CESSIONS OF 1868-1869 



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L^ND CESSIO:^S-Contiiiiied. 



Hisuirivdl diilii and rfiiuirkx 



The treaty was never ratified, but the boundaries of tlie country the Navaho 

 reserved to themselves under its provisions are shown l)y dotted blaclv lines. 

 After a war with the Navaho, a treaty of peace was coneluded witli them Uec. 

 25, 18ri8. by Colonel Bounevillo and Superintendent Collins, l)y which it was 

 af;reed that the eastern limit of the Navaho country should thenceforth be a 

 line coninienciui;' at Pescado spring, at the head of Znui river; thence in a 

 direct line to Hear spring, on the road from Albu(|uer(|ue to Fort Defiance; 

 thence to the pueblo or ruins of Escondido on tlieChaco; thence to the .junc- 

 tion of the Chaco or Tuuicha with the San Juan. Like its predecessor, this 

 treaty was never ratilied, but the boundary established by it is shown by a 

 black line. 



Designation of cession on map 



See 524 1 Idaho. 



See explanatory note opposite Executive order of .Tihk^ 14, 1867. See also Execu- 

 tive order of .July 30. 1869. j 



This reserve was within the limits of the territory originally claimed by and See .539, 540 | Wyoming 2. 

 assigned to the Crow by Fort Laramie treaty of 1851 and was ceded by them 

 by treaty of May 7, 18()8. The Shoshoui title being therefore only secondary, 

 it is shown on Wyondng map 2. See agreement of .'^ept. 26. 1872, and acts 

 of Congress of .Tune 22. 1874, and Dee. 1.^. 1.S74. conlirmatory of such agreement, 

 wherebj' the Indians ceded a tract off tlie southern side of the reserve. 



The Klamath L'iver reserve having been destroyed by a freshet. Agent Hanson 

 removed the Indians to Smith River valley, where he reports under date 

 of Feb 14, 1862, having conditionally purchased the improvements of settlers. 

 Upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Secretary 

 of the Interior, May 6, 1862. temporarily set apart Ts. 17. 18. and 19 N., R. 1 W., 

 Humboldt meridian, as the Indian reserve, subject to approval and appropri- 

 ation by Congress. Congre.ss failed to make the appropriation, and rental 

 was paid to tlie settlers for a number of years; l)ut in 1869 the reserve was 

 abandoned and the Indian.s were removed to Hoopa valley by Superintendent 

 Whiting. 



The act of Congress of Mar. 3, 1853, authorized the selection of five militiiry 

 reserves for Indian purposes in California not to exceed 25,000 acres each. 

 Nov. 17. 1855, Superintendent Henley transmitted a report of Major Heintzel- 

 man with a ma]) showing tlie tract selected for the Memlociuo reservation and 

 reeomniendiug its establishment. Aug. 16, IS.jO, the Commissioner of Indian 

 Affairs recommended issuance of E.Kecutive order setting apart this reserve. 

 May 22, 1856, President Pierce issued the desired Executive order. Its actual 

 abandonment for Indian purposes occurred Mar. 31, 1866. 



See note to treaty of May 10, 1854. See also act of Mar. 1. 18S1. 



This tract was never occupied as .a reserve by the .Santee. 



See explanatory note opposite Executive (U'der of .June 14. 18i)' 



Wyoming 1, Colorado 

 i, Utah 1, Idaho. 



