Know Att MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, Cheogima, Shawanon, Quequikibone,
Pitweyishn, Kekanassiwe, Principal Chiefs of the Ojibeway Indians of the River St.
Clair and Chenail Ecarté, in the Province of Canada, in consideration of the trust and
confidence by us reposed in Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, and in order that
Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, may erant and dispose of the lands and here-

‘bed for the benefit of such Indians in

ditaments hereinafter comprised and deser

such manner and form and at such price or prices as to Her said Majesty, Her heirs
and successors, shall seem best, have remised, released, surrendered, quitted claim and
yielded up to Our said Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, and by these presents do
remise, release, surrender, quit claim and yield up all that certain tract of land situate
‘n the Western District of this Province, in the Township of Moore, being one mile
*n extent along the edge of the river and exteiding four miles back, and being
bounded on the south side by the town line between Sombra and Moore, known as

the Lower Indian Reserve, and containing two thousand six hundred and seventy-
neftt of the said Indians, that it may be eranted and

five acres. In trust for the be
disposed of as Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, may deem most advisable and

for no other use, trust, intent or purpose whatsoever.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, we the said Indians have hereunto set our hands and seals

at Kingston on the eighteenth day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine.
Signed and sealed in the presence |
of (
Sau. P. Jarvis, Ch. S. 1. Affairs,
T. W. Keatine, 4. 8S. I. A.

CHEOGIMA (totem),
SHAWANON (totem),
QUEQUIKIBONE (totem),
PITWEYISHN (totem),
KEKANASSIWE (totem),
Grorce ANSE (totem),
KAYOSHK (totem),

No. 60.

Tuts AGREEMENT, made and entered into on the seventh day of September in the

year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, at Sault Ste. Marie, in the
Province of Canada, between the Honorable William Benjamin Robinson, of the one

part, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, and Joseph Peau de Chat, John Ininway,
Mishe-muckqua, Totomenai, Chiefs, and Jacob Wasseba, Ahmutchewagaton, Michel
* the Ojibeway Indians

Shebageshick, Manitoshanise and Chigenaus, Principal Men of
inhabiting the northern shore of Lake Superior, in the said Province of Canada,
from Batchewanaung Bay to Pigeon River, at the western extremity of said lake,
and inland throughout that extent to the height. of land which separates the terri-
tory covered by the charter of the Honorable the Hudson’s Bay Company from the
said tract. And also the ‘slands in the said lake within the boundaries of the
British possessions therein, of the other part, Witnesseth: that for and in consider-
ation of the sum of two thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Upper
Canada to them in hand paid; and for the further perpetual annuity of five hundred
ame to be paid and delivered to the said Chiefs and their Tribes at a

convenient season of each summer, not later than the first day of August, at the Honor-
of Michipicoton and Fort William; they,

able the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Posts

the said Chiefs and Principal Men do freely, fully and voluntarily surrender, eede,
grant and convey unto Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors forever, all their right,
title and interest in the whole of the territory above described, save and except the
reservations set forth in the schedule hereunto annexed, which reservations shall be
held and occupied ‘by the said Chiefs and their tribes in common for the purposes of
residence and cultivation. And should the said Chiefs and their respective tribes at
any time desire to dispose of any mineral or other valuable productions upon the
gaid reservations the same will be at their request sold by order of the Superinten-

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pounds, the s