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ligliten the draught of water, and facilitate the ascent ; and, by 

 pushing early and late, we reached Ottowa Lake on the fifth day 

 in the morning. Neenaba had, however, delivered his naessage, 

 and departed. I was received in a very friendly and welcome 

 manner, by Mozojeed, of the band of Ottowa Lake ; "Wabezhais, 

 of the Eed Devil's band of the South Pukwaewa ; and Odabossa, 

 of the Upper Namakagon. After passing the usual formalities, I 

 prepared to meet them in council the same day, and communicate 

 to them the objects of ray mission. 



In the course of the conference at this place, I obtained the par- 

 ticulars of a dispute which had arisen between the Chippewas of 

 this quarter, which now added to their alarm, as they feared the 

 latter would act in coincidence with their ancient enemies, the 

 Sioux. The reports of this disturbance had reached me at the 

 Sault, and they continued, with some variations, until my arrival 

 here. The following are the material facts in relation to this new 

 cause of disquietude : In the summer of 1827, Okunzhewug, an 

 old woman, the wife of Kishkemun, the principal chief of Torch 

 Lake, a man superannuated and blind, attended the treaty of Butte 

 des Morts, bearing her husband's medal. She was treated with 

 the respect due to the character she represented, and ample pre- 

 sents were directed to be given to her ; among other things, a 

 handsome hat. The latter article had been requested of her by 

 a young Menomonie, and refused. It is thought a general feeling 

 of jealousy was excited by her good reception. A number of the 

 Menomonies went on her return route as far as the Clover Por- 

 tage, where she was last seen. Having never returned to her vil- 

 lage, the Chippewas attributed her death to the Menomonies. Her 

 husband died soon after ; but she had numerous and influential 

 relatives to avenge her real or supposed murder. This is the 

 account delivered by the Chippewas, and it is corroborated by 

 reports from the traders of that section of the country. Her sin- 

 gular disappearance and secret death at the Clover Portage, is 

 "undisputed ; and whether caused or not by any agency of the 

 Menomonies, the belief of such agency, and that of the most direct 

 kind, is fixed in the minds of the Chippewas, and has furnished 

 the basis of their subsequent acts in relation to the Menomonie 

 hunting-parties who have visited the lower part of Chippewa 



