 

 and a por- Cedar river in a direct line to the second or upper fork of 

 tion of Ihe the Desuioines river; and thence in a direct line to the lower 

 Ottawa, fork of the Calumet river, and down that river to its junc- 

 Chippewa, tion with the Missouri river. But the Yancton band of 

 and Pota- Sioux being principally interested in the establishment of 

 watomi llv- the line from the forks of the Desuioines to the Misso'uri, 

 ing on the and not being sufficiently represented to render tlie defiui- 



Illinois. I tivo establishment of that line proper, it is expressly de- 

 clared that the line from the forks of the Desuioines to the 

 forks of the Calumet river and down that river to the Mis- 

 j sonri is not to be considered as settled until the assent of 

 I the Yancton band shall be given thereto; and if the said 

 band should refuse their assent, the arrangement of that 

 I portion of the boundary shall be void. 

 The Sacs and Foxes relluriui.'h to the other tribes interested 

 therein all claim to land on the E. side of the Mississippi 

 river. 

 The loways agree to the arrangement between the Sacs and 

 Foxes and the Sioux, but it is agreed between the loways 

 and the Sacs and Foxes that the loways have a, just claim to 

 a portion of the country between the boundary line above 

 described and the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and that 

 the said loways and Sacs and Foxes shall peaceably occupy 

 the same until some satisfactory arrangement can be made 

 between them for a division of their respective claims to 

 the country. 

 The Ottoes not being represented at this council, it is agreed 

 that their ckiim to territory shall not be affected by any- 

 thing herein. 

 It is agreed between the Sioux and the Chippewas that the 

 line dividing their respective countries shall commence at 

 the Chippewa river, half a day's march below the falls; and 

 from thence it shall inn to Eed Cedar river, immediately be- 

 low the fails; from theme to the St Croix river, which it 

 strikes at a place called the Standing Cedar, about a day's 

 paddle in a canoe above the lake at the mouth of that river; 

 thence passing lietween two lakes, called by the Chippewas 

 "Green lakes'' and by the Sioux "The lakes they bury the 

 eagles in.'' and from thence to the standing cellar that the 

 Sioux split; thence to Kum river, crossing it at the mouth 

 of a small creek called Choaking creek, a long day's march 

 from the Mississippi; thence to a poiut of woods that pro- 

 jects into the prairie, half a day's march from the Missis- 

 sippi; thence in a straight line to the mouth of the lirst 

 river which enteis the Mississippi on its \V. side above the 

 mouth of S;ic river; thence asc< nding the said river (above 

 the month of Sac river) to a small lake at its source; thence 

 in a direct line to a lake at luo head of Prairie river, which 

 is supposed to enter the Crow Wing river on its S. side; 

 thence to Otter Tail laKe portage; thence to said otter Tail 

 lake and down through the middle thereof to its outlet; 

 thence in a direct line so as to strike Buli'alo river halfway 

 from its source to its mouth and down the said river to Red 

 river; thence descending Red river to the mouth of Outard 

 or Goose creek. The eastern boundary of the Sioux com- 

 mences opposite the mouth of loway river ou the Jlississippi, 

 runs back 2 or 3 miles to the blutfs, follows the bluffs, cross- 

 ing Bad Axe river to the mouth of Black river, and from 

 Black river to a half day's march below the falls of Chip- 

 pewa river. 

 It is also agreed between the Chippewas and Wiunebagoes, so 

 far as they are mutually interested therein, that the southern 

 boundary line of the Chippewa country shall commence on 

 the Chipiiewa river aforesaid, half a day's march below the 



