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TREATY WITH THE SNAKE INDIANS. Aneusr 12, 1865. 683 T realy between the United States of America and the Wou-puh-pe ZH6s of Snake Indians ; Ooncluded August 12, 1865; Ratification advised July 5, 1866; Prcclaimed July 10, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 12, mss. ro au. Isn smenmn ro wnox rx-msn ransmwrs emu. con, emmrrnoz Wunmsas a treaty was made and concluded at Sprague River Valley, Preamble. on the twelfth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty—5ve, by and between J. W. Perit Huntington, Commissioner, on the part of the United States, and Pah-ni-ne, Han-ni-noo-ey, and other chiefs and headmen, on the part of the Woll-pah-pe tribe of Snake Indians, and duly authorized thereto by them, which treaty is in the words and figures following, to wit : ·-· Anrronns or Acnnnumwr AND CONvmNNON made and concluded at C9¤*¤*¤*l¤! Sprague River Valley, on this twelfth day of August, in the year one pam"' thousand eight hundred and sixty-ive, by J. W. Perit Huntington, superintendent of Indian affairs in Oregon, on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs and headmen of the Woll—pah—pe tribe of Snake Indians, acting in behalf of said tribe, being duly authorized so to do. Anrrcnn I. Peace is declared henceforth between the United States Ponce. and the Woll-pah-pe tribe of Snake Indians, and also between said tribe and all other tribes in amity with the United States. All pri oners and P¤‘i¤<>¤¢¤ md slaves held by the Woll-pah-pe tribe, whether the same are white persons °l'"°°’ or members of Indian tribes in amity with the United States, shall be released; and all persons belonging to the said Woll-pah-pe tribe now held as prisoners by whites, or as slaves by other Indian tribes, shall be given u . PAn·r1cr.n II. The said tribe hereby cedes and relinquishes to the United Cmiou of _ States all their right, title, and interest to the country occupied by them, £§d§,;‘;£’° U'"' described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Snow Peak in the summit Boundaries. of the Blue Mountain range, near the heads of the Grande Ronde river and the north fork of John Day’s river; thence down said north fork of John Day’s river to its junction with the south fork ; thence due south to Crooked river; thence up Crooked river and the south fork thereof to its source; thence southeasterly to Harney lake; thence northerly to the heads of Malheur and Burnt rivers; thence eontinuing northerly to the place of beginning. Anrrcms III. The said tribe agree to remove forthwith to the reserva- I¤<ii¤¤¤ t¤ rvtion designated by the treaty concluded on the 15th of October, 1864, with €;°;° °° mm the Klamath, Moadoc, and Yahooskiu Snake Indians, there to remain under the authority and protection of such Indian agent, or other officer, as the government of the United States may assign to such duty, and no member of said tribe shall leave said reservation for any purpose without the written consent of the agent or superintendent having jurisdiction over said tribe. Armenia: IV. The said Woll-pah-pe tribe promise to be friendly with tosubmlt to the people of the United States, to submit to the authority thereof, and to ggtgmm not wmmit no depredations upon the persons or property of citizens thereof, d,Pm{m_ ·