229 ——_—— =< a S ——— =— That they have also invited all the bands on the north shore of Lake Huron to join them, so that the Superintendent General anticipates that there would be but little difficulty in obtaining further surrenders from these scattered tribes. Looking to the welfare of the Indians, he considers concentration as highly important. He also observes that Mr. George Johnson, who interpreted for the Hon. W. B. Robinson, in 1850, agrees with Mr. Keating in stating that he explained to the Batchewananny Indians that their reserve was to cover three hundred square miles. The Superintendent General therefore submits that this interpretation should be adhered to at the present time. He further states that the Batchewananny Bay Indians also request that they may be allowed $80 to buy a yoke of oxen and implements to commence their farms on the Garden River Reserve, and he expresses a hope that the Government will grant this favour, and make them this small donation, to stimulate them to exertion, urging at the same time that these treaties should be ratified without delay in order that the Indians may receive the money at once. . The Committee recommend that the surrenders be accepted and enrolled in the usual manner in the offices of the Provincial Registrar and Commissioner of Crown Lands, but that such acceptance be upon and subject to the conditions of the report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands which accompanies the report of the Superin- tendent of Indian Affairs, viz.: that the sums proposed to be advanced to the several tribes of Indians be advanced accordingly, to be charged against the proceeds of the sales of the several tracts respectively, not, however, at present admitting that the Indians are entitled to the extent of land claimed by them at Batchewananny, inas- much as the Commissioner, the Honorable William B. Robinson, by whom the original treaty was made, disputes the accuracy and justice of this claim and the interpretation of the treaty as given by Messrs. Johnston and Keating. Certified. WM. H. LEE, —_+__— CHG. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, , REeGISTRAR’s Branou, Orrawa, 8th August, 1868. I hereby certify the within to be a true and faithful copy of the record of the original surrender as entered in Lib. C. S., Folio 200. HECTOR L. LANGEVIN, Secretary of State and Registrar General of Canada. No. 91 (B). We the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors of the Garden River Indians, acting for and on behalf of our band, do hereby surrender and yield up to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, in trust for our benefit, the part of our reserve herein- after described, on the following conditions :— 1. We surrender the land reserved for us by the treaty of 1850, namely the tract of land extending “from Maskinongé Bay, inclusive, to Partridge Point, above Garden River, on the front, and ten miles inland throughout the whole distance, also Squirrel Island,” but retaining for ourselves, that part of it which is bounded by a line starting from the centre point of the western boundary of such tract and running east to Garden River; thence to Onegahmeeny, on Echo Lake; thence following the bank of Echo Lake down the right bank of the river to the front and along to the front to the aforesaid western boundary, and following it to the place of beginning, also Squirrel Island. 9. Fhe land now surrendered to be sold for our benefit and the interest aceruing from the invested proceeds of such sales to be annually divided among us. 230 3. The sum of twelve hundred dollars to be distributed among us on the accept- ance of this treaty by His Excellency the Governor General in Council. 4. Such acceptance to be the final ratification of the surrender. 5. Each family as at present constituted to have a lot of forty acres within the reserve, for which they shall receive a writing securing the right of occupation by such individuals. : 6. Such as desire it to have the liberty to purchase eighty acres of the surrendered tract at the upset price and on the conditions fixed by the Government. The right of passage along Garden River to be free to the whites. In Token Wuervor, we have hereto set our names and marks this tenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, after it had been duly read over and explained to us at Garden River. Witnesses to the signatures: THOMAS x Ocista (totem), R. T. PENNEFATHER, Henry x PAHGWAHGENINE (totem), Supt. Gen’l. WILLIAM xX SHINGWAHCOOCE, Gero. IronsipE, S.1.A. JOHN x BELL, Ropert Law OGILvy, JACOB X WAUBEMAMA, F. Assrkinack, J. x. JEAN BAPTISTE X ZHEBAHGEZHIG, x Louison, JOHN x USKIN, GEORGE x MENESSIO, JOHN OGISTA, JARVIS X OGISTA, WILLIAM xX PAHGWAHJININE, JOHN X WEEGWOSS, —=>PETER x JONES, JAMES Xx MAHGEZAHNEKWA, AHSSINEES X MAHGEZAHNEKWA, CHARLOS x BAMAHSUNG, x MapwayosH, NANAHBOOZHO, LOUISON x CADOTTE, CHARLES X CADOTTE, xX OGEMAHAHBENAISSEE, ‘MICHELL X CADOTTE, ~ MICHELL Xx OBIKUK, SHAWSEN x AGWAHODA, JOSEPH X BIRON, CHARLES x NATAHWAUSH, PETER xX BELL, WILLIAM x BELL, JOSEPH X BELL, JOHN JOHN x BELL, Jr., PauL x SAWKOTA, x SAWGAHJIWAOSAINCE, WILLIAM xX SHEBAHGEZHIG, JAMES NAHWEGEZHIG. 29th July, 1859. Original surrender returned to the Ex. Council office. WM. KENT. Recorded 28th July, 1859. WM. KENT, Dep. Regr. 231 DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA, REGISTRAR’S BRANCH, Orrawa, 26th August, 1868. I hereby certify the within to be a true and faithful copy of the record of the origi- nal surrender as entered in Lib. C.S., Folio 201. HECTOR L. LANGEVIN, Secretary of State and Registrar General of Canada. No. 91 (C.) We, the undersigned Chief and members of the Thessalon River Band of Indians, acting for and on behalf of our whole band, do hereby surrender and yield up to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, in trust, the whole of the land reserved for us under the Treaty of 1850, on the following conditions :— 1. The land now surrendered to be sold for our benefit and the interest accruing from the invested proceeds of such sales to be annually distributed among us. 9. The sum of five hundred dollars to be divided among us upon the acceptance of this surrender by His Excellency the Governor General in Council. 3. We agree to remove to the reserve at Garden River, where each of our families as at present constituted is to receive a lot of forty acres. For each such lot a writing will be given securing the right of occupation to the individual. 4. Such as desire it to have the privilege of purchase each a lot of eighty acres of the tract now surrendered at the upset price and on the terms laid down by the Govern- ment. 5. Such as have made improvements on our reserve at Thessalon River to receive the value of our improvements as appraised by a competent surveyor. 6. The acceptance of this surrender by His Excellency the Governor General in Council to be the final ratification of this treaty. In ToKkEN WHEREOF, we have hereto set our names and marks after the treaty had been duly read over and explained to us at Bruce Mines, this eleventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine. Witnesses to the signatures: : AHYAKWAHKWAHMIG (totem), KEZHEGUT (totem), R. T. PENNEFATHER, AHZHAHWEGEZHIG, (totem), Superintendent General. JOSEPH x BABAHMESAY, GEO. [RONSIDE, , x PENASHE, S. I. Affairs. x NAYAHNAHGWUD Ropert Law OaILvy, X JAHCHEGWA, F. Assrxinack, I. D. x AHSSINAHBIKOKWA, x NEBENAGEZHEGOKWA, x NAHAHGAHMEEKWA, x KKWAWISH, x PEJEWEKWA, x ODAHYAUNDAUBEKWA, x WANOOGEZHIG, x AHSHAUGASHEE, x NAHMAWISHKISH. 29th July, 1859. Original surrender returned to the Ex. Council Office. WM. KENT. Recorded 28th July, 1859. WM. KENT, Deputy Registrar.