CESSIONS OB' 1855 



811 



LA-ND CESSIOlSrS-Continned. 



Historical data and remarlin 



Designation of cession on map 



This reserve is coummnls" kuowu as Jocko reserve. 



It was decided to be undesirable to set apart this Bitter Root valley reserve, 

 and nuder act of Congress of June 5, V>T2. the Indians were removed to the 

 preceding reservation, known as the Jocko reserve. 



In anticipation of this treaty an Executive order was issued, May 14, 1855, tem- 

 porarily withdrawing from market for Indian purposes certain townships 

 on the shore of Lake Michigan, in the vicinity of Little Traverse bay, A 

 portion only of these townships was reserved by the treaty and the remain- 

 der, not being needed for Indian purposes, was suhsequently restored to 

 market in ISliO. The towushii)s thus restored were 33 to 39 (inclusive) X. of 

 E. 4 W. ; T. 33 N. of Ks. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 W., and that part of T. 34 N., R. 8 \V., 

 lying S. of Pine river. By Executive orders of Aug. 9, 1855, Sept. 10, 1855, 

 and Apr. 21, 1856, all the lands described in the treaty, not previously in- 

 cluded in Executive order of May 14, 1855, together with sundry additional 

 tracts thought necessary for the use of these Indians, were withdrawn from 

 market. The tracts thus withdrawn, in addition to those described in the 

 treaty, were T. 32 N., Rs. 10 and 11 W. ; T. 29 N., R. 13 W., and Ts. 11 and 

 12 N., Rs. IG, 17, and 18 W. Subsequeutiv, by Executive order of Ajir. 16, 

 1864, Ts. 34, 35. 36, 37, 38, and 39 N., R. 4 W., and Ts. 34, 37, 38, and 39 N., R. 

 3 W., were withdrawn from market with a view to consolidating the Ottawa 

 and Chipi)ewa on the Little Traverse reservation, including these latter 

 tracts, but this policy was abandoned, and the order revoked by Execu- 

 tive order of Feb. 14, 1874. Individual allotments were made to the Ottawa 

 and Chippewa (the lists being, however, several times revised and read- 

 Justed), as provided for in the treaty, the tribal organization was di.ssolved, 

 the allotted lands were patented to the allottees, and the surplus was restored 

 to the public domain by act of Congress, approved June 10, 1872, and 

 amended by act of Congress, May 23, 1876. 



375, 376, 1 

 377, 

 378, 

 379. 



See act of Congress of June 10, 1872, amended by act of May 23, 1876. 



394, 395 



Michigan, (region 

 about Mackinac 

 and Detroit). 



