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be given you at the payment He IS deseFiiii5ieu
to see that you shall nave justice done you, anu ~
/ disniss all improper agents. ne oespise
who would do YOU wrong. Now propose 10 ~!
vour lands from Fond du Lac al 'ne hedu u n,aAo
Superior down Lake Superior 10 Inocoiate .'''ei


near Grand Island including ali the lsisnos IN tiie
l;,,;,. of the United States, 10 the Lake, making
The boundary on Lake Superior about 2os mics


in extent and extending BACK INTO tsle eouhlfy On


T .i1s S,nerjor about 100 miles Mr.. Stuart
aboyed the Chiefs the boundary the map and
s.;d YOU must not suppese that your Great Father
| is anxious to buy your lands; the principal object
| is the minerals, as the white people will not want
TO make homes upon them. Until the lands are
| wanted you viii be permitted to live upon them as
YOU now do They may be wanted hereafter, and
in this event your Grea, Father does not wish 10
leave YOU without home / propose that the
Fond du Lac lands and the Sandy Lake tract
(Which embrace tract $50 miles long by 1Oe
miles deep)b be left you for home for all The bands,
as only small par; Of the Fond du Lac lands are
to be included in the present purchase. Think
we'll on the subject and counsel among yourselves,
but allow no black birds to disturb you. Your
Grea, Father is now willing and can do you great
good if you viii, but if not you must lake the cor
sequences. Tomorrow at the FIRE OF the gun you
cali come TO the Council ground and tell me
whether the proposal make in the name OF your
Grca, Father is agreeable to you if so will do
what can for you-you have known me to be
your friend for many years. would not do you
wrong if | could, but desire to assist you if you
allow me TO do So If you now refuse 1t will be
long before Won have another offer.


October Isl.


At the sound of the cannon the Council met
and when all were ready for business, Singoop,
the head Chief of the Fond du Lac band, with his
I'd and Sd Chiefs, came forward and shook hands
with the Commissioner and others associated with
him, then spoke as follows:


Ny friend, we now know the purpose you came
for and we do Mt want to dsplease you. am very
glad there are 80 many Indians here TO hear me
wish TO speak of the lands you want to buy Of
me. do Mt wish to displease the Traders !
do Mt wish 10 displeasc the baif.breeds so don't
wish TO say at once, right off. | want 70 kno"


what our Great Father will give Us for them, then
| [ will think and tell you what think. ou must
| not tell lie, but tell what our Great ather
will give us for our lands. Iwant TO ask you again.


my Father. l want TO see the writing, and who
/, is that gave our Great Father permission to take
our minerals. | am we'll satisfied of what you said
about Blacksmiths, Carpenters. School Teachers,
&c. as to what you said about wbiskey, cannot
speak now. | do not know what the other Chiefs
will sav about it. | want to see the treaty which
authorizes the Government to take away min
erals MIR. Stuart read the treaty and the names
of the Chiefs who signed. Ti4e Chief answered
that the Indians had been deceived, that they did
not so understand it when they signed it.


Mr. Stuart replied that this was all talk for
hing, that the Government had rig ht to the min
erals under former treaty, yet their Great Father
wishes now to pay for the minerals and purchase
cbeir lands


The Chief said he was satisfied. All shook hands
again and the Chief retired.


The next Chief who came forward was the
Great Buffalo, Chief Of the La Ponte band
Had heavy epaueltes on his shoulders, and hat
trimmed with tinsc with heavy string of bears
claws about his neck, and said: My Father l
10 Mt speak for myself only, but for my Chiefs
What YOU said hers Yesterday, when you called US
our children, is what | speak about. | shall not
,ay what the other Chief has said, that you have
heard alreadp. He then made some remarks about
he Missionaries who were laboring in their coun-
iry and thought, as yet, little had been DONE
about the Carpenters, he said that he could not
ell how it would work, as he had not tried it yet.
We have not decided yet about the Farmers but
we are pleased al your proposal about Blacksmths
Can it be supposed that we can complete our de
iberatons in one night? We will think on the
subject and decide as we can.


The great Antonaugen Chief came next obsery-
ng the usual ceremony of shaking hands, and sur
rounded BY his inferior Chiefs said My Father
aud all the people listen, and call upon my Great
Father in Heaven to bear witness TO the rectltudc
f my intentions. 1t is now FIVE years nee we
nave listened TO the Missionaries yet feel that
,ve are but children as to our abilities. will speak
about the lands Of our band, and wish to say what
Is lust and honorable in relation to the subject
You said we are Your children. We feel that we
are still, most of us, in darkness not able fully TO
comprehend oil things on account OF our ignorance
Wha, you said about our becoming enlightened
am much pleased with; you have thrown light on
The subject into my mind, and | have found much
delight and pleasure thereby. We nowunderstand
YOUR proposition from our Great Father the Presll-
dent and will now wait to hear what our Great
Father will give us for our lands then we will an
.wer. This is for the Antonnaugens and Ance
bands.


Mr. Stuart now said that he came 10 treat with
theiwholc Chppeway Nation, and look upon them
all as one Nation; and said, am much pleased
with those who have spoken; they are very hne
orators the only difficulty is they do not cen to
know whether they will sell their lands. If they
have not made up their minds, we will put of the
Council


Lac de Flambeau Chief, the Great Grow, came
forward with the strict Indian formalities, bat had
out little to say, as he did not come expecting to
have any part in the treaty but wished to receive
MS payment and go home


The second Chief of this band wished to speak.
he was painted red, with black spots each
cheek to set off his beauty; his forehead was
painted blue and when he came to speak, he said
Nha, the head Chief has said is all | have TO say.
We will wait to hear wha, your proposals are, and
yiIl answer n, proper time