TREATY WITH THE OMAHAS. MARCH 16, 1854. 1043 FRANKLIN PIER CE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: March 1s,1ss4. ro ALL AND SINGULAR TO wnom rnmsz rmcsnnrs sH1lLL comm, cnsmrmo: Wumnnns a Treaty was made and concluded at the City of Washington, on the sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, by George W. Manypenny, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Omaha tribe of Indians, which treaty is in the words following, to wit: Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, by George W. Manypenny, as Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following named Chiefs of the Omaha tribe of Indians, viz: Shon-ga-ska, or Logan Fontenelle; E-sta-mah-za, or Joseph Le Flesche; Gra-tah-nah-je, or Standing Hawk; Gah-he-ga-gin-gah, or Little Chief; Tah-wah-gah-ha, or Village Maker; Wah—n0-ke·ga, or Noise; Soda-nah-ze, or Yellow Smoke; they being thereto duly authorized by said ' tribe. . Amrrcnm 1. The Omaha. Indians cede to the United States all their (1.;.;,;..,. of r lands west of the Missouri river, and south of a line drawn due west from ltmfls W im _ a point in the centre of the main channel of said Missouri river due east Umm! Sm"` · of where the Ayoway river disembogues out of the bluffs, to the western boundary of the Omaha country, and forever relinquish all right and , title to the country south of said line: Provided however, that if the Reserve for the ‘ country north of said due west line, which is reserved by the Omahas I“d"‘“'· ` for their future home, should not on exploration prove to be a satisfactory E and suitable location for said Indians, the President may, with the consent V I of said Indians, set apart and assign to them, within or outside of the , ceded country, a residence suited for and acceptable to them. And for j the purpose of determining at once and definitely, it is agreed that a 5 delegation of said Indians, in company with their agent, shall, immedi- ’ ately after the ratification of this instrument, proceed to examine the ‘ country hereby reserved, and if it please the delegation, and the Indians i in counsel express themselves satisdcd, then it shall be deemed and taken ’“ for their future home; but if otherwise, on the fact being reported to the I- President, he is authorized to cause a new location, of suitable extent, to
be made for the future home of said Indians, and which shall not be
more in extent than three hundred thousand acres, and then and in that “ case, all of the country belonging to the said Indians north of said due g west line, shall be and is hereby ceded to the United States by the said . Indians, they to receive the same rate per acre for it, less the number of ‘ acres assigned in lieu of it for a home, as now paid for the land south I of said line. i ARTICLE 2. The Omahas agree, that so soon after the United States Rgmgvdgf · shall make the necessary provision for fulfilling the stipulations of this *316 I¤di¤·¤•· $ instrument, as they can conveniently arrange their affairs, and not to s
