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684 TREATY WITH THE SNAKE INDIANS. AUGUST 12, 1865; Ofenderstobe or of other Indian tribes; and should any member of said tribe commit Bl"°¤ “P» &°· any such depredations, he shall be delivered up to the agent for punishment, and the property restored. If after due notice the tribe neglect or refuse to make restitution, or the property is injured or destroyed, compensation may be made by the government out of the annuities hereinafter w,·,,,,gs His., provided. In case of any depredation being committed upon the person tha I¤di¤¤Si OW or property of any member of the aforesaid Woll-pah-pe tribe, it is stipur°dr°sS°d` lated that no attempt at revenge, retaliation, or reclamation shall be made by said tribe; but the case shall be reported to the agent or superintendent in charge, and the United States guarantee that such depredation shall be punished in the same manner as if committed against white persons, and that the property shall be restored to the owner. Hostile tribes- Anrrcm V. The said tribe promise to endeavor to induce the Hoo-ne- &g“1° °f ’"Y'°" boo-ey and Wa-tat-kah tribes of Snake Indians to cease hostilities against the whites ; and they also agree that they will, in no case, sell any arms or ammunition to them nor to any other tribe hostile to the United States. F9¤¤i9g» wd ARTICLE VI. The United States agree to expend, for the use and benf,{§§’§f“‘“g ent of said tribe, the sum of five thousand dollars to enable the Indians to fence, break up, and cultivate a sulzlicient quantity of land for their use, to Seeds, tools, supply them with seeds, farming implements, domestic animals, and such M- subsisttgnce as may be necessary during the first year of their residence u n e reserva on. Benetieini PTXRTICLE VII. The United States also agree to expend, for the use and °¥l>°¤di'>¤¤°¤· benefit of said tribe, the sum of two thousand dollars per annum for tive years next succeedpig the ratification of tlfiis treaty, and twelve hundred dollars er annum or the next ten ears ollowing, the same to be expended hnder the direction of the Prgsident of the United States for such objects as, in his judgment, will be beneficial to the Indians, and advance them in morals and knowledge of civilization. Physician Anrrcnn VIII. The said tribe, after their removal to the reservation, ]g,"§g“g;‘f;»&°· are to have the benefit of the services of the physician, mechanics, farm- ,,ch00;.h,,um_ ers, teachers, and other employés provided for in the treaty of the 15th October, 1864, in common with the Klamaths, Moadocs, and Yahooskiu Snakes, and are also to havp the use of the mills and school-houses provided for in said treat , so ar as ma be necessar to them, and not to l°*°’P*°°°'~ the disadvantage of tbg other tribes; hud, in additibn, an interpreter who understands the Snake language shall be provided by the government. Whmgvpr, in tm; judgmeptlofdthe Presillpntxthteh pxiopler time shahl havg arr1ve or ana omen o an msever t 0 e n iansu ont esai reservation, a suitable tract shall be set apsirt for each familypof the said Woll-pah-pe tribe, and peaceable possession of the same is guaranteed to them. Possession of ARTICLE IX. The tribe are desirous of preventing the use of ardent ?;;l;,’;*u€l:):;"';;; spirits among themselves, and it is therefore provided that any Indian punished, ’ who brings liquor on to the reservation, or who has it in his possession, may in addition to the penalties affixed by law, have his or her proportion of the annuities withheld for such time as the President may determine. Treaty, when Anrrona X. This treaty shall be obligatory upon the contracting par-

  • °l’° °b“€“*°’Y· tées as soon as the same shall be ratified by the Senate of the United

tates. Execution. In testimony whereof, the said J. W. Petit Huntington, superintendent of Indian affairs, and the undersigned chiefs and headmen of the tribe atorisaip, havg hereunto set their signatures and seals, at the place and on the ay an year above written. J. W. PERIT HUNTINGTON, Szqat. Indian Afairs in Oregon. sms:..] PAH-NI-NE, his x mark. Esau,.]