INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 



SCHEDULE OF IN'DI^N 



Where or how 

 concluded 



1876 , 

 Aug. 31 Executive or- 

 der. 



Agreement . . 



1877 

 Jan. 26 



Executive or- 

 der. 



Executive or- 

 der. 



Executive or- 

 der. 



Feb. 28 

 Feb. 28 

 Mar. 8 



Act of Con- 

 gress. 



Act of Con- 

 gress. 



•Act of Con- 

 gress. 



lieference 



Stat. L., 

 XIX, 254. 



JJescriptioii oj cession or reservation 



Fi m a and 

 Maricopa. 



Si oux and 

 Northern 

 Ch e y e n n e 

 and Arapa- 

 ho. 



Apache . 



Apache . 



Stat. L., 

 XIX, 265. 



Stat. L., 

 XIX, 254. 



President sets apart .i tract as an addition to Gila River reser- 

 vation, established by act of Congress Feb. 28, 1859, con- 

 sisting of the following lands: T. 1 S., R. 7 E., sees. 14, 15, 

 22, 23, 24, 2.5, 26, 27. N. i of sec. 35 and sec. 36; T. 5 S., R. 7 E., 

 NE. i of sec. 1; T. 4 S., R. 8 E., SW. i of sec. 19, W. i and 

 SE. i of sec. 29, sees. 30, 31, 32, and SW. i of sec. 33; T. 5 S., 

 R. 8E.,S\V. iof sec. 3, sec. 4, N.+ of sec. 5, N. A of NE. i and 

 NW. i of sec. 6, and NW. i of sec. 10. 



Cede all claim to remainder of country described in article 

 16 of treaty of Apr. 29, 1868. 



Cede all claim to a portion of the reserve set apart for them 

 by article 2 of treaty of Apr. 29, 1868. 



The U. S. grant them an addition to the N. end of their reserve, 

 such addition lying between 46^' and Cannon Ball river. 



President revokes and cancels order of Dec. 14, 1872, setting 

 apart Chiricahua reservation, bounded as follows: Begin- 

 ning at Dragoon springs, near Dragoon pass, and running 

 thence northeasterly along the N. base of the Chiricahua 

 mountains, to a ])oint on the summit of Peloncillo moun- 

 tains, or Stevens Peak range; thence "uuning southeasterly 

 along said ran^e through Stevens Peaiv to the boundary of 

 New Mexico; thence ruuuing S. to the boundary of Mexico; 

 thence running westerly along said boundary 56 miles; 

 thence running northerly, following substantially the west- 

 ern base of the Dragoon mountains, to the jilace of beginning. 



President makes another addition on 10. side of Missouri river to 

 Sioux reserve by treaty of Apr. 29, 186S, bounded as Jollows: 

 Commencing at a point on the S. bank of Beaver river inter- 

 sected by 100^ W. longitude; thence in a direct line to the 

 E. corner of the Fort Rice military reservation; thence in a 

 southwestern direction along the said military reservation 

 to the E. bank of the ^Missou^i river; thence with the E. 

 bank of the Missouri to the month of Be.aver river; thence 

 up and with the S. bank of Beaver river to the place of 

 beginning. 



President restores portion of White Mountain reservation to 

 I)ublic domain, as follows : Commencing at a point known as 

 corner I of survey made by Lieutenant E. D. Thomas, situated 

 NE. of and 313 chains from the llagstaff of Camp Apache 

 (magnetic var. 13° 48' E.) ; thence S. 68° 34' W. 360 chains, 

 to corner II post in a monument of stones (var. 13° 45' E.) ; 

 thence S. 7° 5' W. 240 chains to corner III post in monument 

 of stones (var. 13° 43' E. ) ; thence N. 68° 34' E. 360 chains to 

 corner IV post in a monument of stones (var. 13° 42' E.); 

 thence N. 7° 15' E. 240 chains to place of beginning. 



Provides for sale at reduced price of unsold portion of "Chero- 

 kee striji " in Kansas. 



Ratifies agreement of Sept. 26, 1876, with certain amendments.. 



Provides for their removal to Indian Territory without regard 

 to their consent. 



