91 Toronto 6th Sept 1856. Sir,—I have the honour to report to you that in obedience to your instructions of the 2nd Instant I proceeded to Owen Sound and have now to Enclose a quit claim from the Caughnawaga Indians, signed by thirteen of the Heads of families, releas- . ing to the Dept. all their right and title to that part of the Saugeen Peninsula which had been reserved for their use and benefit. Excepting Three hundred Acres from which Three families decline removing, such Three hundred Acres to be allotted to them in such part as the Dept. may see fit. They are desirous that the amount of £672.2/ Cy. should be sent to Mr. Alex. McNabb for distribution among them with as little delay as possible so that they may be enabled to remove at once. I have the honor to be Sir Your Most Obedient Humble Servant T. G. ANpDERSON S.-l A; R. T. Penneratuer Esq Supt. Genl. Toronto, C. W. No. 382. Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Blackfoot Tribe of Indians resident on our Reserve at Blackfoot Crossing in the Province of Alberta 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 Lady The Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, the timber on that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being on the Bow River at Castle Mountain in the District of Alberta containing by admeasurement twenty three square miles be the same more or less and being composed of The Blackfoot Timber Limit on the Bow River at Castle Mountain in the said District of Alberta. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty The Queen, 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 conducive to our welfare and that of our people. AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the sale of said timber 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. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Tribe 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 timber. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this twenty fourth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- his sence of WHITE x Pup, M. C. [L.S.] Macnus Brce J.P. mark Indian Agent his Witness W. M. BAKER RUNNING x RapBir H. C. [L.S.] Witness I. LAWRENCE ‘ rmark 92 his - WEAZEL x CaLr. M. C. [L.S.] mark his Oup x Sun H. C. [L.S.] mark his WuiITE x CALF Rose [L.S.] mark his ; MEDICINE x SHIELD [L.S.] mark his Rappit x CARRIER [L.S.] mark his WHITE x EAGLE [L.S.] mark his Bear x CHILD [L.S.] mark his LONE x CHIEF [L.S.] mark his Bic x PLUME [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, The PROVISIONAL DISTRICT Honorable Chas. B. Rouleau a Judge of or ALBERTA the Supreme Court of the N. W. Terri- To Wit: tories in the Provisional District of Al- berta Magnus Begg and Running Rab- bit Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Magnus Begg 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 Blackfoot Reserve 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 present 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 Surrender. And the said Running Rabbit 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 said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said Running Rabbit That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not an habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. That he is a Chief of the said Band, of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. 93 Sworn before me by the Deponents Magnus Begg and Running Rabbit at th iow tls the Town of Calgary in the Provision- RUNNING Ae al District of Alberta this 14th day of ay Macnus Bece January A.D., 1893. a Cuas B. RouLeau IS.C. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 5th April 1893 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council Recorded 2nd May, 1893. Lib: 184 Fol: 628, Dep: Registrar General of Canada No. 333. Know att Men By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of the Seymour Creek Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Seymour Creek District of New Westminster in the Province of British Columbia 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 Lady 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 Seymour Creek Indian Reserve in the District of New Westminster and Province of British Columbia containing by admeasurement one hundred and forty seven acres be the same more or less and being composed of all that portion of land known as No. 11 Reserve Seymour Creek, for the purpose of disposing of the Timber thereon to the best advanthge, for and in the interest of the said Band of Indians described above, as the Seymour Creek Indians. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty The Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to lease the same to such person or persons, and upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most conducive to our welfare and that of our people. AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the leasing thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be paid to us and our descendants. AND WHE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said 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 leasing of the said parcel of land for the purpose afore- mentioned.