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foot of Lake Superior, and the usu;il moans adopted to regulate 

 the trade and interc i itfa them. Tiny were 



counselled to remain at peace, to intermit their Tints to the Cana- 

 dian poets, and to pursue their usual occupations on their own 

 lands. It was immediately (.mud, however, that the foree of tin ir 

 aties fell upon tin ir western frontiers where they border on 

 the Sioux, and where the dispute respecting territorial boundarii s 



pe to continual and afflicting aggressios 



In L83fl the Chippewas were invited to meet the other tribes 

 m a general couucil at I'raine du Chien, whicli, after a full dis- 

 cussion, resulted in a treaty of territorial limits. This treaty- 

 was fully assented to, by the northern Chippewas convened at the 

 treaty of Fond du Lac in 1820. The following year, deputations 

 of this nation attended, and became one of the parties at the 

 treaty of Iliulc des Morts. At this treaty the subject of boun- 

 daries was finally carried and adjusted between themselves and 

 the Monomonees and the Winnebagoes. With the latter tribes 

 there has been no subsequent controversy respecting limits, lint 

 the delineation on paper of the extensive line between them and 

 the Sioux, without an actual survey and marking of it, gave rise to 

 further difficulties. What could not be plainly seen, might be 

 easily disputed, and the pretext was thus given for renewed ag- 

 gressions. Several instances of this have constituted the sub- 

 ject of specific reports to the Department. The hardships of a 

 people destitute of resources, were not only thus increased, but 

 those of our citizens who had been licensed to trade among them 

 complained of losses and want of protection. Many of the In- 

 dians, and several of the traders fell, either in actual conflict, or 

 the consequences deducible from them. 



During the summer of 1830, I was directed by the Department 

 personally to visit the Indians, to endeavour to restore peace. 

 The instructions were not, however, received until late in the 

 year, and it was not practicable to carry them into effect until the 

 fallowing year. It was employed in visiting the bands situated 

 intermediate between Lake Superior, and the Mississippi, being 

 south of St. Anthony rails. I; was found impracticable to visit the 

 more northern hands, [n wnn bowerer receired for 



this purpose in the spring of 1832. I immediately organized an 



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