and mechanic shops they were to have, and au annuity of $a0,000 a year for fifteen years. There was this clause, how- cver, in an article of the treaty, "Their annuities may, at the discretion of the Presiden of the Unitcd States, be discon- tinued entirely should said Indians fail to make reasonable and satisfactory efforts to improve and advance their condi- tion; in which case such other provision shall be made for the as the President and Congress may judge to be suitable or proper." than this of all benefits provided for by the treaty?

Lands were to be assigned tificates were to be issued by the Commissioner of Indian Af Could there be a more complete signing away to them "in severalty," and eer 1 fairs, specifying the names of individuals; and that the "said tracts were set apart for the exclusive use and benefit of the Each Indian was to have forty assignees and their heirs." acres of land, "to include in every a reasonable portion of tinber and water."

The tenth Article of the treaty provided that the annuities paid to the Arapahoes and Cheyennes shonld be continued to them until the stipulations of such treaties or artieles of agreement should be fulfilled; and the seventh Artiele pro- vided that the President, with the assent of Congress, shoald have power to niodify practicable, case, as far as now change any "of the provisions of for or mer treaties " "in such manner and to whatever extent" he might judge it to be necessary and expedient for their best intercsts.

Could a community of people be delivered up more completely bound and at the mercy of a government? Some of the bands of the Cheyennes who were not represented at this council were much dissatisfied with the treaty, as evidently they had great reason to be. And as time went on, all the bands became dissatisfied. Two years later we find that, instead of their being settled on those farms "in severalty," the survoy of their lauds has been just completed, and that "a