mending the enlargement of Round Valley Indian Reservation in Mendocino County, California, to the extent indicated by the Commissioner, and as delineated on the said шар. I concur with the Commissioner in the opinion that the Indian service in California requires that all of " Round Valley" be reserved for Indian purposes, and have the honor ito request that said valley be set apart as an Indian reservation, as the same is enlarged in accordance with the report of Superintendent McIntosh, plat, field-notes, and sched ule of lands, marked A, B, and C, which are herewith inclosed. With great respect, your obedient servant, J. D. COX, Secretary. OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, CALIFORNIA, SIR: I have the honor to inclose to you the field-notes of the recent survey of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. I also forward a proposed description of lands to be set apart for an Indian reservation at Round Valley, Mendocino County, California. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. E. S. PARKER, * Commissioner of Indian Affairs. * * J. B. MCINTOSH. Brt. Maj. Gen., U. S. 1., Supt. of Indian Affairs. [Inclosure C.] Proposed description of lands to be reserved for Indian purposes, in Round Valley, Mendocino County, California. All that piece or tract of land situated in Round Valley, Mendocino County, California, being a portion of the four (4) townships hereinafter mentioned, namely: Townships 22 and 23 north, range 12 west, and 22 and 23 north, range 13 west, Mount Diablo meridian, and contained within the boundaries hereinafter described. Beginning at a white-oak post the SE. corner section 23, township 23 north, range 13 west, Mount Diablo meridian; thence S. 72° 22′ W. for 5,330 feet (magnetic variation 17° 38′ E.), to a white-oak post; thence S. for 3,154 feet, to a white-oak post in stone mound; thence S. 23° E. for 2.073 feet, to a white-oak post; thence S. 7° 35′ E. for 4,491 feet, to a white-oak post; thence S. 37° 25′ E. for 13,324 feet, to a white-oak post on rock mound; thence S. 41° 40′ E. for 4,763 feet, to an oak post in rock mound; thence S. 71° 20′ E. for 2,845 feet, to an oak post; thence S. 20° 30′ E. for 4,098 feet, to a blackoak tree, blazed on four (4) sides four (4) feet from the ground; thence S. 80° 15′ E. for 2,730 feet, to a pine tree 100 feet in height, bushy top, blazed as above; thence S. 53° 10′ E. for 937 feet, to a pine tree 20 inches in diameter, forked 10 feet above ground, blazed as above; thence S. 45° 10′ E. for 2,333 feet, to a black-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence S. 72° 58′ E. for 9,120 feet, to an oak post on high knoll; thence N. 39° 33′ E. for 4,627 feet, to a white-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence N. 28° 30′ E. for 2,485 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, blazed as above; thence N. 16° 42′ E. for 3,209 feet, to a black-oak tree 32 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 51° 40′ E. for 3,797 feet, to a whiteoak tree 15 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 23° 32′ E. for 3,053 feet, to a white-oak tree 10 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 7° 35′ E. for 6,150 feet, to a white-oak tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 480 40 E. for 1.088 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 15° E. for 719 feet, to a pine tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 71° 25′ E. for 962 feet, to a forked black oak 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 0° 15' E. for 13,930 feet, to a white oak 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above: thence N. 53° 45′ W. for 1,678 feet, to a pine tree 15 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 45° 25′ W. for 4,616 feet, to a white-oak tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 76° 55′ W. for 3,935 feet, to a white-oak tree 22 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 81° 45′ W. for 5,670 feet, to a blackoak tree 20 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 89° 15′ W. for 1,874 feet, to a pine tree 35 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 83° 15′ W. for 849 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 71° 15′ W. for 1.257 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 60° 40′ W. for 1,337 feet, to a pine tree 28 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 52 25 W. for 1,530 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 64° 40′ W. for 5,525 feet, to a pine tree 35 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 78° 30′ W. for 604 feet, to a pine tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 84° 35′ W. for 3,357 feet, to a pine tree 9 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 71° 40′ W. for 3,103 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and near a boulder, and blazed as above; thence N. 87° 35' W. for 4,842 feet, to a black-oak tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 66° 20' W. for 2,423 feet, to a pine tree 60 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 3° 37′ E. for 3,314 feet, to a maderone tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 34° 10′ W. for 9,170 feet, to a white-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 23° 10′ W. for 1,768 feet, to a white-oak tree 50 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 16° 50′ W. for 734 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and b.azed as above; thence S. 35° 40′ W. for 993 feet, to a double pine tree, 60 inches by 25 inches at butt, and blazed as above; thence S. 0° 25′ W. for 409 feet, to a pine tree 32 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence S. 61° 15′ E. for 1,046 feet, to a pine tree 40 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 48° 14' E. for 1,347 feet, to a white-oak tree 30 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 41° 50′ E. for 1,043 feet, to a white-oak tree 25 inches in diameter, and blazed as above; thence N. 32° 40′ E. for 735 feet, to point of beginning. The total length of said boundary being 31 miles and 1,039 feet, and including an area of 31,683 acres; said tract of land being more minutely described in the field-notes and plat of the survey of said tract executed in December, 1859, and January, 1870, under the superintendence of Bvt. Maj. Gen. John B. McIntosh, U. S. Army, by Bvt. 2d Lieut. R. U. Varazo, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30, 1870. I hereby order that "Round Valley," in Mendocino County, California, be set apart as an Indian reservation, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, as the same is delineated on the map accompanying his letter of the 30th March, 1870. U. S. GRANT. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to invite your attention to the terms of an act of Congress approved March 3, 1873, entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes." Section 2 of said act provides "that said township line between townships 22 and 23 north, extending from the middle fork of Eel River on the east to Eel River on the west, shall hereafter be the southern boundary of the Indian reservation in Round Valley, and the center of the middle fork of Eel River shall be the eastern boundary, and the center of Eel River shall be the western boundary of said reservation, with the privilege of fishing in said streams." Section 3 of the same act further provides "that immediately after the passage of this act the President shall cause to be withdrawn from sale or entry under the homestead and pre-emption laws, all the land lying north of the southern boundary of the reservation as herein defined, and bounded north by the El River and the north fork of said river, east by the middle fork, and west by Eel River." * * In compliance with the provisions of said act, I have the honor to recommend that the President be requested to issue his order directing that the tract of country described in said section 3 thereof be withdrawn and reserved from sale or entry as public lands until after the report of the commissioners appointed to fix the northern boundary of said reservation shall have been received and approved. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, The Hon. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. H. R. CLUM, Acting Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to hand you herewith a letter dated the 29th ultimo, from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, wherein it is recommended that an order be issued by the Executive directing that the tract of country described in the third section of the act approved March 3, 1873, entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Val ley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes," be withdrawn and reserved from sale and entry as public land until the report of the commissioners appointed under said act to Ex the northern boundary of said reservation, &c., shall have been received and action had thereon. The recommendation of the Acting Commissioner is approved, and I have respectfully to request that an order may be issued setting apart the lands referred to for the purpose named. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, To the PRESIDENT. C. DELANO, Secretary. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 8, 1873. Let the lands described in the third section of the act of 3d March, 1873, for the restoration to market of a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California, be withdrawn from sale and entry, as recommended in the within letter of the honorable the Secretary of the Interior of this date. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 18, 1875. Whereas an act of Congress entitled "An act to restore a part of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to the public lands, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1873 (Stats. at Large, vol. 17, p. 633), defines the south, east, and west boundaries of said reservation, and authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a commission to report its north boundary, and said commission having made their report, which was approved by the Secretary of the Interior August 4, 1874, I hereby order and proclaim the following as the boundaries of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in California, conformable to said act of Congress, viz: Beginning for the same at a point in section 36, of township 23, range 12 west, Mount Diablo meridian, where the township line crosses Eel River, being at a point about eighty rods west of the southeast corner of said township and section; thence following the courses of Eel River up said stream, in the center thereof, to a point where the same is intersected by the stream known as Williams Creek or Bland Mountain Creek; thence following up the center of said creek to its extreme northern source on the ridge dividing the waters of said creek from the waters of Hall's Cañon or Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of Eel River, at the foot of Bland Mountain, crossing said dividing ridge at a point on a line where a small white-oak tree and a cluster of arborvitæ trees are branded with the letters U. S. R.; thence in a direct line to the center of said Hall's Cañon or Creek; thence following down the center of the same to its intersection with the North Fork of Eel River; thence down the center of said North Fork to its intersection with the main fork; thence following up the main fork of the Eel River, in the center thereof, where the township line between townships 22 and 23 north, range 13 west, would intersect said river, if produced; thence east along said township line through ranges 13 and 12 to the place of beginning. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 26, 1876. The military reservation in California known as Camp Wright, embracing the west half of section 1 and the east half of section 2, township 22 north, range 13 west, and containing one mile square of land, be the same more or less, having been, with its buildings, improvements, &c., relinquished by the War Department, the executive order of April 27, 1869, creating said military reservation, is hereby revoked, and the said tract of land with its buildings, improvements, &c., is hereby withheld from public sale, and reserved for the use and occupancy of the Indians located on the Round Valley Reservation, as an extension thereof, until otherwise ordered. U. S. GRANT. Tule River Reserve. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a letter from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated the 3d instant, requesting the setting apart for the use of the Tule River, King's River, Owen's River, Manche Cajon, and other scattering bands of Indians in California, a tract of land described as follows: Commencing on the South Tule River, 4 miles below the Soda Springs on said river, running thence north to the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Tule and Middle Tule; thence east on the dividing line 10 miles; thence south to the ridge dividing the waters of South Tule River and Deer Creek; thence west on said ridge 10 miles; thence north to the place of beginning; the said described tract of country being about 10 miles long and 6 miles wide. The request of the Acting Commissioner meets the approval of this department, and I respect fully recommend that an order be issued by the Executive setting apart the lands referred to for the purpose indicated. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, B. R. COWEN, Acting Secretary. EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 9, 1873. Let the lands described in the within letter be set apart as a reservation for the bands of Indians in California therein named, agreeably to the recommendation of the Acting Secretary of the Interior. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, October 3, 1873. It is hereby ordered that the following tract of country be, and the same is hereby, withheld from sale and set apart as a reservation for the Tule River, King's River, Owen's River, Manche Cajon, and other scattered bands of Indians in the State of California, to be known as the "Tule River Indian Reservation," this being in lieu of the reservation set apart for those Indians by executive order, dated the 9th of January last, which is hereby canceled: Commencing on the south fork of Tule River, 4 miles below the Soda Springs on said river, running thence north to the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the North Fork and Middle Fork of Tule River; thence on said ridge easterly, extended if necessary, to a point from which a line running due south would intersect a line running due east from the place of beginning, and at a distance of 10 miles therefrom; thence from said point, due south, to the ridge, extended if necessary, dividing the waters of the South Fork of Tule River and Deer Creek; thence westerly on said ridge to a point due south of the place of beginning; thence north to the place of beginning, as indicated by red lines on above diagram. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 3, 1878. It is hereby ordered that all of that portion of the Tule River Indian Reservation in California lying within the following boundary, viz: Commencing at a place where a line running due north from a point on the South Fork of the Tule River, 4 miles below the Soda Springs on said river, crosses the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork and Middle Fork of Tule River; thence north to the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the North Fork and Middle Fork of Tule River; thence on said ridge easterly to a point from which a line running due south would intersect a line running due east from the place of beginning, and at a distance of 10 miles therefrom; thence from said point due south to the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork and Middle Fork of Tule River; thence westerly on said ridge to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public do main. R. B. HAYES. COLORADO. EXECUTIVE MANSION, November 22, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the Territory of Colorado, lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at the northeast corner of the present Ute Indian Reservation, as defined in the treaty of March 2, 1868 (Stats. at Large, vol. 15, p. 619), thence running north on the 107th degree of longitude to the first standard parallel north; thence west on said first standard parallel to the boundary line between Colorado and Utah; thence south with said boundary to the northwest corner of the Ute Indian Reservation; thence east with the north boundary of the said reservation to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart for the use of the several tribes of Ute Indians, as an addition to the present reservation in said Territory. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 17, 1876. It is hereby ordered that all that portion of country in the State of Colorado, lying within the following-described boundaries, and forming a part of the Uncompahgre Park, viz: Commencing at the fifty-third mile-post on the north line of the survey of the boundaries of the Ute cession, executed by James W. Miller, in 1875; thence south 4 miles; thence east 4 miles; thence north 4 miles, to the said north line; thence west to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from the public domain and set apart as a part of the Ute Indian Reservation, in accordance with the first article of an agreement made with said Indians and ratified by Congress April 29, 1874. (Stats. at La ge, vol. 18, p. 36.) U. S. GRANT. DAKOTA. Crow Creek Reserve. USHER'S LANDING, DAK., July 1, 1863. SIR: With this report I transmit a plat and field notes of the surveys made for the Sioux and Winnebago reservations by Mr. Powers, and to which I desire to call your attention. * * * The reservation for the Sioux of the Mississippi is bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point in the middle channel of the Missouri River, opposite the mouth of Crow Creek, in Dakota Territory; follow up said channel of the Missouri River about fourteen miles, to a point opposite the mouth of Sne-o-tka Creek; thence due north and through the center of the stockade surrounding the agency buildings for the Sioux of the Mississippi and Winnebago Indians, about three miles, to a large stone mound; thence due east 20 miles; thence due south to the Cedar Island River or American Creek; thence down the said river or creek to the middle channel of the Missouri River; thence up said channel to the place of beginning. Very respecifully, your obedient servant, Hon. WM, P. DOLE, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. CLARK W. THOMPSON, Superintendent of Indian Affuirs. [See An. Rep. Ind. Office for 1863, page 318, and also Stats. at Large, vol. 15, p. 635.] Fort Berthold Reserve. HEADQUARTERS, FORT STEVENSON, SIR: I have the honor to report that I have consulted the best guides and obtained all available information in addition to my own examination, as far as it was practicable, in regard to a reservation for the Arickaree, Gros Ventre, and Mandan Indians. I had an interview with the chiefs of the three tribes, and read the communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, forwarded to me from the commanding general of the department, with which they seemed much pleased. I proposed to them the following reservation, with which they were satisfied: From a point on the Missouri River, four miles below the Indian village (Berthold), in a northeast direction three miles (so as to include the wood and grazing around the village); from this point a line running so as to strike the Missouri River at the junction of Little Knife River with it; thence along the left bank of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Yellowstone River, along the south bank of the Yellowstone River to the Powder River, up the Powder River to where the Little Powder River unites with it; thence in a direct line across to the starting-point four miles below Berthold. The Indians desired that the reservation should extend to the Mouse River, but in view of a railroad passing over that country, I did not accede to their wish; they seemed to comprehend my reason for not doing so. and were satisfied. I have endeavored in this proposed reservation to give them land enough to cultivate and for hunting and grazing purposes. I inclose a sketch of the proposed reservation. Very respectfully, sir, Bvt. Brig. Gen. O. D. GREENE, S. A. WAINWRIGHT, Captain Twenty-second Infantry, Commanding Post. Adjt. Gen. Dept. of Dakota, Saint Paul, Minn. |