WHEREAS
a treaty was made and concluded at Articles of agreement and convention
made and concluded at Muckl-te-oh, or Point Elliott, in the territory
of Washington, this twenty-second day of January, eighteen hundred
and fifty-five, by Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent
of Indian affairs for the saidTerritory, on the part of the United
States, and the undersigned chiefs, head-men and delegates of
the Dwamish, Suquamish, Sk-kahl-mish, Sam-ahmish, Smalh-kamish,
Skope-ahmish, St-kah-mish, Snoqualmoo, Skai-wha-mish, N'Quentl-ma-mish,
Sk-tah-le-jum, Stoluck-wha-mish, Sno-ho-mish, Skagit, Kik-i-allus,
Swin-a-mish, Squin-ah-mish, Sah-ku-mehu, Noo-wha-ha, Nook-wa-chah-mish,
Mee-see-qua-guilch, Cho-bah-ah-bish, and othe allied and subordinate
tribes and bands of Indians occupying certain lands situated in
said Territory of Washington, on behalf of said tribes, and duly
authorized by them.
ARTICLE 1.
The said tribes and bands of Indians hereby cede, relinquish,
and convey to the United States all their right, title, and interest
in and to the lands and country occupied by them, bounded and
described as follows: Commencing at a point on the eastern side
of Admiralty Inlet, known as Point Pully, about midway between
Commencement and Elliott Bays; thence eastwardly, running along
the north line of lands heretofore ceded to the United States
by the Nisqually, Puyallup, and other Indians, to the summit of
the Cascade range of mountains; thence northwardly, following
the summit of said range to the 49th parallel of north latitude;
thence west, along said parallel to the middle of the Gulf of
Georgia; thence through the middle of said gulf and the main channel
through the Canal de Arro to the Straits of Fuca, and crossing
the same through the middle of Admiralty Inlet to Suquamish Head;
thence southwesterly, through the peninsula, and following the
divide between Hood's Canal and Admiralty Inlet to the portage
known as Wilkes' Portage; thence northeastwardly, and following
the line of lands heretofore ceded as aforesaid to Point Southworth,
on the western side of Admiralty Inlet, and thence around the
foot of Vashon's Island eastwardly and southeastwardly to the
place of beginning, including all the islands comprised within
said boundaries, and all the right, title, and interest of the
said tribes and bands to any lands within the territory of the
United States.
ARTICLE 2.
There is, however, reserved for the present use and occupation
of the said tribes and bands the following tracts of land, viz:the
amount of two sections, or twelve hundred and eighty acres, surrounding
the small bight at the head of Port Madison, called by the Indians
Noo-sohk-um; the amount of two sections, or twelve hundred and
eighty acres, on the north side Hwhomish Bay and the creek emptying
into the same called Kwilt-seh-da, the peninsula at the southeastern
end of Perry's Island, called Shais-quihl, and the island called
Chah-choo-sen, situated in the Lummi River at the point of separation
of the mouths emptying respectively into Bellingham Bay and the
Gulf of Georgia. All which tracts shall be set apart, and so far
as necessary surveyed and marked out for their exclusive use;
nor shall any white man be permitted to reside upon the same without
permission of the said tribes or bands, and of the superintendent
or agent, but, if necessary for the public convenience, roads
may be run through the said reserves, the Indians being compensated
for any damage thereby done them.
ARTICLE 3.
There is also reserved from out the lands hereby ceded the amount
of thirty-six sections, or one township of land, on the northeastern
shore of Port Gardner, and north of the mouth of Snohomish River,
including Tulalip Bay and the before-mentioned Kwilt-seh-da Creek,
for the purpose of establishing thereon an agricultural and industrial
school, as hereinafter mentioned and agreed, and with a view of
ultimately drawing thereto and settling thereon all the Indians
living west of the Cascade Mountains in said Territory. Provided,
however, That the President may establish the central agency and
general reservation at such other point as he may deem for the
benefit of the Indians.
ARTICLE 4.
The said tribes and bands agree to remove to and settle upon the
said first above-mentioned reservations within one year after
the ratification of this treaty, or sooner, if the means are furnished
them. In the mean time it shall be lawful for them to reside upon
any land not in the actual claim and occupation of citizens of
the United States, and upon any land claimed or occupied, if with
the permission of the owner.
