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 TREATY WITH THE SIOUX, ETC. 1825. 273 ment of that portion of the boundary line shall be void, and the rights of the parties to the country bounded thereby, shall be the same as if no provision had been made for the extension of the line west of the forks of the Desmoines. And the Sacs and Foxes relinquish to the Reign ugsh, tribes interested therein, all their claim to land on the east side of the ment ol Sacs Mississippi river. md F°¥°¤· ARTICLE 3. The Ioways accede to the arrangement between the Sacs and Foxes, Iowas accede and the Sioux; but it is agreed between the Ioways and the confederated *0 the ¤¤’¤¤z¤- tribes of the Sacs and Foxes, that the Ioways have a just claim to a m°'“‘ portion of the country between the boundary line described in the next preceding article, and the Missouri and Mississippi; and that the said Ioways, and Sacs and Foxes, shall peaceably occupy the same, until some satisfactory arrangement can be made between them for a division of their respective claims to country. ARTICLE 4. The Ottoes not being represented at this Council, and the Commis- Claim of the sioners for the United States being anxious that justice should be done 0**098 ¤°* *0 to all parties, and having reason to believe that the Ottoes have a just ffisgigfx by claim to a portion of the country upon the Missouri, east and south of the boundary line dividing the Sacs and Foxes and the Ioways, from the Sioux, it is agreed between the parties interested therein, and the United States, that the claim of the Ottoes shall not be affected by any thing herein contained; but the same shall remain as valid as if this treaty had not been formed. ARTICLE 5. It is agreed between the Sioux and the Chippewas, that the line Agreement bedividing their respective countries shall ·commence at the Chippewa *"’§%‘,:l‘° S*°“‘ River, half a day’s march below the falls; and from thence it shall run an lppeww to Red Cedar River, immediately below the Falls; from thence to the St. Croix River, which it strikes at a place called the standing cedar, about a day’s paddle in a canoe, above the Lake at the mouth of that river; thence passing between two lakes called by the Chippewas " Green Lakes," and by the Sioux "the lakes they bury the Eagles in," and from thence to the standing cedar, that " the Sioux Split ;" thence to Rum River, crossing it at the mouth of a small creek called choaking creek, a long day’s march from the Mississippi; thence to a point of woods that projects into the prairie, half a day’s march from the Mississippi; thence in a straight line to the mouth of the first river which enters the Mississippi on its west side above the mouth of Sac river; thence ascending the said river (above the mouth of Sac river) to a small lake at its source; thence in a direct line to a lake at the head of Prairie river, which is supposed to enter the Crow Wing river on its South side; thence to Otter-tail lake Portage; thence to said Otter-tail lake, and down through the middle thereof, to its outlet; thence in a direct line, so as to strike Buffalo river, half way from its source to its mouth, and down the said river to Red River; thence descending Red river to the mouth of Outard or Goose creek: The eastern boundary of the Sioux commences opposite the mouth of Ioway river, on the Mississippi, runs back two or three miles to the blutfs, follows the bluifs crossing Bad axe river, to the mouth of Black river, and from Black river to half a day’s march below the Falls of the Chippewa River. ARTICLE 6. It is a reed between the Chi ewas and Winnebaooes, so far as they AEY€°m€ml2°· M6 mutiiially interested thereinfqihat the southern bgundary line of the g;?,;; gfdqfgépl Chippewa country shall commence on the Chippewa river aforesaid, Winnebagoes. 35