Date: February 18, 1861
Where or how concluded: Fort Wise, Kansas territory.
Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume XII, page 1163.
Tribe: Arapaho and Cheyenne of Upper Arkansas.
Cession: 426

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Description of cession or reservation: Cede all land claimed by them except one reserved tract.

Reserve tract for future home, described as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Sandy fork of the Arkansas river and extending westwardly along the said river to the mouth of Purgatory river; thence along up the W. bank of the Purgatory river to the northern boundary of the Territory of New Mexico; thence W. along said boundary to a point where a line drawn due S. from a point on the Arkansas river 5 miles E. of the mouth of the Huerfano river would intersect said northern boundary of New Mexico; thence due N. from that point on said boundary to the Sandy fork to the place of beginning.

Historical data and remarks: See explanatary note opposite unratified treaty of Sept. 17, 1851, at Fort Laramie

Ceded by treaty of Oct. 14, 1865

Date: October 14, 1865
Where or how concluded: Camp on Little Arkansas river, Kansas.
Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume XIV, page 703.
Tribe: Cheyenne and Arapaho.

Description of cession or reservation: Reserve set apart as described in treaty and modified by amendment, as follows: Commencing at the mouth of Red creek or Red fork of the Arkansas river, thence up said creek to its source; thence westwardly to a point on the Cimarone river opposite the mouth of Buffalo creek; thence due N. to the Arkansas river; thence down the same to the beginning.

Cede claim to lands therein described as follows: Beginning at the junction of the N. and S. forks of Platte river; thence up the N. fork to the top of the principal range of the Rocky mountains or to Red Buttes; thence southwardly along the summit of the Rocky mountains to the head waters of the Arkansas river; thence down the Arkansas river to the Cimarone crossing of the same; thence to the place of beginning.

Historical data and remarks: This was intended only as a temporary reserve, the treaty providing that as soon as practicable a new reserve should be designated, no part of which should be within the state of Kansas. This was done by treaty of Oct. 28, 1867, and the reserve here described was relinquished. As it was never their reserve except in name, and as the same territory is covered by the claims of other tribes, it is not shown on the map.

This cession practically covers only the reserve assigned them by treaty of Feb. 18, 1861. The remainder of their country had already been ceded by that treaty and the cession is reiterated here only to satisfy a dispute by some of the Indians on that point.

Date: October 28, 1867
Where or how concluded: Medicine Lodge creek, Kansas.
Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume XV, page 593.
Tribe: Cheyenne and Arapaho.

Description of cession or reservation: U. S. set apart a reservation for their occupancy, as follows: Commencing at the point where the Arkansas river crosses the thirty-seventh parallel N. latitude; thence W. on said parallel to the Cimarone river; thence down the middle of said Cimarone river to the Arkansas river; thence up the middle of the main channel of said Arkansas river to the place of beginning.

Relinquish right to occupy territory outside of reservation

Historical data and remarks: Another reservation in lieu of this was established by Executive order of Aug. 10, 1869.

This relinquishment comprised the reserve set apart by treaty of Oct. 14, 1865. It included part of the Cherokee and Osage lands and a portion of the public domain in Kansas. As it was never their reserve except in name, it is not shown on the map.

Date: August 10, 1869
Where or how concluded: Executive order.
Tribe: Cheyenne and Arapaho.

Description of cession or reservation: President establishes a reservation for them on N. fork of Canadian river, in lieu of one designated by treaty of Oct. 28, 1867. This reservation is bounded as follows: Commencing at the point where the Washita river crosses 98ø W. longitude; thence N. with said 98ø W. longitude to the point where it is crossed by the Red fork of the Arkansas (sometimes called the Cimarron); thence up the middle of the main channel thereof to the N. boundary of the country ceded to the U. S. by treaty of June 14, 1866, with the Creek nation; thence W. on said N. boundary and the N. boundary of the country ceded to the U. S. by treaty of Mar. 21, 1866, with the Seminoles to 100ø W. longitude; thence S. on said 100ø W. longitude to the N. boundary of the country set apart for the Kiowas and Comanches by the second article of the treaty of Oct. 21, 1867, with said tribes; thence E. along said boundary to the point where it strikes the Washita river; thence down the middle of the main channel of said river to the place of beginning.

Historical data and remarks: By the terms of an agreement of Oct. 19, 1872, with the Wichita and affiliated bands a portion of this reserve was set apart for those Indians. Congress has, however, failed to ratify the agreement, although the Wichita are occupying the tract. The Cheyenne and Arapaho reserve, as bounded by the Executive order of Aug. 10, 1869, therefore properly includes the tract shown on the map as assigned to the Wichita by agreements of 1872. (This includes No. 540 A.)