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710 TBEATY WITH THE CHEYENNES AND ARRAPAHOES. Ocr. 14, 1865. Arkansas river, amade and concluded at the camp on the Little Arkansas river, in the State of Kansas, on the 14th day of October, 1865, with the following AMENDMENTS : Ants, p.104. lst. Amrcns II._ page 3, after the word “ tribes," at the end of line 21, insert the following words : ".Prov{ded, however, That as soon as practicable, with the assent of said tribes, the President of the United States shall designate for ·said tribes a reservation, no part of which shall be within the State of Kansas, and cause them as soon as practimnble to remove to and settle thereon, but no such reservation shall be designated upon any reserve belonging to any other Indian tribe or tribes without their consent." •W¤» P- 705- 2d. At the end of Article V. insert the following words: ‘• Provided, That said locations shall not be made upon any lands heretofore granted by the United States to any person, State, or corporation, for any purpose." Am,p.705. 3d. ARTICLE VI. page 8, lines 4 and 5, strike out the words “ by Col. J. M. Chivington in command of United States troops." Ante. v- 706· 4th. Strike out Article IX. and insert in lieu thereof the following. “Article IX. Upon the ratincation of this treaty, all former treaties are hereby abrogated." Treaties. And whereas by the terms of a treaty concluded at the council ground P°"¤ P· n°· on the Little Arkansas river, in the State of Kansas, on the 17 th day of October, 1865, between the United States and the Apache, Cheyenne, and Ar[r]apahoe tribes of Indians, the said Apache Indians became confederated with the said Cheyenne and Ar[r]apaboe Indians ; and whereas it is provided by Article H. of said treaty, that " the several terms, stipulations, and agreements to be done and performed on the part of the United States for and with the said Qeyenne and Ar[r]apahoe tribes of Indians, and by the said Cheyenne and Ar[r]apahoe tribes of Indians for and with the United States, by the provisions of said treaty of October 14, 1865, shall be done and performed by the United States for and on behalf of the said confederated tribes or bands of Cheyenne, Ar[r]apahoe, and Apache Indians, and on their part shall be done, observed and performed to, with, and for the United States, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for like objects, to all intents and purposes, as would have been the case had said treaty been originally made and executed with the said confederated tribes of Cheyenne, Ar[r]apahoe, and Apache Indians "; and whereas the Senate of the Unitui States, in executive session, did, on the 22d day of May, 1866, advise and consent to the said treaty between the United States and the Cheyenne and Ar[r]apahoe Indians, made and concluded at the camp on the Little Arkansas river, in the State of Kansas, on the 14th day of October, 1865, with certain amendments fully hereinbefore set forth; and whereas the same have been fully interpreted and explained to the undersigned chiefs and headmen of the Apache tribe of Indians, we, the said chiefs and headmen, do hereby agree to and ratify the same. Done at Fort, Zarah, Kansas, this the 19th day of November, A. D. 1866. MAH-VIP-PAH, or the Wolf Sleeve, chief, his x mark. KARN-TIN-TAH, or the Crow, chief his x mark. BA·ZHE-ECH, or Iron Shirt, his x mark. NAHN-TAN, or the Left Hand, chief, his x mark. DA-ICH-I-CHE, or the One who approaches his enemy. his x mark. Signed in the presence of J om: S. Smrrr, U S. Interpreter. Wm. Mnmawsou.