TREATY WITH THE IOWAYS. MAY 17, 1854.. 1071 sions of the Presbyterian church, the Ioways hereby grant unto the said board a tract of three hundred_ and twenty acres of land, to be so located as to include the improvements at the mission, and also a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of timbered land to be selected by some agent of the board from the legal subdivisions of the surveyed land; and the President shall issue a patent or patents for the same, to such person or persons as said board may direct. They further grant to John B. Roy, (,4,.,,,, to _;,,;,,, their interpreter, a tract of three hundred and twenty acres of land, to be B- Roy- selected by him in “Wolf ’s Grove," for which the President shall also issue a patent. Anrioma 8. The debts of Indians contracted in their private deal- Private debts ings as individuals, whether to traders or otherwise, shall not be paid out mi tg bf md of the general fund. Qtgnsjc g°n°` Arrricnn 9. As some time must elapse before any benefit can be de- pm of the rived from the proceeds of the sale of their land, and as it is desirable fund set apart that the Ioways should at once engage in agricultural pursuits and in lg {g‘§’§°¥f§,O§i§‘ making improvements on the tract hereinbefore reserved for them, it is p.ise8,)inay.bc · hereby agreed that, of the fund of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand SPM- tive hundred dollars, set apart to be invested by the second clause of the second article of the treaty concluded on the nineteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the Indians, or expended under the direction of the President for the erection of houses, breaking and fencing lands, purchasing stock, farming utensils, seeds, and such other articles as may be necessary for their comfort. Fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be deemed expedient, to be paid during the year commencing on the first of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four; and the other fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as shall be deemed expedient, to be paid during the year commencing on the first of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. The TM f9m§l¤;g°¤ residue of said fund of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hun- itgffugtm ° dred dollars on hand after the payments herein provided for have been made, shall remain as a trust fund, the interest upon which, as well as the interest that may have accrued on the portion drawn out, shall be applied under the direction of the President to educational or other beneiicial purposes among the Ioways. _ ARTICLE 10. It is agreed that all roads and highways, laid out by Construction authority of law, shall have a right of way through the lands herein re- °f R°“d" served, on the same terms as are provided by law when roads and highways are made through the lands of citizens of the United States; and railroad companies, when the lines of their roads necessarily pass through the lands of the Ioways, shall have right of way, on the payment of a just compensation therefor in money. Anrrcnn 11. The Ioways promise to renew their eiforts to sup- Pi-ovisionsf press the introduction and use of arde11t spirits in their country, to en- :§3;’;i*§i_iQs_ courage industry, thrift, and morality, and by every possible effort to promote their advancement in civilization. They desire to be at peace Wlfh prgmdly mu. all men, and they bind themselves to commit no depredation or wrong duct. upon either Indians or citizens; and whenever diiiiculties arise, they will abide by the laws of the United States, in such cases made and provided, as they expect to be protected and to have their rights vindicated by them. ARTICLE 12. The Ioway Indians release the United States from all ckgglgeigggr claims and demands of every kind and description arising under former {Orme, usages_ treaties; and agree to remove themselves within six months after the ratification of this instrument, to the lands herein reserved for their homes; in consideration whereof, the United States agree to pay to said Indians five thousand dollars — two thousand of which with such portion of balances of former appropriations of interest fund, as may not now be
