THE REV. JAMES SETTEE. 



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followers of the white man's Manitou." The messengers 

 returned with the intelligence that the great praying 

 father had not only omitted to send rum, but he hoped 

 that the Plain Crees would soon abandon the practice of 

 demanding rum in exchange for their pemmican and robes. 

 The messengers were directed to return to the missionary 

 with the announcement, that " if the great praying father 

 did not intend to send any rum, the sooner he took his 

 praying man away from the Qu'appelle Lakes the better 

 for him." 



Encampment in the Qu'appelle Valley. 



There are very few tents about the Mission at present, 

 the Indians being in the plains engaged in hunting the 

 buffalo. Mr. Settee speaks English very fluently, the 

 field for his labour is extensive, but not at present pro- 

 mising. When conversing with the Crees of the Sandy 

 Hills, many of them expressed a wish to have their 

 children taught by white men, but they did not appear 



