The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-03-18
THE DEPUTY CLERK.
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Continued.

The Trea'y.-MovpAY 18th. Sill cold, raw,
windy, ANA unpeasani; wind +. s. f., it looks,
feels too, very much like snow and has for sey-
eral days past, the mercury down 10 50 al
sunrise. Vt noon the Indians met, and the trea -
ty commenced in front of the Governors house; !;
his Exceiercy, with DR.. Foster as Secretary, and
others, sitting at table at the front door
the princip.l chiefs, braves, and head men Of the
Red Lake and PembIna bands Of Chippewa,,
were sitting ON low seats IN front. while around
behind them in a seml-ci stood numerous
crowd of half breeds and Indmus. meu, toys,
squawS, and pa ooses, accompanied by then dogs,
who. icr once during oar stay here, were quiet.
The Governor opened the Council hy an address
Of some length, which was interpreted by the Rev.
Mr. Tanner AMI james Nocn, to them: as also
their replies made in return. An Old Indian
named Clear Weather. replied twice TO the
Governors REMARKS, in which he was quite pert,
iaceious as he thought and ended by wanting
a pain statement OF orr business there. and what
,ve ,vero xoi.Ig To 90 Ter them; what we were
going 10 offer them, told blunty and without any
cIrcum0calion or ornament; he wanted 10 sugar
| ed words nor honcyed phrases lie WAS net al
ali satisfied with wba, had been said TO them,
and wanted something more definite, explicit,
and to the point, md then they would 90 and
make up their ninds upon il, provided their
great father would present them at least two bUi-
locks IN The meantime, as they were extremely
huncry and could not deliberate empty s,ofn-
achs. They were then tcld that they were
women, and not the great Chippewa bun,ers we
had thoDght them, that It was their dnty as chill
dren to present their father with something TO cat
after he had travelled such long weary journey
across the prdires purpoSely to meet them, BAT
Us he WIS now satisfied that they were sGuaws,
and knew not how to huni, he voull 60 himself
this afternoon and Nil then some hutialo, ard
! asked them f they would have bulls
THIS lit,Ie sally nr bit Of bye play put lncm al!
in great humour, and the CoDncl closed TIL 10
a NJ, tomorrow. The dgniarics aud poteGiates
Of this region of the earth then walked OFF mGl es
tica.iy and proudly; aud these stoics(D th.se
men without teat(D were seen no more. In
PLAIN terms they romoSe3 IN double quick tine !;
iuggIDs oil their tobacco on their shoulders, and
driving of their cattle, with loud shou,s to camp;
" here The rest Of The day devoted 10 gor-
inandizing and 10 night we have he'll Yet loose
again among them.
TUESDAY lG,h. Cloudy, cold, windy, and
raIay. Al day light rain storm set IN from the
southeast, and continued nearly all day. 4 reg
uar old fashioned cqunoctial; mercury down 10
81 and only rose TO 6l degrees. Nc Council WAS
held that day IN consequence OF The storm he
Indians all invisible; all at home IN inelr lodges
surienins themselves OK meat and penlmcan.
Things very dull and go' M, every WHERE ltJund
the tent hrcs are all exungu,sIed, and ihc star
spungl ed banuer droops and hangs straight down
the tall flag staff, reared high in air above The
mud in the court yard is tenacious rs pitch,
and CLUES Il man to the ground he steps
out. We were therefore compelled TO be seden-
~; spent the day fer my own part, m reading
Maj. Longs second expedition to the source OF
the ST. Peters river, Red ryer valley aud across
HE British line III 1925, and 1926. Also PIE
pared and packed mp provisions for n canoe nlp
tomorrow down TO Sclhni Settlement, Fort Gar-
~ &c.
WEDNESDAY, l7rh. The weather has feared
ctI finely, and is cool and pleasant; wed W. =.
W and the quite WARM; the mercury oil
degrees at sunrise. Rose at daylight and pre-
pared for Il start down the river, in company
with the Rev. John Black in bark canoe with
two Bois Bruies as voyageurs. Our canoe
was 8 feet long, and 3 feet wide. and was pret-
ty well loaded down with ourselves. ouf bedding,
ba ssase, and provisions. We startod III A. NJ.
and paddcd down the crooked mgddy ryer "a
the rate Of some four miles an hour; stepping
several hours TO easf;ist and and dmner upon
the river bank, and more frequently 10 haul ou!
our Ieaky frail canoe, and pitch the bottom wl,h
melted epinet,e;a vegetable gun used for ih@ t
purpose. We large focks Of geese ard
ducks swimming among the dead willows along
} The banks and could have shot large quah'htS ,
but we had not time to stop and lick them up.
The ducks were all quite tame, and would ap-
proach within a few feet of our Canoe; beng SO
unused to he sight Of human beings rs 10 feel no
I fear Other birds are numerous. amCng whiel
1 notice the eagle hawk, e,ane, crow, pio'er,
blackbird. and pigeon; also observed a hsh-duck
diving after fish; he fine large fellow,
with a long hill, and bright scarlet head he
swan towards US boldly, and thereby saved bis -
| by bis temeIi,y and confidence.
-" Half breeds, the name signifies bart'
wood
(1'o be coniinued.)
! NJ. Gordon Day aud partner have just