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Title
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Treaty with the Western Shoshoni, 1863
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Date Original
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1863
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1 October 1863
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Date Proclaimed
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21 October 1869
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Date Ratified
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26 June 1866
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Subjects/Keywords
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See all items with this valueTreaties
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See all items with this valueStatutes
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See all items with this valueIndians of North America
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See all items with this valueUnited States
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railroads
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Description
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The several routes of travel through the Shoshonee country, now or hereafter used by white men, shall be forever free, and unobstructed by the said bands, for the use of the government of the United States, and of all emigrants and travellers under its authority and protection, without molestation or injury from them.
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it being understood that provision has been made by the government of the United States for the construction of a railway from the plains west to the Pacific ocean, it is stipulated by the said bands that the said railway or its branches may be located, constructed, and operated, and without molestation from them, through any portion of country claimed or occupied by them.
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telegraph lines
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Description
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the said bands stipulate and agree that hostilities and all depredations upon the emigrant trains, the mail and telegraph lines, and upon the citizens of the United States within their country, shall cease
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station houses may be erected and occupied at such points as may be necessary for the comfort and convenience of travellers or for mail or telegraph companies.
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mining and mineral rights
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Description
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It is further agreed by the parties hereto, that the Shoshonee country may be explored and prospected for gold and silver, or other minerals; and when mines are discovered, they may be worked, and mining and agricultural settlements formed, and ranches established whenever they may be required.
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mail routes and roads
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Description
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the said bands stipulate and agree that hostilities and all depredations upon the emigrant trains, the mail and telegraph lines, and upon the citizens of the United States within their country, shall cease
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right of way
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Description
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The several routes of travel through the Shoshonee country, now or hereafter used by white men, shall be forever free, and unobstructed by the said bands, for the use of the government of the United States, and of all emigrants and travellers under its authority and protection, without molestation or injury from them.
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it being understood that provision has been made by the government of the United States for the construction of a railway from the plains west to the Pacific ocean, it is stipulated by the said bands that the said railway or its branches may be located, constructed, and operated, and without molestation from them, through any portion of country claimed or occupied by them.
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roads and highways
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Description
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The several routes of travel through the Shoshonee country, now or hereafter used by white men, shall be forever free, and unobstructed by the said bands, for the use of the government of the United States, and of all emigrants and travellers under its authority and protection, without molestation or injury from them.
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hunting, fishing and gathering
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Description
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The United States, being aware of the inconvenience resulting to the Indians in consequence of the driving away and destruction of game along the routes travelled by white men, and by the formation of agricultural and mining settlements, are willing to fairly compensate them for the same; therefore, and in consideration of the preceding stipulations, and of their faithful observance by the said bands, the United States promise and agree to pay to the said bands of the Shoshonee nation parties hereto, annually for the term of twenty years, the sum of five thousand dollars in such articles, including cattle for herding or other purposes, as the President of the United States shall deem suitable for their wants and condition, either as hunters or herdsmen.
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crimes against Indian country
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Description
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if depredations are at any time committed by bad men of their nation, the offenders shall be immediately taken and delivered up to the proper officers of the United States, to be punished as their offences shall deserve
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bad men
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Description
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if depredations are at any time committed by bad men of their nation, the offenders shall be immediately taken and delivered up to the proper officers of the United States, to be punished as their offences shall deserve
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hunting fishing gathering
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MODX ID
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306;treaty-with-the-western-shoshoni-1863-0851
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Last Updated in MODX
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2023-10-27
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Compiler and Editor
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Kappler, Charles J.
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Description
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Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, is a historically significant, seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.
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Publisher
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Government Printing Office
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Temporal Coverage
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1788-1883
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Treaty Type
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treaty
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Bibliographic Citation
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Charles Joseph Kappler, Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, vol. 2, Treaties, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 1904), 851.
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Identifier
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oksd_kap_v2_323
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RIT_326
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NAI_178907585
18 Stat. 689