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 50 TREATY WITH THE WYAN DOTS, ETC. 1795. · . d r the same considerations, and as an evidence of the returning gl friéiiilshiip of the said Indian tribes, of their confidence in the United 51116 bY¢h° In' States, and desire to provide for their accommodation, and for that con. mm venient intercourse which will be hénéliclal to both parties, the said Indian tribes do also cede to the United States the following pieces of land; to wit. One piece of land six miles square, at or near Loromie’s store before mentioned. One piece two miles square at the , head of the navigable water orllanding on the St. Marys river, near Girty’s town. One piece six miles square at the head of the navigable water of the Au-Glaize river. (4.) One piece six miles square at the confluence of the Au·Glaize and Miami rivers, where Fort Defiance now stands. One piece six miles square at or near the confluence of the rivers St. Mary’s and St. Josephs where Fort Wayne now stands, or near it. (6.) One piece two miles square on the Wabash river at the end of the portage from the Miami of the lake, and about eight miles westward from Fort Wayne. (7.) One piece six miles square at the Ouatanon or old Weea tow-ns on the Wabash river. One piece twelve miles square at the British fort. on the Miami of the lake at the foot of the rapids. One piece six miles square at the mouth of the said river where it empties into the Lake. (10.) One piece six miles square upon Sandusky lake, where-a fort formerly stood. (11. One piece two miles square at the lower rapids of Sandusky river. (12.; The post of Detroit and all the land to the north, the west and the south of it, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to the French or English governments; and so much more land to be annexed to the district of Detroit as shall be comprehended between the river Rosine on the south, lake St. Clair on the north, and a line, the general course whereof shall be six miles distant from the west end of lake Erie, and Detroit river. (13.) The post of Michillimackinac, and all the land on the island, on which that post stands, and the main land adjacent, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to the French or English governments; and a piece of land on the main to the north of the island, to measure six miles on lake Huron, or the streight between lakes Huron and Michigan, and to extend three miles back from the water of the lake or streight, and also the island De Bois Blanc, being an extra and voluntary gift of the Chipewa nation. (I4.) One piece of land six miles square at the mouth of Chikago river emptying into the south-west end of Lake Michigan, where a fort formerly stood. (15.) One piece twelve miles square at or near the mouth of the Illinois river, emptying into the Mississippi. (16.) One piece six miles square at the old Piorias fort and village, near the south end of the Illinois lake on said Illinois river: And whenever the United States shall think proper to survey and mark the boundaries of the lands hereby ceded to them, they shall give timely notice thereof to the said tribes of Indians, that they may appoint some of their wise chiefs to attend and see that the lines are run according to the terms of this treaty. csssion Ofpas. And the said Indian tribes will allow to the people of the United ¤¤)§g¤ if; ¢¢p¤i¤ States a free passage by land and by water, as one and the other shall fndijzgyl ° be found convenient, through their country, along the chain of posts herein before mentioned; that is to say, from the commencement of the portage aforesaid at or near Loromie’s store, thence along said portage to the St. Mary’s, and down the same to Fort Wayne, and then down the Miami to lake Erie: again from the commencement of the portage at or near L0r0mie’s store along the portage from thence to the river Au-Glaize, and down the same to its junction with the Miami at Fort Defiance: again from the commencement of the portage aforesaid, to Sandusky river, and down the same to Sandusky bay and lake Erie, and from Sandusky to the post which shall be taken at or near the foot