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 674 TREATY WVITH THE SHOSHONEES AND BANNACKS. JULY 3, 1858. treaties made with the United States. And the President, on advising with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, shall prescribe such rules and regulations for ascertaining damages under the provisions of this article as in Damaggg, his judgment maybe proper. But no such damages shall be adjusted and paid until thoroughly examined and passed upon by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and no one sustaining loss while violating or hecause of his violating the provisions of this treaty or the laws of the United States shall be reimbursed therefor. R,,°",,;;0¤_ ARTICLE II. It is agreed that whenever the Bannacks desire a resor-, vation to be set apart for their use, or whenever the President of the United States shall deem it advisable for them to be put upon a reservation, he shall cause a suitable one to be selected for them in their present country, which shall embrace reasonable portions of the “Port nenf " and " Kansas Prairie " countries, and that, when this reservation is declared, the United States will secure to the Bannacks the same rights and privileges therein, and make the same and like expenditures therein for their benefit, except the agency house and residence of agent, in proportion to their numbers, as ltercin provided for the Shoshonce reservation. The Boundaries, United States further agrees that the following district of country, to wit; commencing at the mouth of Owl creek and running due south to the crest of the divide between the Sweetwater and Papo Agie rivers; thence along the crest of said divide and the summit of Wind River mountains to the longitude of North Fork of lVind river; thence due north to mouth of said North Fork and up its channel to a point twenty miles above its mouth; thence in a straight line to head-waters of Owl creek and along middle of channel of Owl creek to place of beginning, shall be and the same is set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Shoshonee Indians herein named, and for such other friendly tribes or individual Indians as from time to time they may be willing, with tho consent of the United Statics, to admit amongst them; and the United Comm pw States now solemnly agrees that no persons except those herein designatsons not to enter ed and authorized so to do, and except such oilircrs, agents, and employ- °" *`°$"l° 'l‘°"“°“· ecs of the ;,¤;ov<-rnniont as may be authorized to enter upon Indian reservations in discliarge of duties enjoined by law, shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon, or reside in the territory described in this articlc {br the use of said Indians, and hcnccfbrth they will and do hereby relinquish all title, claims, or rights in and to any portion of the territory ot' the United States, except such as is embraced within the limits aforesaid. ,,,,,;,1,,,,,, 0,, An·r1cr.e III. The United States agrees, at its own proper expense, to r¢¤¤>¤·v¤»ti<>¤· construct at a suitable point on the Shoshonee reservation a warehouse or storeroom for the use of the agent in storing goods belonging to the Indians, to cost not exceeding two thousand dollars ; an agency building for the residence of the agent, to cost not exceeding three thousand; a residence lor the physician, to cost not more than two thousand dollars ; and five other buildings, for 21. carpenter, iiirmer, blacksmith, miller, and engineer, each to cost not exceeding two thousand dollars; also a schoolhouse or mission building so soon as 2. sufficient number of children can be induced by the agent to attend school, which shall not cost exceeding twenty-tive hundred dollars. The United States agrees further to cause to be erected on said Shosltonee reservation, near the other buildings herein authorized, a good steam circular saw-mill, with a grist-mill and shingle machine attached, the same to cost not more than eight thousand dollars. Indian, ,0 Awrronu IV. The Indians herein named agree, when the agency nnuke reserve- house and other buildings shall be constructed on their reservations
 * 1?:;’0;l€‘};;ll’l;"‘ named, they will make said reservations their permanent home, and they

when, &¤_ will make no permanent settlement elsewhere ; but they shall have the Hiwiivz- right to hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States so long as