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<br />Fort Br14ger Treat;r. hon& other tll1nf:ll the Court .""_ <br /> <br />l1dor.d the risht. at thos. who are sue.....ro .t Indion <br /> <br />lADda, uy1nc (27 F. (2<1) 9l2)1 <br /> <br />"'lhis q118SUon ia not frge troll dittloult;r <br />tar it p-eaenu tar .onaid.raUan what is tho <br />atlltus or the _ter ri&hta ot thoa. 1I!l. haft <br />aoqu1recI by purchas. tMir lAnda t:rCIIl tho Tn~tm,a <br />whos. right<> were mser-tad ""to thom, and m.o <br />be..... ....ted 1I:l.th all the r1&hta L'lC1.dent to <br />""'""hip or both tho lands and ""tor under tho <br />treati.a, with a priority at ...br-.JU7 16, 1&S9. <br />Th. ri&ht ot the InJ1ana to oo.uPJ', ..., a'1d ,all <br />both their land. and _ter is ncnr recosmoecl, all <br />th1a view is S'.1Sl..2inecl 1:1 t..'1o ellS. at Ske"", v. <br />U. 8.. npr'a, and, snch being the 0&8(1" . puiQhuer <br />01 oUch :w.l and ""ter rll\l1~ st:'lUire., all _ <br />other salea, the 'it.le and riEhte held b;r the <br />Indiana, an:! that the... ahould b. awarded to oUch <br />purcha.er the ..... .l....cter ot water righu with <br />equal priorit;r a. th... at the I:ul1;n.. Tbo atatu <br />at the water right after it hat po.oed to othera <br />by tha Indl.o:u .._ to be .~t dittorent !rom <br />1l!l1lo such right i. retained by the Ind1an., because <br />tile principle invoked b;r tho court. tor tho l"otect,1on <br />ot the Indian .. lon~ .. he rotairuI ti t.le to h1a landa <br />doe. not p;;-evall and .pply to tho white lIOn, end the <br />r.aaon for so holding 1. tha t tnere WIlli reserved unto <br />the IndUn. the ab.olute ri&ht to own and use in <br />their own ..,. tho water tor th8ir lADda, 1lh1le tile <br />wtd te man, .. Boon as he becClr3el8 the owner Qt the <br />Ind1an landa, 1.0 subject to tha.. _eral rule. at <br />la... ~ the appropriation an:! us. ot the public <br />_ten ot the .tate, and 'Would, .. grantoe at the <br />Tn....' allo....to, be entitled to a water rieht tor <br />the actual acreage thet Wall under i1T1gat1on at the <br />~ titu, r-:a5"<1 !'ros t;,. Indian., and .""" 1ncreAaed <br />acreap a. he IlI.cjIt with reaaonable d1l.t&enc. place <br />llI1der irrl.ption, 'Which would ti.... to hilll, u:>:I6r tha <br />doctr1ne at ralation, tho ae::a priorit;r a. _ by <br />tho Indl.anDj otherwia., t.'", &;:;>lic4tlon at ""7 othar <br />rule 'WOllld pamit .uoh grantee tor an indetL'11ta <br />per10cl to rec:1A1n tbo ""on.. .r hi. 1&.">11 ::nd 1lithl>~'d <br />tile application at tho water to a benet1c1al ..., which <br />is ap1:1st. the poliCj' roeo.,..' "od in the deveJDpoont at <br />arid 1a:Jd.... <br /> <br />-17- <br /> <br />0025 <br />