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 682 TREATY WITH THE SHOSHONEE-GOSHIP INDIANS. Ocr. 12, 1863. from the people of said bands, and that their property, and the lives and property of passengers in the stages, and of the employees of the respective companies, shall be protected by them. Railway and And further, it being understood that provision has been made by the b"““°h“‘ government of the United States for the construction of a railway from the plains west to the Pacific Ocean, it is stipulated by said bands that the said railway or its branches may be located, constructed, and operated, and without molestation from them, through any portion of the country claimed or occupied by them. Mines, mills, AJz·rrcLm IV. It is further agreed by the parties hereto that the country 'md ’““°h°’· of the Goship tribe may be explored and prospected for gold and silver, or other minerals and metals ; and when mines are discovered they may be worked, and mining and agricultural settlements formed and ranchos established wherever they may be required. Mills may be erected and Timber. timber taken for their use, as also for building and other purposes, in any part of said country. Boundaries, Amcrouz V. It is understood that the boundaries of the country claimed and occupied by the Goship tribe, as defined and described by said bands, are as follows: On the north by the middle of the Great Desert; on the west by Steptoe Valley; on the south by Tooedoe, or Green Mountains; and on the east by Great Salt Lake, Tuilla and Rush valleys. Reservations. ARTICLE VI. The said bands agree that whenever the President of the United States shall deem it expedient for them to abandon the roaming life which they now lead, and become settled as herdsmen or agriculturists, he is hereby authorizedto make such reservations for their use as he may Rc um deem necessary; and they do also agree to remove their camps to such SI CB ·. . . . thereon, reservations as he may indicate, and to reside and remain thereon. Annuities. ARTICLE VII. The United States being aware of the inconvenience resulting to the Indians, in consequence of the driving away and destruction of game along the routes travelled by white men, and by the formation of agricultural and mining settlements, are willing to fairly compensate them for the same. Therefore, and in consideration of the preceding stipulations, and of their faithful observance by said bands, the United States promise and agree to pay to the said Goship tribe, or to the said bands, parties hereto, at the option of the President of the United States, annually, for the term of twenty years, the sum of one thousand dollars, Owls- in such articles, including cattle for herding or other purposes, as the President shall deem suitable for their wants and condition either as hunters or herdsmen. And the said bands, for themselves and for their tribe, R°°°lPl°- hereby acknowledge the reception of the said stipulated annuities as a full compensation and equivalent for the loss of game and the rights and privileges hereby conceded; and also one thousand dollars in provisions and goods at and before the signing of this treaty. JAMES DUANE DOTY, Oommissioner. P. EDW. CONNOR, B·r1I_q.-Genl. UC S. Vols., O’omd’_q Dist. of Utah. TABBY, his x mark. ADASEIM, his x mark. TINTSA-PA-GIN, his x mark. HARRAY-N UP, his x mark. Witnesses:- Aiuos Reno. Cms. H. Hnmrsrmn, Oapt. and C'l¢ief Oommissmy Dist. of mah. Wirmiur Lnn, Interpreter. J OS. A. GEBON, Interpreter. Submitted to And whereas the said treaty having been submitted to the Senate of the
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