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This Patent is cancelled under and by authority of an Order of the Honorable

the Privy Council dated 8th June, 1869.
HECTOR L. LANGEVIN, eee:
Secretary of State.

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The acompanying Letters Patent bearing date 7th July, 1868, constituting a
declaration of trust, vesting in the Crown for certain uses a mill site on the River
Peltier within the Garden River Indian Reserve having been submitted to the

Governor General in Council on the 8th June, 1869, and the concurrence of His

Excellency in Council in the cancellation thereof having been given, the said Letters

Patent are hereby cancelled under the provisions of the 22nd Section of the Act 28,
Victoria, chap. 2nd and the 35th Section of the Act of the Parliament of Canada 31
Victoria, chap. 42, with a view to a new and correct Patent issuing in the stead

thereof.
HECTOR L. LANGEVIN,
Secretary of State.

Ottawa, June 18th, 1869.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF CANADA, ;
ReEcIstRAR’S Brancw, Orrawa, 23rd June, 1869.

Entered upon the record of the original Letters Patent as entered in Lib. G.,

Folio 68.
HECTOR L. LANGEVIN,
Secretary of State and Registrar General of Canada.

No. 111.

Tris AGREEMENT, made the ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-seven, between the Chiefs and Principal Men of and
belonging to the band of Indians living on and being interested in the Indian Reserve
known as the Garden River Indian Reserve, in the District of Algoma and Province
of Canada, of the first part; and Her Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors,
in trust, for the purposes hereinafter more fully set forth, and explained, of the
second part.

Whereas a certain society, known as the “ Société de Jésus,” or Jesuits, by their
missionaries now resident on said Garden River Indian Reserve, have promised and
agreed with the said Indian Chiefs and Principal Men to erect a water-power grist
mill and mill premises on said reserve, whereby the Indians resideut on said reserve
may be allowed and enabled to grind such grain as they may grow, and for that
purpose it is necessary that a water-power mill privilege, with a certain amount of
land thereto adjoining, requisite and necessary for such mill premises, should be
obtained by the said “ Société de Jésus,” or Jesuits, on said Garden River Indian

Reserve.
And whereas the s
‘Auguste Kohler, have chosen and sel

premises as they consider sufficient an

and have agreed with the said Chiefs and Principal Men to erect thereon the said

mil] and mill premises for the object aforesaid.
And whereas the said parties of the first part are anxious and desirous that the

said mill and mill premises should be erected, and are willing to grant and surrender
to Her Majesty the Queen, in trust, to enable Her to grant by patent under the Great

Seal of the Province of Canada to the said “ Société de Jésus,” or Jesuits, and their —
successors, for ever, such mill site and premises, requisite and necessary thereto.

aid Jesuit missionaries, by their Superior, the Reverend
ected on said reserve such a mill site and mill
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Now tus AGREEMENT WITNESSETH, that the said parties of the first part for and on
behalf of the Garden River Band of Indians, for the object and purposes aforesaid, have
given, granted, conveyed and surrendered, and by these presents, do give, grant, convey
and surrender, to Her Majesty the Queen, and Her heirs, and successsors for ever, all
and singular that certain water-power and mill site, and privilege, and tract of land and
premises, situate, lying and being on said Garden River Indian Reserve, which may be
more fully described as follows, that is to say. A block of land three chains in width
on each bank of the “ River Peltier,” commencing at the mouth thereof, on “ Little
» and running up on both sides of said river to a point touched by the
created by the dam to be built for said mill, as laid down on

annexed sketch or plan, together with all and singular the appurtenances and privileges

to the said mill site and premises belonging. To have and to‘hold the said mill site
d, with their appurtenances and privileges, unto Her

uccessors for ever, to the uses and upon the trust
der the great seal of the Province of Canada

described premises to the said “ Société de J ésus,” or Jesuits, and
‘tion that the said “ Société de Jésus” or Jesuits,

Lake George,
upward overflow of water,

hen they shall have grain to grind.

Aucustin, Chief (totem), [L.8.]
his
exe LOUIT,
mark.
JOHN BELL,
his
Louis x CADOoTTE,

mark.
Naway KEsick (totem),

his
FRANCOIS X RECOLLET,

mark
Sacacousa (totem),

METEANOSH (totem),
SHAUWEBUSE (totem),
NEGEssa (totem),
GrorGe OciIstTa (totem),
J. B. Tacousu (totem),
Wecuwass (totem),
JOSEPH RECOLLECT,

his
Jos. x BIRON,

mark.
his
JosEePpH x TEJOSH,
mark.

the Indians residing on said reserve w

his
NENABOUGON, X
mark.
Witnesses to the above signatures)

and marks: j
JOHN PRINCE,

Judge of the District of Algoma;
Jos. WILSON,
The officer duly authorized by the Statute, &c.,

93rd Vic., c. 151, s. 4.

We do hereby certify that the within written surrrender of the land, &c., within
mentioned (and a sketch or plan whereof is hereunto annexed) was assented to by the
Chief of the tribe or band of Indians, as well as by the several Indians entitled to vote

262 “3 , Be,

at council thereon, according to the terms of the statute in such case made and provided, —
viz., 28rd Vie., ¢. 151, s. 4
Witness our hands this 9th day) a
of July, A.D., 1867. ) a
JOHN PRINCE,
Judge of the District of Algoma, &c.,
Jos. WILSON,

The officer appointed by the Commissioner of Crown
Lands, according to the Statute.

No.2.

Surrenper by the Chief and Band of the Indians of the Reserve at Maganattawan, in
the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, to Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
of all the merchantable timber contained on the Reserve there, as descrebed below,
to be sold for their benefit.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men belonging to Chief Paimoquonaishkung’s Band, owning No. 1 Reserve, at
Maganattawan in the District of and Province of Ontario, Dominion of
Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people and our said tribe, do hereby
remise, release, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen,
Her heirs and successors for ever, all and singular the merchantable timber on that
certain parcel or tract of land situated in the Province of Ontario aforesaid, and in
that part of the said Province known aS the District of aforesaid,
being composed of Indian Reserve No. 1, situate on the Maganattawan River in the
rear of Byng Inlet, containing about 11,520 < eres, be the same more or less, and a suffi-
cient quantity of land on the said reserve on which to erect a saw mill and the neces-
sary appurtenances of such an establishment. To have and to hold the same unto Her
said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, in trust to sell and convey
the same to such person or persons and upon such terms as the Government of this
Dominion shall or may deem most conducive to the interests of us, the said Chief and
Principal Men, and of our people in all time to come, and upon further condition that
the moneys received for the sale thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for
expense of management, be placed at interest, and that the interest money so accruing
from such investment shall be paid annually or semi-annually to us and our descend-
ants.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of Indian Reserve number one, afore-
said, do on behalf of our people and for ourselves hereby ratify and confirm and promise
to ratify and confirm whatever the said Government of this Dominion may do or cause —
to be lawfully done in connection with the disposal and sale of the said timber.

In Witness WHEREOF we, the said Chief and Principal Men have set our hands
and affixed our seals unto this instrument in the said

Done at Mechegahovedahnung this seventeenth day of May, in the year of Our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

Signed, sealed and delivered eee US SINS ein x (totem),
in the presence of : [L.8.]
Wm. PLUMMER, FRANCIS PEMOQUONAISHKUNG X (totem).

Visiting Supt. and Commr. [1..8.]
Indian Affairs. FRANCIS Quo-NAI xX (totem), [L.8.]
GEO. OBOTOSSOWAY. MAINOWAISHKUNG X (totem), ERS,
PAIBOAEUNG x (totem), [L.8.]

NAI-WAH-TAI-GEZ-HIK X (totem), bacon

MAIN-OGEZHIKGOOK x (totem), [L.8.]

Ker-nat x (totem), [L.8.]

NAH-GAH-NOSH x (totem), [L.8.]

JAH-TAI x (totem), [L.8.]