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The Treaty of Ruby Valley was a treaty signed with the Western Shoshone in 1863, giving certain rights to the United States in the Nevada Territory.The Western Shoshone did not cede land under this treaty but agreed to allow the U.S. the "right to traverse the area, maintain existing telegraph and stage lines, construct one railroad and engage in specified economic activities.
Their claims and appeal were rejected in 1979, when the ICC ruled that the Western Shoshone lost title to their lands in the Treaty of Ruby Valley in 1863. In 1980 the courts ruled that the lands were not ceded in 1863 but were lost on 6 December 1979.
In 1863, two years into the American Civil War, the US made the peace Treaty of Ruby Valley with the Western Shoshone, which was to allow US citizens safe passage through their territory, protect Pony Express and other access, and permit mining for gold on their land and future construction of railroads. The US needed the gold to conduct the ...
The Doty treaties were entered into by the US with the Shoshone. In 1863 the Treaty of Ruby Valley was entered into with the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation (18 Statute 689–692) and identified the boundaries of their 40,000 sq mi (100,000 km 2) territory. The Western Shoshone did not consent to the inclusion of their property into the ...
In 1863 it signed the Treaty of Ruby Valley with the Western Shoshone, which authorized access but did not cede any land. After the American Civil War , John Warren Butterfield and Wells Fargo & Co continued transport service across the West.
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On October 1, 1863, the Treaty of Ruby Valley was signed by Gov. James W. Nye of the Nevada Territory and Gov. James Duane Doty of the Utah Territory. Twelve chiefs signed for the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation of Indians. The treaty assured their ownership of property (that later became a U.S. nuclear test site).
1863: March 11: Treaty with the Chippewa of the Mississippi and the Pillager and Lake Winnibigoshish Bands: 12 Stat. 1249: 1863: June 9: Treaty with the Nez Perce: 14 Stat. 647: Nez Perce: 1863: Treaty with the Eastern Shoshoni: 18 Stat. 685: 1863: July 30: Treaty with the Shoshoni-Northwestern Bands: 13 Stat. 663: 1863: October 1: Treaty with ...