CESSIONf^ OF 1838 



751 



L^ND CESSIONS-Contimied. 



Jlislorivcil (hilci ami remurlxx 



Tlieir rlnim was very iiuleliiiite, but from A. Choutenu'B map of 1816 andsubse- 

 <]iieiit maps it does not appear tliat their ulaim extended S. of (ireat Nemalia 

 river. 



Deiignatloii of cession on map 



Tlie boundaries of this tract were altered by resolution of the IT. S. Senate 

 wbile that body bad the approval of the treaty under consideration, which 

 resolution bore date of May 22, 1834. 'Pbe Indians <lid not consent to this 

 nioditication in strict conformity with the resolution of the Senate, but 

 under date of Oct. 1, 1834, still further chanf^od the boundaries so as to read 

 as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Hoyer's river; thence down the Mis- 

 souri river to a point thereon from which a duo E. line would strike the NW. 

 corner of the state of Missouri ; thence along the said E. line to tlie N W. cor- 

 ner of said state; thence along the northern boundary line of Missouri till 

 it strikes the line of the lands of the Sac and Fox Indians; thence north- 

 wardly along said line to a point from which a W. line would strike the 

 sources of the Little Sioux ri\ er; thence along said W. line till it strikes the 

 said sonriesof said river; thence down said river to its mouth ; thence dowu 

 the Missouri river to the beginning, provided the said boundary shall con- 

 tain 5,000,000 acres; but should it contain more, then said boundaries are 

 to be correspondingly reduced. This change of boundaries was approved 

 by the Senate. The tract thus bounded was ceded to the U. S. by treaty of 

 •June 5 and 17, 184fi. 



lioundaries not ascertained. 



187 Wisconsin 1, Illinois 



it ascertained. 



189 

 1!I0 



Michigan 2. 

 Michigan 1. 



Kansas 1, Nebraska. 



