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f found themselves beyond their lines. Hi thought they 

 might even now be driven hack, were it undertaken in earnest 



II- said the chief of Leech Lake was wrong to appeal to me 

 to wipe the blood off his medal. He ought to be able to wipe 

 it off himself. It was pitiful to make tins appeal, for men who 

 wire able to do a thing themserw •. He referred to the late ( 'hip- 

 pewa war-party, and said thai ■ relative of hii had been killed. 

 Blood would call for blood. He did not rule the Lessitons. He 

 thought they would repay the blow. 



II is own advice hail heen paeilie. He had received my wam- 

 pum ir, and smoked the pipe with the St. Croix Chip- 

 pewas. They were their neighbours. They were now at peace. 

 They Wished to remain so. They would act by my advice. He 

 thanked me lor the advice. 



Jit warmly approbated the proposition to run out the lines. 

 He said it had been mentioned at the treaty. And although the 

 lines were not adjusted to the lull satisfaction of all, perhaps they 

 could never he settled better. He therefore united in requesting 

 that the President might be asked to direct white men to estab- 

 lish them. It would be necessary, however, to have both par- 

 ties by. 



II again adverted to the difficulties between them and the 

 Chippewas. He thought that these difficulties were kept alive 

 by t ; 4 the Chippewas to their post He said it put bad 



feelings into the hearts of the Sioux, to see the Chippewai share 

 the boun;p emnM nt, winch the Sioux believed the govern- 



ment intended exclusively for them. Besides, it was difficult to 

 tin their feelings of hostility when they came together. 

 Uoth parties were mi-trustful. It was only n< C< 38ary to look 

 back a few years, to perceive what the consequences had heen. 

 IN wunht to be kept apart. And one of 



the best mean- of keeping them apart was to draw their lines 

 plain, and to order present! to be given out on their own lands, 

 and not on each Other's lands. 



II' t the location of any trading-post on the St. 



I lich should be liv to the lines as to bring die 



DtO contact. He also Bl ma why 



M at the mouth of the St. Croix, which is exclusively in the 





