658 TREATY WITH THE BLACKFOOT INDIANS. OCT. 17, 1856. sive rights within ten miles of the northern line of the common huntingground, and that the parties to this treaty may hunt on said northern boundary line and within ten miles thereofl Provided, That the western Indians, parties to this treaty, may hunt on the trail leading down the Muscle Shell to the Yellow Stone; the Muscle Shell River being the boundary separating the Blackfoot from the Crow Territory. No settlements Andprovided, That no nation, band or tribe of Indians, parties to this to bemadcthere- treaty, nor any other Indians, shall be permitted to establish permanent °“‘ settlements, or in any other way exercise, during the period above mentioned, exclusive rights or privileges within the limits of the abovedescribed hunting-ground. Vested rights And provided further, That the rights of the western Indians to a
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rtand possession, shall not be affected by this article, except so far as said rights may be determined by the treaty of Laramie. Corwin tml- ARTICLE 4. The parties to this treaty agree and consent, that the tract Qffhe tghgffgg of country lying within lines drawn from the Hell Gate or Medicine nation. Rock Passes, in an easterly direction, to the nearest source of the Muscle Shell River, thence down said river to its mouth, thence down the channel of the Missouri River to the mouth of Milk River, thence due north to the forty-ninth parallel, thence due west on said parallel to the main range of the Rocky Mountains, and thence southerly along said range to the place of beginning, shall be the territory of the Blackfoot nation, over which said nation shall exercise exclusive control, excepting as may be otherwise provided in this treaty. Subject, however, to the provisions of the third article of this treaty, giving the right to hunt, and prohibiting the establishment of permanent villages and the exercise of any exclusive rights within ten miles of the northern line of the common huntingground, drawn from the nearest source of the Muscle Shell River to the Medicine Rock Passes, for the period of ninety-nine years. Provided also, That the Assiniboins shall have the right of hunting, in common with the Blackfeet, in the country lying between the aforesaid eastern boundary line, running from the mouth of Milk River to the forty-ninth parallel, and a line drawn from the left bank of the Missouri River, opposite the Round Butte north, to the forty-ninth parallel. How to enter Artrrcnm 5. The parties to this treaty, residing west of the main range gg; of the Rocky Mountains, agree and consent that they will not enter the ground. common hunting-ground, nor any part of the Blackfoot Territory, or return home, by any pass in the main range of the Rocky Mountains to the north of the Hell Gate or Medicine Rock Passes. And they further agree that they will not hunt or otherwise disturb the game, when visiting the Blackfoot Territory for trade or social intercourse. Indians to we- Aarrchn 6. The aforesaid nations and tribes of Indians, parties to
- ‘;’;l‘;c,‘;\f‘9 ttgrflf this treaty, agree and consent to remain within their own respective counwrds except, tries, except when going to or from, or whilst hunting upon, the " com-
&¤. mon hunting-ground," or when visiting each other for the purpose of _ trade or social intercourse. pug‘°lZ"Q,ftg‘;;K ARTICLE 7. The aforesaid nations and tribes of Indians agree that and live in the citizens of the United States may live in and pass unmolested through the i¤dl¤¤ t¤¤’·`i*°}’J’· countries respectively occupied and claimed by them. And the United U . €;°*°°*a°" States is hereby bound to protect said Indians against depredations and kgs gpm W other unlawful acts which white men residing in or passing through their country may commit. Roads, tele- Arvricms 8. For the purpose of establishing travelling thoroughfares §u’S5l;t;m€“·;Qg through their country, and the better to enable the President to execute &c_ mfty bg esl the provisions of this treaty, the aforesaid nations and tribes do hereby f=¤bli¤h¤d- consent and agree, that the United States may, within the countries respectively occupied and claimed by them, construct roads of every
