MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY. TREATY OF I866. ART. 17. The Cherokee nation hereby cedes, in trust of the United States, the tract of land in the State of Kansas which was sold to the Cherokees by the United States, under the provisions of the 2nd article of the treaty of 1835; and also that strip of the land ceded to the nation by the 4th article of said treaty which is included in the State of Kansas, and the Cherokees. consent that said lands may be included in the limits and jurisdiction of said State. [REMARK:-By operation of the foregoing article the So-called "Neutral Lands" and "Kansas Strip" were sold and the proceeds invested for the Nation.] ART. 16. The United States may settle friendly Indians in any part of the Cherokee country west of 96o, to be taken in a compact form in quantity not exceeding 160 acres for each member of each of said tribes thus to be settled; the boundaries of each of said districts to be distinctly marked, and the land conveyed in fee simple to each of said tribes to be held in common or by their members in severalty as the United States may decide. Said lands thus disposed of to be paid for to the Cherokee nation at such price as may be agreed on between the said parties in interest, subject to the approval of the President, and if they should not agree, then the price to be fixed by the President. The Cherokee nation to retain the right of possession of and jurisdiction over all of said country west of 960 of longitude until thus sold and occupied, after which their jurisdiction and right of possession to terminate forever as to each of said districts thus sold and occupied. [REMARK-By operation of the preceeding article, the title of the Cherokee Nation to any land west of 96° is made subject to extinguishment in favor of friendly tribes of Indians selected to be settled there by the General Government; and in consequence of such agreement, the Osages, and several other tribes, have since acquired title to certain large tracts of land west of 96° formerly included in the Cherokee Patent.] FINAL GUARANTEE. TREATY OF 1866. ART. 26. The United States guarantee to the people of the Cherokee nation the quiet and peaceable possession of their country. * They shall also be protected against interruptions or intrusion from all unauthorized citizens of the United States who may attempt to settle on their lands or reside in their territory. |