CESSIONS OF 1854 



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LAND CESSTONS-Coiitiniied. 



IJistorUal diilii and mimrl.K. 



Selection for tbis reserve aitpioveil hy the Secretary of the Interior Mar. 1, 1873, 

 and rcmainiler of binds wbich wore withdrawn Nov. 22, 1839, and Apr. 4, 186.5, 

 were restored to the public domain. See act of Congress, May 29, 1872. The 

 reserve as originally selrcted and surveyed in 1863 liy A. C. Stunt/, is bounded 

 by crimson lines. The reserve as linally approved by the Secretary of the 

 Interior is colored yellow. 



See act of Congress, Mav 29, 1872. Under tbis act the reserve -was appraised 

 and ottered for sale oil the rei)resentation that the Indians had given their 

 consent. The Indians, however, with few exceptions refused to remove, 

 declaring that their alleged assent to the sale of the reserve was fraudulent, 

 and the jiroject of removal failed. 



This constitutes the present Grand Tortago re 



These lands were designated bv Executive order Sept. 25, 18.55, and comprised 



lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of sees. 11 and 15 ; S\V. i and S\V. i SE. i sec. 15 ; sees. 22 and 



23 ; N. i sec. 26 and X. i see. 27 ; all In T. 53 N., K. 38 W. 

 An addition of 18 sections to this reservation as originally selected was made 



by ICxecutive order in 1856. The original reservation is colored red; the 



added portion is colored yellow. 

 Scrip was issued which entitled these mixed-bloods to locate 80 acres of land 



each. 

 This reservation was partially selected by them at Vermilion lake, but its 



boundaries were never aecur.ately located and dehned, and by treaty of Apr. 



7, 1866, they ceded all claim to it. 

 This boundary was again altered bv treaty of .Tune 22, 18.55, so as to extend only 



to 98" W. instead of 100^ W. 

 These were sometimes called the Galeese (Galice)Creek and Illinois River Indians 



This tr.act was reserved with the understanding that the Indians might bo 

 located elsewhere if thought proper by the President. It was decided to 

 remove them, and their whole country was considered as ceded. 



Designation of cession on map 



310 

 311, 342 



Minnesota 2. 



Michigan 2. 



Oregon 1. 



