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thieves outside, so that nothing will be there 

 to disturb our peace.&quot; 



Governor &quot;The Queen will have policemen to 

 preserve order, and murderers and men guilty of 

 crime will be punished in this country just the 

 same as she punishes them herself.&quot; 



Chief &quot;I will tell you one thing. You under 

 stand me now, that I have taken your hand firmly 

 and in friendship. I repeat twice that you have 

 done so, that these promises that you have made, 

 and the treaty to be concluded, let it be as you 

 promise, as long as the sun rises over our head 

 and as long as the water runs. One thing I find, 

 that deranges a little my kettle. In this river, 

 where food used to be plentiful for our subsistence, 

 I perceive it is getting scarce. We wish that the 

 River should be left as it was formed from the 

 beginning that nothing be broken. 



Governor &quot;This is a subject that I cannot 

 promise.&quot; 



Mr. Dawson &quot;Anything that we are likely to 

 do at present will not interfere with the fishing, 

 but no one can tell what the future may require, 

 and we cannot enter into any engagement.&quot; 



Chief We wish the Government would assist 

 us in getting a few boards for some of us who are 

 intending to put up houses this fall, from the mill 

 at Fort Francis.&quot; 



Governor &quot;The mill is a private enterprise, 

 and we have no power to give you boards from 

 that.&quot; 



Chief I will now show you a medal that was 



