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The Last Indian Treaty.—It is known lhat the United States Government have just effected a treaty with the Menominee tribe of Indians, who held a tract of valuable land on the Wisconsin and Fox rivers. The Green Hay Advocate; gives the following details of this treaty, so imporlant to Northern Wisconsin, we may add, to the whole State.—1st They cede all their lands to Wisconsin, estimated at about 2,500,000 acres.2d The United States grants them 600,000 acres on tho Crow Wing river, as their future homo3d The United States pays #350,000, a*follows ; .#40,000 to persons of mixed blood : #20,000 for removal ; $20,000 for subsist lance for one year after their arrival at their new home; #5,000 for individual improvements on the ceded lands; $15,000 to erect mills, school-houses, See.; $9,000 for millers, c., for 15 years; $20,000 annuity for 70 years after tile expiration of their present limited annuity. The United Stales supports a blacksmith shop for 12 years after their present provision expires. The interest on their investment under the treaty of 1836, now amounting to $130,000, is to be applied in part to the support of a manual labor school | and the balance paid them as annuity forever.The only portion of our State now remain-, ing and to which the Indian title has not been | extinguished is (ho small tract of three town-« ships, occfiDied by the Oncidas. They, how- 1 ever, arc all farmers, and may before many years become invested with the privileges of citizenship, f s they have already adopted the manners, habits and language of their white neighbors.rtc%0bsI/.rVacotfnr
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Potosi Republican
Potosi, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Nov 23, 1848
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