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"The chiefs who went to Washington and concluded a treaty with the 

 Government saw that arrangement fulfilled only once, when thej' went to 

 Fond du Lac for payment. After that it looked as if something was being 

 stretched out, and the end failed to reach us. They told us in Washington 

 that they would clothe these men here so they would be proud of their clothes. 



"We wish to know about the children who will be born to our people 

 after this agreement is signed; what is to become of them, and what interest 

 or benefit shall they receive, if they are not enrolled? I wish an answer. 



"At what time do you suppose the survey of our reserv^ation wiU be 

 made? We wish it made soon. We do not understand the EngUsh language, 

 and would like to have a man connected with the survey who can speak our 

 tongue. 



Chief Moses Day 



"We are now ready to proceed with tlie business of signing this Agree- 

 ment." 



He then touched the pen handed him by the commissioners (continue 

 the minutes), and was followed by the other chiefs and members of their 

 respective bands. 



After the signing of the Agreement of 1889, the Bois Fort Indians still 

 remained under the jurisdiction of the LaPointe (Wise.) Indian Agency, 

 some 300 miles away. ^Ir. Day maintained that an agent to be of any bene- 

 fit to the Indians should live on their reservation. On account of his constant 

 clamoring, the agency was finally moved to Sucker Point (Tower, Minn.) 

 sixty miles from Kett Lake, the home of the Bois Fort Indians and the site 

 of their reservation. L^ndaunted, the old chief began his demands anew 



