The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-10
Special to The Jour- al.

Special to The Jour- al.
Cass Lake Mimi. Dec. 10.-Since the
sale of Chippewa pine timber at the CaSs
Lake land office last Saturday The Journal
correspondent made a personal visit 10
Richards, the new townsite in the heart OF
the national forest reserve among the
Winnibiga ashish Indians. and Bena, Where
are located the sub-Indian agency OF the
Winnibiga shish and several Leech lake ana
Bear Island reds. also the Indian school,
and had talk with some of the more IN
telligent of the Indians located there. Inc
information given by the correspondent
was the first intimation which the ihdlahS
had that bids had been received at the
sale offering $40 for Norway ana Pi- loi
white pine.
E,missaries of certain interested persons
had been among them all the fall trying
to convince them that the carrying out VI
the provisions of the Morris law Wouid
make paupers of every member OF thelf
bands, and that the bids ofered AT 'ne'
sales would on account OF the REQUIRE
ments to destroy the debris. be productive
Of prices ranging no higher than 81 ana 30
a. thousand. ,
When the correspondent informed them
of the results of the sale the smiles ana
e,ltteral grunts Of satisfaction lett no
doubt as to their feelings In the matter.
Emissaries Discredited.
Inquiry among the Indians elected the
fact that William Losh and Joe Nah-gon-
ub, Indians who have been in washington
representing themselves as carrying out
the wishes of their red brethren by at
tempting to enjoin the secretary or the m
terror and prevent the sale OF timber 10
be made on the 2Sth, are members of the
W;nnibisa shish tribe Their homes are In
the Cut Foot Sioux country, about twenty
miles north of Richards. The acting
Indian agent at Bena did not know that
the two Indians had left the reservation,
and none Of the Indians knew that they
had gone to Washington, neither were any
of them made acquainted WIN .ilell Ills
sion.
1t now develops that the reds were In
duced to leave the reservation ana go 10
Washington by man who formerly acteo
as sub-agsnt at Bena, and he was slillpiS
the tool of certain interested persons VINO
u,anted the sale held last Saturday, as
we'll as that Advertised for the g2Sth, m
definitely postponed.
The Indians at Bena and vicinity are sc
pleased that they intend to hold councl
this week at which they Will undoubtedly
take concerted action to go on record as
baine dec1dedlv in favor Of the sale or
Dec. Is being carried out, and also as be
ing willing to await the action OF the
secretary of the interior and others IN
+erested relative to the payment TOT tne
lands included in the national forest re-
serve and the ten sections reserved IRON
sale and settlement, under the provisions y
of the Morris law.
Estimator Warren's Opinion.
Ed T.. Warren of Cass Lake. who is
member of the Chippewa band of Indians
has been a strong supporter OF the MOTIF
law and with A. G. Bernard of Cass Lake
spent the major portion of the winter o
1901-O2 lobbying for the passage or tn
bill Mr.. Warren has addressed stron'
letter to his fellow tribesmen, in which H.
holds that the pine sale has demonstrate
beyond the shadow Of a doubt that tn
method pursued under the Morris law l
the very best way to dispose of the reser
walton timber, the bids submltte
brought more actual cash to the India
tha1, anVona had dreamed OF.