Date
6-9-1855
Citation
12 Stat. 951 (1855), 2 Kappler 698
Document Type
Primary Law
Abstract
ARTICLE 3 . And provided, That, if necessary for the public convenience, roads may be run through the said reservation; and on the other hand, the right of way, with free access from the same to the nearest public highway, is secured to them; as also the right, in common with citizens of the United States, to travel upon all public highways.
The exclusive right of taking fish in all the streams, where running through or bordering said reservation, is further secured to said confederated tribes and bands of Indians, as also the right of taking fish at all usual and accustomed places, in common with the citizens of the Territory, and of erecting temporary buildings for curing them; together with the privilege of hunting, gathering roots and berries, and pasturing their horses and cattle upon open and unclaimed land.
Recommended Citation
Treaty with the Yakima, 1855 (1855), https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wa-treaties/4