The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-01
''REDS' CONSENT
TO Be REMOVED
ALREADY TRANS
FERRED TO WHITE EARTH.
Mile Laos Tribesmen Ready to Start
When the Government Does Its
rt-Agent Niichelet Looks for a
General Exodus in the Spring
Sale of Inherited Lands.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
White Earth Agency, MINI, Jan. I'll
Notwithstanding the many predictions
that the Mile Laos Indians could never
be removed to the w hite Earth reservation
without a regiment of soldiers, about
twenty-five have moved here and more are
ready to come as soon as provision can be
made for them Rev. Frank Porter,
Mile Laos Indian who is employed as re-
moval clerk for these Indians, returned to
this reservation last week with nineteen
Mile Laos Indians. He reports that many
others are ready to come just as soon as
the government can give them houses and
provisions to enable them to live until
they can get settled on their allotments.
Under the treaty made with these in
dams by Inspector Mclaughlin and Agent
Michelet they are to be provided with
houses, teams, wagons, farming imple-
ments and provisions sufficient for their
needs until they have had time to get their
allotments under cultivation. To conform
to the terms Of this agreement will re-
! quire a large sum Of money.
| The Mile Laos Indians say they are now
ready to do as they agreed to do, namely,
| to move to the White Earth reservation
and take up their allotments and make
this their permanent home. They now
want the government to keep it's promise
and furnish them houses and the means
/ to establish themselves homes. Agent
Michelet is fastening their removal as fast
as possible and says he is sure that all
Iof these Indians can be removed by next
| spring, provided he is furnished with suf-
dcient means.
The sale of inherited Indian lands IS
| steadily increasing at the agency and a
number of approved sales have been re-
turned by the department for final trans
i fer by the Indian agent. This is placing in
1.-THE hands Of some Of the older Indians
large sums for their declining years.
| CAss LAKE, MINN.-Chief Wah-we-
way cum-ig, a member Of the Mile Laos
band of Chippewa Indians passed. thru
Cass Lake this week OF his way to the
/ White Earth reservation. The old CHIEF
was accompanied by his family, and his
trip to White Earth marks an epoch il
the history Of the Mile Laos.
Wah-we- way cum-ig is the first heat
of a family Of the Mile Laos band who il
2 acting in conformity with the provision
: Of the treaty between that band and tn
: government negotiated by Major NC
i. Laughlin in the fall of 1902. Under it al
t of the Mile Laos were to be removes
e from their reservation to the dlmlnlshe
e reservation at White Earth, there to max
a their permanent home.
/: The Indians have exhibited great reluc
3 lance to leave the reservation which ha
), been the home of the present band an
K their forefathers for generations. OWN
A to their excellent record in the past n
3 severe measures have been taken for thei
!, = removal. Old Chief Wayne way cum-1t
: who is one of the wisest of the bant
: decided that his people must live up t
J. their agreement, and so set an e2ampl
!. to his tribesmen. 49,
Z, Others will follow him, and i'm anothe
!, wear it is expected that nearly II not
"a Of the Indians will remove to their ne
d hunting grounds.