704 TREATY WITH THE CHEYENNES AND ARRAPAHOES. Ocr. 14, 1865. duly authorized to take such person or persons intp custody, to the end that such person or persons may be punished according to the laws of the United States. Reservation Anrrcna II. The United States hereby agree that the district of
- `°l’ l¤dl%¤’ Wh° country embraced within the following limits, or such portion of the same
5f Palms hm" as may hereafter be designated by the President of the United States for that purpose, viz: commencing at the mouth of Red creek or Red fork Boundaries. of the Arkansas river; thence up said creek or fork to its source; thence westwardly to a point on the Cimarone river, opposite the mouth of Buffalo creek; thence due north to the Arkansas river; thence down the same to the beginning, shall be, and is hereby, set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the tribes who are parties to this treaty, and of such other friendly tribes as they may from time to time N¤Wl1i¢¤¤,¢¤- agree to admit among them, and that no white person, except officers, Qipfpgggy agents, and employees of the government, shall go upon or settle within 1ess,&¤. ’ the country embraced within said limits, unless formally admitted and incorporated into some one of the tribes lawfully residing there, according l¤{li¤¤¤ Mt to its laws and usages: Provided, however, That said Indians shall not be
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- ;;;d;(;§m° required to settle upon said reservation until such time as the United
kw.; i ’ States shall have extinguished all claims of title thereto on the part of m5rz*T:'{d;_¤ other Indians, so that the Indians parties hereto may live thereon at ·m_·{,0_ '”’ ·peace with all other tribes. torcmove The Indians parties hereto, on their part, expressly agree to remove {;‘:;:°°u’;§‘;:°° to and accept as their permanent home the country embraced within said sw., ’limits whenever directed so to do by the President of the United States, in accordance with the provisions of this treaty, and that they will not go from said country for hunting or other-purposes without the consent in writing of their agent or other authorized person, such written consent in all cases specifying the purpose for which such leave is granted, and shall be borne with them upon their excursions as evidence that they are rightfully away from their reservation, and shall be respected by all officers, employees, and citizens of the United States as their sufficient safeguard and protection against injury or damage in person or property by any and all persons whomsoever. to refrain It is further agreed by the Indians parties hereto that when absent g§;;_d°P'°d°" from their reservation they will refrain from the commission of any dep- ` redations or injuries to the person or property of all persons sustaining friendly relations with the government of the United States; that they mem gncgmp will not, while so absent, encamp by day or at night within ten miles of vigil Wu ¤¤il=¤ any of the main travelled routes or roads through the country to which °’ °' they go, or of the military posts, towns, or villages therein, without the consent of the commanders of such military posts, or of the civil authori ciaimstooth- ties of such towns or villages; and that henceforth they will, and do
":;‘5"6s_ hereby, relinquish all claims or rights in and to any portion of the United
pgcigliywp wt. States or Territories, except such as is embraced within the limits afore- ?ii¤ ¤h¤¤ b<>¤¤<i- said, and more especially their claims and rights in and to the country ' bounded as follows, viz: beginning at the junction of the north and south forks of the Platte river; thence up the north fork to the top of the principal range of the Rocky Mountains, or to the Red Buttes; thence southwardly along the summit of the Rocky Mountains to the headwaters of the Arkansas river; thence down the Arkansas river to the Cimarone crossing of the same ; thence to the place of beginning; which country they claim to have originally owned, and never to have relinquished the title thereto. L lllpstil repmoved Anrrcnm III. It is further agreed that until the Indians parties h nn:;",: ff, hereto have removed to the reservation provided for by the preceding w.-ere. article in pursuance of the stipulations thereof, said Indians shall be, and they are hereby, expressly permitted to reside upon and range at pleasure throughout the unsettled portions of that part of the country they claim
