Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
THEY DIDN'T AGREE.
The Indians at Mile Laos Ut
terly Refuse TO Move On.

Brainerd. Minn., Sept. % Instead
OF bringing to conclusion thirty
years OF controversy, m'sunder-
standing and bitterness. yesterdays
council Uf the Mile Laos Indians end
ed with all parties in a most un-
pleasant state Of mind. The Indians
are disappointed. COMMISSIONS"
bar Hall IL displeased with their
attitude, and the settlers are more
prejudiced against the Indians than
ever.
After comforting and holding ex-
elusive councils Thursday and yester-
day morning, at Lawrence, the
Indians finally notified MIR. Hal! that
they were ready to explain their de-
sires to him. Thec0uncil was held
under the pines. l'hief Wah-we-Yea-
Cumig opened the council and Brave
May.Que- Me-Waunr Qua followed
in long AMI highly dramatic speech
in which he told Of the loyal ntti-
tude of tho Mile Laos Cnippewas at
the time OF Hole.in-the-Day's con-
spiracv IN 1862. Concluding he gave
Mr.. Hall fine belt. GO-Gee, tribe
orator, supplemented the chiefs
statement of the desire OF the Indians
and Commissioner Hall spoke TO"
the government. Gustave Beaulieu
acted "a attorney and advocate for
the Indians and his brother Charles
was interpreter.
The indians declared that they
were determined to have $500 acres
in the reservation not vet patented;
that it had been promised them by
the secretary Of the interi"rand that
they wanted it divided pro rata
among the heads Of the families.
They said they wanted settlers on
that land acknowledgements to re.
imburse them for improvements
made thereon. Az for the 30,OW
acres additional claimed by them,
that would be left to congress. They
refused to make definite answer to
Commissioner Halls suggestion as
to allotnlents for women and chill
dren at White Earth. They said
they would consider that question
when the 1900 acres had been allot-
ted. They further said that they
would consider at their leisure the
commissioner invitation to make a
visit to White Earth. When Mr..
Hall alluded to the comparatively
poor quality OF the land In the 4.SO0
acres and intimated indirectly that 1t
would be better for all to take allot-
ments at White Earth, the Indians
were evidently disappointed and
some of them turned their backs on
him.
Through q misunderstanding the
council broke up without /: hearing
the representatives of the settlers
who were in attendance. Thus
there was bad feeling on all sides.
Although it ia contrary to his ideas
of what ia best for the Indians, Mr..
Hall will simply have TO report to
the department that the Indians are
fixed in their determination to have
all unpatented lands in the reserva-
ton allotted to heads of families. OF
the land demanded by the Indians
10000 acres are in what would be
school sections. The state has al
ready sold all pine on these sections
and 1874 acres of land. Forty acres
has been sold at 500 per acre to a
syndicate that intends to build a
summer resort hotel, while =. A.
Smith of Minneapolis and Others
have bought small lots for summer
cottages. Besides this there are
about thirty bona fide settlers who
have built houses on the disputed
land. They declare that they will
not move out, and demand that the
Indians shall be moved to White
Earth.
Mrs T.anptrv will bring Prince