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 TREATY WITH THE YAKAMAS. JUNE 9, 1855. 951 Treaty between the United States and the Yalcama Nation of Indians. Ooncluded at Oamp Stevens, Walla- Walla Valley, June 9, 1855. Ratijied ln; the Senate, March 8, 1859. Proclaimed by the President of tlw United States, April 18, 1859. JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ro ALL AND smGULAR TO wuou THESE PRESENTS suau. COME, Gnmmmoz June 9, 1855. WHEREAS a treaty was made and concluded at the Treaty Ground, Preamble. Camp Stevens, Walla-Walla Valley, on the ninth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, between Isaac I. Stevens, governor, and superintendent of Indian affairs, for the Territory of Washington, on the part of the United States, and the hereinafter named head chiei chiefs, headmen and delegates of the Yakama, Palouse, Pisquouse, Wenatshapam, Klikatat, Klinquit, Kow-was-say·ee, Li-ay—was, Skin-pah, Wish—ham, Shyiks, Oche-chotes, Kah·milt-pah, and Se-ap·cat, confederate tribes and bands of Indians, occupying lands lying in Washington Territory, who, for the purposes of this treaty, are to be considered as one nation, under the name of “Yakama," with Kamaiakun as its Head Chief, on behalf of and acting for said bands and tribes, and duly authorized thereto by them; which treaty is in the words and figures following, to wit: Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the treaty Contracting ground, Camp Stevens, Walla—Walla Valley, this ninth day of June, in the PWM- year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, by and between Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the Territory of Washington, on the part of the United States, and the undersigned head chief, chiefs, headmen and delegates of the Yakama, Palouse, Pisquouse, Wcnatshapam, Klikatat, Klinquit, Kow-was-say—ee, Li-ay-was, Skin-pah, Wish-ham, Shyiks, Oche-chotes, Kah-milt-pah, and Se-ap-cat, confederated tribes and bands of Indians, occupying lands hereinafter bounded and described and lying in Washington Territory, who for the purposes of this treaty are to be considered as one nation, under the name of “Yakama," with Kamaiakun as its head chief, on behalf of and acting for said tribes and bands, and being duly authorized thereto by them. Aivrronn I. The aforesaid confederated tribes and bands of Indians Cession of hereby cede, relinquish, and convey to the United States all their right, %E§;dl‘gg‘£s‘ title, and interest in and to the lands and country occupied and claimed by them, and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Commencing at Mount Ranier, thence northerly along the main ridge Boundaries. of the Cascade Mountains to the point where the northern tributaries of Lake Che-lan and the southern tributaries of the Methow River have their rise; thence southeasterly on the divide between the waters of Lake Che—lan and the Methow River to the Columbia River; thence, crossing the Columbia on a true east course, to a point whose longitude is one hundred and nineteen degrees and ten minutes (119° IO',) which two latter lines separate the above oonfederated tribes and bands from the Oakinakane tribe of Indians; thence in a true south course to the