The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau pg.57

The building of this line means of course, the invasion of the Indian reservation by the whites. A very considerable tract of land belonging to the Piegan Indians will be taken from them; stores and saloons where whiskey will be freely dealt out will follow the line of the railroad, and a great number of laborers and teams will be engaged in the work of construction. The treaty with the Piegans, ratified by Congress May 1, 1888, provides that whenever in the opinion of the President the public interests shall require the construction of railway or telegraph lines across the reservation such lines may be constructed and a right of way shall be granted to them. The Secretary of the Interior is to fix the compensation for such right of way, and the money so received shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary. The whole matter therefore rests in the hands of Mr. Noble, and his selection of persons to appraise the value of the lands taken and of the damage done will determine the question whether these Indians are to receive any adequate compensation for their lands.
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau
pg.57