934 TREATY WITH THE S’KLALLAMS. JANUARY 26, 1855. amount of six sections, or three thousand eight hundred and forty acres, situated at the head of H0od’s Canal, to be hereafter set apart, and so far as necessary surveyed and marked out for their exclusive use; norlshall Whites not to any white man be permitted to reside upon the same without permission
- '°°ld° *h°’°°¤- of the said tribes and bands, and of the superintendent or agent; but, if
necessary for the public convenience, roads may be run through the said reservation, the Indians being compensated for any damage thereby done them. It is, however, understood that should the President of the United States hereafter see fit to place upon the said reservation any other friendly tribe or band, to occupy the same in common with those above _ mentioned, he shall be at liberty to do so. °u'I;_‘;;i;§ii?t1° ARTICLE III. The said tribes and bands agree to remoye to and settle ` upon the said reservation within one year after the ratification of this treaty, or sooner if the means are furnished them. In the mean time, it shall be lawful for them to reside upon any lands not in the actual claim or occupation of citizens of the United States, and upon any land claimed or occupied, if with the permission of the owner. Privileges to ARTICLE IV. The right of taking fish at usual and accustomed grounds °h° k‘d”"“S‘ and stations is further secured to said Indians, in common with all citizens of the United States; and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing; together with the privilege of hunting and gathering roots and berries on open and unclaimed lands. Provided, however, That they shall not take shell—fish from any beds staked or cultivated by citizens. P“Y“?°“*s by ARTICLE V. In consideration of the above cession, the United States the United . . . Sm_.,,,_ agree to pay to the said tribes and bands the sum of sixty thousand dollars, in the following manner, that is to say: during the first year after the ratification hereof; six thousand dollars; for the next two years, Eve thousand dollars each year; for the next three years, four thousand dollars each year; for the next four years, three thousand dollars each year; for the next five years, two thousand four hundred dollars each year; and for the next five years, one thousand six hundred dollars each year. How to beep- All which said sums of money shall be applied to the use and benefit of Pl'°d' the said Indians under the direction of the President of the United States, who may from time to time determine at his discretion upon what beneficial objects to expend the same. And the superintendent of Indian affairs, or other proper officer, shall each year inform the President of the wishes of said Indians in respect thereto. App,-Op,-m;(,,, ARTICLE VI. To enable the said Indians to remove to and settle upon YM r¤¤¤¤V¤l. &<=· their aforesaid reservations, and to clear, fence, and break up a sufficient quantity of land for cultivation, the United States further agree to pay the sum of six thousand dollars, to be laid out and expended under the direction of the President, and in such manner as he shall approve. Indians may ARTICLE VII. The President may hereafter, when in his opinion the zsh2in32E2i;? interests of the Territory shall require, and the welfare of said Indians be ,,0,, promoied, remove them from said reservation to such other suitable place or places within said Territory as he may deem tit, on remunerating them for their improvements and the expenses of their removal; or may consolidate them with other friendly tribes or bands. And he may further, at his discretion, cause the whole or any portion of the lands hereby reserved, or of such other land as may be selected in lieu thereof, to be Lands may be surveyed into lots, and assign the same to such individuals or families as
ggd are willing to avail themselves of the privilege, and will locate thereon as
° ’a permanent home, on the same terms and subject to the same regulations Vol. x. p. 1044. as are provided in the sixth article of the treaty with the Omahas, so far as the same may be applicable. Any substantial improvements heretofore made by any Indian, and which he shall be compelled to abandon in _ consequence of this treaty, shall be valued under the direction of the to niizir President, and payment made therefor accordingly. debt, of ,,,,1;,.;,;. ARTICLE VIII. The annuit' s of the aforesaid tribes and bands shall uals. not be taken to pay the debts of individuals.
