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INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 



SCHEDULE OF IISTDI^N^ 



1875 

 May 20 



June 10 

 June 23 



Where or liow 

 concluded 



Reference 



Executive or- 

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Executive or- 

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July 3 Executive or- 

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Oct. 20 Executive or- 

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Oct. 20 Executive or- 

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Executive or- 

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Executive or- 

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Nez Perce . 

 Sioux 



MescaleroApa- 

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Description of cession or reservation 



Southern Apa- 

 che. 



President sets apart tract as further addition to reservation 

 established by treaty of Apr. 29, 1868, as follows ; That por- 

 tion of the public domain lying S. of an E. and W. line from 

 the NW. corner of the Yankton reservation to the 99° W. 

 longitude and between said meridian and the Missouri river 

 on the W. and the Yankton reservation on the E. 



President re-stores to public domain Wallowa Valley reserva- 

 tiou, set apart by Executive order of June 16, 1873. 



Cede huntiuf; privilege and all rights to certain territory in 

 Nebraska retained by them under treaty of 1868. 



Secretary of Interior approves boundaries of reduced Moapa 

 Valley reservation as provided by act of Congress of Mar. 

 3, 1875. 



President cancels Executive order of Feb. 2, 1874, .and estab- 

 lishes a new reservation at Fort Stanton, bounded as fol- 

 lows: Beginning at the most northerly point of the Fort 

 Stanton reduced military reservation; running thence due 

 W. to a point due N. of the NE. corner of T. 14 S., R. 10 E. ; 

 thence due S. along the eastern boundary of said township 

 to 33° N. latitude; thence due E. on said parallel to a 

 point due S. of the most easterly point of the s.aid Fort 

 Stanton reduced military reservation; thence due N. to the 

 southern boundary of T. 11; thence due W. to the S\V. cor- 

 ner of T. 11, R. 13; thence due N. to the second correction 

 line S.; thence due E. along said line to a point opposite 

 the line running N. from 33- N. latitude; thence due N. 

 to the most easterly point of said Fort Stanton reduced 

 military reservation; thence along the northeastern bound- 

 ary of said military reservation to place of beginning. 



President sets apart an addition to reservation established by 

 treaty May 7, 1868, as follows: Commencing at a point in the 

 mid-channel of the Yellowstone river where the 107° W. 

 longitude crosses the said river; thence up said mid-channel 

 of the Yellowstone to the mouth of Big Timber creek ; thence 

 up said creek 20 miles if the said creek can be followed that 

 distance; if not, then in the same direction continued from 

 the source thereof to a point 20 miles from the mouth of said 

 creek; thence eastwardly along a line parallel to the Yel- 

 lowstone, no point of which shall be less than 20 miles from 

 the river, to 107° W. longitude; thence S. to the place of 

 beginning. 



President sets apart a tract as an addition to their reserve 

 established by treaty Mar. 2, 1868, bounded as follows: Com- 

 mencing at the NE. corner of the present Ute reservation ; 

 thence running N. on the 107- \V. longitude to the first 

 standard parallel N. ; thence W. on said first standard par- 

 allel to the boundary line between Colorado and Utah; 

 thence S. with said boundary to the N\V. corner of the Ute 

 reservation; thence E. with the N. boundary of the said 

 reservation to the place of beginning. 



President establishes boundaries of Hot Springs reservation 

 in lieu of boundaries defined by Executive order Apr. 9, 1874, 

 as follows : Beginning at a point on the E. side of the Canada 

 about 1,000 yards directly E. of the ruins of an ancient 

 pueblo in the valley of Canada Alamosa river, about 7 miles 

 above the town of Canada Alamosa, and rnnning thence 

 due N. 20 miles to a point; thence due W. 20 miles toapoint; 

 thence dne S. .35 miles to a point ; thence due E. 20 miles to 

 a point dne S. of the place of beginning; thence due N. to 

 the place of beginning. 



