Agreement with the Weeminuche, Muache, and Capote bands of Ute, 1888

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Title
Agreement with the Weeminuche, Muache, and Capote bands of Ute, 1888
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Weeminuche
Muache
Capote
Date Original
13 November 1888
Subjects/Keywords
Description
And the United States reserves and retains the right and privilege of granting right of way for railroads, highways, ditch companies, or any other purpose that may be necessary across and over said tract of land.
Description
The United States agree that the Southern Ute Indians, comprising the aforesaid bands of Weeminuches, Moaches, and Capotes, may hunt over the unoccupied lands on and around the La Sal Mountains in Utah.
Description
The United States agree to give and furnish to said Indians twenty thousand dollars' worth of sheep as soon as they are located on said tract of land, the sheep to be divided among said Indians equally per capita, irrespective of age or sex.
Description
The United States agree to pay the Southern Utes the sum of fifty thousand dollars, as follows: Five thousand dollars annually for ten years, the first payment to be made within thirty days after this treaty is approved by Congress, and annually thereafter, and when paid the money to be equally divided among all of said Indians per capita, irrespective of age or sex.
The United States, recognizing Ignacio as head chief and Buckskin Charley as chief of the Moaches, and Mariano as chief of the Weeminuches agree to pay each of said chiefs the sum of five hundred dollars in five annual payments, the first payment to be made within thirty days after this treaty is approved by Congress. And whereas there is a dispute between Ta-pu-che and Ta-be-watch as to which is chief of the Capotes, the United States agree to pay each of them the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, as follows: One hundred each annually for two years, and fifty dollars each the third year, the payments to be made at the same time the other chiefs are paid.
Is Referenced By
25 Stat. 133
28 Stat. 677
Treaty Type
agreement
Bibliographic Citation
50th Cong., 2d sess., S. Ex. Doc 67.
Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 302
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
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