281 P.C. 1683 Order in Council JOHN J. McGEE 12th August, 1899. Recorded 18th October 1899 Lib: 163. Fol: 271 P. PELLETIER Acting Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 428. Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and . principal men of THE MICHIPICOTEN BAND OF INDIANS resident in the | neighbourhood of our Reserve at Gros Cap in the District of Thunder Bay and Algoma in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our SovErEIGN LAapy THE QUEEN, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Gros Cap Indian Reserve in the District of Thunder Bay and Algoma and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement One Thousand Acres be the same more or less and being composed of that portion of the Gros Cap Indian Reserve bounded on the West by the Gros Cap Mining Location; on the East by the Eastern boundary of the Reserve and on the South by the Lake Shore and extending Northwards a sufficient distance to comprise one thousand acres. 4 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Qunen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to sell the same to such person or persons, and. upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most con- ducive to our welfare and that of our people. AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the sale thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to our credit and the Interest thereon paid to us and our descendants annually or semi- annually as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interest. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Michipicoten Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for‘ ourselves hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the sale of the said land and the disposal of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Nineteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and Ninety Nine. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- his sence of CulEF SANSON LEGARDE x [L.S.] Wm. Van Assottr - mark Indian Agent He W. J. Pine JAMES ee [L.S.] Interpreter 288—22 282 pana EE TA ALUN VS Oe RE ts his ; MATCHENOODIN x [L,S.J mark his FRANK LEGARDE x [L.S,] mark his Louis LEGARDE x [L,S,]- mark JOHN LEGARDE [L.S.J his Wm. Tanne x [L.S.] mark his ANDREW WATEKANE x [L.S.] . ’ mark = his KITCHIEGOMAH x [L.S,] mark his ANTOINE SOLLIER x [L.S.] mark his JOSEPH LEGARDE x [L.S,] mark ~ his JOHNNY ANDREW x [L,S, mark | JOHN SOULIER DOMINION OF CANADA, A Personally appeared before me, William PROVINCE OF ONTARIO “| Van Abbott of the Town of Sault Ste. DIstRIOT OF ALGOMA Marie in the Province of Ontario, Indian To Wit: Agent, and Sanson Legarde, Chief of the said Band of Indians, AND the said William Van Abbott for himself saith :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Michipicoten Band of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band summoned for that purpose and according to their Rules. That he was presesnt at such meeting or council and heard such assent given. That he was duly authorized to attend such council or meeting by the Super- intendent General of Indian Affairs. That no Indian was present or voted at said council or meeting who was not a member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur- render. And the said Sanson Legarde says: That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said Sanson Legarde and William Van Abbott Indian Agent That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not resident in the neighborhood of the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the Jand mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. ; 283 That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. _ Sworn before me by the deponents above -~ named at the Town of Sault Ste. Marie in the District of Algoma this 24th WM. VAN ABBOTT day of July A.D., 1899 Having been : SANSON me LEGARDE first read over and explained to the | : Se , said Sanson Legarde who made his mark thereto in my presence Frep. W. JOHNSTON Judge of the District of Algoma Order in Council JOHN J. McGEE 16th August, 1899. Recorded 30th October 1899 Lib 148, Fol. 572. P. PELLETIER Acting Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 424. Know atu Men spy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of THE SAUGEEN BAND OF INDIANS resident on our Reserve at Saugeen in the Township of Amabel in the County of Bruce in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lapy THE QueEN, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Saugeen Indian Reserve in the County of Bruce and Province of Ontario being composed of that certain Road allowance known as The French Bay Road sixty six feet wide, situated in the Saugeen Indian Reserve, County of Bruce, Province of Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, Commencing at the road connecting the village of Southampton with the gravel road between the Townships of Arran & Amabel, and running from thence by various courses, North Easterly to the North boundary of the said Reserve, as shewn on a Plan of Survey made by Nathaniel E. Low, Ontario Land Surveyor, dated 30th November 1888, of record in the Department of Indian Affairs. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tre Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to dedicate the same as a public highway. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Saugeen Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the dedication of the said highway. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this eighth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine. 288—223