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 TREATY WITH THE MINNETAREES. 1825. 263 or other property, which may be stolen or taken from any citazen or Chiefs to exert eitazens of the United States, by any individual or individuals of said ‘h"“s°l"°S ‘° . . . recover stolen tribe; and the property so recovered shall be forthwith delivered to p,,,Pmy_ the agents or other person authorized to receive it, that it may be restored to the proper owner. And the United States hereby guarranty to any Indian or Indians of said tribe, a full indemnification for any horses or other property which may be stolen from them by any of their citazens: Provided, That the property so stolen cannot be Proviso. recovered, and that sufficient proof is produced that it was actually stolen by a citazen of the United States. And the said Belantse-eta or Minnetaree tribe engage, on the requisition or demand of the President of the United States, or of the agents, to deliver up any white man resident among them. ARTICLE 7. And the Chiefs and Warriors, as aforesaid, promise and engage No guns, see. that their tribe will never, by sale, exchange, or as presents, supply ,g° be f“'“‘sl‘€d . . . . . . . y them to those any nation, tribe, or band of Indians, not in amity with the United hostile to U, 5, States, with guns, ammunition, or other implements of war. Done at the Lower Mandan Village, this thirtieth day of July, A. D. 1825, and of the Independence of the United States the fiftieth. In testimony whereof, the commissioners, Henry Atkinson and Benjamin O’Fallon, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the said Belantseeta, or Minnetaree tribe of Indians, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals. H. ATKINSON, Br. Gen. U S. Army. BENJ. CYFALLON, U S. Agri. Ind. Afs. Chi<j`s. Shan-sa-bat»say-e-see—the wolf chie£ Nah·rah-ah-a—pa—the color of the hair. E-re-ah·ree—the one that makes the road. Pa-ta-e-shee·as—the wicked cow. Pas—ca—ma—e-ke-ree——the crow that looks. Kee-re-pee-ah-to0——the buffaloe head. E-tah-me-nah-ga—e-shee—the guard of Lah-pa-la-see-e-ta—the bear’s tail. the red arrows. Pa-ta·lah-kee—the white cow. Mah-shu—ca-lah-pah·see—the dog bear. Ah·sha-re-te-ah-the big thiefl Oh-sha·lah·ska-a—tee. Bo-sa-nah-a-mee-the three wolves. Kah·re-pe-shu-pe-sha, the black buifaloe. San—jah-oe-tee-—the wolf that has no tail. Ah·too~pah-shee—pe-slia—tl1e black moo- Sa-ga·e-ree—sliiis—tlie finger that stinks. asins. Me-ah-cali-ho-ka-the woman that lies. Mah—buk-sho—okee—ah—the one that Ali-niah-a—ta—the Missouri. carries the snake. E-sha-kee-te-ali—tl1e big fingers. _ Mah-shu-kah-e-te-ah-the big dog. W‘"`"°TS· Be-ra-ka-ra-ah-—-the rotten wood. At-ca-chis-—the back lodges. E-ta-ro—sha-pa-the big brother. In the presence of A. L. Langham, Sec. to the Corn. H. Leavenworth, Col. U. S. Army. G. H. Kennerly, U. S. Sub. Ind. Agt. John Gale, Surcr. U. S. A. D. Ketheum, Maj. U. S. Army. John Gantt, Capt. 6th Inf. IVm. Day, Lt. Ist Intl R. B. Mason, Capt. lst Intl Jas. W. Kingsbury, Lt. 1st Regt. I. R. Holmes, Lt. (ith Infi J. Rodrrers, Lt. 6th Inf W. S. Harney, Lt. lst Infi L. M. Nute, Lt. 6th lnf. B. Riley, Cjapt. 6th Ini R.M. Coleman, A. Surg U. S. A. George C. Hutter, Lt. Gth Inf. Colin Campbell. P. Wilson, U. S. Sub. nd. Agt. Touissant Chabopepu, Interp. S. \V.Kearney, Bt. Maj. Ist Inf \Vm. Armstrong, Capt. 6th Regt. rr . To the Indian names are rubjoined n mark and nn].