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very few of the Government wards to be cared 

 for. 



How few of the thousands of immigrants 

 now floAving into the country pause to consider 

 that once these beautiful lakes, rivers, prairies 

 and mountains were the resort and homes of a 

 race of God's primitive children. Their wanta 

 were supplied with a lavish generosity by a 

 Great Spirit and pagans tho they were said to 

 be they cast their eyes heavenwards and thanked 

 that Great Spirit for blessings received. And 

 the translation after death that they looked for 

 ward to, to the Happy Hunting Grounds, what 

 are these but our God and our Heaven? 



Poor, fast disappearing race! I have lived 

 with them, hunted with them and walked the 

 long trail and from my city home I often yearn 

 for the old life in that North Country. 



