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selves
but to your families. Now I want to
have these notes prepared and have them
reduced to writing
so that I may read over carefully the claims that you hare presented
this
afternoon. Whilst I am having the notes
transcribed I wish you would consider this matter in regard to the
cession of
that piece of land that I have spoken to you about.
You have been very patient and have remained here under
trying
circumstances, the room is very crowded and it is not the most
desirable place
for so many to be huddled together. But
this is a matter to you my friends which is of sufficient importance to
have
you remain here a week if necessary, and, as I said to you the other
day, you
don't want to close your eyes and say you won't look at the
proposition, nor
close your ears and say you won't listen to it, but you should consider
the
matter well and look at it from all sides.
Now I
have anticipated the
continuance of this council and I have procured two quarters of beef,
which
will be a change of rations for you this evening. I want you to remain
here and
discuss this matter fully and from all sides and meet me tomorrow at
ten o'clock, by that time I
will have
these notes prepared and have studied them over carefully,
I
am
very much pleased with
our council this afternoon and we will now adjourn until tomorrow
morning at
ten o'clock. I wish to add that I am
talking now to the people of Red Lake Agency, and you are the only
persons that
are interested in this matter, and I don't wish you to be influenced or
prejudiced in this matter by persons who don't belong to this
reservation. It is to the interest
of the Mississippi
Chippewas and those of Leech Lake and Case Lake to influence you
against
consenting to any cession of lands in order to have you reject this
proposition. If the lands were opened
under the act of 1889 the Chippewas of Minnesota would all share in the
benefit
of these lands with you, and that being the fact they very naturally
try to
influence you against entering into a new agreement which would
