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 292 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SESs. II. Ch. 2, 4. 1874. . That whereas b article eleven of a treaty with the Shoshone east. mumble ern band) and Bahnock tribes of Indians, made the third day of {July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at Fort Bridger, Utah Territory, a reservation was set apart for the use and occupancy of said tribes of Indians in the following words: “The United States further agrees that the following district of country, to wit, ‘ commencing at the mouth of Owl Greek and running, due south, to the crest of the divide between the Sweetwater and the Papo-Agic Rivers; thence along the crest of said divide and the summit of Wind River Mountains to the longitude of North Fork of Wind River ; thence due north, to mouth of said Nork Fork, and up its channel to a point twenty miles above its mouth; thence in a straight line toheadwaters 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 Shoshone Indians herein named ;" And whereas, previous to and since the date of said treaty, mines have been discovered, and citizens of the United States have made improvements within the limits of said reservation, and it is deemed advisable for the settlement of all diiiiculty between the parties, arising in consequence of said occupancy, to change the southern limit of said reservation : ' 4;.,,.,50,, to 4,1,.. I. The Shoshone band or tribe of Indians (eastern band) hereby cede United Stews_ of to the United States of America that portion of their reservation in Pm °f*‘°”°""·i*°¤· Wyoming Territory which is situated south of a line beginning at a point on the eastern boundary of the Shoshone and Bannock reservation, due east to the mouth of the Little Papo-Agie, at its junction with the Papo- Agie, and running from said point west to the mouth of the Little Papo- Agie; thence up the PapoAgie to the North Fork, and up the North Fork to the mouth of the canyon ; thence 'west to the western boundary of the reservation. Consideration for II. The United States agree to pay to the Shoshone (eastern band) °°¤¤i°¤ °f md or tribe the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars · said sum to be expended under the direction of the President for the benefit and use of said Indians in the following manner, viz: On or before the tenth day ° of August of each year, for the term of live years after the ratification of this agreement, five thousand dollars shall be expended in the_purchase of stock-cattle, and said cattle delivered to the Shoshoues on their $,,,,,,.5, of uhm- reservation. Second. The salary of five hundred dollars per annum or Shoshones. shall be paid by the United States for the term of live years to Wash-a kie, chief of the Shoshones. S,,,,,,,,,,,.,, 1,,,,, of III. Within the term of six months, and as soon as practicable after reservation to no the ratification of this agreement, the United States shall cause the marked; southern line of the Shoshone reservation, as herein designated, tobe surveyed, and marked at suitable points on the ground, and until said line has been so surveyed and marked, the United States bindsitself I_ntr union or not to permit the intrusion of any white persons upon any of the agri- Wh¤=¤ D¢¤¤¤¤· _ cuétigal or other lands within the limit of the district proposed to be ce e. _ Agreement sub- IV.. This convention or agreement is made subject to the approval of ject to ratincwou- the_cP(§e§id<;;nt and the ratification or rejection of the Congress of the ni e a s. Approved, December 15, 1874. . D60- my 1874- CHAI?. 4-.-An oct to re-imburse the city of Boston for certain expenses incurred in _*"*_";* theumprovement of Chelsea street, (formerly Charlestown,) in connection with the United States navy-yard. ` _ Be tt enacted  the S'enata_and House of Representattvcspf the United "_(g:3’)u:SidB°;ig¤ States of America. m Congress assembled,’ That there is hereby appw- Pavin Chem: priated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, ,t,-w,, g.,,,,,,,,,,,,; the sum of one thousand sixhundred and thirty eight dollars and lift? on navy·yard, three cents, to reimburse the city of Boston lor expenses incurred ill