Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-02
CHIPPEWA TREATY.

TIOCoeulHSS VI OounCil Hclu ny OoVclhoi
DoDGE, with the Chiefs and Head Men of
the Chippewa Nation of Indians, near Fort
Smelling, at the confluence Of the st. Peters
and Mississippi Rivers. Wisconsin Terrific
~, commencing on the Goth July, 1887.
TUESDAY, July 25th.
Governor Dodge was informed this morning
that seventy-five or eighty Indians belonging
to four or FIVE different bands from Lakes de
Flambeau and Coutereille La Pointe, &c.
had Just arrived, accompanied by the sub-agent
Mr.. Bushnell, and Mr.. Warren, the trader at
La Pointe. These gentlemen waited upon
Gov. Dodge Immediately on their arrival, and
informed him that the Indians who had come
with them could not go into council with him
TODAY. At their suggestion, therefore, and
at the solicitation of Mr.. Warren, the Govern
or postponed the meeting Of the council until
9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, July &c.
On meeting in Council this morning, in adj
dtion to the Ojbbeways who had been pres
ent before, a large number Of others appeared.
The following are the bands to which they be-
long, and the names of the Chiefs.
From Lac de Flambeau---Na-wa-ghe-wa.
1.-THE Knee" O-ge-ma-ga, ''Fhe Dandy"
Pa-se-quan-gis, ''The Commissioner Wa
be-ne-me-ke, ssThe White Thunder" Pish.
ka-ga-ge, ssThe White Crow"
Lake Coutereille. ---We-non-ga-be. 'The
Wounded Man, and Ke-wa-se, ''The Old
Man."
La Pointe, on Lake Superior. ---Ghe-blsh-
ghe-kon, "The Buffalo," and Ta-qua-ga-nal'
"Joining Lodges"
Gov. Dodge directed that in the future pro.
ceedings in the treaty, Stephen Bonga and
Patrick Quinn should interpret the English
language into Chippewa. and Scott Camp
bell and lean Baptiste DUDE, from Chippewa
into English.
| He then addressed the Indians thus: My
Children Of the Chippewa Nation, assembled
here: have been informed that since last
met you, your people, whose absence had
prevented the proceeding with our Council
have arrived here. / wish now to learn from
you if this is the case, and whether you are
ready to proceed. / have before made pro.
position to you, which those then present have
II presume, communicated to you, who have
recently arrived, for the purchase of portion
of your territory. You have deferred giving
me an answer until your friends should arrive
and as believe they are now all here. will
renew my proposition to you, and will shew
you map explaining which part of your coun-
try it is wish to buy.
/ will now place the map before me, and
wish the chiefs and head men, and particular
| ly those from that part of the country which
wish to purchase. to wit: Lakes DE Flam-
beau and Coutereille, and the Chippewa, st:
Croix and Rum River, TO come forward and
examine it with me, as l direct it to be ex.
planned, and after this examination wish you
to inform me, whether or not you will sell this
country to me.
Ghe-bish-ghe-kon. rThe Buffalo, from Lake
Superior,) replied: We have come from dis
lance, and but lately arrived here. and wha'
you have proposed to us, we want more time
to think about. The notice you have given us
| is rather too short. Let us wal: another day
and tomorrow we will be able to give you oul
answer.
The Governor directed it to be said to them
that they could examine the map and have il
explained to them; consult each other between
this and tomorrow morning, and be prepared
then to give him an answer; that he did mo-
wish to hurry them, but that he had already
waited patiently during several days, and wal
anxious 10 bring the business to close as soor
as possible; that he would now he glad to hea
any thing from any Of the Chiefs who nigh
wish to speak to him. and that If they desire1
it, he would remain during the whole day ia
that purpose. He then explained the map full
Ily to the Chiefs and principal men, and re
neated to them that he had been informed tina
the country he wished to get from them, wal
very destitute Of pame. and of little valuc fo
agricultural purposes. but that it abonnds II
pine timber, for which their great father thu
President of the United States, wished to pur
~ "a her Tor tho r1so Of whit
children; that he would give them fair price
70, it: that he wished them to understand the
man, and TO enable them TO do 80, had men
toned and pointed out to them na'utai noun
ldaries. commencing at the mouth OF Crow
Wing river. then to the source of the st. Crois
river, thence to the head waters OF the WIS
consin and down said river to the Plover Port
AGE. where the line dividing the territory from
the other Indians commenced; while on thu
west the tract would be bounded by the Mis-
sissippi river: that he wished them to be pre-
ipared tomorrow to give him an answer wheth
er they would sell the land, and their price TO
lii; that he wished them all to 60 home sat'sh
ed, 90 that when they met their people ther'
they might not be ashamed TO tell them VIVA
they had done; that SO many bands Of thel
nation from such remote parts Of 1t had neve
before, he believed, met together, and that n
wished them now to advise with each other, Z
unite and act together az one people; that NJ
wished them to consult together this evening
and select out of their number two chiefs II
whom they had confidence, to speak for them
that he wished to meet them all in council, bu
that not more than two should speak, TO save
time, that they should direct the two speakers
what to say to him; although they were Of
different bands. yet they were Of the same ma.
ton, and their interests were in common; thai
he wished them all to be satisfied with what
should be done; that their great father, tse
President Of the United States, would be Just
to them, and that they should be just towards
each other---that in their consultations ne de.
sired they should remember their half breed