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 TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1833. 415 that they had the right to select, and did select, a part of the country described within the boundaries mentioned above in said Cherokee articles of agreement—and whereas, both the Cheerokee and Creek nations of Indians west of the Mississippi, anxious to have their boundaries settled in an amicable manner, have met each other in council, and, atier full deliberation mutually agreed upon the boundary lines between them—Now therefore, the United States on one part, and the chiefs and head-men of the Cherokee nation of Indians west of the Mississippi on the other part, agree as follows: Anrrcna I. The United States ree to possess the Cheerokees, and Land granted to guarrantee it to them forever, and that guarrantee, is hereby pledged, *° Ch°’°k°°°· of seven millions of acress of land, to be bounded as follows viz: Beginning at a point on the old western territorial line of Arkansas Territory, being twenty-tive miles north from the point, where the Territorial line crosses Arkansas river——thence running from said north point, south, on the said Territorial line, to the place where said Territorial line crosses the Verdigris river—thence down said Verdigris river, to the Arkansas river——thence down said Arkansas to a point, where a stone is placed opposite to the east or lower bank of Grand river at its junction with the Arkansas-—thence running south, forty-four degrees west, one mile—thence in a straight line to a point four miles northerly from the mouth of the north fork of the Canadian—thence along the said four miles line to the Canadian-thence down the Canadian to the Arkansas—thence, down the Arkansas, to that point on the Arkansas, where the eastern Choctaw boundary strikes, said river; and running thence with the western line of Arkansas Territory as now defined, to the southwest corner of Missouri-—thence along the western Missouri line, to the land assigned the Senecas ; thence, on the south line of the Senecas to Grand river; thence, up said Grand river, as far as the south line of the Osage reservation, extended if necessary- thence up and between said south Osage line, extended west if necessary and a line drawn due west, from the point of beginning, to a certain distance west, at which, a line running north and south, from said Osage line, to said due west line, will make seven millions of acres within the whole described boundaries. In addition to the seven mil- Further gualions of acres of land, thus provided for, and bounded, the United States, ¤¤*Y· further guarrantee to the Cheerokee nation, a perpetual outlet west and a free and unmolested use of all the country lying west, of the western boundary of said seven millions of acres, as far west as the sovereignty of the United States and their right of soil extend—Provided however, that if the saline, or salt plain, on the great western prairie, shall fall within said limits prescribed for said outlet, the right is reserved to the United States to permit other tribes of red men, to get salt on said plain in common with the Cheerokees-and letters patent shall be issued by the United States as soon as practicable for the land hereby guarranteed. Arvrrcm II. The Cherokee nation hereby relinquish and quit claim lfluit-<g¤i¥;_¤t}¤ to the United States all the right interest and title which the Cheerokees Llgrléragg °" have, or claim to have in and to all the land ceded, or claimed to have Ante, p. 311. been ceded to said Cheerokee nation by said treaty of sixth of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and not embraced within the limits or boundaries fixed in this present supplementary treaty or articles of convention and agreement. Anrrcm III. The Cherokee nation, having particularly requested °§1;2;t¤Yg;El° the United States to annul and cancel the sixth article of said treaty of May 85828, sixth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, the United annulled. 3 States, agree to cancel the same, and the same is hereby_annulled—— A“t°» P· 31 · Said sixth article referred to, is in the following words-" It is moreover