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Show UTAH SUPERINTENDENCY. 151 1 , . Ssc. 4. The Indians to be allowed to take fish at their accustomed places; also to gather roots and berries on unclaimed lands.. ' SEC. 5. In consideration thereof the United States agree- First. To protect the said Indians and their said reservation during good behavior. : Second. To pay or expend for their benefit $25,000 annually for 10 years, commencing with the year in which they shall remove there; '$20,000 annn-ally for 20 years thereafter, and $15,000 annually for 30 years thereafter ; it being understood that these several amounts are fixed as the amoutits to be paid to or expended for the said tribes and bands of Indians upon the basis of their number being 5,000 persons, including men, women, and chil-dren. If it should, however, hereafter, upon a census being taken, be found that there is a material increase or decrease of the said Indians from the number as above stated, then and in that case the said amounts to be paid 1 to them, or expended on their behalf, shall in the same propurtion be in-creased or diminished, as the case may be. Third. For making improvements on reservation and procuring cattle for stock.raising, the Uuited States agree to expend $30,000, as is already pro-vided for by act of Congress, May 5, 1861. Also to sell for their benefit the present reservations, vis: Spanish Fork, San Pete, Corn Creek, and Deep , Creek-in all, 291,480 acres-for not less than 624 cents per acre. Fourth. To establish and maintain for 10 years, at an expense not to ex-ceed $10,000 annually, a manual labor school, the Indians stipulating to keep all children between the ages of 7 and 18 years at school nine nlonths in the year. If they fail to do so, the school may be abaudoned. Fifth.. The United States agree to furnish a mill for grinding' grain and sawing lumber, one or more mechanic shops and tools, houses for interpreter, miller, and farmers, the cost of which not to exceed, excluding transporta-tion, $15,000 ; and for the purpose of assisting them in agricultural and mechanical pursuits, $7,000 per annum for 10 years, the Indians agreeing to furnish apprentices and assistants for mill and mechanics'shopa, and three laborers to each white laborer. It is also agreed that the Uuited States are to pay the cost of transporting all supplies, machiuery, &c. SEC. 6. The United States shall have the privilege of running roads or telegraph lines through said reservation. SEC. 7. The President may, if he thinks best, cause the land to be laid out, and assign tlre same to individuals or families of Indians who may consent to make it a permanent home ; also to build for each one of the p r i ~ cipal chiefs of each band one house,, and to plough and fence five acres of laud, and pay in money to each chief $100 a year for 20 years, to conlmence three months after the removal to reservation ; and to give to each chief, three months after his removal to the reservation, 2 yokes of oxen, 2 yokes and chains, 1 wagon, 1 plough, 10 hoes, 6 axes, 2 shovels, 2 spades, 4 scythes and snaths, 1 saddle and bridle; and 1 set of harness. SEC. 8. The annuities of the Indians shall not be taken to pay the debts of individuals. SEC.9 . The said Indians promise to be friel~dlya nd commit no depreda-tions. If they do, the guilty one shall return the property taken, or it must he paid for oltt of their annuities. Nor will they make war on any tribe except in selfdefence., SEC. 10. They further agree that no liquor shall be used by any of them, and no white person or persons shall be allowed to bring any upon the res-ervation. I have used the $10,000 treaty fund in paying the expenses of these nego-tiations, and promised to glve the Indians more presents on this account on the arrival of the goods. |