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 TREATY WITH THE PONCARS. 1825. 247 perty so stolen cannot be recovered, and that sufficient proof is produced that it was actually stolen by a citizen of the United States. And the said Nation of Kanzas engage, on the requisition or demand of the President of the United States, or of the Superintendent, to deliver up any white man resident amongst them. ARTICLE 11. It is further agreed on, by and between the parties to these presents, U. S. to enjoy that the United States shall forever enjoy the right to navigate freely all Fhe Fight °f¤¤V- water courses or navigable streams within the limits of the tract of coun- try herein reserved to the Kanzas Nation; and that the said Kanzas I i Nation shall never sell, relinquish, or in any manner dispose of the lands herein reserved, to any other nation, person or persons whatever, without the permission of the United States for that purpose first had and obtained. And shall ever remain under the protection of the United States, and in friendship with them. ARTICLE 12. This Treaty shall take effect, and be obligatory on the contracting Treaty binding parties, as soon as the same shall he ratified by the President, by and “'l‘°” "·"H"d· with the consent and advice of the Senate of the United States. In testimony whereof; the said William Clark, Commissioner as aforesaid, and the Deputation, Chiefs, Head-men and Warriors of the Kanzas Nation of Indians, as aforesaid, have hereunto set their hands and seals, this third day of June, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the forty-ninth year. YVILLIAM CLARK. N om-pa-wa-rah, or the white plume. Hu-ru.ah-te, or the Real Eagle. Ky·he-ga-wa-ti-nin·ka, or the full chief. Ca-she-se-gra, or the track that sees far. Ky-he-ga-wu-che·he, or the chief of great Wa-can·da-ga-tun·ga, or the great doctor. valour. O-pa.she-ga, or the cooper. Ky-he-ga-shin-ga, or the little chief. Cha-ho-nush. Ke-hah-ra·hu. Ma·he-ton·ga, or the American. Me·chu·chin-ga, or the little white bear. Wrrrrzssss PRESENTI-——R,. Wash, Secretary. W. B. Alexander, Sub-Indian Agent. John F. A. Sand ford. G. C. Sibley, United States’ Commissioner. Baronet Vasquez, United States’ S. Agent. Russel Farnham. Jno. K. Walker. Jno. Simonds, jr. Sanderson Robert. L. T. Honore, U. S. Intptr. \Villiam Milburn. Baptis Ducherut, Interpreter for Kansas. Paul Louise, Osage Interpreter. Noel Dashnay, Interpreter. Ant. Le Claire, Interpreter. To the Indian names are subjoined marks. TREATY WITH THE PONCAR TRIBE. June 9, 1825. Fon the purposes of perpetuating the friendship which has heretofore F€;)°gl??gé?“’ existed, as also to remove all future cause of discussion or dissensron, as it respects trade and friendship between the United States and their citizens, and the Poncar tribe of Indians, the President of the United States of America, by Brigadier General Henry Atkinson, of the United States’ Army, and Major Benjamin O’Fallon, Indian Agent, with full powers and authority, specially appointed and commissioned for that purpose of the one part, and the undersigned Chiefs, Head-men, and