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OF THK Iiijrjrfu?a^ ^Xi^t «f MndiiiHS, Some of whom resltloon thflr RKSPIRVK ?^KA.R S AUNT A, AWJD OTHEBS ON IVALPOLE LSLANIK TOGETIIKR WITH OTKEK, IDOCTJJS^ElSrTS, piaiying that they tnay he allowed U* Torm themselves liHo One Tribe as they were prior to ISol, . and to hold their landts and moneys in common, and that th^ FOIiEia-3Nr I3SriDI^A.3NrS May b« hereafter Kxoliided from ParticipatiU|c in tlie Antitiity. «••- v^ SAKN-IiV. "CANADIAN" POWEK-l»RK!SS PBINT. 1871. r»I^EF.A.CE. The IiutiariH, Jx)th In the United States and British Provinces, are di- vided into separate RamlH or Tribes, each having Its own land distinct from other lands. In 1827 the St. Clair Band of Chippeways— being the Memorialists, then numbering 4M) persons— ceded their Hunting landn in the London and Westminster Districts to the Crown for XllOO. An- other Band of Chi ppe ways, then numbering 240 persons, ceded their Isinds in the Longwood Tract in the year 182-J for £iiO0. Although the Tracts so ceded are joining, yet the two Bands never interfered with each other, their aniniities are kept in separate accounts and eacli Band receives annually its own money. The Foreign Indians of the Sarnia Reserve have their own lands in their own country, but as long as they remain in Canada they cannot receive any l)enehls therefrom, because the United States consider them out of their jinisdlctlon. The St. Clair Band of Chippeways think they make no unreasonable demand from the Government to be protected auid guaranteed in the maintenance of their rights. Their intention of withdrawing their liberality by hereafter excluding the Foreign Indians from participating in their annuity is a fair comparison of the action taken by the Government when it withheld the "Presents'* formerly granted and distributed to the Indians. The "Presents'* were withheld because it was found that there was no «Hrect pledge given by the Crown to continue them; they were given to the Indians for their loyalty, and were continued for many years througli mere .custom. Just so in respect to the case now in question, no direct pledge has ever been given to the Foreign Indians whereby they might become the I jt>int prcprletoi's of the Sarnia Reserve and the annuity moneys. The relation of the Indians with the Government resemble that of a Ward to his guardian, and I think that the guardians cannot have the power of paymg tlie money, belonging exclusively to a certain Tribe, to other Indians who have lands and moneys elsewhere. WM. N. FISHER. Walpole Island, December mh, 1870. Tllli: MiEMOIilAJL.. - ♦'•• To Hie Honorable Joseph Howe. Siiperiiilendeiit Clenoal <»f Indian ilft'airM; &c.; Art ol llhe Stirnlu Reserve. Afterwards some returned to their own possessl(Mis fin said St^ite, but othors have remained, and their i)ossession to the Uands thej' now occupy on said Reserve has been a m» re c:)ntinned one, isno prvernment deeming It imprudent to intrude uj)on said lands granted lem lands lor their residence out of the ceded lands. Therefore, the lid Sarnla and Walp<.)le Island Bauds, being your Memorialists, feel ^ijustly dealt with on account oi' their lands being taken and occupied other Indians, wlio have lands and moneys elsewhere. [11. That your Memorialists as much appreciate their annuity moneys id lands as any white man does his own money and cleared farm, and [they continue to give away their property without any compensation ]ieir respective individual shares to the annuity will be very small ; refore they cannot aflford any longer to allow the said aliens to parti- ite in it, and they demand the protection of the Government in the iJntenance of their rights, for there can be no Injury inflicted upon said aliens because they have lands) and moneys in their own mtry. 12. TliHt Hlnco the Rarniu Ilescrve has heon Mibdivlded by Murvcy Into lots, wljenevor any one of the young men desires to loeute^ the Indians In C'ouneil deelde by vote as to which lot he mny occupy, and the Kuld {I liens thoreby argue that the netU>n renders snrticlcnt nivuns by whteli they beeome the Joint proprietors of the Reserve and the annuity fnoneys. Your Memorlai'sts sulnnit tlie following for your considera- tion an showing that such Is not the case :— First. The intention Is for dechllng as to which lot he or they may m'cupy, and can only he held lor tJiat purpose. Heeond. It only provides raeans for preventing conflicting settle- riients and the consequent strife, and cannot be held as remlerlng ad- mission to the said aliens to bec<»me the Joint proprietors of the lleserve. Third. It does nr)t render a gift of the land, because Indians occupying land never reduced It to personal enjoyment as a separate Individual estate or property. Fourth. The aliens have exercised vote* on the matter and theirs cannot be legal because tliey have no lands cm the Rt»serve to give, hav- ing in the first instance not been admitted to become the Joint prcprio- lors thereof. Fifth. If it should be hehl sufficient to render a complete gift of the land. It places in the power of a Tiy one to disp«N4e his or her lot to any l^)erRon he pleases, contrary to the usual mode in which lands are held and disposed of among the Indians, and also takes away the lands with* out any compensation whatever from the Walpole Indians which they have never relinquished. 18. That some women, originally belonging to the Sarnia Band, are married to some of the said aliens, and instead of acting upon the prin- ♦'iple which prevails among other Trll)es, and which was pursued by the Superlniendent, Mr. R. Maclien/ie, on the 2nd of November last, when inqulnng and decidlugas to who should be entitled to share ir. the annuity realized by the sale of the Bear Creek Indian Reserve on River Sydenham, thatany Indian woman marryingan Indian belonging to another Band shall cease to ix; a member of her own Band and shall become a member of the Band to whom her husband belongs, and shall forfeit her interest and title to the annuity belonging to her own Band, and shall be entitled to share that of the Band of whom she becomes a member by marriage. Your Memorialists, to manifest tlK^ir liberality and good disposition on account of their women, w*II set apart a certain sum out of their annuity with which the Government may open an ac- count with them, provingaf Jfyoui >r the >lin 20. • tidal int ''alpo tans. I voy Into Inve alluded to of the Island, vix : For the Benefli of the Walpole Island Indians. I. Walix>le Island for their i-CHlilenee. •J. Mimeys received for sales of tlm bor thereon. J{. Moneys received for tlie sale of 30<) acres In Ataderdon Township. 4. Moneys receivetl for tho sale of Peach Islantl. Tk Moneys to be realized by sab's of tho Indian Islands in Lake Krle. 8. One third of the am(Kint received fixnn tho sales of the Flghtlnj; Island In the River Detroit. (This timount, howovor, is for the Pottawa- Uwnlesonly.) 7' Apart of the moneys received fix>m the sales of the Bear Creok lands on the River Hydenhrun, provided tlie dovornment grantw tho prayer of the Bear Creek Indians of Walixjle Island to have a part of the moneys transferred to them. For the Benefit of Yuur Meinorlallsts: 1. Harnia Reserve for their residence. 2. Two Reserves in Bosanquot, 5. Tlie Annuity of j£ilOO, under tlie arrangement herewith pi-ouoseU, line $1800, l»elng a par' of the safd wnnuity and which now stands to tho |creditof the Walpole island Chlppeways, is U> be re-transferred to the '^arnia Band. 4. Moneys realized by the sales of lands in Moore, Enniskillen and iSarnia. 5. Fawn Island in River St. Clair. 18. That your Memorialists, out of their atuiulty funds, will pay • f . Improvements to the said aliens made on tiie Harnia Reserve; and that tie improvements now owned and occupied by your Hemoriaiists on ''alpole Island sliaU not be isold to any other persons whatever except the said aliens who nday avail themselves of removing and settling thereon. Tlie value of said impi-ovements to be estimated by some jompetent and disinterested party to be appointed for tliat purix)se by il.he Department. 19. That your Memorialists having well . .>nsldered their present posU blon and circumstances nre of opinion to be /nore for their interest and welfare to dispose the wiiole or a part of their present Reserve, whicli, though very highly valuable, is of rather small benefit to ihem, as a treat portion thereof lies la fallow and waste on account of the stiff -clay Ml, whicii demands an expert agriculturalist, to which stage your lemoriallsts have as yet not attained, provided they receive a good )rice for it ; and provided, sliould tliey surrender the whole, ♦hat the lovernment purchase out of their annuity funds a tract of land. Its ex- mt to be agreeable to their Dum.bers, and to be held like all other In- lian Reserves, somewhere In the Western spcWon of Ontaria But s<» >ng as the said aliens are allowed to share in tlie privileges and rights )f your Memorialists, they cannot consent to a ;^urrender of their lands, ':>r they cannot any longer the allow aliens to have a voice and con- >I In their affairs. 20. That the moneys hereinbefore referred to, be set apart for the tid aliens, should be so placed as to form a part of the moneys alluded in the 17th clause, to be credited to the account of the Indians of ''alpole Island in consideration of them becoming a part of those In- lans, should they remove and settle on said Isfland. kLH -i 8 21. That your A[onioiia lists rmibmlt the following for your considera- tion as showing- the circumstuncvs and manner how and why the said aliens became "the recipients cf the snid annuity : 1. That shortly aft<3r the arrival of the said aliens they became the recipients of presents from the Crown, the said Sarnia Band then rais- ing no objections thereto, because tliey were a matter of Free Grant fi'om t,lie Imperial Government. 2. That w hen the said presents were discontinued, In lieu thereof, money, then called tlie commutaticm money, was continued to be paid U) Indians for a short time, and when the same was discontinued tlie anmiity money, being a payment for lands ceded to the Crown, lias been continued, but no part thereof has been paid to those Indians who nevor had any lands ceded to the Crown, such as the Muncey Indians of the Than^os; Chippeways, of Point au Pelee; Pottawatomies, and Ot- taM^as, of Walpole Island. .'?. But instead of discontinuing to pay the said aliens, their names continued to appear on the Payment Roll, and have In cimsequence re- C(rived payment, although many of the Sarnia Band objected, but such objection has never boen brought before the Government. 2-i. That the intention of your Memorialists of excluding the said aliens from any further participation in their annuity moneys and re- sifling on ineir lands, is but a fair compiu'is(»n of the action taken by the (jovernment In the discontinuance of the said presents which were formerly annually issued to Indians for many years, and which were discontinued because there was never any direct pledge given to con- tinue the boon to them. 20. Tliat your Memorialists therefore deem their demand, to be pro- tected and guaranteied in the maintenance of their riglits In carrying r'lt the arrangement herein proposed, not at all unreasonable, for there has been no pledge given to the said aliens. Always unhesitatingly loyal to Her Majesty, they feel confident that her JHonorable Ofl^cers will remove the dissatisfaction from the minds of her most loyal-loving aliens. And in connection with this Memorial they lespectfully call and direct your attention to the accompany jjig Aflldavita and other Documents referred iliereto. ■r rf: 9 names ence re- but such be pro- carrying for there lent that le lulnd^ Ind direct ►cuments ♦♦A." \Vii)role Island, Hth Oct., 1848. We, the undersigned, Clilppeway Chiefs of Wulpole Island and Port Sarnla, in full CouneU assenibicd, have unanimously agreed that u new uivlHion of or.i annuity be now nla^le, and that our Superintendent be I requested to forAvard our agreement to Montrejil, viz : To the VValpole I iteople the sum of three hundred and fifty p'HUids currency, and to the iHarnia people 'Ju» sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds per annum. ^H|l me-siie-bp:-she, NAGKSillK, l'KTI.R W EG EH U IK, QUAUUAKEBOoUK, WAWANOSH, UUA-KE-UWAN, (*SHA( K^DMAW, NAWETCHEGESHIK. ( 'ertll5erg.j WhiteneUI, S. Master. (I B. n kfltdavjt of Chi*'!!' Joshua Wawaiiosh, made the ^.'ttl\ Noreinbei^ 1870, before Ji, H, Gui'arties to the cession made in tlie year 1SJ7. That he very well knows ,nd remembers the circumstances whicli t(K>k place at the time of tlie (^:sum aforesaid, viz : A provisional agreement wns first entered upon nd immediately thereaftei-, some oflicials, wifite men, inquired as to [lie total number of the Indians tlien claiming and inhabiting the said raet ceded; they were very particular in int^uiring the names and the iJrth place of the Indians, to ascertain who were the proper owners and I'ho were the American Indk.ns, ai'.d aJterwards, after finding tliat the mmber of the pioper claimants were four hundred and forty jereons, [nother paper deed wius executed and sigued by the Chiefs conveying uid Tract to the King of England. That about the year 18;^— cannot ly exactly when— a considerable sensation was felt among the Indians lul whites of the St. Clair Reserve and Port Sarnia by the arrival of iidians, representing -themselves to be Sjiglnaw Indians, from the ite of Michigan. They encamped on the Banks of the St. Clair river, >out (»ne mile above the Town of Sarnia. That subsequently they lade their Wigwams on the lower part of the St. Clair Reserve. They jver asked jMUinlssion to become members of the m. Clair Band of liil>l)eways but were permitted to make their temiiorary stay on said («erve. Afterwartls a considerable number returned to their own pos- iKslons in Micthlgan. T^lat he was always told by them that they fled ni their own country to avoid being forced to remove west of the [Isslssippl, and after the excitement was abated they returned to their wu country. That otliers remained, but t}:e land had never been given [euj for g(M;d, a)ul it wa^^only one man named Nahpnen't) then nta)- ' asked thj advice of the In to become a member of the Id Hand. And to such as have remAined i ) Council was ever held, Waumpums or Documents given to sliow that the lands were given ■m for go(Kl. That tie knt)ws lo be the aliens who <'ame from Michl- n. who-se names appear In the list marked "S," anu which has been 11 to Linfi. That a cort:iln part of his Band settled on Wainolc Ishiud, in the year I8ts the annuity was by him and others dlvldetlinto two [ts, but the lauils reserved, to iiis per-onal knowledge, have never )n u master of p»u'tltion between them. That in former years the 10 Mj;<»iU« of the IinMnn Derartment always advised him to collect togotlier liis ficuplo on the Hririiia Reserve, but those of Wa!p " F." Affidavit of Joseph Waivanomh. 1 believe myself to be about Jo years of age. Was l)orn near Sarnla at TiJilie Wawan(»sti, and am the son of (,'liief Joshua Wawanosh. 1 re- member when the Indians, calling themselves Saginaw Indians, arrived into Cunadft frf mi the State of Michigan. They were distltute and had no place to make their home. I then uiiderstood that an aged man, a so. t of leader among them, asked for a permission to make tlK'ir tem- I'orary lujme on the lower partof tlie Sarnia Reserve, to plant and raise some Corn, IN)tsitoes and Pumpkins. My father gave him a permission. It has been the custom and law of the Tribe, that wlienever any thing.im- portantis to be done tlic (Chiefs and head men with tlieir wairiors, consult together upr)n tiie nnitter, and if my father intended to give the lands to tlio said Saginaw Indians tliis would have been the course taken by him and otherijof the Trib*', but to my i>ersonui knowledge such has never taken place. Upon the arrival of ilie said Saginaw Indians and there- afLcj- they, too, received pr<\sents from the Crown, and there was always a tlistinciion observed between the presents and the merchandise pur- eoasea by the annuity, for whilst the siiid Saginaw Indians received only the presents the Sarnia Tribe received both. Sometimes the annuity mhow gofxl feelings and kindness, sometimes gave money and provisions to the Saginaw Indians out of the annuity. After sometime some re- t'U'ned fo their t)wn ]x>8sessions in Michigan, but a few others have re- mained, and to my perstinal knowledge, no Council had ever been held to accept and admit them to become the joint provnietors of tlie Varnia Reserve and the annuity moneys I cannot say wlien, but I remember that houses were erected on the Sarnia Reserve, and that Wm. Jones was then Superintendent. The Indians were then to be collected and dwell In the houses. After having resided and lived in the said houses, many removed and settled im Walpfile Island, becaiTse, an tney stated, they could not woik the still clay soil on the Sarnia Reserve; and that the Wali)ole Island and its surrounding waters containing tish in abmid- ance, wild fowl and fur-bearing animals induced them to remove thither. The Tribe leaving thus ijecome divided, to my personal know- ledge, they have never divided Ijetween them of any of the lands so re- served within the c-ssion of 1827, except the annuity, which was parti- tioned between them in 1H48. How it was that the Moore Reserve was ceded by the V/alpdcd their lands to the Crown, I remember that it was a general talk i^mong the Tribe that their Father wanted to consolidate them all In Sarnia Reserve and were promised that good houses would be built Utt their resldenci . 11 Tlioy wore th^n scattered in tliiTerent places, Uvini; in Wigwams, and were all Pufjans, they ut first d'sliked the idea of liviiiji in liotises be- eause, as they thoiiglit, tliey would then become cliristiaiis wlileli, as i'ai^an, tliey tlien hated. After much persunsion tliey gathered and lived in tl>e houses ihns>: erected for theni, bui after a while many removed and settled f)n Wa'- ))ole Island. The Alieii«— Saginaw Indians— were not tljen residents with the Tribe nor till a long time afterwards that they e;!m(> over fr«»ni Michigan. Some from Sagiiuuv and others from Blaclc River and other places. When they cime no t'ouncll then, nor since and up to this date have ever been held among the Sarnla Chlppeways for the purpose of ad- mitting them U> become tlie joint proprietors of the S.iniia Ili^servi; and tiie annuity. After staying siwhile a large bcxly of them returne(I to jMii'higan to their own homes and some have remained to this day. To my knowledge— I never knew of any Oimncil being held li^- the Tribe since they became separat<^d ; some now residing on the Sarnia Reserve and others on Walpole Island, for the purpose of dividing the lands .so reserved for them. « o.' Keport of Wni. N. FIi!»Ii United Stiites. That since the year 1S07, various subsequent Treaties were made by tlie Indians in which ihey have always been well provided for. But th;j most important one of tlie Treatise is that which was made and concluded at Detroit, on the Mst July, 185a, between tlie United States by their Commissioners, George W. Manypenny and Henry (.'. Gilbert, and the Ottawa and uhlppo way Indians residing within the State of Michigan, ana which Treaty was ratilied by the President, Franklin Pierce, on the 10th Sc^ptember, HAi. Under this Treaty the then dispersed Bands were cons.olldated Into scttU'inents, s<»me In Isabella County, alM>ut sixty miles from Saginaw, off Lake Huron, snmo In Oceana and Mason Counties on the eastern shores of Ijake Michigan, and others In the northern parts of the State. Article first provides that the "United States will withdraw from sale for the benetit of saal Indians, all the uiihoiU public lands within the StaU' embraced In the following descriptions." The locations of lands are described. "The United States will give to each Otttiwa and Chippeway Indian, being the head of a family, bO acres of laiul, and to each single person over 21 years of age. 4 i acreK. of land." ' Article second. The United States* will also pay to the said Indians the sum of $ .>;K400 in manner following to wit :— $ 80.000 for educational piu'iK)ses; $75.00i in the purchase of agricultural implements, carpen- tejs lools^ household furniture, building materhils, cattle, labor and such other articles as tliey might require, and al^o In assi^,tlng them for re- moving to their now homes. $ 4J.KK) for thfi HUpix>rtof four black-smiths, for bentflt of said Indians. $.'Jil,'iO to be paid In coin as other annuities. Article third. "The OiUiwa and Chlm^eway Indians hereby release and discharge the United States from all llabilliy on account t)f foimer treaty stipuliitlons, It being diittinctly understood and agreed tluit the grants and payments herefnbetore provided tor, are In lieu and satisfac- tion of all claims, legal and eouitable, on the part of said Indians joint- 13 -* *.. — ly and severally against the United States, for land, money or other things guaranteed to said Tribes or either of them by the stipulations of any former Treaty or Treaties. Under this Treaty the Tribal organization of the said Indians ceases, and provides for the issuing of Patents as coiifiimation of their title to the lands. In the month of Cctober last, between the 10th and 17th, being com- missioned, I visited the Chippeways in Isabella C<>unty for the purix)Sf^ of as«ertJiining whether or not at any tlnrie the Foreign Indians, now residing on the Sarnia Reserve ever availed themselve* of the beneflts conferred by the Treaty. A list of the heads of families was furnished me which I tO(jk and presented to some of the principal men. They recognized all the names and told me that those Indians formerly belonged u> their Tribes, and t'lHt nearly all of them made, some by themselves and others by their iriends, selections of lands and made considerable impiovements there- on. They further stated they have tried to persuade their bretheren lo re- turn to their possessions, and at the present time if they would do sso they would be entitled to the benefita conferred by the said Treaty. With respect to the Ottawas of Walpole Island, althougli formerly be- longing to the;Ottawas of the Ocea.ia and Mason (bounties, have never In anywise received any benefit under the said Treaty. The Pottawatorales of said Island who number about 150 appear to have been regargded by the United States as a distinct Tribe from the Ottawa and Chlppeway Indians, and having lands seperate from that of the others. Their principal leader was *« Micksawba." Having left the State and coming mto Canada their lands appear to have been sold, and the money placed at Investments. The late Mr. Robert Johnsf»n entered into correspondence with the (government at Washington res- pecting the claim. 1 myself was Mr. Johnsons Interpreter in his trans^ ations of the business. The Government reiwrted of $ 2S(),()(M), as a sum due to the said PottaM'atomles under the Treaty of the 19th. Hept., 182 marked X accompanying the Memorial, further action was taken ih the matter. Walpole Island, Nov. 9th, 1870. Mr. Johnson having died n(» WM. N. FISKER. List of SurrencleAS of Indian liands in Upper Canada. BY THE CHIPPEWAYS. May 12, 1781, Island of Mlohelimacknac. Consideration, £oi)'V). May 19, 1795, 28,00 acres— land, water and islands— Penetanguishene, Nottowasaga and Saugeen Bay. £101. September 7, 179B, 182,000 acres north side of the Thames, about 10 miles above the Delaware Village to the upper fork adjoining Oxford.— September 7, 1796, 88,()00-Clienall Ecartle. £'^0'\ August 8, 1798, Island of St. Joseph, 120 miles in circumference. £12 M>. November 17, 1815, 2-30,000 acres— Kempfeldt Bay, on Lake Slmcoe, to Lake Huron. £4000. October 17, 1818, 1,692,000 acres— Huron Tract (Huron District). £20,- 000. Annuity, £1200. November 5, 1818, 1,951,000 acres— Home District, Lake Hlmcoe, com- mencing at the Township of Rawdon. $i2,0iX). Annuity, £740. March 9, 1819, 552,000 acres north of the River Thames, £10,0;)0. An- nuity, £600. July 8, 1822, 880,000 acre^-Loiigwood Tract. £10,000. Amuilty, £(iO. July 10, 1827, 2,200,000 acres— London and Westminster District. Con- sideration, £18,a0l). Annuity, £1100. 13 This Tribe of Chippewayi now reside on tlioir reserve near Harnin, some ut Kettle Point and otliers on Walpolo Island. Tlielr numbers in 18iJ7 were 440. BY THE MISSISSAGA.S. Julys, 1792, 3,000,000 acres, commencing 4 miles West of Mississaga Point. £\m), 7s. 4d. August 8, 1797, 3,450 acres— Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario. £7'i, 2s. 0. August 1, 1805, 25 >,S80 acres— Toronto purchaiise. Seotember tt, 1806, 85,000 acres— Home District— commencin«j Kust Bank Etobecoke. £1,0G0, 5s. October 17, 1816, 4J8 acres. Township of Thnrlow. £107. October 28, 1818, 648,fK)» acres, Mississaga Tract, Home District. £^r)(){\ February 8, 1820, 2,000 acres— E. on the Credit Reserve. £o». m ovember 28, 1820, i^748,0i)0— Midland and Johnston District. £1 1,0)0. BY THE CHIPPEWAYS, OTTAWAS, POTTOWATOMIES AND HUKON8. May 19, 1790, 2LOOO,000 acres, commencing at the mouth of Catfish Creek, 10 miles East Port Stanley, on Lake Erie, District of Hesse. £1,200. September Jl, 1800, 1,078 acres— Huron Church Reserve. £300. BY THE MORAVIANS. October 25^ 18;}6, 52,000 acres, Township of Zone. £2,500. BY THE SAUGEEN. August 9, 1836, 1,503,000 acres. £21,000. OJ^BWAS OF I.AKE SUPERIOR. lialie Superior Tract not estimated. Consideration, £5 »0. Lake Huron Tract, not estimated. Consideration, ie8)0. Note.— There are other late subsequent surrenders made by each of the above-named Tribes from their respective Reserves. >> Articles of a Treaty. Sept. 24, 1819. Proclamation, May 25, 1820. Made and concluded at Saginaw, in the Territory of Michigan, be- tween the United States of America, by their commissioner, Lewis Cass, and the Chippeway nation of Indians. Art. 1— The Chippeway nation of Indians, in consid ^mtlon of the stlp' ulatlons herein made on the part of the United States, do iiereby for' ever cede to the United States the land comprehended within the fol" lowing lines and boundaries. Beglmilng at a point In the present In! dlan boundary Hue which runs due north from the mouth of the grea Auglaize river, six miles south of the place where the base line, so call" ed. Intersects the same, thence west sixty miles, thence in a direct line to the Thunder Bay River, thence down the same, following the courses thereof, to the mouth, thence northwest to the boundary line between the United States and the British Province of Upper Canada, thence with the same to the line established by the Treaty of Detroit, In the year 1807, thence with the said line to the paice of beginning. Art. 2.— Synopsis. Reservations miade from the cession for the use and occupation of the said Chippeway nation of Indians :— 8,000 acres on the east side of the River Au Sauble, 2,0J0 acres on the River Mesa- gwisk, 6,000 acres on the north side of the River Kaw Kawllng, 576,000 acres on Flint River, 8,000 acres on Huron F4,lver, one Island In Saginaw Bay, 2,000 acres where Nabobash ^ived, 1,000 on Saginaw River, 640 acres on Hui-on River, 2,000 acres at the mouth of Auglaize River, 1,000 acres on Huron River, at Menoequots village, 10,000 on Shiawasse River, at 1« : 1 I: JMg Hfxrk, 3, C) acres on Slibiwas.soe Illvor. at KctehcwaimilauiilJiJc, 6,<)«)0awu, 40,000 aoroK on the west f>l«le ol the Saginaw River. Art. 8,— ftyno|isJs. Reseivations of land made to tlie use and benoMt of Individual Indians. Akt. 4.— In considfiallon of ti>e ec ssion aforesaid tlie I'nlted StiiUv, agree to iiay to the Chii peway Nation of Indians, annually forever, tin- Kuni of one thousand dollars in silver, an. so reserve*!. Akt. S.— Tbe United States to furnish the Indians a blacksmith, farm- ing inij lements, Ac. Art.— 9.— Treaty to be obligatory when nttlfled. In testimony w"ier<- of the said Lewis Cass, Commissioner, asoforesaid, and the Chiefs anl Warriors of tlJeChi|>]'e\vay Nation of Indinns have hereimto set then hands, at Saginaw, in the Territory of Michigan, this- ;i4th day of Sept. A. I)., 1810. LKWISCASS. T'AKEN«)SK«;a. KKKB^NUTCHKlcraft, C<»mn»issioner, on the part ci the United Sttites, and the Chiefs of the Swan ('reek and Black Ri\ ei Bands of the Chippeway Nation, ro«jlding within the limits of Michiijaii. Whereas certain reservations of land were made t<) the said RaMd- of Indians in ilju Treaty concluded at Dertoit, on the 17th day cede to the United Stales the following tracts, namely :- One tract ald to thi; said Indians In annuities of one thousund dollars i» y«ar lor ten years. And the residue of the fund Hhall be vested by the SecietuTy of the Treasury in the purchase of some state Stock, the in- terest of wh'ch shall be annually paid to the said Indians like other an- nuities. Provided, that if at any time hereafter tlie said Indians shall desire to have the said strx'k sold and the proceeds paid over to them tiie same may be done if the PreSideiit and the Henate consent thereto. Aht. 3.-— The United States shall iidvance to the said Indians, on the rathication of this Treaty to be deducted fromi the availsof the lands the hum of two tnousand live hun.ired doliars, and also goo.ls to the value of four thousand dollars, t/) be purchased in New York and delivered in bulk, at their expenr-e, to the proper Chiefs at Detroit, or at such placet) on liakc St. Clair as the Chiefs may request, together with the <-ipenseH of the Treaty, the journeys of the Indians to and from Washiniftoi? '.nd their subsistence and other expenses at the seat of Government. Art. 4.— Tne United States shall furnish the said Inc!ians eight thov:- sund three hundred and twenty acres, or thirteen sections of land, west of tho Mississippi or north- west of St. Anthony's Falls, to be located by an Agentor Officer of tlie Government, and the evidence of such loca- tion >^liall be delivered to the Chiefs. In testimony whereof the said Henry R. Scho<>lcraff,.Coms8'r, as aforesaid, and the undersigned Chiefs of the said Bands of Chippewayshave hereunto set their hands at Waslir ington, the seat of Government, the day and year above expressed. HENHY SCHOOLCRAFT. ESH-TON-0-QUOT, NAYGEESHIG, MAY-ZIN, KEE-WAY-GEE-SHIK. Signed in presence of six witnesses. Articles of a Treaty. Dec. 20, 1887. Proclamation, July 2, 1838. Made and concluded at Flint River, in the State of Michigan, fWth day of IX'cember. 1637, between the United States, by Henry R. Schoolcraft, (commissioner, duly authorised for that purpose and Acting Superin*- tendentof Indian Affairs, and the Saginaw Tribe of Chippeways. Art, 1.— It is agreed that the sum of fifty cent« per acre shall be re- tained out of every acre of land ceded by sai 1 Tribe by the Treaty of the 14th of January, 18b7, as an indemnity for the location to be furnished for their future permanent residence, and to constitute a fund for emi- grating thereto. AuT. '-'.—The United States agree to reserve a U^cation for said Tribe ♦»n th« head waters of the Osagee River, In the country visited by a delegation of the said Tribe dctilng the present year, to be of proper ex- tent, agreeable to thelrnumbera, embracing a due proi>ortion of wood land water, and lying contiguous to Tribes of kindred language. JStor shall anything contained in the sixth article of the Treaty of the 14th ^an., 1837, cntlMed theic at this time to a location in the coimtry west of ll^ake Suiwrlor. le AuT. 8.— Nothing ombrnced In tlio flflh Article of said Treaty shall ob- Ujfnte the United .States at the present time, to advance from the Trea- sury the entire amount appropriated by the said Tribe In the fourtli ar- ticle of said Treaty, but tlie President shall have authority to direct sucii partof the said mono j's to be paid for such objects indicated, so far as Hm) same are not lu^reinafter me, in each of the years IHilk and 1S:R) respectively, an annuity of Jive thousand dollars, and gocxls to the amount of ten thousa^xl dollars, tf> i)e advanced by the Treasury, and to be refunded out of the first v""*'- eeeds of their lanaidto them by virtue of the Treaty aforesaid, until the same shall be furnlslied by the interest of tiie proceeds of their lands, vested In conformity with the provisions of the tliird article of said Treaty. Aku 5.— Several of the chiefs entitled to payments by schedule " A" nttixed to the Treaty aftiresaid, havinj? died within the year, it is affreed that the ()ro|ortion of the fund tliey w7. Jn testinu)ny whereof, eneflctal to the partlcn. After a full explanation and perfect undersUvndlng the following articles are agreed to, which when ratified by the PersTdent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the Uulted States, shall bo binding on them and the re.s« pective Nations of Indians. Art. l.—The Chiefs, Rachems and Warriors of the Nations aforesaid, in consideration of the money and goods, to be paid to the said Nations by the Government of the United States, as hereinafter stipulated, do hereby agree to cede, relinquish, and forever quit claim unto the said United States, all right, title and interest which the said Nations now have, or claim, or evor hod or claimed, in or unto the lands, com- prehended within the following described lines and boundaries: Be- ginning at the mouth of the Miami River of the Lakes, and running thence.up the middle therof to the mouth of the great Auglaize River, thence running due north until li inte' <>cts a parallel of latitude to bo drawn from the outlet of lake Huron, v/hlch forms the River, St. Clair, thence runnin*' north-east the coui*se that may be found will lead in a direct Hue to White Rock, in lake Huron, thence due east until it inter- sects the boundary line between the United States and Upper Canada, in said lake, thence southwaixlly, following the said boundary line down said lake through River St. Clair, lake St. Clair and the River Detroit into lake Erie, to a point due east of the aforesaid Miami River, thence west to the place of be^'unlng. Abt, 2.— It Is hereby stipulated and agreed on the part of the Uulted States as a consideration for the lands ceded by the said Nations alore- said in the preceding article, that there shall be ptiid to the said Nations at Detroit., ten thousand dollai's in money, gtxxls, implements of hus- bandry or domestic anjmals, (at the option of the said Nations, season- ably signified through the Supt. of Indian affairs, residing with ttie said Nations, to the Department of war.) as soon as pra eticable after the rati- fication of the Treaty by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate ot the United Suites, of tills sum, three thousand, three hundred and thirty-tliree dollars aud thh'ty-three cents and foin* mills shall be paid to the Ottowa Nation; three thousand, three hundred and tbirt.^-three dollars, thirty-tlnee cents and four mills whall be paid to the Cnlppeway Nation, one thousand, six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents and six mills to the Wyandotte Nation ; one tliou- sand, six liuudred and sixty-six dollars, sixty-six cents and six mills to the Pottawatomy Nation, and likewise an annuity forever of two thou- sand and four hundred dollars, to be paid at Detroit in manner as atore- suld, the first payment to be made on the first day of September next, and to be paid to the different Nations in the following propoilions :— < $ 800 to the Ottawas, $ 800 to the Chippeways, $ 400 to the Wyandotte and $ 400 to such of the Pottawatomies as now reside on the River Huron, of Lake Erie* the River Ruisin and the vicinity of said Rivers. Art. 3 — It is further stipulated and agreed, if at any time hereafter tiie said Nations should be of the opinion thai it would be more for tbeir interest that the annuity aforesaid, should be paid by Instal- ments, the United States will agree to a reasonable Commutation for the annuity and pay it accordingly. Art. 4.— The United States to manifest their llbei*ality and disposition to encourage the said Indians in agriculture, furtlier stipulate to furnisli the said Indians with two blacksmiths one to reside witl^ tlie Cnippe- ways at Saginaw, and the other to reside witiithe Ottsi^00^ui the Mia- mi during the term of ton years, said blacksmiths are w ito such work for the said Nations as shall be most useful to tliem. "^ Art. 5.— Synopsis, lands ceded Indians to have the privilege of hunting on the Art. &— Synopsis. Reservations of land made within the cession.— One tract of six miles square on the Miami of lake Erie. One trtict of three miles square on tlie said River, including Presque Isle. One tract m. 18 of four miles square on the Miami Bay. One tract of three miles square on the River Kalsln. Two sections of one mile square each, on the River Rouge. Two sections of one mile square each at Tonquish's vil- lage, near the River Rouge. One tract of three mites square on the lake Bt. Clair, at Maconse's village, Bix sections, each containing one mile square, within the cession aforesaid, in such situations as the said In- dians ehall elect. Art. 7.-- Indians acknowledge the protection of the United States. In Testimony whereof, dc. WILLIAM HULL. Chipi^ways. PE-WAN-SHE-ME-WOGH. MA- WAN-SHE GAU-TA. and 15 others. Pottowatomles. TOQUI8H. ♦ NO-NA-MEE, and 3 others. Wyandoits. 8KA-HO-MAT. and 2 others Ottowas. AU-BAW-WAY. KE-WACHE-WAN. and 3 others. * Father of Diamond Petanna, a Pottawatomy Indian of the Sinclair Reserve. A Treaty. September ;9, 1827. Proclamation, February 23, 1829. Between the United States and ihe Pottowatomy Tribe of Indians, in order to consolidate some of the dispersad Bands of the Pottawatomy Tribe in the Territory of Michigan, at a point removed from the road leading from Detroit to Clilcago, and as far as practicable from the set- tlements of the whites. It Is agreed that the following tracts of land here- tofore reserved for the use of the said Tribe, shall be and they are here- by ceded to the United States. Two sections of land at t»'e River Rouge. That part of the reservation at Macoon, on the River Raisin which yet belongs to the said Tribe, con- taining six sections excepting therefrom one half of a section, where vhe Pottawatomy chief Moran resides, which shall be reserved for his ase. Oiiis tract at " Mangachqua " village on the River Preble, of six miles square. One tract at "Mick-stiwbe" of six miles square. One tract at the village of Prairie Roiide, of three miles square. One tract at the village of " Match-e-be-na-she-wlsh " at the head of Kalamazoo River, of three miles square; which ti-acts contain in the whole 99 sec- tions of land. And in consideration of the preceding cession there shall be reserved for the use of the said Tribe, to be held upon the same terms in which Indian reservations are usually held, the following tracts of, land. Sections numbered o, 6, 7 and 8 In the dth Township south of the base line, and in the 9th range west of the principal meriadlan. In the Territory of Michigan. The whole of the dth Townshlh south, in the lUth range west, not already Included in the Notowasape reservation. Sections numbered, 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2dL 24, 25, 26, »% and 36, in the 5th Township south, and 11th range west. The whole of the 4th Township south, in the 9th range west. ."Sections numbered 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29 30, 31 and 32 In the 4th Township south, and 9th range west. Sections num- bered 1, 2, 11, 12. 13, 14, 28, 24, '1% 26» 35 and 36, in the 4th Township south, andlithranj —»-«-. ^_ _.. . — ^ — tion and com President an< and the said t, which tracts of land will form acontlnlous reserva- sections. After this Treaty shall be ratified by the ,te the same Khali be obligatory oh the United States of Indians. In Testimony whereof Ac. LEWIS CASS. MIX-SA-BE. SH^>-GO-MAO. and 17 others. , !