New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-24
War on Lake Superior between the Canads
Indian. q cd an. Qnebsc MInipE Company.

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Come l1ur years sine Ihe Canadian Govern
Issued ps uits for explorations Of ands border
ipg Gu Labes Sup-flnr and Huron Tor mineral locations
1ae iauo was tnen In the posse'sion Of tho Indians
Toe Lane S4pUsor Nes say. DDon the Intrusion OF IN
Exploring parties into ther country, the Ios
seaOrs % those lands became ssrmof, and when thry
.eiuons.rated with Of them. their sns~srs were
that they should be paid for ne' lands s'nre that pc
Rod every year she indians have nsdH application
spon application 10 their great father ~ Montres eU
treating thai justice - die Them Yet they have Ie
csived no stienton or o0nsidorat on whs'eve'
The feeling Of cIssiisiacu1n sud dsconiout which
naturally prevailed among them vas tnorosari y q
knowledge OF the fact that tie Government hal actually
sold mint, lOcsti tfrct a and where0n they
had tauns good tuLssniisl log6ous'', &c beside
cstue Ia The month of Jane depUtal o chiefs
went 20 MOntresl and pesd sgsin tor ies,ioe. Itcy
received sgsio tromises similar 70 many &resdy
btosop They returned 90 their homes dseon'enief onH
uuheppy they drew companions betweeu the reoCp'
ton led them by their ges father the represents
lives Of tng'ands sovereign. aud ths treatment b.
slowed upon their brethren from me American SIDE oi
the riyer Wien upon Populations a. their great iiht
with empty IrNm!tcs the latter battered and delighted
with touhic us reception and me jdssseo hey Dc
nanded promptly accorded lhern
IRE discontent and ciss-sIacti n Increased 20 such
degree among the bands upon Tho British side that
,heiT chiefs spose openly IT resortnf u force the
Goycrnnen hearing this, declared their Intention 81
speedily trcairy With Wis pledge they were Do
lsh,oi aud confidence was restored in what they
deemed Rritish honor Late IN autumn, Two Com.
tnssinnsis arrived at the Eeut Ste Marie, who u wss
understood had come 20 treat with to lndiAns-hui
instead OF summonng the Indians 10 th IN at some fixed
time and plsca, and making proposals 10 them ~
general council ss IL ususl upon all s,ons they ran
srsund the Lake meeting az Indian here, and smother
there, and NOT havi had t!agle Indian council
they endeSy0Ted 10 make bargains with indsitna In
dlsns In tale way until they sTryed again At the Ssut
here number OF chiefs had asssmsied IN meet them
The council We boar. wss Dissolved upon the chief
sscertslning that the Commissioners not suthot
ed lAnds-the
whole proceedng was but trick 90 deceive these
dmps-mnded people, IN the hope thsi by taxing them
In detail they might obi-in r'ea isrh'ory At As'e
eos. TIE Gove'n ment cold some 81 locations upon
lake eoperior--.Ome 81 on Lake Rurop for the sun
OF sfOO payable In hve yesrs-upOn which there has
Ssen already psd. In essb, 10 the Canadian Govern
,sent, upward OF seocOo not one shilling o; which has
been paid 10 the Indians
Recently thsrv arrived among the ludi.ns man by
Tue nsss OF Meponsl5, who ass hsd acme dif1oo ~
WITH ihe NluiUE COmpAnies Ne has collected the de.
cooteots AMI exclsed mem % rOvcuge
Saturday, We were INTO, med ~ gentlemen ~6o lei,
Saul sue Marie on Monday lssi thst hsnd 81 indians
and htbroeds 10 tAo uarber OF shout $50 headed BY
q perssn by the name OK nsOonai, " 10 hs former
~ been = sheriff IN some part Ct the Lower Province
et, the opposite aide Of the river Sstardsy armed
With smsl arm. sad one cSa4oa, sx.pOuneer ,!ol.n
fsom tno ustson Bay Conpsay. provison', etc 70 At
tack she Gactvc AuiuS Co. =! Point Ia Mslrs Mr.
Wilscn. she Colisctor Of Customs or the CsnadS
s1e sft ;ae ssuI ia the evening" with party OF elk
msa, II Eghi hsrs e.noe IN hopes OF Reaching the
Aass aef0re the Indians, snd apSusog the workmen
II their situation that they could their enemy
vita s;roas force. Tner- ~ss believed 70 oe nearly
40 miners In the victets aud should Mt w aud par.
~ srrtve bciore tire HsrsCdofs they will no doubt
give them reception little anticipated.
Our iatoimsni csrie - iN ss Nsekinsc on iho
British steamer Cora he s;Asss that vessels would
irnnsds,sy pre- >eed Tor e0apsny Of Bhush Regular
aac return soon possibe. IL wac thought NJ the
Ssat that the disturbance ~OSS become genera b..
tseaa zoe ladsns snd sainsrs
Tae Frsnkin arrived hers GA Saturday evening
SsviRg lcit the S,us on ThU,.dsy, but 81 that time
nothiag hsl Seen hesrd loom the scena OF Gc;i0a -
lhsrv considerable anxiety felt 81 the sut tces'a
As tate o. the expedition 80 tne r-sult Of the stack
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