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 Francis Wilson Jacobs 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 its Rules, and held in the presence of the
said

That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not a
habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the Jand

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.

Sworn before me by the above mentioned )

Deponents at the Town A. ENGLISH
of Sarnia in the County of Lambton FRANCIS W. JACOBS.

this 26th day of August A.D., 1903.
W. J. Procrer J.P.

Reeorded 11th November 1903.
Lib. 175. Folio 191.
JOSEPIL Porr
Dep. Registrar Gen. of Canada.

e

No. 481.

Ixxow Ann Men By THESE PRESENTS, THAT WH, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Crane River Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Crane
River in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf
of the whole people of our said Band in Couneil assembled, Do hereby release, remise.
surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Soverrign Lorp Tur Itine, his Heirs and
Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, the Merchantable Timber nine inches in
diameter and over at the stump on the Crane River Indian Reserve aforesaid.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty Tue Kine, his
Tleirs 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 of the
Timber shall. after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
paid to us and our descendants annually or semi-annually as to the Department of
Indian Affairs may seem best in our interests.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said the Crane River 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 timber and disposition of the
moneys arising therefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals
this twenty fourth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and Three.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- )

sence of
S. R. Maruarr

Inspector of Indian

DOMINION OF CANADA,
Province of Manitoba
To Wit:

Agencies

his
ROBERT SHIPAKAMEKOWENIN x

; mark
his
PENAISEWAYKAPPOU x
mark
his
JAMES KAHKEEKAYKEESICK x
; mark
his
IXAIKEEKAYKEESICK x
mark
his
IXAH-KEE-KAY YASH x
mark
his
IXnE-No-Mooray x
mark
his
JAMES EASTMAN x
mark
his
IKAHKEEWAYASH x
mark
his
JoE KAH KEE KAY ASH x
mark
; his
ROBERT IC ATIKEEKAYASIE x
mark

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Personally appeared before me, Samuel
Reid Marlatt of the Town of Portage la
Prairie in the Province of Manitoba, In-
spector of Indian Agencies and Robert
Shipakamekowenin Headman of the said

Band of Indians.

AND the said Samuel Reid Marlatt 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 Crane River 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 its 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 2
member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur-

render.

And the said Robert Shipakamekowenin 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 its Rules, and held in the presenee of the

said Robert Shipakamekowenin
That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not a
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 Headman of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said

meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the Deponents S. R. MARLATT
at the Crane River Reserve in Inspector of Indian Agencies

the Province of Manitoba this 24th day rai
of October A.D., 1903 | nonprer SHIPAKAMEKOWENIN x
mark

G. A. J. A. Marsan
Police Magistrate

tecorded 14th December {903
Jib 176. IWol. 954
Josppu Porr
Dep. Registrar Ceneral of Canada.

THIS INDENTURE made the twenty seventh day of November in the year of
Our Lord One Thousand nine hundred and three, BETWEEN William Scott of
Pictou in the County of Pictou, Yeoman of the One Part and His Majesty the
King represented by the Minister having charge of Indian affairs for the Dominion
of Canada, of the OTHER PART,

WITNESSETH, that the said William Scott for and in consideration of the
sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) of lawful money of the Dominion of Can-
ada, to the said William Scott in hand well and truly paid by the said His Majesty
the King and represented as aforesaid at or before the ensealing or delivery of
THESE PRESENTS, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged HATH granted.
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, remised, conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents DOTH grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, remise, convey
and confirm unto the said His Majesty the King and represented as aforesaid, his
Heirs, Suecessors, and Assigns, ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land

BEGINNING at high water mark at the North east corner of lands belonging
to Kenneth Davidson, thence South west fifty one degrees forty five minutes west,
thirty eight chains and twenty five links to the north east line of the Indian Reserve,
thence North fifty seven degrees forty five minutes west ten chains and ten links
more or less, thence North fifty one degrees forty five ‘minutes east thirty one chains
and sixty six links to High Water Mark, thence south-easterly along high water
mark the several courses to the place of beginning. containing thirty five acres more
or less, according to the plan annexed hereto, together with all and singular the
Buildings, Hasements, Tenements, Hereditaments and Appurtenances to the same
belonging, or in any wise appertaining, with the reversion and reversions, remainder
and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title, inte-
rest, claim, property and demand, both at law and in equity of him the said William
Scott, of, in, to, or out of the same, or any part therefore. TO HAVE AND TO
HOLD the said Land and premises, with the appurtenances, and every part thereof,
unto the said His Majesty the IXing, represented as aforesaid, his Heirs, Successors
and Assigns to his and their sole use, benefit and behoof forever.

AND the said William Scott for himself, his Heirs, Executors, and Adminis-