896 



INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 



HCiiElDXJLE OF i^i3i^:sr 



1879 



June 14 



Aug. 9 



Where or how 

 concluded 



Executive or- 

 der. 



Executive or- 

 der. 



Executive or- 

 der. 



lleference 



Tribe 



Pima and 

 Uaricopa, 



Sioux ('Drift- 

 ing Goose's 

 band). 



Description of cession or resirration 



Also the following: Beginning at the NW. corner of the old 

 Gila reseivation; thence by a direct line running north- 

 westerly until it strikes Salt river 4 miles E. from the inter- 

 section of said river with the Gila river; thence down and 

 along the middle of said Salt river to the mouth [its junction 

 with] the Gila river; thence up and along the middle of said 

 Gila river to its intersection with the northwesterly bound- 

 ary line of the old Gila reservation; thence northwesterly 

 along the said last-described boundary line to the place of 

 beginning. 



President sets apart reserve for Drifting Goose's band of 

 Yanl<tonnais Sioux, as follows: Ts. 119, 120, and 121 N., of K. 

 63 W., in the territory of Dakota. 



President restores to public domain part of the lands set apart 

 by Executive orders of Jan. 11 and Mar. 16, 187."), and all the 

 lands set apart by Executive orders of May 20, 1875, and 

 Nov. 28, 1876, described as follows: Heginning at a point 

 where the W. line of the Fort Randall military reservation 

 crosses the Missouri river; thence up and along said river to 

 the mouth of American creek; thence up and along said 

 creek to 99*^ W. longitude; (hence S. along said meridiau 

 to a point due W. from the NW. corner of the Yankton 

 Indian reservation; thence due E. to the NW. corner of said 

 reservation ; thence due S. to the N. boundary line of Fort 

 Randall military reservation; thence following said bound- 

 ary line northwesterly to the NW. corner of said military 

 reservation; thence S. on the W. boundary line of said res- 

 ervation to the place of beginning. 



And also the following described land: Beginning at the E. 

 bank of the Missouri river at the mouth of Medicine Knoll 

 creek ; thence up and along the Missouri river to the boundary 

 line of Fort .Sully military reservation; thence northeasterly 

 along said boundary line to the SE. corner of said military 

 reservation; thence northwesterly along the boundary line 

 of said reservation to the NE. corner thereof; thence due N. 

 to the E. bank of the Missouri river; thence uji and along 

 the E. bank of said river to the mouth of the Bois Cache; 

 thence due N. to the E. bank of the Missouri river; thence 

 up and along the E. bank of said river to the S. line of T. 

 129 N. ; thenco E. along said township line to the line between 

 Rs. 78 and 79 W. ; thence N. along said range line to Beaver 

 creek or the N. boundary line of tlie reservation set aside 

 by Executive order of Mar. 16, 1875; thence W. along said 

 creek to the E. bank of the Missouri river; thence up and 

 along said E. hank to the SE. corner of Fort Rice military 

 reservation; thence northeasterly along said military reser- 

 vation to the E. corner of said reservation ; thence in a direct 

 line to a point on the S. bank of Beaver creek where said 

 creek is intersected by the 100'-'" W. longitude; thence S. with 

 said 100-' W. longitude to 40'^ N. latitude; thence E. with 

 said parallel to 99'^ W. longitude; thence S. with said me- 

 ridian to its intersection with theN. boundary line of the old 

 Sioux or Crow ('reek reservation; thence \V. along the N. 

 boundary line of said reservation to the eastern boundary 

 line of the old Winnebago reservation; thence N. along said 

 E. line to the NE. corner of said Winnebago reservation; 

 thence W. along the N. boundary line of said reservation to 

 the middle channel of Medicine Knoll creek ; thence down 

 the middle channel of said creek to the place of beginning. 



