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Report of Minister of the Interior SPECIAL APPENDIX. A. Lieut.-Governor Morris' Despatch, 8th July, 1876, reporting negotiations with reference to the settlement of the "Outside Promises" and selection of Reserves gav B. Lieut.-Governor Morris' Despatch, 14th July, 1876, covering Report from Mr. J. L. Reid, P.L.S., on improvements made by White Mud Indians and Reserve selected by them. xxx C. Report of Mr. M. G. Dickieson, respecting the payment by him of Annuities under Treaty No. 4 asav D. Report of Mr. J. M. Walsh, respecting the payment by him of Annuities under Treaty No. 4, to Indians at Cypress Hills xxxvii E. Lieut.-Governor Morris' Despatch, 17th November, 1876, covering communication from Hon. T. Howard and Mr. J. L. Reid, P.L.S., reporting the adhesion to Treaty No. 5 of certain Indian Bands not previously dealt with sxais F. Lieut.-Governor Morris' Despatch, 4th December, 1876, reporting the negotiation of Treaty No. 6, with copy of the Treaty liii GENERAL APPENDIX. PART I.-INDIAN BRANCH. Report of Deputy Superintendent Ganeral of Indian Affairs ONTARIO SUPERINTENDENCIES. No. 1. Grand River Superintendency, J. T. Gilkison, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner.. 3 15 2. Western do 1st Division.—No Report from R. Mackenzie do .. 16 3. do do 2nd do do Wm. Livingstone, Agent... 16 4. Central do Wm. Plummer, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner. 16 5. Northern do 1st Division, J. C. Phipps, Visiting Superintendent.... ....... 18 6. do do 2nd do C. Skene, do 19 7. do do 3rd do W. Van Abbott, Indian Lands Agent... 21 8. do do 4th do No Report from A. Wright, Indian Agent 21 QUEBEC AGENCIES. No. 9. Caughnawaga Agency, No report from J. E. Pinsonneault, Indian Agent 21 10. Lake of Two Mountains Agency do do 21 . 11. St. Regis do John Davidson, Indian Agent 22 12. St. Francis do L. A. DeBlois, do 22 13. Viger do A. LeBel, jun., do 24 14. Lake St. John do L. E. Otis, do 24 15. River Desert do Patrick Moore, do 25 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS. NOVA SCOTIA AGENCIES. No. 16. District No. 1, John Harlow, Indian Agent 17. do 2, Rev. P. M. Holden do PAGE. 26 18. do 3, No report from Rev. P. Danaher, Indian Agent 19. do 4, Rev. R. Macdonald, do 20. do 5, Rev. W. Chisholm, do 21. do 6, Rev. J. McDougall, do 22. do 7, No report from J. B. McDonald, do 23. do 8, Rev. A. F. McGillivray, do NEW BRUNSWICK SUPERINTENDENCIES. 26 27 27 28 28 28 29 No. 24. North-Eastern, No report from C. Sergeant, Visiting Superintendent. 25. South-Western, Wm. Fisher, Visiting Superintendent PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SUPERINTENDENCY. 30 30 No. 26. Theophilus Stewart, Visiting Superintendent 31 MANITOBA AND N. W. TERRITORIES SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 27. No report from J. A. N. Provencher, Acting Indian Superintendent 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPERINTENDENCIES. No. 28. I. W. Powell, Indian Superintendent 32 29. Jas. Lenihan do 37 TABULAR STATEMENTS. A. 1. Officers and Employes at Headquarters 39 A. 2. do Outposts 40 B. Accountant's Report. 43 B. 1. Analyzed Balance Sheet of the Indian Fund 49 B. 2. Indian Land Management Fund ...... . 51 B. 3. Province of Quebec Indian Fund..... . 56 B. 4. Indian School Fund 59 B. 6. Suspense Account 61 O. 1. Nova Scotia, 62 C. 2. New Brunswick, C. 3. Prince Edward Island, Statement of Revenue and Expenditure ............. 66 C. 4. British Columbia, 67 C. 5. Manitoba and the North-West, 69 D. Statement of Indian Lands sold during the year; and surveyed, surrendered lands unsold..... 79 E. School Returns 82 F. Census do 89 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART II.-ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH. PAGE. Report of the Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876 5 A. Statement of Receipts and Deposits on account of Ordnance Lands, monthly, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876 . 10 B. Statement of sums due for Rent and Instalments of Purchase Money and Interest, unpaid, 30th June, 1876... 12 C. Statement showing Locali:ies from which Moneys have been received, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876 D. Statement of Sales of Ordnance Lands, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. 14 E. List of Ledgers in use containing accounts of Purchasers and Tenants of Ordnance Property... PART III.-DOMINION LANDS BRANCH. The Surveyor General's Report. 3 1. -Report of Lindsay Russell, Esq., Assistant Surveyor General, in charge of Special Survey of North West Territories F • 13 2. Report of A. L. Russell, Esq., Dominion Lands Surveyor, in charge of Meridian and Parallel ca Sections 15 3. Report of W. F. King, Esq., Astronomical Assistant • 22 4. do do of Survey (including topography, &c.) of Battleford and vicinity 44, 24 cc 5. Report of A. H. Whitcher, Esq., Inspector of Surveys, in charge of Surveys Office, Winnipeg... 31 6. do Donald Codd, Esq., Agent of Dominion Lands, Winnipeg 34 7. Schedules, &c. :— A. Showing Dominion Lands Surveys effected to 31st October, 1876, and comparing cost thereof with other Surveys 35 B. Showing Azimuths observed on (1020 W.) Second Principal Meridian 37 C. Azimuth and Latitude observations 38 D. Latitude observations at Battleford 43 E • . Showing Surveyors employed on Dominion Land Surveys, during 1876 67 F. do Block Surveys completed during 1876 68 G. do Subdivision Surveys do 69 H. do Indian Reserves surveyed during 1876 70 K. Synopsis of Block and Subdivision Surveys 72 L. Showing transactions of Dominion Lands Office, at Winnipeg, and branches, during 1875 73 M. do new settlements and villages in Manitoba, formed during 1876 74 ••• kl , k• Y`r as j. 4 'AY F. VA' 14 ti {1/l, 4 Jv •#. Ya 4.41 rye 4; +4. 0 It; Dt REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1876. To His Excellency the Right Honorable SIR FREDERIC TEMPLE, Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada, etc., etc., etc. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY. I have the honor to submit the Report of the Department of the Interior for the year ended 30th June, 1876, being the Third Annual Report of the Department. The Report is accompanied by the usual Special and General Appendix. The Special Appendix attached to my own Report contains copies of the documents connected with some of the more important transactions of the past year, especially those relating to the Administration of Indian Affairs in the North-West, which not forming part of the ordinary routine business of the office are not specially noticed in the Report of the Deputy Superintendent General, or of the other heads of Branches. The General Appendix consists of three parts. Part First contains the Report of the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, with a Report of the Indian Superintendents and Agents throughout the Dominion, and the accompanying accounts and vouchers for the expenditure of the past fiscal year. Part Second contains the Report of the Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands, with the necessary accounts and vouchers. Part Third contains the Report of the Surveyor General of Dominion Lands, accompanied by the Report of the Assistant Surveyor General, the Agent of Dominion Lands and the Inspector of Surveys, &c., and the necessary accounts and vouchers. 11—A vi The five branches of tho Public Service placed by law under the control of the Minister of the Interior, will be noticed under separate heads in the following Order 1. North-Nest Territories. 2. Indians and Indian Lands. 3. Ordnance and Admiralty Lands. 4. Dominion Lands. 5. Geological Survey of Canada. Detailed information as regards the second, third and fourth heads, Indians and Indian Lands,Ordnanee and Admiralty Lands and Dominion Lands, will he found in the Parts 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the General Appendix already referred to. I have much pleasure in stating that on assuming the business of the Depart— ment in November last, I found all the business connected with the several Branches of this large Department in a most satisfactory state, there being little work in arrears save what had necessarily accumulated after the departure of • my predecessor, the lion. Mr."Laird, to assume the duties of Lieut•Governor of the North-West Territories. I.—NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. During the past year two very important steps have been taken by the Govern- ment towards the better establishment of law and order in the Territories, and the further extension therein of the privileges and responsibilities of self government. On the 7th October last a Proclamation was issued. bringing into force and effect " The North-West Territories' Act, 1875," and on the same day another Proclamation was issued, bringing similarly into effect the Act past during the last Session of Parliament (the 39 Vic., cap. 21) intituled " An Act respecting the North-West Territories, and to create a separate Territory out of part thereof." The effect of the former Proclamation was to set in motion the machinery provided by the "North-West Territories' Act, 1875," for the Executive and Legislative Government of the whole of the Territories formerly -known as Rupert's Land and the North-West Territories, with the exception of the Province of Manitoba; and the effect of the latter was to detach the Eastern of these Territories and set it apart with its own autonomy under the name of the District of Keewatin. The Honorable David Laird, the then Minister of this Department, was appointed Governor of the North-West Territories, and His Honor, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, became, ex (ldo, the first Governor of the District of Keewatin. It is a fortunate thing for the Councils to whom, under the Acts already cited, the Legislative and Executive functions of these nascent Governments are confided, that while laying the foundations of a new and better order of things in their respective vii Districts, they will be assisted in their labors by men of so much experience in public affairs as the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Ex-Minister of the Interior. lt remains to be seen whether it will be possible, as settlement of the North-West Territories proceeds at points widely separated from each other, to continuo to retain the whole of that immense country under one Local Government. I I. - INDIANS. TREATIES 1 AND 2. Outside Promises. In the report last year it was stated that the protracted and troublesome contro-versy growing out of the so called Outside Promises, with one trifling exception, had been adjusted satisfactorily alike to the Government and the Indians. The controversy in question was limited to the Indians of Treaties Nos. 1 and 2, and all, save one of the Bands of Indians included in these treaties, cheerfully accepted last year the terms offered by the Government, and expressed their satisfaction at the liberality with which they wege treated. In the case of the recalcitrant Band, that of the Portage la Prairie, known as Yellow Quill's, the refusal arose, not from any dissatisfaction with the terms offered by the Government, but partly in consequence of a dispute in reference to the reserve assigned to them, and partly in consequence of a division amongst themselves on the subject of their chief; one part of the Band being composed of the adherents of Yellow Quill, another portion of the adherents of Short Bear or Young Chief, and a third, of those residing near White Mud River, who desired to form an independent Band with a chief of their own selection. His Honor Lieutenant Governor Morris, who conducted the negotiations last year with these Indians, was requested again in the spring to treat. ' with .them, and was authorized to meet, if practicable, theirwishes in the matter of the Reserves, and to consent to the division of the Band. His Honor was also authorized to take a Surveyor with him to set apart those Reserves, should the Indians accept the terms proposed by th,e Government. In June, last, the Lieutenant Governor telegraphed to the Government. !hat he had met the Portage Band, and settled the Reserve difficulty, and all other open questions. The Department, however, has been unable to recommend the confirmation -of the settlement of the Reserve question then arrived at, as the territory selected was land which had been surveyed and set out for settlement, and in a portion of which, under theterms of the Dominion Lands Act, the Hudson's Bay Company had a vested right. 11-4, viii The Government found it necessary to recognize three divisions of the Band, each with its own Chief, and also to make some further concessions to the Indians generally of Treaties 1 and 2, in-order to place them on the same footing as to councillors and headmen as the Indians of Treaty No. 3. The concessions made to these Indians as regards the number of their headmen wore subsequently approved by Your Excellency in Council. As the Acting Superintendent of Winnipeg has received full instructions from the Department to carry out the arrangements with these Indians in reference to these Outside Promises, it is hoped that this troublesome controversy may be considered as finally disposed of. His Honor's despatch giving the official report of his mission to this Band, is con- tained in the Special Appendix. TREATY NO. 3. There is nothing special to notice here in reference to the Indians included in this treaty. All the information of interest respecting them is given in the report of the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. TREATY NO. 4. The payment of the annuities to the Indians under the treaty was assigned to Mr. Dickieson, of this Department, and to Mr. Sub-Inspector Walsh of the Mounted Police Force, stationed at Cypress Hills: Mr. Dickieson was assisted by Mr. Angus McKay, who had been provisionally appointed local Indian Agent at Swan River, and by Mr. W. II. Nagle of this city, and Mr. Walsh was assisted by Dr. Miller of the Mounted Police Force, Indian Medical Officer at the Cypress Hills. The Indians at Fort Ellice, Fort Pelly, the Touchwood Hills, Qu'Appelle Lake, Egg Lake, and Shoal River Post were paid by Mr. Dickieson and his Assistant, and those at Cypress Hills by Mr. Walsh and his Assistant, the payments being made in all cases at dates which the Indians had been previously notified to attend for that purpose. The number of Indians paid at the different places is as follows :— Fort Ellice, 335 Indians who were paid $ 1,850 Touchwood Hills, 310 " 2,159 Fort Pelly, 353 4,509 Qu'Appelle, 1,705 cc 12,033 Shoal River, 404 2,346 Cypress Hills, 794 c. 4,200 Total 3,901 cc $37,097 Mr. Dickieson also secured the adhesion to the treaty of the Egg Lake Indians who were absent in 1874 when that treaty was concluded. ix Mr. Dickieson was waited upon at Qu'Appelle Lake by the Sioux Ohiefs, White Cap and Standing Buffalo, formerly of the United States, but for many years past resident in our territory, and also by a delegation of Sioux from the United States. The latter expressed their entire confidence in the British Government, and their anxious desire to be on good terms with those living on the British side of the boundary line. Mr. Dickieson and Mr. Walsh transmitted to the Department full and interesting reports of their proceedings in connection with their missions. These reports are included in the Special Appendix. In future the paying of the Indians, under this treaty, will form part of the ordinary duty of the Indian Superintendent of the North-West Territories. TREATY NO. 5. When His Honor Governor Morris concluded this treaty last year, there were several bans of Indians, notably : the Swampy Crees at the Pas on the Saskatche- wan, within the territory covered by the treaty, whom, from absence and other causes, it was impossible to include on that occasion, and His Honur strongly urged the necessity of taking stops, during the ensuing summer, to secure the adhesion of these Indians. His Honor was, accordingly, in June last, requested to take measures for this purpose; and the task was entrusted by him to the Honourable Thomas Howard and Mr. Lestock Reid, Dominion Lands Surveyor: these gentlemen being at the same time charged with the duty of making the necessary payments to the Indians who had been dealt with last year, and of distributing the provisions, implements, clothing and other articles to which they were entitled under the treaty. His Honor reports that these gentlemen discharged their missions most success- fully and satisfactorily. They succeeded in obtaining the assent to the treaty of the numerous Indian Bands scattered among the islands and shores of Lake Winnipeg, whom they induced to unite together as one Band with ono Chief. They obtained the adhesion to the treaty of the Indians of the Pas, of Cumberland and of Moose Lake, as also that of the Indians of the Grand Rapids of Berens River. While engaged in this labor, they assisted in selecting suitable localities for the Indian Reserves subject, of course, to the approval of Your Excellency in Council. It may be added that, during the summer, Acting Superintendent 1'rovencher obtained the adhesion to this treaty of the Band of Indians at the mouth of the Black River. In this way the assent to Treaty 5 of all the Indian Bands within the territory ceded thereby has been secured : a work which must be considered, as His Hon or Governor Morris observes, as a satisfactory feature of the Indian operations during the past twelve months. The despatch of His Honor, reporting the facts above mentioned with the reports of Messrs. Howard and Reid, will be found in the Special Appendix. NEW TREATY. Official reports received last year from His Honor Governor Morris and Colonel French, the officer then in command of the Mounted Police Force, and from other parties, showed that a feeling of discontent and uneasiness prevailed very generally amongst the Assiniboines and Crees lying in the unceded territory between the Saskatchewan and the Rocky Mountains. This state of feeling which had prevailed amongst those Indians for some years past, had been increased by the presence last summer in their territory of the parties engaged in the construction of the telegraph line, and in the survey of the Pacific Railway line, and also of a party belonging to the Geological Survey. To allay this state of feeling, and to prevent the threatened hostility of the Indian tribes to the parties then employed by the Government, His Honor Governor Morris requested and obtained authority to despatch a messenger to convey to these Indians the assurances that Commissioners would be sent this summer to negotiate a treaty with them, as had already been done with their brethren further East. The Rev. George McDougal,* who had been resident as a Missionary amongst these Indians for upwards of fourteen years, and who possessed great influence over them, was selected by His Honor to convey this intelligence to tho Indians, a task . which he performedwith great fidelity and success : being able to report on his return that although he found the feeling of discontent had been very general among the Indian tribes, he had been enabled entirely to remove it by his assurance of the proposed regotiations during the coming year. For the purpose of negotiating this treaty with the Indians, Your Excellency availed yourself of the services of His Honor Governor Morris, who had been formerly employed in negotiating Treaties Nos. 3, 4 and 5. With him were associated the Hon. James McKay and W. T. Christie, Esq., both of whom had had considerable experience in such work, -and possessed moreover an intimate acquaintance with the Indians of the Saskatchewan, their wants, habits and dialects. In view of the temper of the Indians of the Saskatchewan during the past season, and of the extravagant demands which they were induced to prefer on certain points, it needed all the temper, tact, judgment and discretion of which the Commis- sioners wore possessed to bring the negotiations to a satisfactory issue. The treaty was concluded at Carleton, on the 23rd and 28th of August, and near Fort Pitt, on the 9th day of September. *This excellent man and devoted Missionary perished 'in the snow on the prairie last year, while making one of his Missionary journeys. In him the Methodist body lost one of its most zealous and laborious ministers, and the Indian tribes one of their most devoted friends and intelligent advisers. xi The territory included in the treaty is approximately estimated to contain one 'hundred and twenty thousand square miles, and may be roughly described as that part of the North-West Territories bounded on the East by Treaty No. 5, on the West by the Rocky Mountains, on the North by Cumberland Lake, the Beaver River, Red Deer Lake, and the Arthabasca River above tho Red Deer Lake, and on the South respectively by the northerly boundary of Treaty No. 4, by the South branch .of the Saskatchewan, and by the Rod Deer River. The Dominion has by this treaty acquired nearly the whole of the territory within the fertile belt, and for some distance north of it; in fact all the lands east of tho Rocky Mountains, with the exception of a small district of about 35,000 square miles, inhabited by the Blackfoot Indians. The number of Indians living within the territory is estimated at about 5,000. The Indians inhabiting the territory, are chiefly Crees, with a few Assiniboines •on the plains and slopes of the mountains, and a small number of Sauteaux, and one Band of Chippewayans. The Chiefs of all these Bands signed the treaty, withighe exception of Great Bear. As the original treaty has not been received from His Honor Governor Morris, the treaty has not as yet been formally sanctioned by Your Excellency in Council. The terms of the treaty as regards the important matters of Reserves, schools, the amount of the money gratuities and annuities made or secured to the Indians, are substantially the same as those of Treaty No. 5 ; but there is inserted in this treaty a provision in reference to aid promised to Indians in case of famine or pestilence, which is wholly new, and which I greatly regret should have been agreed to by the commissioners, as it may cause the Indians to rely upon the Government instead of upon their own exertions for sustenance, especially as their natural means of subsis- tence are likely to diminish with the settlement of the country; the conditions also in reference to agricultural implements, tools and cattle, and other minor matters, are somewhat more onerous than those of previous treaties. His Honor's despatch covering the copy of the treaty will be found in the Special Appendix. MORAL AND MATERIAL CONDITION OF THE INDIANS IN THE MANITOBA AND THE NORTH- WEST SUPERINTENDENCIES. The moral and material condition of the Indians in the North-West has been steadily and surely progressing since the North-West Territories were included within the Dominion. The liquor law and the Mounted Police Force have together succeeded in stamping out almost entirely the vice of drunkenness. Crime is com- paratively rare. The irritation and distrust which existed in certain localities, or among particular Bands of Indians, have been replaced by an almost universal feeling of contentment and of gratitude to the Government for its liberality and benevolence. X11 in the report of his mission during the past summer among the Indians of the Saskatchewan, for the purpoSe of negotiating a treaty, Governor Morris gives a very encouragingaccount of the good spirit which he found prevailing among these Bands. He states that he " was surprised to find so great a willingness on the part of the "Indians to cultivate the soil, and so great a desire to have their children instructed." Again, he says the Indians are " tractable and docile." " The universal demand " is for teachers and for persons to instruct them how to cultivate the ground and to, " build houses." In a word, they seem prepared to abandon their savage life and to• adapt themselves as quickly as possible to the modes of the life of the White man. The remarks of Governor Morris refer to the Indians of the Saskatchewan.. Those in the Manitoba Superintendency have already in many places actually com- menced the cultivation of the soil and built houses for themselves. It may be added that no less than eight schools are in successful operation in the Manitoba Superin- tendency. These are encouraging symptoms, and it cannot b,.! doubted that the establishing of resident local agents on the Superintendencies (four have been already provi- Sionally established during the past year in the Manitoba Superintendency, and one in the North-West Superintendency) will help on the good work of improvement which has been so auspiciously commenced among the Indians. There is, however, it must be admitted, another side to the picture. There is one question at least which for some years past has sorely disquieted the mind of the Indian of the Saskatchewan, and which causes him to look forward with increasing anxiety to the future. The question is this : How shall he find subsistence when the buffalo is destroyed? Until within the last two years the buffalo, which roamed over the prairie in apparently exhaustless herds, furnished the Indians with a supply- of food practically unlimited. For the last ten years the numbers of the buffalo have- greatly diminished, and in another decade of years, unless prompt measures be taken, in the meantime to prevent the catastrophe, the buffalo as a source of supply of food,- will be extinct. It must be remembered that this animal, besides furnishing the Indians with. their principal means of subsistence as food, is otherwise of great importance to them. The traffic of the buffalo peltries is very considerable, and has hitherto enabled the Indian to supply his family with many of the necessaries of life. The Indian feels,. therefore, that on the existence of the buffalo his own existence really depends. He. cannot view without dismay the wanton and indiscriminate slaughter of these animals,. mainly, be it observed, by the Whites and Halflbreeds, who have intruded into the domain of the red man, and who wage war upon the buffalo as an enemy instead of protecting him as a friend. The grave question received the attentive consideration of the late Council of the North-West, and was commended by £fis Honor Governor Morris, in his valedic- tory address to that body, to the attention of their successors. The subject also engaged the attention of His Honor Governor Laird while Minister of the Interior, and as Governor of the North-West he will, no doubt, take the earliest opportunity of securing for it the serious consideration of the Council of the North-West so soon as it is organized. It will be for that body to consider- 1. What measures can be taken to protect the buffalo and preserve it as long as possible for the benefit of the Indians. 2. What measures can be taken to prepare the Indians for the time not far distant when the buffalo will be a thing of the past. The former object will be to some extent attained by enforcing proper regula- tions respecting the hunting and killing of the buffalo, and the latter by encouraging the Indians to cultivate the ground and apply themselves at once to other industrial pursuits. INDIANS STILL TO BE TREATED WITII. The treaty completed during the past summer by His Honor Governor Morris includes, as has been stated, all the Cree Indians in the North-West and embraces the large area already described, leaving still uncededu comparatively small portion of territory east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Jasper House. This territory, probably about 35,000 square miles, is occupied principally by the Blackfeet Indians, including under that title the Blood, Peagan and Surcees Indians. The Surcees are stated to be a portion of the Beavers of the Peace. River. The total number is estimated at about 4,000 souls. When engaged last summer in negotiating the treaty at Carleton House and Fort Pitt, His Honor Governor Morris availed himself of the opportunity of acquiring information in reference to the condition, habits and state of feeling of the Indians occupying this unceded territory. His report confirms the information previously received by the'Department as to the general desire of these Indians for the early conclusion of a treaty with them. He adds that there is a general consent of opinion amongst the missionaries settled in that territory and others who are acquainted with these Indians, as to the desirableness of having such a treaty made at the earliest possible date, with a view to preserving the present friendly dispositon of these tribes, which might easily give place to feelings of an unfriendly or .hostile nature should the treaty negotiations be much longer delayed. The White settlers alSo, who are flocking into the neighbourhood of Fort McLeod and other fertile portions of this territory, are most anxious to see the treaty con— eluded, in order that they may be enabled to settle themselves there without fear of being diisturbed. The importance of the Mounted Police Force of encouraging the introduction of white settlers, from whom they would be able to obtain cheap supplies for themselves and their horses, is sufficiently obvious. xiv It would appear that the 'BIackfeet, who some twelve or fifteen years ago numbered upwards of ten thousand souls and were then remarkable as a warlike and haughty nation, have within the last decade of years been greatly demoralized and reduced by more than one-half their number—partly in consequence of the poisoned fire-water introduced into the territory by. American traders, partly by the murderous acts of lawless men from the American territory, and partly by the terrible scourge of the Red man, small-pox, which in 1870 caused great havoc among the Indians in this region. It is satisfactory to be able to state in connection with these Indians that when invited during the summer by the Sioux Indians from the American side to join with them in taking up arms against the Whites, they deelined to do so. For their good conduct on that occasion they received the thanks of the Queen, who was pleased to direct that they should be officially informed of her gratifioation at this evidence of their loyalty and attachment. Since the advent of the Monnted Police Force at the North-West the condition of the Blackfeet has undergone a marvellous and most gratifying improvement, and their feelings towards the Police Force are of the most friendly oharaoter. THE INDIAN ACT, 1876. During the last session of Parliament an Act, with the above short title, was passed, amending and consolidating the laws respecting Indians. The bill, I am informed, was very carefully prepared by the then Superintendent General, the Hon. Mr. Laird, who was at pains to obtain the views of many of the most intelligent Indian Chiefs in Ontario respecting its provisions, and the bill was, in some particulars, modified to meet their wishes. Referring, in his report last year, to this measure, Mr. Laird observes : " Our Indian legislation generally rests on the principle that the aboriginies are "to be kept in a condition of tutelage and treated as wards or children of the State. "The soundness of the principle I cannot admit. On the contrary, I am firmly "persuaded that true interests of the aboriginies and of the State alike require that " every effort should be made to aid the Rod man in lifting himself out of his condition " of tutelage and dependence, and that is clearly our wisdom and our duty, through "education and every other means, to prepare him for a higher civilization by "encouraging him to assume the privileges and responsibilities of full citizenship. "In this spirit and with this object the enfranchisement clauses in the proposed " Indian Bill have been framed." XV It is satisfactory to bo able to report that the Act as passed has met with very general acceptance among the Indians of Ontario. At a general Indian Council, held in Saugeon in the month of July last, an almost unanimous vote was passed approving of its provisions. - BRITISH COLUMBIA_ INDIAN LANDS. In the annual report for last year the then Superintendent General was enabled to state that, while the report was in the hands of the printer, he received intelli- gence from the British Columbia Government that they had accepted the basis proposed by the Dominion Government for the settlement of this grave and compli- cated controversy, which had been the subject of correspondence between the Governments for the two preceding years. The despatch from the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, announcing the acceptance by his Government of the terms proposed by the Dominion Govern- ment, is dated 8th January, 1876, and was received hero in the latter part of that month. It was agreed between the two Governments that the settlement of the Indian Reserve question should be referred to three Commissioners, one to be appointed by the Dominion Government, another by the Government of British Columbia, and the third to be named jointly by the Dominion and Local Governments; that these Com- missioners should visit, as soon as practicable, each Indian nation in British Columbia, and, after full enquiry into all matters affecting the question, determine for each nation the number, extent and locality of the Reserves to be allowed to them. In doing so the Commissioners were to be guided generally by the spirit of the terms of union between the Dominion and Local Governments, which contemplated a "liberal policy" being purSued towards the Indians. They were to have special regard to the habits, wants and pursuits of each Indian nation, to the amount of territory available in the country occupied by them, as well as to the claims of the White population. Early in May, Mr. Alexander C. Anderson, of North Saar.ach, British Columbia, was appointed by His Excellency in Council as the Indian Commissioner on behalf of the Dominion Government. The British Columbia Government was at once advised of the fact, and requested to name their own Commissioner, and also to sub- mit the name of the gentleman whom they would propose as the third or joint Com- missioner for the two Governments. The Government of British Columbia took no action in the matter until the month of August, when they notified the Department by telegraph that Mr. Archi- bald McKinley, of Lac la Hache, British Columbia, had been selected as their Conn_ missioner, and they submitted the name of Mr. Gilbert Malcolm Sproat as the third or joint Commissioner. xvi Mr. Sproat was appointed. on the 15th August as the joint Commissioner of the Dominion Government also. The necessary Commissions, accompanied by full instructions, were sent to the Dominion Commissioner and to the joint Commissioner on the 23rd August last. The Commissioners were instructed to assure the Indians of the anxious desire of the Government to deal justly and liberally with them in the settlement of their Reserves, as well as in all other matters. They were to inform the Indians that the aim and object of the Government was to assist them in their efforts to raise them- selves in the social and moral scale so as ultimately to enjoy all the privileges and advantages which were enjoyed by their white fellow subjects. As regards the views of the Government on the subject of the land question, the Commissioners were referred to the documents connected with the matter, printed in the Annual Report for last year, in the spirit of which they were requested to act. They were reminded that the Government considered it a matter of paramount im- portance that is the settlement of the land question, nothing should be done which could militate against the maintenance of friendly relations between the Dominion Government and the Indians of British Columbia, and they were offi3ially enjoined as little as possible to interfere with any existing tribal arrangements; and, partic- ularly, that they were to be careful not to disturb the Indians in the possession of any villages, fishing stations, fur trading posts, settlements or clearings which they might occupy, and to which they might be specially attached. The Commissioners were, moreover, warned against making any attempt to cause any violent or sudden change in the habits of the Indians, or to divert them from any legitimate pursuits and occupations in which they might be profitably engaged, but rather to encourage there in any branch of industry in which they were so employed. The Commissioners were instructed to confer in all matters with the two Super- intendents in British Columbia, namely, with Dr. Powell, of Victoria, and Mr. Leni- han, of New Westminster, and these gentlemen were directed to co-operate with and assist the Commissioners in the execution of their important labours. Finally, the necessity of bringing their labours to a close as soon as practicable, with a view to the early adjustment of this grave controversy, was strongly impressed on the Commissioners. It may be here remarked that all the Commissioners appointed have been for many years past resident in British Columbia, and thoroughly identified with that Province. They are, moreover, all men of high standing and character in the Pro-vince, and who have taken much interest in public affairs, especially in matters affecting the Indians. In the month of September, the Department was notified that the Commissioners had organized themselves and ente:•ed upon their labours. xvii It will be seen from the foregoing statement that the Commissioners aro clothed with ample power to deal in a practical and summary manner with this long stand- ing controversy—one in which the interests of the White settlers of British Colum- bia, as well as of the Indians of British Columbia are so deeply involved; and the constitution of the Commission gives good reason to expect that the Commis- missioners will so deal with the question as to do justice to all parties interested. Certain of the provisions of the " Indian Act of 1876," passed last session (sub- sequent to the date of the Order in Council regulating the powers of the Commis- sion), being in conflict with the large powers thereby conferred upon the Commis- sion, Your Excellency was advised to issue a Proclamation, under the provisions of the 97th section of that Act, exempting the Indian Lands and Indian Reserves in British Columbia from the operation of certain sections of that Act. The Proclamation bore date the 23rd December, and the effect of it will bo to enable the Commissioners to deal absolutely and at once with the British Columbia Reserves, without reference to either the Dominion or Local Governments, in the manner originally intended by the Order in Council of 6th May, 1876. The question of the rights of the Indians in all the lands in British Columbia in 7hich their rights have not been extinguished by treaties between themselves and the Crown is still unsettled. III.-ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS. The Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands has, in his report, taken the pains, for my information, to review and epitomize the contents of preceding annual reports, showing the former condition and present state of the Ordnance Lands, their contents and value at the time of the transfer in 1856, the diffieulties enconntored in reducing them to a manageable shape, andThe result cf their manage- ment to the present day, from a material and patriotic point of view, in the settlement of large numbers of squatters claims and the conversion of numerous families of this class from the hopeless and squalid condition of lawless trespassers to the improved state and cheerful promise of lawfully established settlers. It is shown, also, as another result of this management, that a sum of $1,020,579.24 has been paid over to the General Revenue, on account of the Militia Fund, up to the 31st December last, without taking into account $196,734 duo but not yet payable but all amply secured. It also shews that the annual income for the past 20 years has averaged $50,000 per annum, and that the returns for the fiscal year, termin- ating 31st December, 1570, amounts to $51,515.40. Sides are. quoted as having been made at Amherstburg, Kingston, Prescott, Nepean, Ottawa, Ontaria ; at St. John, Chambly, Sorel, Quebec, realizing $76,496.12 xviii • Mention is made of large and valuable military and naval properties trans- ferred to this Department in Ontario, Quebec and in the Provinces. of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, greatly increasing the duties and labour of this branch. The organization of this branch and the duties of the respective officers are given in detail, also a general statement of the lands sold and moneys deposited on account of the estate of the Bank of Upper Canada; I am informed also in a supple- mentary report, that since the end of the fiscal year, 30th June, 1876, sales have been made of building lots at Cove Field, Quebec, producing a total amount of $62,310, of which sum, one-fifth, or $12,462, had been paid in ; from this and other sources, a sum of $80,905.54 had been paid over to the Consolidated Fund between the 30th June and the 31st December, 1870. It may also be added, that within the same period, $7,744.05 had been paid in to the account of the estate of the Bank of Upper Canada, making the whole amount derived, or to be derived, from this source, to the 31st December last, $194,752.48. LANDS. The Report of the Surveyor-General, with its appendices, including sub-reports from the Assistant Surveyor-General and other principal officers employed in the Dominion Lands Branch of the Department, furnish a general statement of the busi- ness of the Branch for the twelve months ending the. 31st October last. SURVEYS. Owing to the general depression in business which continued through the past year, it was not deemed expedient to undertake any surveys that were not impera-tively required, and, in consequence, operations were restricted to_ the following services :- 1. The Special Survey. 2. The laying out of certain Indian Reserves. 3. The continuance of the survey of the "Outer Two Miles," and the sub-division of five townships, part of the tract set apart for the colony of Icelanders on Lake Winnipeg. Satisfactory progress is reported in laying down the bases and meridians pre-scribed for the special survey, and the operations of the season have developed the existence, upon the lines projected, of large tracts of land well suited for settlement. The Assistant Surveyor-General, in charge of the Survey, reports that the efforts of the astronomical section of his party during the season, to obtain the longitude of certain important points upon the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (which it had been intended to effect by interchange of electric signals with Winnipeg), tiled, in consequence of the imperfect condition of a portion of the telegraph line. xix The summary given by the Surveyor-General of the extent of the township land surveyed, and the cost of survey, will be read with interest. The area of lands subdivided for settlement since the establishment of the Branch in d871, apart from some 341,666 acres comprised in' the Old Parishes, also surveyed and mapped, amounts to.10,574,915 acres, at an average cost per acre of 3.83 cents, being but little over half the average cost per acre of township lands in Ontario and Quebec, for the years 1841 to 1875 inclusive—a result which reflects no little credit on the manner in which these extensive surveys have been conducted by the Surveyor General of Dominion Lands. SETTLEMENT. The lands entered during the past year show a total of 154,533 acres, being less by 8,744 acres than the total entries of the year previous, the difference being due, doubtless, to the fact already alluded to, the general financial stringency throughout the Dominion. The people in the Province, however, have recently enjoyed a bountiful harvest, and there appears every prospect, despite the hard times, of a large addition to the resident population during the coming season. The Mennonites who have settled in Manitoba are reported as being in a prosperous condition, and quite satisfied with the change which has placed them upon Dominion lands. Forty—two villages or Dorfs have already sprung into existence, and the whole of the surroundings of these people indicates a special adaptation to the country which they have made their home, and in which a few years, from present appearances, is destined to find them a wealthy community. HALF-BREED LANDS AND SCRIP. A new distribution of the 1,400,000 acres granted by law to the children of the Half-breed heads of families in Manitoba having become necessary for the reasons explained in the Surveyor-General's Report. Some little delay will, in consequence, ensue before patents can issue. No unnecessary time, however, will be lost in making the distribution of the grant. I have the satisfaction of announcing to Your Excellency that scrip has been issued to the amount of $518,083.29, comprising all the grant to the Half-breed heads of families, and to the Selkirk and other original White settlers in the Province, by the Act 37 Vic., cap. 20, with the exception of some forty-seven individual claims of a special character which are now under consideration. The above amount also includes scrip to the amount of $9,923.20, granted in commutation of the hay and common right, in connection with patents issued to the present time for lands outside of those old parishes in the Province in which the hay and common right has been commuted by a gift of the land in the outer two miles. xx COLONIZATION LANDS. No satisfactory progress has been made in any one of the cases in which town- ships have been set apart on special application, previous to the last year, for colonization under the provisions of Sections 14 and 15 of the Act 37 Vic., Cap. 19. As the locking up of the lands so set apart has, in the meantime, proved a source of disappointment to many people seeking lands in the Province, and has tended to embarrass settlement generally, I propose forthwith to withdraw the privileges here- before extended in the several cases, except in those cases in which satisfactory •guarantees are furnished that the lands will be settled during the coming season. The map of the north-west part of the Dominion referred to by the Surveyor- General, intended to accompany this Report, will be distributed during the ensuing 'Session of Parliament. BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. A. despatch from Lord Carnarvon to Your Excellency dated 1st December last, conveys the information that the Commission for adjusting the above boundary, appointed to act in conjunction with the Commission named by the Government of the United States, had accomplished their work, and covers a copy of the Official Report of Major Cameron, R. A., Her Majesty's Commissioner on the subject. His Lordship states that the joint maps, signed by both the British and United States Commissioners, have been deposited in the Library of the Foreign Office, and that copies of the same, when prepared, will be duly forwarded for the use of the Dom inion. The work has been performed in a manner which has called forth the approval of Her Majesty's Government; and Major Cameron, in transmitting to this Department ibr.distribution among the gentlemen appointed to the expedition in Canada, copies of a, despatch received by him to that effect, takes the opportunity of expressing his high appreciation of the " ability, energy, zeal and endurance exhibited by those gentlemen while associated with him in carrying out the object of the Commission." The President of the United States in his recent message to Congress expresses his satisfaction in being enabled to report the completion of the work of the joint Commission for determining the boundary line between the United States and the British possessions. In view of the difficulties and disputes, threatening sometimes grave international complications, which, in the last few years, have arisen out of the uncertainty of this part of our boundary line, the authoritative determination of this missing link of our international boundary line must ai o bo a source of great satisfaction to both the Imperial and Dominion Governme:its. xxi V—GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1876. The ordinary work of the Survey during the past year, has been more or less interrupted by the claims on the time of and attention of the Director, and of severa members of the staff in connection with the Centennial Exhibition, including the pre- paration of the descriptive catalogue of the Canadian Mineral and Geological Exhibits referred to in the last annual report of the Department. This volume was issued during the summer, it contains 150 pages of valuable information upon Canadian Minerals. A large number of copies were distributed at Philadelphia, and a copy was presented to the Commissioners of every country represented at the Centennial. The actual time given by the Director, and by other members of the Survey, to the work in Philadelphia between the tatter end cf March, when it commenced to the 20th November, the date of its completion, has been 374 days, distributed as follows:— The Director 90 days Mr Richardson 140 " Dr. Harrington 27 " Mr. Weston 51 " Mr. Bell 30 " Mr. Webster 36 " 374 The above statement does not include the time spent in travelling to and fro, nor' that which was occupied in collecting, preparing and packing the specimens in Mon- treal and elsewhere. Of this no precise record has been kept, as it was done at inter- vals, together with the ordinary Survey work, but it must certainly have amounted in the aggregate to an equal period. The total expenditure connected with the work, and paid through the Geoloical Departmant, exclusive of the time of the officers employed, has been $11,235.15, of this sum $5,000 was supplied by the Dominion Commissioners, and $1,865,36, jointly by the Dominion Commissioners, and the British Columbia Advisory Board. The latter sum represents the total expenditure, freight excepted, on account of British Columbia exhibits of all kinds, both manufactured and raw products. These figures show a balance of $4,359.79, and this amount has been paid from the Geological Survey appro- priation. Forty-one medals have been awarded by the International Judges to the Mineral and Geological Exhibits, and twenty-eight by the British Judges in the special "Canadian Competition," making a total of sixty-nine medals to exhibitors in this section; and it may be further stated that the arrangement of the Canadian Mineral exhibits was universally commended as being the most complete and instructive in the whole Exhibition. 11—B In the field, the investigations of the Geological Corps, during the past summer, embraced several important explorations and surveys. In British Columbia, Mr. G. M. Dawson examined a large tract of country between the Cascade Mountains and the Fraser River, including all the alternative routes through this region which have been recently surveyed for the Pacific Railway; also late in the autumn he made a hurried examination of the Nicola Valley coal fields with the result of shewing that the coal, beds there probably extended over a very considerable area. He likewise visited the Cariboo gold field, with a view of giving advice and information to persons interested in the development of the quartz reefs. In Ontario, Mr. Bell made a minute examination of a portion of the eastern shores of Lake Superior, west of the Michipicoten River; a portion of the valley of Garden River, and the country around Echo Lake, were likewise examined as well as the country in the vicinity of Shebaonaning, and the whole of the north-east shore of Georgian Bay. A partial examination was also made of the country between Parry Sound and Lake Nipissing, and reconnaissance of the region between the latter and the Ottawa River. In the Counties of Renfrew, Pontiac and Ottawa, a very large area has been examined by Mr. H. G. Vennor, including measurements of nearly 1,150 miles, required for geographical purposes, and for fixing the position of important bands of limestone. In the Eastern Townships, a re-examination has been made of nearly 1,900 square miles of country, and 52 miles of section lines have been chained and levelled by Mr A. Webster. In New Brunswick, Mr. Ells, Professor Bailey and Mr. G. F. Matthews have continued their explorations, chiefly in Albert and Westmorland Counties, including an examination of the celebrated Albertite mines, and, a careful survey and examina- tion of the Beliveau Albertite and Oil Company's property, ,a special report on which has been furnished to the Directors. The examination has extended over 220 square miles of country, and 160 miles of roads and streams have been measured by odometer and chain. In Nova Scotia, Mr. Scott Barlow has continued the survey and examination of the Cumberland County coal region, including a line of section chained and levelled from River Philip across the Cobequid Mountain to the Basin of Minas, 24j, miles in length. Be has also made measurements for completing the map of the district, and for fixing accurately the limits of the formations, amounting to about 140 miles. In Cape Breton, a combined geographical and geological examination and survey has been made of a part of the Counties of Cape Breton, Victoria and Richmond, by Mr. Fletcher, who has also visited and examined several localities where discoveries- of gold, copper and coal were reported to have been made. Of all the above-named explorations, surveys and examinations, detailed reports are being prepared, and will be ready for publication in the annual report of the survey for 1876-77. Palceontological Branch. Owing to the illness and death, in June last, of Mr. Billings, who had for twenty years so efficiently superintended the pala3ontological work of the survey, less than usua] has been accomplished during the year in this department. Mr. T. F. Whiteaves, who has now been nominated as t e succ, ssor of Mr. Billings in this important work, has, however, completed "Part I, i'igures and Descriptions of the Mesozoic Fossils of the Dominion," containing ten plates, with 92 pages of descriptive matter, and a map. This has recently been published, and forms a valuable and important addition to the literature of Canadian pala3ontology Laboratory. The chemical work has included determinations of iron, copper, silver, lead and gold in specimens from British Columbia and from the Lakes Superior and Huron regions, as well as from Quebec and Nova Scotia. In on to the ores examin specimens of coal, apatite, pyrites, limestone, dolomite, and several minerals and rocks of scientific interest have been assayed, and the results will appear in the survey reports now being prepared for publication. Library. A larger number than usual of valuable reports and publications have been presented during the year to the Library in return for those of the Survey. Museum. In the Museum, some additions and improvements have been made with a view to rendering the collection more generally attractive, and much more might be effected in this direction if funds were available for the requisite fittings and show cases. From the 1st April, to the 31st December, 1876, 1,346 persons visited the museum, an increase of 525 as compared with the corresponding period in 1874. I cannot conclude this brief summary of the work accomplished during the past season by the director of the Geologica Survey and his staff, without expressing my entire satisfaction with the director of the Survey, Mr. A. R. C. Selwyn. That gentleman has especially earned the thanks of the community for the admirable arrangements he made for the display of the Canadian mineral and geological exhibits at the Philadelphia Exhibition, the success of which was shown in the general commendation:which the coil aim received, and in the unusual number of medalg awarded to it. 11 xxiv The Act under which the Geological Survey is now carried on (the 35 Vic. cap. 22) having been passed, in accordance with the previous practice as regards this A t, for five years only, will expire next summer. It will therefore be necessary to have further legislation during the approaching Session of Parliament, to provide for the continuance of the Survey, and the maintenance of the Geological Museum. It is, happily, unnecessary now to say anything as to the great importance, both from a scientific and economic point of view, of the work done every year by the Director of the Survey and his small staff. All educated and intelligent persons throughout the Dominion fully recognize the immense practical results already accomplished by the survey, and the publication of the annual report is looked forward to not only on this continent, but in Europe, alike by scientists and parties engaged in actual mining operations, with constantly increasing interest. All of which is respectfully submitted. DAVID MTT4LS. Minister of the Interior. Department of Minister of Interior, 15th January, 1877. xxv A. SPECT A T1 APPENDIX. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FORT GARRY, MANITOBA, 8th July, 1876. His Honor Governor Morris to The Honorable the Minister of the Interior. Sm,—I have the honour to inform you that, in compliance with your request, I left this on the 14th ult. with the view of proceeding to the Long Plain on the Assiniboine, in order to meet the Indians of the Portage Band, to arrange the dispute with regard to the Reserve and to settle the outside promises. Mr. Graham, of the Indian Department, and Mr. Reid, P. L. S., also wont there at my request, the one to act as paymaster, and the other, as you wished, to survey the Reserve. Owing to the prevalence of heavy rain the roads were in so bad a condition that I was four days in reaching the Long Plain, while we were also subjected to inconvenience and expense by the detention of the provisions, owing to the same cause. Added to my other discomforts was the presenee of mosquitoes in incredible n umbers, so that the journey and the sojourn at the Plain were anything but pleasurable. I had taken the pre- caution to request Mr. Cummings, the Interpreter, to summon the White Mud Indians as well as Yellow Quill's Band, and those who adhered to the Short Bear. On my arrival at the Long Plains, which I accomplished on the 17th, I found about five hundred Indians assembled, but camped in three separate encampments. On arriving, I was saluted by a feu de joie. At the Portage, Mr. Graham had obtained some provisions, which he had sent forward in carts. On our way we met some carts sent by the Indians to relieve my waggons of the tents and baggage, the Indian trail being almost impracticable; but instead of so using them I sent them on toward the Portage to meet the loaded carts, and was thus enabled to get the temporary supply of provisions to the Plain, which was fortunate, as the Indians were without food. The evening of my arrival the Councillors of Yellow Quill came to talk with me, but I declined to do so, telling them that the Chief had not come, and I would only speak with him. I acted thus, in consequence of the conduct of their headmen, last year, when they controlled the Chief and coerced the whole Band. In a short time Yellow Quill came with them to see me, and finding that they had come about provisions, I referred them to Mr. Graham, who, I informed them, had charge of the provisions and payments. The incident had a marked effect in giving tone to the following negotiations. On Monday I met the Indians, who ranged themselves in three parties. I explained to them the proposed arrangement of the outside promises very fully, and told them that as they were willing to accept of the settlement last year, I did so for their Information only. I then took up the question of the Reserve, read the terms in which it was referred to, in the Stone Fort Treaty, explained to them that they were getting. double the land any other Indians in Treaties No. 1 and 2 were doing, bat told them the Reserve belonged to all of them and not to Yellow Quill's Band alone. I then called on them to speak to me, asking Yellow Quill first. He said he did not understand the extent of the Reserve. I then asked Mr. Reid to show them a diagram of it, and to explain to them its length in ordinary miles, and otherwise, which he did very satisfactorily, and at length they comprehended it. I then called on Short Bear's Band to express their views. They said they wanted a Reserve at the Long Plain, if it was only a little piece of land ; that they liked the place, that they had built houses and planted gardens, had cut oak to build more houses, and wished to farm there. I then called on the White Mud Indians. They said that xxvi they were Christians and had always lived at the White Mud River; that they did not wish to join either Yellow Quill's or Short Bear's Reserve, but desired a Reserve at the Big Point. I told them they could not have it there, as there were settlers, and the Government wished them to join one of the other bands, and explained to them that their holdings would be respected, except where inadvertently sold, I took this course, as I had ascertained that the plan of Yellow Quill's headmen was to make no settlement this year, and that they had induced the other Indians to agree to act in that way. I accordingly so shaped my openinc, speech and my dealings with the Indians, as to defeat this project, by securing the support of Short Bear's and the White Mud Indians, which I succeeded in doing, though Yellow Quill's spokesman taunted the others with having broken their agreement. As the conference proceeded Yellow Quill's councillors said they did not want the Band broken up, as they wished all to live together. I told Yellow Quill he would have his Reserve on both sides of the river; reserving the navigation, and that if they could agree to go to one Reserve, 1 would be pleased; but if not, that I would settle the matter. Yellow Quill said his councillors were willing that the other Indians should have a separate Reserve provided they retained the belt of twenty-five miles, in addition to their proportion of the Reserve. I informed them this could not be done, the Reserve belonged to all. They then asked for an adjournment, in order that they might meet together and have a smoke over it, to assemble again when I hoisted my flag. After a couple of hours interval I again convened them. The Short Bears and White Mud Indians adher- ed to what they had stated to me, but Yellow Quill's Band insisted on one Reserve for all, but admitted that the objections of Short Bear's Band to the place asked by them were well founded, and that it was sandy and unfit for farming, and that they would like to select a Reserve higher up the River Assinniboine. I then adjourned the con- ference until morning, and asked them to meet together and be prepared for settle- ment. On Tuesday, the 20th June, the Indians again responded to the hoisting of my flag, and met at 9 o'clock. Yellow Quill told me that his Band were now willing to separate from the others, and wished to select a Reserve higher up the river. I informed them that 1 would accede to their request, but that they must do it at once, and on the approval thereof by the Privy Council it would be laid off. Short Bear's Band still desired a Reserve at the Long Plain, to which I assented. The White Mud River Indians asked for a separate Reserve where they could farm, and I informed them that under the discretionary powers I possessed I would have a Reserve selected for them, giving them their proportion of the original Reserve. The Indians then asked that the two dollars per head, which had, as they said, slipped through their fingers last year, should be paid to them, and I told them that I had been authorized to do so, which gave them much satisfaction. In anticipation of a settlement I had prepared a draft agreement, which was being copied for me by Mr. Graham. I informed them of this, and stated that I would sign it, and that the Chiefs and Councillors must do so likewise, so that there should be no more misunderstanding. When the agreement was completed, I asked Mr. Cummings, the Interpreter, to read it to them, which he did. Three Indians, who understood English, and who had at an early period been sole •. ed by the Indians to check the interpretation of what was said, standing by, alci Mr. Cummings being assisted by Mr. Cook, of St. James, who, at Me. Cummings request, I had associated with him, on the Indians choosing their interpreters I then signed the agreement, and called upon Yellow Quill to do so. IIe came forward cheerfully and said he would sign it, because he now understood what ho never did before, viz., what was agreed to at the Stone Fort. I then called on his Councillors to sign, but they refused. saying they had agreed by the mouth. I then told the Indians that unless the Councillors signed nothing could be done, and that the Councillors who refused would be responsible for the failure of the negotia-tions. One of them then signed, but the other persistently refused. I repeated mywarning, and at length he reluctantly came forward and said he wished to ask me a question, " Would the headmen be paid ?" I told him I had no authority to do so, but would report his request. He said he did not expect it this year, but hoped for it next. xxvii Eventually he signed the agreement. I then said I would recognize Short Bear as a 'Chief, and asked him to select his Councillors and braves. He did so at once, making a judicious choice, and came forward to'touch the pen, saying, " I thank you for my people." His Councillors promptly followed, one of them asking for a part of the ileserve on the other side of the river, which I refused. I then called on the White Mud River Indians to select a Chief and one Councillor, being under the impression at the time that they were the least numerous band, which, however, has turned out not to be the case, which they did at once, and on their being presented to me they signed the agreement. I then gave a medal to Yellow Quill, and promised to send the other two Chiefs medals when procured from Ottawa, the supply here being exhausted. To the Chiefs and Councillors suits of clothing were then distributed, Yellow Quill and his headmen having hitherto refused to accept either medals or coats, but now taking them. Yellow Quill then presented me with a skin coat, and said that he parted with the other Indians as friends, and that there would be no hard feelings. The conference then broke up, and thus terminated a difficulty which has existed for several years, and the influence of which was felt as an obstacle as you are aware at Qu' Appelle when the treaty was made there. Mr. Graham at once commenced the pay- ments, and during the evening the three Chiefs and their Councillors called on me, evidently being on the most friendly terms with each other, a state of things which had not existed for a considerable period. In the morning, as I was leaving for the Portage, the Indians assembled near my waggon and gave three cheers for the Queen and three for the Governor, and I then drove off amid a salute of firearms from all sections of the encampment. I left Mr. Graham to complete the payments, and here record my sense of the efficient services he rendered me. He understands the Indian character, and gets on well with them. I requested Mr. Reid -to visit the White Mud region and ascertain what persons are entitled to holdings under the terms of your instruc- tions, and also to survey Short Bear's Reserve. Yellow Quill is to go without delay to look up a reserve, and as there are no settlers in the region in question, I propose that if Mr. Raid sees no objection to the locality he should at once lay it off, so as to effectually terminate the chronic difficulty with this Band. I shall be glad to receive by telegram your approval of his doing so. The interpreters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cook, of St. James, a trader, and Kassoway, an Indian trader belonging to the Band, rendered me much service; the latter trades in the west, and was passing the portage on his way to Fort Garry, and as he belonged to Yellow Quill's Band, and is a relative of his, being a son of the deceased Petheto, (another of whose sons was thospokesman at Qu 'Appelle, as you will recollect) he came to the Long Plain to advise the Band to come to terms. He remained at my request until the negotiations were concluded, and exerted a most beneficial influence over Yellow Quill's Band. I call your attention to the request •of Yellow Quill's Councillors, that they should be paid as in treaties 3, 4 and 5, they are paid ; ana as the expense would not be large, 1 am of opinion that before the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Superintendency of Manitoba proceeds to make the payments in treaties 1 and 2, he should be authorized to pay the head men. It will be difficult to explain why the difference is made, and it will secure in •every Band, men who will feel that they are officers of the Crown and remunerated as such. I returned to Fort Garry on the 23rd inst., encountering on the way a very severe thunder storm, which compelled me to take advantage of the very acceptable shelter of the kindly-proffered residence of the Hon. Mr. Breland, at White Horse Plains, instead of a tent on the thoroughly-drenched prairie. I congratulate you that with the successful issue of this negotiation is closed, in treaties 1 and 2, the vexed question of the open promises. I forward by this mail a copy of the agreement I have above alluded to, retaining the original for the present, and will be pleased to hear of its speedy approval by the Privy Council. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, AL7XAND7.R MORRIS, Lieutenant-Governor. Whereas the whole Band of Indians, of whom Oi-ya-we-kwin was Chief, were parties to the treaty with Her Majesty the Queen, made at the Stone Fort on the 2nd day of August,. 1871. And whereas there was some misunderstanding as to the terms of the said treaty, and in order to do away with the same, the Governor General of Canada, on the 20th of April, 1875, approved a Minute of the Privy Council, a copy whereof is attached hereto, for the purpose of adjusting all difficulties; which Minute has been accepted by all the Bands of Indians, parties thereto, except the first-mentioned Band. And whereas the said Band are now assembled, and have had the said Minute communicated to them, and are satisfied therewith ; It is hereby agreed between Her Majesty, represented by the Hon. Alexander Morris, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, subject to Her Majesty's approval, and all the Indians who have been heretofore included in said Band as follows :- 1st. The said Indians accept of the said Order in Council as a satisfactory settlement, and agree to continue bound by the said treaty as supplemented by the said Order in Council. 2nd. Owing to the size of the said original Band, and the divisions existing among the Indians composing it, the said Band is divided into two Bands, namely, the Band composed of those who adhere to Oo-ya-we-kwin and the Band composed of those who adhere to Short Bear. 3rd. Inasmuch as there has been a difference of opinion between the said Indians and the Commissioner of Indian affairs as to the Reserve to be allotted to the said Indians and its locality, a Reserve having been surveyed on the south side of the River Assiniboine, but not accepted by the said Indians, and it is desirable to settle all matts-s with the said Indians, it is hereby agreed with regard to the Reserve prorai,ed by the said treaty, that to the band of Yellow Quill, a Reserve shall be assigned by Her Majesty's Commissioner or by a commissioner apPointed for the purpose, to be selected in the region of country they now inhabit, and to be approved - of by the said band, but said Reserve shall not be nearer to the Portage than twenty miles, and it is further agreed that a Reserve shall be assigned to the Band, of which Short Bear is Chief; by Her Majesty's said Commissioner or special Commissioner on the north side of the Assiniboine River, in the vicinity of the Long Plain. And it is further agreed that the Indians residing heretofore, and now in the neighbourhood of the White Mud River, shall be recognized as a distinet Band, and Na-wa-che-way- ka-pow shall be accepted as their Chief; that as some of them have settled there and desire to remain, those of them who have substantial improvements shall be protected in their holdings, except in cases where the land so occupied has already been sold or granted by the Department of the Interior to other parties, but the said Indians will not be allowed to occupy or take up any other lands, than those already bona fide occupied by each of them. And with regard to the remainder of the Band, a Reserve shall be selected for them in some suitable locality, by Her Majesty's said Commissioner or special Com-missioner, with the approval of the said band ; it being expressly understood that Her Majesty reserves with regard to all the said Reserves, the right to deal with any settler who may be found after the selection of any Reserve theretofore settled within its limits as she shall deem just, but so as not to diminish the extent of lands allotted to the Indians, and inasmuch, as by the said treaty, the Reserve to be allotted to the original band, was one hundred and sixty acres of land for each family of five, or in that proportion for larger or smaller families, together with a tract enclosing the same equivalant to twenty-five square miles of equal breadth, it is hereby agreed that the separate Reserves to be granted to the said throe Bands, shall contain an amount of land equal to that stipulated to be given to the original Band, and such land shall be assigned to each Band in proportion to their relative numbers so that each Band shall receive their fair and just share of the said land, but in case any of the said Reserves embrace any river or lake, or any part thereof, the free navigation ;lid free access to the shores thereof, for all Her Majesty's subjects, is hereby expressly reserved; it is further agreed that the head men for each of the two first Bands shal I be four instead of two as written in the said Order in Council, but there shall be only two head men for the White Mud Band. In witness whereof, Her Majesty's Chief Commissioner of Indian affairs for the Manitoba Superintendency, the said Honorable Alexander Morris, and the Indian Chiefs and their Councillors, have hereunto subscribed and set there hands at the Long Plain on the Assiniboine, this twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousrind eight hundred and seventy-six. ALEXANDER MORRIS. Lieutenant-Governor. his 00-GA-WE-K WIN. Chief. mark. his 00-SA-WE. PEEC-KECE. mark. his WAY- RE-WAY-KEE. mark. his WEE-AN-ME-TAH-C OUSE X mark. KES-KEE-2.1All- QUA, or his SHORT BEAR, Chief. mark, his KE-CHE-WEE-SE. mark. his PETER PRINCE. mark. his NA-WA-C HE-WAY-KA-POW, X Chief. mark. his BAPTISTE SPENCE. X mark. Signed, sealed and delivered : Tb e said having been first read and explained to them by Malcolm Cumming, and a copy of the said Minute in Council ,delivered to each of the said Chiefs in the presence of. JAs. F. GRAHAM. J. LE STOCK REID. MALCOLM CUMMING. HARDY COOK. E. C. MORRIS, E. PELLY, JOHN DUGAL MCKAY. his KAS-A-WAY. X mark. xxx SPECIAL APPENDIX. B. From the Honorable Alexander Morris, Lieutenant Governor, to the Honorable the Minister of the Interior. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FORT GARRY, MANITOBA, 14th July, 1876. SIR,-1St. I have the honor to enclose you a copy of a report, made for me by J. L. hied, Esq., P. L. S.—" A" of his examination of the improvements of the Indians belonging to the White Mud River Band, and—" B"* intimating the place where these Indians desire to have a Reserve allotted to them. I see no reason why their desire should not be complied with; and if, on receipt of this, you concur with me, I would be obliged by you telegraphing me your approval thereof, in order that Mr. Reid may lay off the Reserve. I ask this in view of my contemplated speedy and protracted absence in the service of the Privy Council. 2nd. I enclose a copy of Mr. Reid's report, as to the location of the Reserve allotted to Short Bear's Band, in accordance with your instructions, together with a tracing thereof, and have to request your approval of the same. 3rd. I have to report that Yellow Quill requested Mr. Reid to meet him, as to the selection of the Reserve for his Band, in a fortnight, and from what I know of the country in question, which is unoccupied, and the confidence I have in Mr. Reid's judgment, I think you may safely entrust the matter to him, and thus close a protracted controversy. I have therefore to request telegraphic authority to instruct Mr. Reid to meet Yellow Quill, and allott the Reserve. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ALEXANDER MORRIS. Lieutenant Governor. [A.] From J. Lestock Reid, Commissioner to His Honor Lieut. Governor Morris. WINNIPEG, July 12th, 1876. SIR,-In accordance with your instructions, I have the honor to submit the following report, on the improvements made, and the country asked for as a Reserve by those Indians forming the White Mud Band. Accompanied by the Chief of this Band, his Councillors and an interpreter, I visited their improvements and would submit the following statements of the same. 1. George Spence, S.E. section, of section 33, Township 18, range 9, west. A house about 30 feet by 20 feet, stable, nine head of cattle, four horses, and has lived here about two years. 2. Robert Sutherland, N.E. section of section 33, Township 18, range 9, west. A small house; has lived here about two years. 3. Matawawawin, N.W. section of section 26, Township 17, range 9, west. A small house, stable, and has fenced about an acre in garden ; has lived here eight years. 4. Joseph DeJaislais, N.W. section of section 23, Township 17, range 9, west. Owing to not being able to find the posts, the position of these buildings are not accurate; two small houses, stable, two cows, three calves and three horses; has lived here about fifteen years. 5. Battiste Spence, N.W. section of section 2, Township 17,range 9, west. Has four horses ; built his house last fall. It seems to be the unanimous wish of this Band, 'This enclosure is a plan. to have their Reserve located on the west shore of Lake Manitoba, in Township 18, range 9, west, if such should meet the approval of the G-overnmtnt. The whole of this tract of country (township 18, range 9, west,) consists apparently of large meadows lying low and wet, abundantly supplied with hay, with an occasional small ridge intervening, rising some two or three feet above the meadow lands, and though the country with the exception of those ridges is unfit for actual tillage, still it is one of the best, if not the best stock farming district in the Province. The Indians say they will have plenty of fish from the lake, a good game country, abundance of hay for their stock, and sufficient land to cultivate. I find from the Land Office Register, that there is one entry, east I section 21, township 18, range 9, west, being a homestead and preemption. After returning to Portage la Prairie, I proceeded to the Long Plain, located and pointed oat to the Indians composing " Short Bear's Band," their Reserve, as directed by your Excellency. I would mention in conclusion that " the Short 13 ;ar " and the chief of the White Mud Band, expressed the utmost satisfaction, and regard for the manner your Excellency saw fit to settle the difficult question in connection with their lands, &c. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, LESTOCK REID, Dominion Land Surveyor. SPECIAL APPENDIX. C. Report from Mr. M. G. Dielcieson to the Honorable the Minister of the Interior. WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 7th October, 1876. Sut,-I have the honour to submit the following Report on the business trans- acted by myself during the past summer in connection with the Indians included in Treaty No. 4. I left Winnipeg on the 22nd July, accompanied by Mr. Nagle, and arrive Fort Ellice, where I was joined by Mr. Angus McKay, on the 3rd August, having first gone to Swan River Barracks, where I received the money, $24,000, previously sent to that point under the charge of Inspector Walker, of Mounted Police Force. On the following day we met the Indians and paid all who were then present, and afterwards those who arrived during the several days we remained there, and, as I found that a number had not then come in, but were expected very shortly, I left $500 with Mr. McDonald, Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, to pay them when they arrived. We met and paid the Indians of Cote's Band at Fort Pelly on the 14th. Kiske- konse, one of the Shoal River Chiefs, was present with part of his Band, and wanted to be fed and paid here, but I declined to do so, as I believed it would not be a good precedent to pay Indians whenever we might meet them, especially when they were about to return to their own locality, and wouldexpect to be fed as well as the others when the remainder of the Band was being paid. The Egg Lake Indians had been notified to meet us at Fort Pelly, but only a few had arrived up to the 19th, when the Chief Yellow Quill, came in, but the majority of the Band did not reach the post until some days later. I remained awaiting their arrival until the 22nd, the day after that named for meeting the Indians at Touchwood Hills, when I left for that place, Messrs. McKay and Nagle remained to secure the adhesion of and pay those belonging to Egg Lake, and for this purpose I left them sufficient funds which wore afterwa,cls accoanted for by Mr. Nagle. I reached the Touchwood Hills on the evening of the 24th, havin,, bo3a detained for some hours by rainon the 23rd, and found two Bands waiting to be paid. I had sent a request to Mr. McBeath, the Hudson's Bay Company's office!. in charge of this post, to issue rations to the Indians if we did not arrive at the time appointed, and found that he had done so, and consequently no dissatisfaction existed among them on account of the delay ; on the 2Gth i paid these Bands, and on the following day was rejoined by Messrs. McKay and Nagle, who had secured the adhesion of the Egg Lake Indians to the treaty and paid them in accordance with the conditions thereof. On the 1st September we met the Indians at the Qu'Appelle Lakes, and as several Bands had not arrived we delayed the payments until Monday, the 4th, to. allow them time to come in. As the Indians had encamped near the Hudson Bay Company's fort, and on the spot where they had previously been paid, our tent was pitched about half way between the two, which happened to be close to, if not actually on, the Company's Reserve. The Indians objected to receiving their annuities there, but as I saw no reason for changing the position of the tent, I refused to have it removed, and sent them word I would pay them where it was placed or not at all. This had the desired effect, and in less than an hour after sending them this message we began paying the first Band. It commenced to rain shortly after we began, and as it was cold and uncomfortable in the tent, we remove I to an unfinished house inside the stockade of the Company's post, where we continued the payments. The Indians did not protest or object in any way to this arrangement, which sheaved that their disinclination to be paid on , the Company's Reserve had no real foundation, but was in all probability promoted and fostered by the traders, who thought they would get more of their goods sold if the payments were made at a distance from the Company's post. We finished paying the Indians here on the 4th and the following two days. From the Qu'Appelle Lakes we started for Shoal River Post, which we reached on the 20th. We were unable, on account of the almost impassable condition of the road, to reach the point where the boat had been directed to meet us, and had to send a message to the boatman to come about twenty miles further up, by which we were detained twenty-four hours, and consequently did not arrive at Shoal River until the day after that appointed. About a dozen families belonging to Kiskekonse's Band live at Duck Bay, where they have houses and gardens ; they, consequently, do not wish to remove to any other locality. We agreed that this Band should have another headman to be appointed by those belonging to this section which was done. This is a much larger Band than we anticipated it would be when its adhesion was secured to the treaty last year, and I see no reason why the full number of headmen should not be allowed to it, notwithstanding it was agreed at that time that these should only be two. This Band is divided into several parties, who have been settled in different localities and never before connected as a Band. One of these parties is unrepresented by a headman, and its members complain that they do not receive a fair share of the provisions and implements. I would, therefore, recommend that they be allowed a headman, which, I think, will remove all cause of complaint on this score. On the evening of the 21st September we left Shoal River, and arrived at Winni- peg on the 4th inst. The number of Indians and amounts paid at the various points are as follows :— Fort Ellice, 335 Indians, who were paid. $ 1,850 Touchwood tolls 310 do do 2159, Fort Pelly, 353 do do Qu'Appelle, 1,705 do do 142,,503093 Shoal River 404 do do 2,346 Total .. .3,107 $22,897 A balance of $1,103 remained in my hands, which I deposited in the Ontario Bank to the credit of the Receiver-General, and enclose certificate of deposit. For further information as to the number of Chiefs, Headmen and Indians paid for the first, second and third time I beg you to refer to the accompanying recapitu-lation and summary of pay-sheets. I have to inform you that since the treaty was concluded in 1874 two Chiefs have died, viz., Ka-kee-naw-up" and " Wah-pii-moos-too-siis," who have been sue- ' seeded by their sons, "Mus-cow-we-gun" and "Ah-cha-coo-sah-coo-tak-coo-pit," respectively. The succession of these men to the chieftainship has not, so far as I am aware, been previously reported to the Department and confirmed by His Excel-lency the Governor General in Council, as required by the Indian Act. There is no dissension among the Indians as to the right of these men to sue-ceed their fathers as Chief. The leadership of the Indian Bands, so far as I have been able to learn, has always been hereditary, and, as I know of no reason why the prac-tice should be abandoned in these cases, I would recommend that the choice of the Bands be confirmed by an Order in Council. The great majority of the Indians included within the territory, covered by Treaty No. 4, are of such migratory habits that it will be impossible to establish schools among them for some time to come, and until they have settled on their Reserves, little or nothing can be done in this direction. Only one Band, George Gordon's at the Little Touchwood Hills, expressed any desire in the matter. Charles Pratt, one of the members of this Band was educated at St. John's College in Manitoba, and might be appointed as teacher when necessary. I explained the course the Government pursued in maintaining schools among the Indians to Gordon and his Band, and told them they might rest assured, that so soon as they had a suitable building erected for a school house, a teacher would be provided and paid, and further that I had no doubt help would be given them by the Govern- ment in the way of materials if the Department saw they were making efforts to erect a schoolhouse, and were striving to secure the education of their children. It must be remembered that few of these Indians have any knowledge of tilling the soil or of using farming implements, it is therefore important that a teacher should be secured if possible who could shew the Indians how to use the tools supplied by the Government, as well as to teach their children. The former I consider in the present state of affairs the more important of the two. The brass checks or tokens supplied last year were of great assistance, and answered the purpose for which, they were intended most admirably. The members of several of the Bands had not lost or exchanged a single check, and not the slightest difficulty was experienced in finding the names of the Indians holding them. In some cases checks had been exchanged or given to the chiefs or headmen for safe keeping, but even in these cases very little inconvenience resulted. Some few had lost their checks, and the times in finding the names in these instances proved the wisdom of providing them. A few more will be required, and one complete set letter "U," numbered from 1 to 70, for Yellow Quill's Band, who were supplied with paper tickets. Last winter several -traders made advances to some of the Indians, and secured their checks under the impression that on the strength of holding them they would be entitled to draw the Indian's annuities, I invariably refused to pay any trader hold- ing these checks, though I was satisfied the Indians had received goods to the amount of their annuities. For the same reason I refused to pay written orders purporting to be signed by an Indian even when accompanied by a check. I consider it better. to prevent confusion and disputes hereafter, to pay only to some members of the recipients family. In some cases I paid money to a Chief or headman for an Indian who was absent, provided I was satisfied there was good reasons for so doing. These will be found noted in the pay sheets. I experienced considerable trouble from Half-breeds who wished to join Bands and draw money as Indians. This was particularly the case at Qu'Appelle Lakes, where a large number of Half-breed heads of families wanted to draw annuities. I enquired if they had ever belonged to "any particular Band," or had recognized any Indian as their Chief. They replied in the negative, and informed me their desire was to form a Band, distinct from the Indians, and under a Chief of their own. I assured them that this could not be done, and cited the Act of last Session which defines who shall be accounted as Indians, viz: "First.—Any male person of Indian blood reputed to belong to a particular Band." " Secondly. Any child of such person " as the authority under which I acted. Finding I could not accede to their demands, they presented themselves as mem- bers of Bands which were being paid, but I refused to pay them. Several of them maintained they were Indians and not Half-breeds. I told them if they would swear their fathers were or had been Indians I would pay them, but not otherwise. This they refused to do, and I accordingly had to abide by my decision. These persons have always been accounted Half-breeds, have never adopted the Indian habits or ways of life, and most of them as such, signed an address to Ma Honour Lieut.-Governor Morris, in the summer of 1874, which will be found printed in the report of the Department for the years 1873-74. 'Phe question as to who is or who is not an Indian is a difficult one to decide, many whose forefathers were Whites, follow the customs and habits of the Indians and have always been recognized as such. The Chiefs Cote, George Gordon and others, and likewise a large proportion of their Bands, belonging to this class. A second class have little to distinguish them from the former, but have not altogether followed the ways of the Indians. A third class again have followed the ways of the Whites more than those of the Indians, while others have followed the habits of the Whites and have never been recognized, or accounted themselves as anything but Half-breeds. The distinction between the first and fourth of these classes into which I have for convenience divided the Half-breeds is marked enough, but the difference between the first and second,the second and third,and third and fourth is very slight, and not obvious. The question then arises—where shall the line be drawn to decide who is or who is not an Indian ? The Indian Act of last session, which defines that an " Indian shall " be any male person of Indian blood reputed to belong to any particular Band" or " any child of such parson," does not cover the ground, for under -.ire strict irr,cryro- tation of the law, as I understand it, many who are of pure Indian blood would be excluded as they have never belonged to " any particular Band," and a few of these have followed to a considerable extent the customs of the Whites. When the pay- ments were made in 1875, some Half-bree Is, who though residing among, had never followed the habits of the Indians, were admitted. This was sanctioned by the Act 31 vie. cap. 42, clause 15, which provided that " all persons residing, among these "Indians ,of whom their parents, from either side, were descended from Indians or "reputed Indians belonging to the nation, tribe or particular people of Indians " intrusted in real estate or their descendants, should be accounted as Indians." I could not refuse these their annuities since they now belonged to a Band, and accord- ingly paid them. You will understand the difficulty of the position I was placed in, when I had to refuse to pay the brothers, sisters, and in some instances the parents of these persons. In the view of the Indians and some of their Chiefs, either wrong had been done last year in admitting those, or I was not doing right now in refusing to admit their relations into the Bands. I saw, that if one Half-breed was paid, who had never before received treaty money, all would have to be admitted, and therefore positively declined to pay any for the first time, except those who were undoubtedly of pure Indian blood. I considered the policy of the Government was to elevate the Indian in the scale of humanity not to degrade the White to the position of the savage. I afterwards ascertained that the majority of the Indians, all the Cree, and several of the Assini-boine Chiefs, were averse to the Half-breeds being admitted to their Bands and were well satisfied when they hoard my decison. So anxious were they in regard to the matter that several of the Cree Chiefs waited upon Mr. McDonald, the Hudson Bay Company's officer in charge of the Swan River District, and pressed him to inform me XXXV of their views and to use his influence with me to prevent the Half-breeds from being admitted ; but this he would not do, as he did not wish to intermeddle directly in the matter, though he did all in his power with the Half-breeds themselves to induce them not to join the Indians. I was under the impression, previous to receiving this infor- mation, that it was the general desire of the Indians that the Half-breeds should be allowed to join their Bands, and was uncertain as to the effect the course I adopted might have with them. I knew it was the desire of the Department that nothing, should occur which would tend to disquiet the Indians or weaken their confidence in the Government, especially at the present time, in view of the trouble in the United. States, and was pleased to learn that my decision instead of giving offence as I expected was a cause of gratification to the majority. In connection with the ammunition supplied to the Indians, I have to inform you, that bullets should be size 28, which fit the bore of the Indian's guns, and the shot should not be smaller than what is commonly known as No 3. The greater quantity of lead sent to Shoal River, Fort Pelly and Touchwood Hills, should be shot ; for the other places, three quarters at least of the weight should be bullets. I forward here- with a list of provisions on hand at various points, the quantity supplied having been more than was required, owing to the time for which the Indians were fed, being much shorter than was anticipated. I may remark that at no place was I detained. so long as was expected when I left, the only points where any delay occurred having been at Fort Pelly and the Qu'Appelle Lakes, owing to unforeseen causes which I have explained and over which I had no control. Mr. McKay conferred with the Indians in relation to their Reserves, cattle, tools, etc., and will report the result of his labours separately. By this arrangement much time was saved, as the consultations on these points and payments were carried on simultaneously, though with different Bands. I have to suggest that the times of payment next year for the various Bands be as follows :—Commencing at Shoal River about the 13th Augnst, Fort Pelly 20th, Touchwood Hills 27th, Qu'Appelle 3rd September, Fort Ellice 13th, or the payments here might be first made on the 4th August, previous to the Agent going to Shoal River.. Wab-pee-muk-na and Kichi-ka-wenin's sands having selected their Reserves at the Moose Mountain are to be paid hereafter at Fort Ellice. The subject which at present taxes preceaence 01 ail others in connection witn the Indian question in the North-West Territories, is the preservation of the buffalo.. The rapid decrease in the numbers of the buffalo has become a matter of alarm to the Indians, who see that, unless steps are speedily taken to arrest it, their future condition will be one of extreme hardship. That the buffalo are decreasing in num- ber in a rapidly increasing ratio is a fact admitted on all sides. A few years ago they were round in plenty over all the country extending from points eastward of ' Fort Ellice to the Rocky Mountains and from the north branch of the Saskatchewan to the United States boundary line. Hemmed in by the American hunters, the Blackfeet, Bloods, Preguns and kindred tribes of Indians on the south and west, and by the half-breeds, Saulteaux and Crees on the north and east, the area over which they then roamed has been gradually encroached upon, and their numbers reduced.. This summer they have come further east than they have for many years and were found within a few miles of the Touchwood Hills Post, while south of the Qu'Appelle they were reported to have been seen not far from the boundaries of the Province of" Manitoba. But, while they were thus plentiful in the south and east section of the country I have above referred to, there were few or none to be found in the west and north, and the Blackfeet and other tribes in these quarters were said to be starving and following the buffalo eastward. I am aware that this question has already received some consideration on the part of the Government and that representations have been made by parties better informed than I claim to be, as to the necessity of some action in regard to it. For this reason I will not enter into the matter as fully as I would otherwise have done. While at the Qu'Appelle Lakes the Cree Chiefs, accompanied by their principal. headmen, waited upon me and represented that they were becoming alarmed on account of their means of subsistence failing, and begged me to report what they xxxvi said to the Government, and to convey their request that something should be done to prevent the entire extermination of the buffalo. To show the importance they- attach to this question, I may remark that each Chief and his headman separately made the same request. In all my previous intercourse with the Indians I have never seen this course adopted. In discussing other matters a spokesman is gener- ally chosen who speaks for all, the others merely signifying their assent, but in this ease it was evident they considered something more was necessary and adopted this method to impress the gravity of their position upon me. In my opinion the buffalo must be protected, or in a few years, not more than ten at the furthest, the whole number of Indians in the North-West, who now rely upon these animals for subsist- ence, will require to be fed and maintained principally at the expense of the Dominion Government. I can see no other alternative, as it is an impossibility to teach them in a short time to forsake their present mode of life and adopt that of civilized men. The subject is one which demands and should receive the early consideration of the Government, for the peace and consequent prosperity of the North-West Territories depend in a great measure upon it. Should the buffalo become exterminated it is not to be expected that the starving Indians will refrain from helping themselves to the supplies to be found in the stores of the Hudson's Bay Clinpany and other traders, and, compelled by hunger, outrages might be committed by them which would result in an Indian war. These are the views of every one who is well informed regarding the state of the country, and, while I admit that the Indians at present are peaceable, well disposed and have every confidence in the Government, I think there can be no doubt that they are correct. Besides the Sioux Chiefs, White Cap and Standing Buffalo, who have now lived on our territory for some years, I met at Qu'Appelle a delegation of Sioux from the United States. These men said they had made a treaty of peace with the Cree Chief, Little Black Bear, and his band last summer, and had now come to meet us. They represented that they found it difficult to live on the American. side and wished to come to ours, where they heard the means of subsistence could be obtained. (They had on a previous occasion had a " talk "I•with Mr. McLean of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany and wanted to procure from him repeating rifles and ammunition.) They expressed the most perfect confidence in the British Government, and their desire always to be on good terms with those who lived on this side of the boundary line. It is certainly very gratifying to an agent of our Government to find that while the Indians look with distrust and suspicion on the United States Government, they have such faith in ours. A state of things which has resulted from the manner in which their ancestors were treated, and the report of which has been handed down from father to son for several generations. I told them I was glad to learn they had made peace with the Crees, and hoped they would always maintain the treaty unbroken ; that I was pleased to find they had such confidence in the Government I represented. In regard to what they said about procuring the means of subsistence, I could only say that I had no doubt traders on our side of the line would be glad to trade with them, that it had not been expected that I would meet them, and consequently no message had been entrusted to me to deliver to them; that I was sent to transact business with our Indians only, and, as they saw, I was busily engaged in this. I gave them a present of some provisions and tobacco and they left. They came to shake hands with me before departing, but having no interpreter we held no intercourse. White Cap wants to settle down on a reserve. In all probability Mr. Wagner, D. L. S., on his return, will be able to report as to where he wishes to reside. My warmest thanks are due to the officers of the Hudson's Bay Company, by whom myself and party were treated with the utmost kindness and hospitality. Messrs. McKay and Nagle rendered me all the assistance in their power, and contributed very materially to the success which I met in dealing with the Indians. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, M. G. DICKIESON. SPECIAL APPENDIX. D. Report front Mr. Walsh to the Honorable the Minister of the Interior.. FORT WAL SH, CYPRESS HILLS, N. W. TERRITORY, 12th September, 1876. HONORABLE SIR,-In compliance with general instructions, I beg leave to submit the following report of matters of special interest relative to the payment of annuities under Treaty No. 4, just concluded at this post. By the 31st of August the Indians were nearly all encamped at or near this place, and sent me word to attend their Council, as they had matters of special importance to discuss; accordingly I visited the Council, accompanied by Sub-Inspector Allen and Dr. Miller. I found the camp arranged in a circle, and in the centre of this circle the different Bands were seated, with Indian flags displayed in front of each Band. I occupied a position in front; this was at six o'clock in the evening; after a short talk we adjourned until 9 o'clock the next morning, when we again met, a Cree Indian, " Ouswpe" by name, was appointed spokesman, and said that when they met the Commissioners, he told them that in future whatever they wanted they must make a demand to whom they made treaty or paid them, he had several First,—They wanted a horse, buggy and harness for each Chief and Headman. Second,—They wanted a log house built for each Chief and Headman • they wanted a blacksmith to do their work free of charge ; they, furthermore, desired to bring from the American side of the line any goods they wished without paying any duty, and wanted the cattle promised them by the Commissioner in the treaty of 1874, made at Qu'Appelle, and wished that as soon as they settled on their reservation that the land should be broken for them, as they were unable to do it themselves. They further demanded that the Half-breeds be admitted to the treaty, and receive the same payment as themselves ; they regarded them as their brothers of the plain, and were not inclined to part company with"thern now; and, further, that the Assiniboines, who had never attendea a treaty, should be taken in and be paid as they were, and for the two preceding years, giving as a reason for this, that they might possibly die between now and the time of next payment, and lose this year's pay. To the foregoing demands, I replied as follows : That the first and second demands, I was positive would never be granted, and that there was no use in asking for them,.as I should not encourage it; as to the blacksmith shop, I told them it would probably not be entertained by the Government, but I would write to the Hon. Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, and possibly it might be granted; as to bringing goods from the American side free of duty, I was sure it would never be granted, but if one of their number wished to bring in articles for their own use, to call on me and I would pass them free of duty (otherwise others would take advantage of permission and regularly commission Indians to trade across the line for them) ; as to the cattle promised them, they would be given them as soon as they complied with the terms of the treaty, for each Band to settle on a reservation. I informed them that in regard to the breaking of the land, when they settled on a reservation they would find no trouble, as white men would, no doubt, be- in the neighbourhood, who would not object to give them instructions in the use of agricultural implements, which they would learn in a few days. In reply to the demand that the Half-breeds be admitted, I told them I had full instructions what to do in the matter, and those instructions I intended to carry out, that a Half-breed could not be almitted into the treaty without instructions from the Honorable Superintendent of Indian Allah's, that I would show them clearly the reason why the Government had made provision for the Half-breeds by giving them a grant of land in the Province of Manitoba, and that Half-breed scrip was now in circulation, and that the Half-breeds among them might be in possession of this scrip, and hence be paid both ways ; but if Half-breeds wished. 11—c to relinquish their claims to lands and live among and be like Indians, the same laws governing both, if they would call and see me after the payment and give in their names, I would send their request to the Honorable Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, for his consideration. In regard to the Assiniboines, I told them that if there were any Indians present who had not heretofore been admitted to a treaty, and could prove, to my satisfaction, that they were British Indians, they would probably receive the first and second payment this year, and the third and fourth payment next year, that the Govern- ment would not allow more than two years payment at one time. In conclusion,°J told them the payment would be made at the poet and commence immediately on my arrival there; the Bands would be paid separately. I gave the names of the Bands I wanted first and the names of Chiefs and Bands designated would follow in rotation, the payment commenced on Friday, September 1st, and concluded on Monday. One thousand two hundred and sixty-two (1,262) Indians, composed of Crees, Saulteaux and Assiniboines, were paid the sum of eight thousand three hundred and eleven dollars ($8,311.) I was informed at this juncture that forty (40) lodges more had arrived and that fifty (50) additional lodges were on the way. I immediately stopped payment, and informed the Chiefs that as the number coming in was greatly in excess of what the Government supposed there were who had not heretofore attended any treaty, and that I could not pay any more as it would require more money than I felt authorized to expend, and must defer further payment until I had communicated with the Hon. Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, the Chiefs then informed me that these ninety (90) lodges were really British Indians from the Assiniboine and Belly Rivers, but had been obliged to cross the Missouri River as the buffalo became scarce in their own country, and had been living as much on this side of the line as the other, and were surely as much entitled to all the provisions of the treaty as the Indians who are living further north. (The Indians call South Saskatchewan Belly River.) I then told them that argument was useless, as I could not make further payment to non-treaty Indians, but would take the number of lodges and communicate what they had said to the Hon. Superintendent General of Indian Affairs; they replied that these Indians had come to receive their annuities and thought it hard that they should be counted out, I replied that if they were admitted at all I would recommend that they be paid for this year. I would beg leave to suggest that if these Indians are admitted to this treaty that they be paid commencing this year, they knew of the treaty of 1874, and did not attend, neither did they attend the one last year, and I think if you would say so they would be fully satisfied that the payment commence from this year. I find that in admitting the Assiniboines we must be very careful in questioning the heads of families as to their families ; some of them have taken children of Sioux Indians, to whom they are closely allied, their language being nearly the same, and children of Ree and Mandan parentage and of other tribes belonging to the United States, and raising them, and unless questioned closely will pass them in as their own. I find that many of the Indians have pawned their checks to traders and others, in case of the death of a head of a family have buried the check with him, and others have lost them. I told them it was wrong to pawn their checks, and they must be careful and not loose them, as they were given that they might be presented when payment was due and receive their money. I further found that many of the checks had been exchanged among themselves, causing no little confusion, and in making payment I was compelled, in many cases, to be guided entirely by the name in the books corresponding with the number of the check, and, by this means, restore the check to its proper owner. To those whom it was proven had lost their checks I replaced by giving one of zinc with a number corresponding to the one lost. As the checks to be issued to the Indians who were admitted into the treaty did not arrive, I issued checks made of zinc, marked '° W.V.X." In case of a Chief bringing in Indians not before at a treaty, I presented one of the W.V. or X. checks and added the additional letter V.V. or X. to the Chiefs Band as the case might be. Several of the Bands were divided, part of whom had gone to Qu'Appelle ; this was brought about by interested persons at Qu'Appelle who had sent runners out on the prairie to tell the Indians there was no payment to be made at Cypress Mountains, and whoever told them so were trying to deceive them. The Indians were afraid they were not to receive any pay, and part went to Qu'Appelle and the rest came here. Many of the No. 3 Treaty Indians were here to receive payment. I told them they could not be paid here, but would have to wait until next year and be paid in the district to which they belong. A number of Indians expressed a desire to change Bands, this I would not allow except in a few cases in which the Chiefs were willing they should go, as I had no instructions from you on this point. The Indians complain that at Qu'Appelle last year, that the rations were not pro-perly distributed some received a large quantity and many very little, to prevent any-thing of the kind occurring here this year, I bad the census of the camp taken before making any issues and divided the quantity according to the number, and issued to each Band its proper allowance. To Sub-Inspector Allen, I am very much indebted for valuable assistance, which he rendered me in the issue of rations, to him I entrus-ted this important service which he performed to the satisfaction of every one concerned. Dr. Robert Miller aided me very materially, while the payment was in progress he vaccinated several Indians, having but little vaccine he was obliged to defer operations of this kind until such time as more could be obtained ; he also ren-dered me other valuable service for which I am specially indebted. If it is the intention of the Government to admit the Assiniboinos, I would recommend that a census be taken during the winter or early spring, while the Chiefs are here and on Milk River, as all questions regarding their families could be asked and answered, and greatly lessen the labour and also the expense of keeping them, which would of necessity be entailed if it was put off until time of pay-ment. If the Honourable Secretary of State, would allow me I could attend to this matter for you, without interfering greatly with my duties in the Police Force. I have the honour to be, Honorable Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. M. WALSH. Inspector R. Division, N. W. K. P. Commanding Fort Walsh. SPECIAL APPENDIX. E. From Lieutenant-Governor Morris to the Honorable the Minister of the Interior. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FORT GARRY, 17th November, 1876. SIR, -I recommended in my despatch of the 7th June, that measures should be adopted to secure the adhesion of the Indians, who had not been met with when Treaty No. 5 was concluded, and was requested by you to entrust the duty to Mr. Grahame, of the Indian Department here, or to the Honorable Thomas Howard. Mr. Grahame was unable to leave the office. I, therefore, entrusted the matter to Mr. Howard and J. Lestock Reid, D. L. S. I gave these gentlemen written instruc-tions, a copy of which will be found appended to the Roport of Mr. Howard, in which I directed them to meet the Island Indians and those of Beren's River together, and then to separate, Mr. Reid proceeding to Norway House and Mr. Howard to the " Grand Rapids" of the Saskatchewan and the " Pas," this course being necessary to enable the work to be accofnplished during the season. I have pleasure in informing you that these gentlemen discharged their mission most successfully and satisfactorily, as will be seen from the following Reports, which I enclose, viz :- 11—ca xl A. Joint Report of Messrs. Howard and Reid as to the Island Indians of Lake Winnipeg and those of Beren's River. B. Report of Mr. Howard as to the Band at the Grand Rapids, and as to his negotiations with the Indians at the " Pas." C. Report of Mr. Reid with regard to the Norway House Indians. D. Report of Mr. Howard, submitting the accounts of the Expenditure incurred in carrying out my instructions. 1. It will appear from these Reports that the Commissioners obtained the assent of the scattered Bands among the Islands and shores of Lake Winnipeg, and had them united in a Band with one Chief and his Councillors. 2. That the Indians of the Grand Rapids of the Beren's River accepted" the treaty, being received as part of the Band of Jacob Berens, and that the latter Band wish their Reserves to be allotted them and some hay lands assigned. 3. That the Norway House Indians contemplate removal to Fisher's River, on Lake Winnipeg. 4. That the Indians of Grand Rapids have removed, as they agreed to do last year, from the point where they had settled on the Saskatchewan, and which has been set apart as the site of a town. 5. That the Indians of the "Pas," "Cumberland," and "Moose Lake" gave in their adhesion to the treaty, and, subject to the approval of the Privy Council, have agreed upon the localities for their Reserves. 6. That the Bands at the Grand Rapids, the " Pas " and "Cumberland " are in a sufficiently advanced position to be allowed the grant for their schools. I forward herewith the balance sheet of Mr. Howard for the receipts and dis- bursements connected with the completion of the Treaty and the payments, as also the various vouchers in support thereof. I placed the charge of the financial arrange- ments in the hands of Mr. Howard, on whom also fell the longest period of service in the work entrusted to the Commissioners. I also forward by parcel post registered the original of the assents to the Treaty of the various Bands. To prevent complications and misunderstandings, it would be desirable that as many of the Reserves should be surveyed without delay, and, from Mr. Reid's con- nection with the Treaty, and his fitness for the work, I think that he would be a suitable person to be employed in the duty. .1 would remark, in conclusion, that I requested Mr. Provencher to obtain the assent to the Treaty of the Band at the mouth of the Black River, and that he informs me that he obtained the adhesion and has so reported to you. They having obtained the assent of the whole of the Indians within the region treated so far, as a most satisfactory feature of the year's operations. I have, &c., ALEXANDER MORRIS, Lieutenant-Governor. A. From Hon. Thos. Howard and J. Letsock Reid, Commissioners, to Hon. Alexander Morris, Lieutenant Governor, Fort Garry. WINNIPEG, October 10th, 1876. Six,—Under instructions received from you, dated 14th July last, we were directed to proceed to the Dog Head Point and Berens River, on Lake Winnipeg, and there obtain the adhesion of certain Indians to the treaty that was made and concluded at Norway House last year, and we have now the honour to report. Leaving here by the steamer " Swallow" on the morning of the 20th July, we arrived at the Stone Fort about noon on the same day, where our boats were in wait, xli ing for us. There we were obliged to retain them until the following morning, when we succeeded in getting them off, but as Mr. Howard had to make arrangements to forward a large quantity of supplies in a third boat to the Saskatchewan River, it was late the same evening before we started and drove to Mr. Monkman's, where, having camped for the night, we left next morning on our journey. With a fair wind and fine weather we reached the Narrows on Monday afternoon, the 24th, at 4.30 p. m. Mr. Howard called at the Hudson Bay Company's post to see about the provisions stored there, where he found Thickfoot and the Jack-Fish Head Indians encamped, about 25 families in all, and learned from them that they were desirous to meet and speak to us where they were, and not across the Narrows at the Dog Head ; but, as the place of meeting was distinctly fixed, Mr. Howard informed them that they would have to move their camps. Mr. Reid having, in the meantime, gone to the Dog Head Point, was received. with a salute from the Indians there encamped, viz.: the Blood Vein River, Big Island and Sandy Bar Bands, and, almost simultaneously with Mr. Howard's arrival there, the Indians belonging to Thickfoot and the Jack-Fish Head arrived also. We hardly had time to make our camp before being waited upon by a represent-ative from all the Bands except Thickfoot's, and they desired toknow when we would be prepared to have a conference ; and, having told them that the following day, the 25th, was the day appointed, and that we would meet them at 11 o'clock in the morning, we gave them some provisions and they withdrew. Thickfoot subsequently called upon us and stated that he was prepared at any time to meet us and sign the treaty, that he had learned that it was our intention to make only one Chief for all the Indians gathered there; that he had felt when the paper was placed in his hands last year by the Governor, that he was making him the Chief; that he had notified all the Indians that were there as he had agreed, and that they had threatened him with violence for saying he was to be Chief, and that he was afraid now to join them in any way, and that he and his Band wished to be spoken to by themselves. Upon hearing this, we informed him that he need not be afraid of violence, that the paper the Governor gave him merely stated that he was a principal Indian, and we would certainly recognize him as such, and if the Indians desired him to be their Chief, it would be a great pleasure to us. The following morning the Indians sent word by a representative from each Band, except Thickfoot's, that they desired another day to meet in council before having a conference; but, feeling they had sufficient time already, yet not wishing to hurry them too much, we extended the hour of meeting to 4 o'clock on the same day, which satisfied them, and when they promised to be ready. About 3 o'clock, we were informed that the Indians had gathered, so we at once proceeded to meet them. The place we had chosen for the conference was on a granite plateau, and at one end our crews had erected a covering with boughs; a more suitable spot for the meeting could not be found. After inquiring if they had all gathered, and, being assured that they had, we began to explain the object of our mission, but immediately saw that the Bands were determined to be considered distinct and wished to be treated with separately, when we informed them that only one Chief would be allowed, and that before we could proceed any further we:would require them all to meet together in council and there select one Chief and three Councillors, and be prepared to present them to us on the following day. This evidently gave great dissatisfaction to the island Band, of which Ka-tuk-e-pin-as was headman, but they all withdrew; before doing so, agreeing to be ready the next day at noon to meet us. Before the hour appointed for the meeting the next day, another delegation came over and informed us that the Indians were not yet prepared, that they could not come to any decision as to who should be Chief, and again asked to have the hour of meeting extended to 3 o'clock, which we did upon the understanding that if they were not then prepared we would return and report the facts to you. Shortly after, we noticcd Thickfoot and his Indians sitting near our tents, and evidently taking no part in the selection of a Chief, so we called him over and found him still disinclined to join the other Indians. He stated that they would not have him as Chief; and that he would therefore remain away. We then explained that he could be head man of his Band by being elected a Councillor to whoever would be appointed Chief, and at last prevailing upon him to go with his Indians to the Council tent, we requested the Rev. Mr. Cochrane to proceed to the Indian Encampment and state to them that from each Band other than the one from which the chief was chosen, a Councillor would have to be taken\ By this means, we saw our way to satisfy- all the Bands, and Mr. Cochrane having notified the Indians accordingly, we felt confident the choice of a chief would soon be made ; but in this we were disap- pointed, as a messenger shortly after arrived and said no choice could be made, as Ka-tuk-e pin-ais would do nothing unless he was chosen Chief. On hearing this Mr. Cochrane decided to visit the Indians in Council, and, having done so, proposed to them that they should elect a Chief by ballot, and having got them all to agree to this proposition, they proceeded to the election. Several brllots had to be taken, and at last resulted in favor of the Chief Indian of the Blood Vein River Band, Sa-ha- eha-way-ass, and the Councillors elected were the head men from the Big Island, Doghead and Jack-Fish Head Bands. At 3 p.m., we were notified that the Indians had again gathered, when we pro- ceeded to the place of meeting, and were presented to the Chief and two of his Councillors. Ka-tuk-e•pin-ais, the third Councillor, coming forward, said his Band did not want him to act as Councillor ; that he had seen the Governor the other day, and had been told by him that he would be the Chief of the Island Indians. Whereupon we informed him that no such promise had been made by you, and that we could only recognize the choice of the majority. He then desired to withdraw from the negotiations, and wait until he saw you, before signing the treaty ; but as we had learned that out of the 22 families that were in his Band, all, with one or two exceptions, had received the annuity since 1870, with the St. Peter's Band, we made them sit by themselves, and then explained that by receiving the annuity as a large number of them had done, they had really agreed to the treaty, and that we were there only to deal with those of the Band that had at no time received money from the Queen. Ka-tuk-e-pin-ais then said that there were very few of his Indians that had not received money from the Queen, but that he never had ; that he was quite prepared to sign the treaty now, only some of his people did not want him to do so, unless we agreed to give them the Big Island for a Reserve. This we at once refused, and at the same time told them that unless he and all his Band agreed to the terms we offered them without further delay, they might return to their homes. Hearing this, they all withdrew, but soon returned, when Ka-tuk-e-pin-ais said one or two of his people did not want him to sign any treaty, but most of them did, and that he was going to do so. He then took his seat along with the Chiefs and other Councillors, and we proceeded to explain the terms of the treaty. When we came to the clause referring to the Reserves, each Band was anxious that the places where they are in the habit of living should be granted them as Reserves, and the locations of the same mentioned in the treaty; but as our instructions were positive on this point, we refused, but assured them that the names of the places they asked for, we would certainly forward with our report to you, and we stated that with the exception of the location asked for by the Sandy Bar Indians, we felt sure the Government would grant their request, and give them their Reserves where they desired. The following were the localities, mentioned :— Dog Head Band,—The point opposite the Dog Head. Blood Vein River Band,—At mouth of Blood Vein River. Bu Island Band,—At mouth of Bad throat River. Jack-Fish Head Band.—The north side of Jack Head Point, at the Lobstick, and the Sandy Bar Band,—White Mud River, west side of Lake Winnipeg. It must be remembered that the four Bands out of the above named, viz:—Big Island; Jack-Fish Head, Dog Head and Blood Vein River are distinct Bands, those at Sandy Bar really belonging to the St. Peter's Band of Indians, and that they have always lived at the different points upon the Lake from which they take their names, and they therefore look upon these points as their homes. We would, there- fore, beg to recommend that the request of-all, with the exception of the Sandy Bar Indians, be granted, although in doing so we are aware of the desire of the Govern- ment that Indians should not be encouraged to break up into small Bands, yet we feel sure in this instance it would be impossible to get them all lawn any one Reserve. The adhesion we had signed on Wednesday evening, July 26th, and then arranged to begin the payments of annuities the following morning at 9 o'clock, which was done, and the payments completed by 4 o'clock on the same day. We then distributed the implements, ammunition, twine, and balance of provisions. From the pay lists it will be seen that 276 were paid in all, and were distributed as follows :— Jack-Fish Head 63 Big Island 74 Blood Vein River 77 Dog Head 35 Sandy Bar 27 As already stated, the Indians at Sandy Bar were formerly paid with the St. Peter's Band, they are now included in the limits of Treaty 5, and desire to receive their annuity with the Island Band. Having distributed the presents, we immediately moved our camp to an island about a quarter of a mile from the Point, and there remained until Saturday morning, the 29th, when, having a.favourable wind, we set sail and arrived off the mouth of Berens River, and camped on Lobstick Island the following morning, Sunday, at 9.30 a.m. We remained there until Tuesday and then moved our camp to the Methodist Mission. The next day we went over in one of our boats to the Hudson Bay Company's post, where we met Mr. Flett, the officer in charge, and received from him the provisions that had been previously forwarded and which he had in store, and then returned to our camp. Mr. Flett informed us that the Indians from the Narrows of Berens River, he expected would arrive that evening, and on Thursday, visited us to say that they had arrived and were then holding a council. The same afternoon the Chief and Councillors called upon us and desired to know when we would be prepared to meet them, and though the 5th was the day appointed, we thought it advisable, as all the Indians were then gathered there, and were anxious to return to their homes, to appoint the following day, the 4th August. The nest morning the Indians came over from whore they were encamped, near the Hudson's Bay post, in York boats; and when we learned that they were all in the school house we proceeded there, and met, in addition to the Berens River Band, about thirty Indians from the Grand Rapids of Berens River. We explained the object of our mission, and found the Indians from the Rapids most anxious to accept the Queen's bounty and benevolence, some of them had already accepted the annuity with the Lac Seule Indians we found, so we immediately told them that it was only to those that had not previously received money or presents from the Queen, that the first part of our mission extended, and with whom it was necessary we should first speak. The head man, .Num-ak-ow-ah-nuk-wape, then said that he was fully pre- pared, on behalf of all his Indians, to accept the same terms as given to the Berens River Band, only he wanted his Reserve where he then lived, at the Grand Rapids ; upon which we told him that before we could speak further, we must be assured by the Band that he was their head man, and this the Band at once did. We then thought it advisable to recommend that they should make the Chief of the Berens River Band their Chief, and make their head man a Councillor to him, and although our proposition was not at once received satisfactorily, we ultimately prevailed upon. .0 them to accept it, and the Chief was at once elected. By this means we saved the expense necessarily incurred in maintaining one Chief and two Councillors. We stated that we were prepared to grant them their ReserVe where they asked for it; and having explained the treaty to them, clause by clause, and mentioned in the adhesion where the Reserve should be, the adhesion was duly signed by the Chief and Councillor. The payment of the annuity was then gone on with, and finished that afternoon at 4 o'clock, when it was found that 392 had been 'laid, viz:— Berens River Band 228 Grand Rapids do 164 We then distributed the implements, ammunition, twine and provisions. When we had finished, the Chief and Councillors came forward, and thanked us for all that had been done for them ; they said they were well pleased with what they had received, and desired us to inform you of the fact, which we accordingly promised. They then returned in the same boats they had come over in ; before leaving the bank, giving three cheers for the Queen and three for the Governor. We are very much pleased to inform you that the best possible feeling appears- to exist between the Indians in this region. They all appeared anxious to farm and settle down, and we heard that a number of houses had been built at, Poplar River,. and considerable clearing done there since the treaty was made with them last year; the implements and tools we brought them were therefore most acceptable. As these Bands live at a considerable distance from each other, we would recommend that an extra supply of tools be allowed them. We also feel satisfied that the animals pro- mised by the treaty might be furnished, as we certainly consider them in a position. to take care of the same. As you directed, we informed them that their application for hay lands had been forwarded to the Government, and this gave them great satisfaction. The following morning, Saturday, August 5th, Mr. Reid left for Norway House, and during the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Howard sailed for the Stone Fort on the Red River. Having obtained the adhesion of the Indians at the Dog Head, and at Berens River, our duties as Joint Commissioners under your instructions ceased, but before- closing this report we would beg to call your attention to the following facts :— We found on application to the Indian office here, that only a portion of the pro visions for supplies to Indians under this treaty had been forwarded, and that we had to carry in our boats, or make arrangements to forward to the different points. upwards of 16,000 pounds weight consisting of provisions, implements, ammunition and twine. This occasioned very great trouble, especially in Mr. Howard's case, as it was impossible to take in any one boat the quantities required for the Indians at the Grand Rapids and " Pas' on the Saskatchewan, he was therefore obliged to• obtain an extra boat and crew, and this was only done through the kindness of Mr. Bedson, warden of the penitentiary, who procured one, after very great difficulty. Mr. Reid had in his boat a full load for Norway House, and Mr. Howard the same for the. Dog Head and Berens River. Had these supplies been forwarded in the first instance,. we are satisfied that a large expenditure necessarily incurred would have been saved, as the Commissioners could then have visited the different points in canoes, in place of having boats requiring large crews. We would further state that we found the provisions that had been forwarded to the Dog Head and Berens River quite inadequate for the number of Indians gathered there, and, although we supplemented them out of the provisions we had received, we were then unable to allow what we considered sufficient, and were obliged at the Dog Head to purchase some and also give considerable out of our private stores. We certainly think that the usual ration that is allowed to Indians in the Province, when receiving their annuity, is far too little to be forwarded to the distant points upon the lake where, only yearly, the Indians are visited, while those in the Province are fre-quently seen and receive supplies from time to time. We were fortunate enough to secure the services of the Rev. Henry Cochrane who kindly acted as interpreter. Being in the Province on a visit from his mission' at the "Pas," and desirous of returning, Mr. Howard gave him a passage in his boat,. and he rendered us the most valuable assistance throughout. xlv Mr. Howard will band you the pay sheets of the ,Bands paid, together with a, statement of the quantities of provisions found stored at the different points; also. the quantities of provisions, implements, tools, ammunition and twine received by us, and how distributed. Having thus referred to the different matters connected with our mission while acting together, and assuring you that; our aim and desire was to fulfil it to your. entire satisfaction, which we trust we have done, We have the honour to he, Sir, Your obedient servants, THOS. HOWARD, J. LESLOCIC REID, Commissioners. B. From Hon. Thos. Howard, Commissioner. To Hon. Alex. Morris, Lieutenant Governor' Fort Garry. WINNIPEG, October 10th, 1876. SIRS I have the honour to inform you that in compliance with your instructions, a copy of which I hereunto annex, I proceeded, accompanied by Mr. Reid, to the Dog Head and Berens River on Lake Winnipeg, and there successfully secured the adhesion of the Island and Grand Rapids of Berens River Bands of Indians to treaty No. 5, and, having paid the annuities to the Berens River Indians, returned to the Stone Fort. As mentioned in the joint report submitted to you by Mr. Reid and. myself; I had the greatest difficulty in procuring a boat to take me on my mission, and only through the kindness of Mr. Flett, of the Hudson Bay Conipany, at tsho Stone Fort, was I able to obtain, even the loan of one as far as Berens River, from where I had to return it. I had to leave the Stone Fort with Mr. Reid and entrust to Mr. Bodson, Warden of the Penitentiary, the task of procuring for me a boat to take me to the Saskatch- ewan, and also of getting a second one to send with supplies to the "Pas," and on my return found that Mr. Bedson had kindly attended to all my wants, having suc- ceeded in purchasing one boat and forwarding in it a full cargo to the "Pas," and had received permission 'from Mr. Grahame, the Commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company, for me to use the same boat to the Saskatchewan that I had taken to the- Berens River. As it may appear strange why two boats had to be employed on this mission, I would state that I found it not only necessary to provide the required transport for myself, but also had to forward a very large quantity of provisions, implements, &c., &c., from Winnipeg to the " Pas," and further, discovered fortu- nately in time to make the necessary arrangements, that all the provisions pre- viously forwarded for the " Pas " were merely stored at the Grand Rapids and would remain there unless I made arrangements to send them to their destination up the Saskatchewan, and of course this I was obliged to do. I left the Stone Fort for the Grand Rapids, on the morning of the 17th August, and after a very fast, though rough and dangerous passage, reached the mouth of the- Saskatchewan river, early on the morning of the 26th. I found, on entering the river,. that the Indians were encamped near its mouth, on the south bank, where I landed, and arranged to meet them at noon that day. As the provisions were stored at the Hudson Bay Company's post, about a mile and a half up the river, I decided to camp at the foot of the road leading across the four-mile Portage, and having done so, and in the meantime sent the provisions to the Indian camp, I returned there at the time agreed upon. The Band having assembled, I stated to them the object of my mission :—that I had been directed to pay them the annuity and deliver some of the tools and imple- xlvi silents granted them by the treaty, and also to distribute amongst those that formerly had houses and gardens on the north bank of the river, and had moved to where they were then living, as stipulated in the treaty, the sum. of five hundred dollars. To my surprise, the Chief at once expressed his astonishment at my saying that the treaty had been made last year, and said he had only a talk then with the ,Governor preliminary to making the Treaty this year, and that they were only then prepared to be treated with. I explained to the Band how I had been present myself when it was made, and that I would have it read to them. I accordingly requested Mr. Cochrane to do so, explaining it thoroughly; yet, it was only after a great deal of talking on their part, during which they made most unreasonable demands, and many explanations on my part, that the Indians were satisfied that a treaty had been made, when they requested me to go on with the payments; at the same time a number of them stated that they had been misled by one of the counsellors, Joseph Atkinson by name. I then paid the annuity, distributed the provisions, tools, imple- ments, &c., and gave the Chief a copy of the treaty, and, arranging to meet them again -on Monday the 28th, I returned to my camp at midnight. On Monday, I met them as agreed, and at once began and made inquiries as to who had houses and gardens on the north bank and had moved their houses to the .south bank, and I found that all those that had formerly lived on the north bank had removed from there. I noticed that great feeling existed amongst them all as to the division of the five hundred dollars granted. All the Band congregated round me and the large majority desired that the amount should be divided equally between them all, and claimed that every one belonging to the Band was entitled to participate in the division ; so I thought it best to leave it to themselves to decide how the amount should be distributed, and they only succeeded in doing so after a great deal of talking, and, I regret to say, quarrelling; but they at last arranged it, and I was requested by the Chief and Counsellors to divide it amongst the whole Band in such proportions as I thought right, so I proceeded at once to what turned out to be a long and troublesome undertaking; but having as I considered made a fair and equitable distribution of the .amount, I paid the same, had the document witnessed by the Chief and Counsellors, and only got back to my camp again at midnight. As I before said, all the Indians had removed to the south bank of the river, but had made no preparations to build, and were merely living in tents. Close to the encampment,:at the mouth of the river, the Church Missionary Society have put up a large building to answer the purposes of .a Church and School House. Care must be taken and strict watch kept over the Band. Living as they do on the bank of a navigable river, where people are constantly passing, they can give great trouble and annoyance, and, :I am sorry to say, are inclined to do so. Several complaints were made to me while there, and I spoke to the Indians regarding them. They promised me to abide faithfully by the terms of the treaty henceforth and not give any further annoyance. While occupied paying the Indians there, my crew were engaged in taking my boat and supplies across the Portage. They left the camp early on Monday morning, and with the assistance kindly rendered them by Mr. Matheson, of the Hudson Bay Company, succeded in reaching the north end of the Portage on Tuesday evening. That same afternoon I walked over the four-mile Portage and found there a number o buildings belonging to the Hudson Bay Company. To this point the Saskatchewan River steamer "Northeote" descends and receives the supplies for the different posts belonging to the Company to the West and North-West. On Wednesday morning, the 30th, I left for the " Pas." From the Grand Rapids to the Narrows, before entering Cedar Lake, a distance- of eighteen or twenty miles, a continuous rapid extends, and it is only by tracking and poleing simulta- neously that you are at all able to ascend the river. The first day I made only nine miles on my way and camped at the " Demi Charge," and it was late in the evening , on the second day when I reached Cedar Lake. This Lake is about 35 miles in length and is very shallow and dangerous in stormy weather. I was fortunate enough to have very calm weather, and, therefore, crossed it without any delay and entered the Saskatchewan again at the Che-ma-wa-win or " Seineing place," early xlvii on Saturday morning, September 2nd. Noticing a large encampment of Indians there, I landed arid found they were part of the Moose Lake Band. They desired that I should treat with them where they were, and not bring them to the " Pas," but upon my telling them that I could only treat with them at the appointed place of meeting, they readily assented to follow me up, and having given them some provision to take them there, and secured the services of one of them to act as guide, I again started on my journey. I was then three days and two nights ascending the river, and on Tuesday morning, the 5th September, the day appointed for me to meet the Indians, I arrived at the " Pas " or "Devon Mission," on my way up having been passed by the Indians from the Che-ma-wa-win. On entering the river after leaving Cedar Lake the whole aspect of the country changes, and from there to the " Pas," and, I understand, for fully one hundred miles above it, nothing but marsh can be seen ; so much of it that it was difficult along the bank of the river to find a spot dry enough to camp upon, and I was, conse- quently, obliged to eat and sleep in my boat. The dreariness of this voyage can hardly be realized, and it was with feelings of delight that I landed at the Mission at the " Pas " where the Rev. Mr. Cochrane received me. Mr. Cochrane had accompanied me from the Stone Fort and had been in my boat up to the night before I arrived, when, meeting some Indians that were on the look-out for us, he returned with them in their canoe and reached his home shortly before I arrived. The "Pas" or " Devon Mission " is situated on the south bank of the Saskatche- wan, and distant, I should say, 140 miles from Grand Rapids. The Church Missionary Society have a very nice church, school house and parsonage there; and the Hudson Bay Company one of their posts. There are also a large number of houses belonging to the Indians of the place ; and on the other bank the firm of Kew, Stobart & Co. have erected a store for trading purposes. There are also several dwelling houses on the north bank. Altogether, the appearance of the place, on my arrival, was most prepossessing. The banks were covered with Indians with their canoes, and immedi- ately the boat rounded the point below the Mission and came in view a salute was fired, the like of which, I was subsequently told, had never been heard in the " Ratty Country." Having landed at the Mission, Mr. Cochrane informed me that he had, as I requested, summoned the Indians to meet in the School House at 3 o'clock that afternoon, and when the hour arrived I proceeded there and found upwards of 500 Indians gathered. I stated the object of my mission to them, and was at once assured of their desire to accept of, and their gratitude for, the Queen's bounty and benevolence. I found that the " Pas " and Cumberland Bands of Indians had acknowledged Chiefs, but that the Moose Lake Band had none, owing to a division amongst them. It appeared that the Indians from the Che-ma-wa-win desired to be a distinct Band and have their Reserves where I had seen them at the entrance of the River from Cedar Lake; but noticing, on my way up, the unfitness of the locality for a Reserve, and having learned that at Moose Lake, where part of the Band desired to live, a most suitable locality could be had, I had decided before m eeting them upon the course I should take, which was, not to encourage the division in the Band, and allow only one Chief; and this I did, and succeeded, without much trouble, in getting the Band to unite. I then requested all the Indians to meet in Council and select their Chief and Headmen, and be prepared the following morning to present them to me, when I would be ready to speak to them. The next morning at 11 o'clock I met them and found they had done as I requested, and having been presented to the Chiefs and Councillors I proceeded to explain the terms of the treaty that I desired to receive their adhesion to. The Chiefs immediately stated that they wanted to make a treaty of their own, and it was only after great difficulty that I could make them understand that in reality it was a. new treaty they were about to make. xlviii They had heard of the terms granted the Indians at Carlton, and this acted most prejudicially at one time against the successful carrying out of my mission ; but I at last made them understand the difference between their position and the Plain Indians, by pointing oat that the land they would surrender would be useless to the Queen, while what the Plain Indians gave up would be of value to " Her" for homes for " er white children." They then agreed to accept the terms offered if I would agree to give them Reserves where they desired; and to their demands I patiently listened, and having at last come to a satisfactory understanding I adjourned the meeting to the following day. Before proceeding further, I would draw your attention to.the localities I granted fOr Reserves, subject to the approval of the Government, and beg to inform you that I made every inquiry as to the ,extent of farming land in each locality mentioned. At the Narrows, at Moose Lake, there is considerable good land, and a suitable place for a Reserve can be had for the Moose Lake Band. For the " Pas " and Cumberland Indians I had to mention several localities. At the "Pas" all the land obtainable is now cultivated, and consists of a vegetable garden and one field attached to the Mission, and a few patches of potatoes here and there. A short distance from the River the marsh begins, and extends to the south for miles; And the same thing occurs to the north. In fact, on both banks of the River at this point, and from the Che-ma-wa-win up to it, 150 acres of land fit for cul- tivation cannot be found; and about Cumberland the country in every respect is similar. The following day, Thursday the 7th, I met the Indians at 3 p.m., and had the adhesion read to them and signed. I then presented the medals and clothing to the Chiefs and Councillors, with which they were greatly pleased, and having congratu- lated them upon wearing the Queen's uniform, and having in return been heartily thanked by them for whlt had been done, I proceeded to pay them, and continued to do so up to seven o'clock, when the funds at my disposal being exhausted, I directed them to meet me again the following morning at 9 o'clock, which they did, and I completed the payments the same evening at 5 o'clock. I then distributed the balance of provisions and the ammunition and twine. The implements and tools I had been unable to bring from Grand Rapids, my boat being very heavily laden ' • but mfr. Belanger, of the Hudson Bay Company, kindly promised to have them brought up free of charge in a boat that was going to the Grand Rapids in a few days; I therefore gave the Chief of the "Pas" Band an order for the chest of tools and the implements. The following day, Saturday, having again seen all the Chiefs and Councillors and received their thanks, and after many expressions of gratitude from the Indians gathered, I left the " Pas " at 2.30 o'clock, and with rowing and floating alternately during the afternoon and night, reached the Che-ma-wa-win on Sunday evening; crossed Ceiar Lake on Monday, and landed at the head of Grand Rapids on Tuesday morning. I then ran the rapids and hoisted the sail at the mouth of the river at 2 p.m., having called upon Mr. Matheson and seen the Chief of the Indians there on my way down. I then made all haste to return here, but, owing to contrary winds, only succeeded in reaching the Stone Fort on the 20th September, yet, having made a very quick trip, unprecedented in fact, and, in carrying out the mission entrusted to me, travelled in an open boat thirteen hundred (1,300) miles. I would now inform you that three out of the four Bands of Indians I met on the Saskatchewan, viz., the " Grand Rapids," " Pas" and " Cumberland," are in a position to receive at once from the Government the grant allowed for the maintenance of schools of instruction; at the Grand Rapids a large school-house is by this time entirely completed; and at the " Pas" and "Cumberland," schools, under the charge of the Church Missionary Society, have been in ex:stence some years. The Indians belonging to the Bands I have named desired that the assistance promised should be given as soon as possible. I would now mention the very valuable services rendered the Government by the Rev. Mr. Cochrane, who acted as Interpreter at the Dog Head, Beren's River, Grand Rapids and the " Pas," and who was at all times ready to give his advice and assistance; as well as by Mr. A. M. Mackie, who kccompanied me and assisted in making the payments ; and by Mr. Mersey, who took charge of the boat with supplies for the " Pm." To Mr. Matheson, of the Hudson Bay Company, Grand Rapids, and Mr. Belanger, of Cumberland House, I kin deeply indebted, and take this opportunity of tendering these gentlemen my sincere thanks for the assistance they rendered me and the many kindnesses I received from them. I enclose herewith the pay sheet of the different Bands I paid ; a statement of the cash expenditure; and statements shewing quantities of provisions, implements, &c., received, and how dis-tributed ; with a statement of clothing, medals &c., given to the Chiefs and Coun-cillors, and a report I received from Mr. Bedson. And, trusting that the manner in which I have carried out the mission entrusted to my care, may meet with your approval, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, THOMAS HOWARD, Commissioner. From the Hon. Alex. Morris, Lieutenant Governor, to Hon. Thos. Howard and J. Les- tock Reid, Esq. FORT GARRY, July 14th, 1876. DEAR SIRS,—Under authority from the Minister of the Interior, I have to request you to proceed to Lake Winnipeg for the purpose of—on behalf of the Privy Council of Canada—securing the adhesion to Treaty No. 5 of the Indians who have not yet been dealt with, and to make the necessary payments to the others. 1st. You will, if possible, together proceed to or meet at the following places, being there on the days named, viz.: Dog-Head Point, 25th July, and Beren's River on the 5th August. 2nd. Mr. Howard will then proceed to the mouth of the Saskatchewan, so as to reach there on the 25th of August, and then arrive at the Pas on the 5th of Sep- tember. 3rd. Mr. Reid will proceed from Beren's River to Norway House, to arrive there on or before the 25th of August. 4th. You or either of you will secure the adhesion of the Island Indians to the treaty after the form annexed, and will request them to select a Chief and three Councillors, and will be authorized to promise them a Reserve of 160 acres to each family of fife, or that proportion for larger or smaller families, to be selected for them by the person chosen for that end by the Privy Council with their approval. 5th. You or either of you will obtain the adhesion of the Indians of the Grand Rapids of Berens River to the Treaty according to the form annexed. You will ask them to select a Chief and three Councillors. A similar provision will be made as to a Reserve, but if necessary you can fix the locality at the Sandy Narrows above the rapids on the Berens River, reserving free navigation and access to the shores to all Her Majesty's subjects. 6th. Mr. Reid will pay the Norway House and Cross Lake Indians, and will ascertain the intentions of the Norway House Indians as to the time of their removal to Fisher River, of which I am unadvised. 7th. Mr. Howard will pay the Indians at the mouth of the Saskatchewan, and if the Indians have removed their houses, as agreed by the treaty, will pay them $500, but if not and some have removed, will pay such their proportionate share of the $500. 1 8th. You will distribute the implements, tools, &c., sent among the Indians, as also the ammunition and twine. Cattle cannot be given till the Indians are suffi- ciently settled on the Reserves to make it se..3m that they will be cared for. You will report any cases where you find this to be the case, for future action. 9th. You will inform the Berens River Indians that their application fora " hay reserve" has been forwarded to the Privy Council by me, and that they will receive a reply hereafter. 10th. Mr. Howard will secure the adhesion of the Indians at the Pas to the treaty providing that Reserves of 160 acres to each family of five will be granted at places selc cted for them by an officer of the Privy Council, with their approval ; but it will probably be necessary to give them a Reserve at the Pas where they reside, reserving carefully free navigation and access to the shores. As the extent of land there is very narrow, it may be desirable to indicate localities where farming reserves will be granted, subject to the approval of the Privy Council. 11th. The Moose Lake Indians are a distinct Band, and will probably desire the recognition of two separate Chiefs and the allotment of separate Reserves to them. 12th. The Cumberland House Indians are another Band, but very much scattered ;. the question of a Reserve will have to be considered„'and, in connection with it, as in other cases, respect for actual, bona fide, substantial improvements, and for the rights of settlers. 13th. In all cases the places indicated for Reserves to be subject to Her Majesty's approval in Council, and free navigation and access to the shores to be reserved. 14th. In the case of new adhesions to the treaty, which are in fact new treaties, only $5.00 is to be paid, but persons belonging to Bands treated with last year are to, receive last year's payment, if then absent, if necessary. 15th. You will each take with you a suitable person, to be approved of by me,. to assist you in the payment. I have the honour to be, Your, obedient servant, ALEX. MORRIS, Lieutenant-Governor. C. From J. Lestoek Reid, Commissioner, to the Hon. Alex. Morris, Lieut. Governor. WINNIPEG, October 14th, 1876. SIR,—Referring to your letter of instructions under date of the 14th of July, relative to the payment of the Norway House and Cross Lake Bands of Indians, I have the honour to submit the following report:— Having, in co-operation with the Hon. Thomas Howard, paid the Indians of Berens River and successfully secured the adhesion of the Island and Upper Berens River Bands of Indians to Treaty No. 5, on the morning of Saturday, the 5th of August, I left for Norway House, which place, owing to stormy weather and strong head winds, I did not succeed in reaching until the morning of the 12th. On the way I was met by Indians proceeding to inspect their Reserve at Fisher's River, who,brought a letter from the Chiefs of Norway House and Cross Lake, stating that the Indians were all assembled, and requesting to be paid at the earliest possible date. On reachinc, this place, Norway House, after having camp pitched at a short distance from the Fort, I despatched messengers to the several camps and villages, notifying the Indians of my arrival and desiring the Chiefs to meet me on the Monday morning following. On Sunday evening divine service was held within the Fort by the Rev. Mr. Rattan, Wesleyan missionary, at which a large number of Indians were present. On Monday morning the Chiefs and most of the Indians of both Bands having assembled at my camp, the Cross Lake Band requested to be paid there, and the Norway House Chief asked that his people might be paid in the School House in li their village about two miles from the Fort. On hearing that all the Indians that could come were assembled, I consented to pay them where they desired, and told the Cross Lake Chief to bring his people at noon to receive their gratuities, the- payment of which was satisfactorily completed the same day. The next day I crossed over to the Indian village and paid the Norway House Band their annuities. Not having sufficient cash on hand to complete the payments and pay accounts, I was obliged to draw on the Hudson Bay Company for fourteen hundred dollars and ninety-two cents ($1,400.92) which was kindly honoured by Mr. Ross, the officer in charge of the district. The following morning, Wednesday, August 16th, the Chiefs and Indians of the two Bands having assembled at my camp, I distributed the provisions, imple- ments, &c., which were received with the greatest degree of gratification and satisfaction. On my inquiring of the Chief of Norway House when his Band would be pre- pared to remove to their Reserve at the Fisher River, he informed me that he had sent two of his people to that locality to report on the same, and that he could not say anything definite on the matter until their return. I might here state that, on my way back to Winnipeg I met these men returning from Fisher's River, who expressed themselves as highly pleased with the proposed location, and that the Band in all probability would remove there in the spring. Whilst at Norway House I was waited upon by a Chief and four Councillors from the vicinity of Oxford House, who were anxious to know if the same bounties would be extended to them as were being extended to their brethren of Norway House and Cross Lake, and also whether they could obtain a Reserve on Lake Winni- peg, as the country in which they were living was totally unfit for cultivation, and that they had the greatest difficulty in procuring a livelihood. I told them that I had no idea what were the intentions of the Government with regard to those Indians living north of the present treaty, but that I would make known their requests to Your Excellency, and that they would be duly notified of any action the Government might take in the matter. I left Norway House on my return trip, on the morning of the 18th, arriving at Winnipeg on the afternoon of Saturday the 26th, having that morning paid my boat's crew off at Selkirk. I would here mention that previous to my departure from Norway House there was a very hearty and apparently sincere expression of gratitude, on the part of all the Indians present, for the liberality extended to them, and a general and spoken wish that their thanks be conveyed to the Queen's Representative in this Province for his kind interest in their welfare. I cannot conclude without bearing testimony to the kindness of Mr. Ross, Hudson Bay Company's Factor, and the Rev. Mr. Ruttan, Wesleyan missionary, for services rendered during the few days occupied in my making the payments at Norway House. I enclose herewith statement of expenditure, &c., &c., with vouchers attached. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. LESTOCK REID, Commissioner. D. From Hon. Thomas Howard, Commissioner, to His Honour Alex. Morris, Lieut.-Governor. WINNIPEG, 28th October, 1876. SIR, -In submitting the accounts of the expenditure made while carrying out your instructions in connection with Treaty No. 5, I would state that Mr. Reid and myself did all in our power to curtail it ; and when it is taken into account that we forwarded from here over 15,000lb (fifteen thousand pounds) in weight of provisions, lii implements, tools, &c., and that nearly half that weight, together with upwards of .5,000/h (five thousand pounds) from the Grand Rapids, had to be sent up the .Saskatchewan River to the " Pas ; " I am sure the expenditure made will not be .considered great. As will be seen from the accounts, Mr. Provencher furnished me with the sum of $14,660 (fourteen thousand six hundred and sixty dollars) on the 18th July, but as that amount was insufficient even to pay the annuities with, I received from him, by your instructions, a further sum of $7,516 (seven thousand five hundred and 16 dollars) on the 23rd October. The statement now submitted will chew how the whole amount was disbursed. In the first instance, it was found necessary to purchase some extra provisions .at the "Dog Head" and '" Pas," the supply furnished for these points beinc, quite inadequate, and considering the number of Indians that were provisioned at the latter place, I am sure the expenditure made under the head of " Supplies to Indians " „cannot be thought ill any way extravagant. The main expense incurred was necessitated in having to forward the large quantity of provisions, implements, &c., to the different points, and more particularly those for the " Pas." I found that the provisions that has been previously sent for the treaty there, had been left at the Grand Rapids, and I had, therefore, to make arrangements to send them up the Saskatchewan along with those I had to send from here; and this I could only do by .employing a second boat, and had to purchase one for that purpose. Both boats had then to be fully equipped with sails, rigging, tarpaulins, camp utensils furnished, and two crews paid and provisioned. The account for transport will include "boats and equipment camp equipage, pay and provisions for men, freight ex "Swallow," and services of Mr. Nursey ; but it must be remembered that I have on hand, belonging to the Government, one boat with sails, rigging, tarpaulins, &c., and camp equipage for two boats, and that .all these articles are quite good, and can he used again for the same purpose if required. Moreover, I furnished Mr. Reid with a sett of tarpaulins for his boat, - which he has in his possession, and which are charged in my accounts with " boats .and equipment." I would also state that in the account of " provisions," that the provisions used by the Rev. Mr. Cochran, Mr. Mackie, Mr. Nursey and myself, .during our journey, are included. Of course no such expenditure as the above would have been requisite in carrying out your instructions had the supplies all been for- warded in the first instance, but I am quite satisfied that at the time they were sent it could not have been done cheaper than it was ; everything was done as econo- mically as possible, and the journey made to the "Pas" and back, one of the quickest known. I base the above assertion upon the opinion of several gentle- men connected with the Hudson Bay 'Company, and I would here inform you 'that the cost to the Hudson Bay Company to carry goods from the Stone Fort to the " Pas " upon their own steamers, per hundred pounds, is from $5.75 to $6.00, (five seventy-five to six dollars) while with York boats they estimate it as high as $7.00; (seven dollars) it will therefore be seen that the forwarding of supplies there, under .any circumstances, must be an expensive undertaking. As mentioned in the joint report that I sent in with Mr. Reid, I found the quantities of provisions allowed for the different points far inadequate, at the " Pas " particularly I was very short, and the cost of provisions there prevented me from purchasing any quantity ; those that I •did purchase were bought merely to return to the Hudson Bay Company for some supplies they had furnished the Indians before my arrival, and although I made use of the provisions sent to Grand Rapids, but belonging to " Cross Lake," and gave them to the " Pas " Indians, I had far too little, and really should have had more at rig disposal. I would moreover inform you that I found the tobacco furnished of very inferior quality, and some of the pork in very bad condition. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, THOS. HOWARD, Commissioner. I iii F. SPECIAL APPENDIX. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FORT GARRY, MANITOBA, 4th December, 187G. SIR, -I beg to inform you that in compliance with the request of the Privy Council that I should proceed to the West to negotiate the Treaties which I had last year, through the agency of the late Rev. George McDougall, promised the Plain Crees,would be undertaken, I left Fort Garry on the afternoon of the 27th of July last, with the view of prosecuting my mission. I was accompanied by one of my associates, the Hon. J. W. Christie, and by A. G. Jackes, Esq., M.D., who was to act as secretary. I selected as my guide Mr. Pierre Levailler. The Hon. James McKay, who had also been associated in the Commission, it was arranged, would follow me and meet me at Fort Carlton. On the morning of the 4th of August I forded the Assiniboine about five miles from Fort Ellice, having accomplished what is usually regarded as the first stage of the journey to Fort Carlton, about 220 miles. After crossing the river, I was over-taken by a party of the Sioux who have settled on the Reserve assigned to them at Bird Tail Creek, and was detained the greater part of the day. I am sanguine that this settlement will prove a success, as these Sioux are playing a laudable industry in cutting hay for their own use and for sale, and in breaking up ground for cultivation. I resumed my journey in the afternoon, but a storm coming on, I was obliged to encamp at the Springs, having only travelled eight miles in all during the day. On the 5th I left the Springs, and after traversing much fine country, with excellent prairie, good soil, clumps of wood, lakelets, and hay swamps, in the Little and Great Touckwood Hills and File Mountain region, I arrived at the South Saskat-chewan, at Dumont's crossing, twenty miles from Fort Carlton, on the afternoon of the 14th of August. Here I found over one hundred carts of traders and freighters, waiting to be-ferried across the river. The scow was occupied in crossing the carts and effects of Kis-so-wais, an enterprising Chippewa trader, belonging to the Portage la Prairie Band, who at once came forward and gave up to the his right of crossing. I met, also, a young Cree who had been sent by the Crees to hand me a letter of welcome in the name of their nation. The reason of this step being taken was, that a few wandering Saulteaux or Chippewa, from Quill Lake, in Treaty No. 4, had come to the Crees and proposed to them to unite with them and prevent me from crossing the river and entering the Indian country. The Crees promptly refused to entertain the proposal, and sent a messenger, as above stated, to welcome me. I also received from their messenger a letter from Lawrence Clarke, Esq., Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company at Carlton, offering the Commissioners the hospitalities of the Fort. I sent replies in advance, thanking the Cress "for their action, and accepting the, kind offer of Mr. Clarke, to the extent of the use of rooms in the Fort. It was late in the evening before our party crossed the river, so that we encamped on the heights near it. On the morning of the 15th we left for Fort Carlton, Mr. Christie preceding me to announce my approaching arrival at Dutch Lake. About twelve miles from Carlton I found the Hon. James McKay awaiting me, he having travelled by way of Fort Pelly. Here also a Chief, Beardy of the Willow Crees, came to see me. He said that his people were encamped near the Lake, and that as there were fine meadows for their horses they wished the treaty to be made there. 11 —D liv I was at once on my guard, and replied to him, that after I reached Carlton, which was the place appointed, I would meet the Indians wherever the great body of them desired it. He then asked me to stop as I passed his encampment, and see his people. This I agreed to do; as I was leaving Duck Lake I met Captain Walker with his troop of Mounted Police, coming to escort me to Carlton which they did. When I arrived at Beardy's encampment, the men came to my carriage and holding up their right hands to the skies, all joined in au invocation to the deity for a blessing on the bright day which had brought the Queen's messenger to see them, and on the messenger and themselves ; one of them shook hands with me for the others. The scene was a very impressive and striking one, but as will be seen hereafter, this Band gave me great trouble and were very difficult to deal with. Leaving the Indian encampment I arrived at Fort Carlton, where Mr. Christie, Dr. Jackos and myself were assigned most comfortable rooms, Mr. Meltay preferring to encamp about four miles from the Fort. - In the evening, Mist-ow-as-is and Ah-tuk-uk-koop, the two head Chiefs of the Carlton Crees, called to pay their respects to me, and welcomed me most cordially. On the 16th the Crees sent me word that they wished the day to confer amongst themselves. 1 acceded to their request, learning that they desired to bring the Duck Lake Indians into the negotiations. I sent a messenger Mr. Peter Ballenden, to Duck Lake, to inform the Indians that I would meet them at the encampment of the Carlton Crees, about two miles from the Fort. On the 17th, on his return, he informed me that the Chief said " He had not given " me leave to meet the Indians anywhere except at Duck Lake, and that they " would only meet me there." The Carlton Indians, however, sent me word, that they would be ready next morning at 10 o'clock. On the 18th, as I was leaving for the Indian encampment. a messenger Name to me from the Duck Lake Indians, asking for provisions. I replied, that Mr. Christie was in charge of the distribution of provisions, but that I would not give any to the Duck Lake Indians, in consequence of the unreasonableness of their conduct, and that provisions would only be given to the large encampment. I then proceeded to the Indian camp, together with my fellow Commissioners, and was escorted by Captain Walker and his troop. On my arrival I found that the ground had been most judiciously chosen, being elevated, with abundance of trees, hay marshes and small lakes. The spot which the Indians had left for my Council tent overlooked the whole. The view was very beautiful : the hills and the trees in the distance, and in the foreground, the meadow land being dotted with clumps of wood, with the Indian tents clustered here and there to -ale number of two hundred. On my arrival, the Union Jack was hoisted, and the Indians at once began to assemble, beating drums, discharging fire-arms, singing and dancing. In about half an hour they were ready to advance and meet me, this they did in a semicircle, having men on horseback galloping in circles, shouting, singing and discharging fire-arms. They then performed the dance of the " pipe stem," the stem was elevated to the - north, south, west, and east, a ceremonial dance was then performed by the Chiefs and Ileadnmen, the Indian men and women shouting the while. They then slowly advanced, the horsemen again preceding them on their approach to my tent. I advanced to meet them accompanied by Messrs. Christie and McKay, when the pipe was presented to us, and stroked by our hands. After the stroking had been completed, the Indians sat down in front of the -Council tent, satisfied that in accordance with their custom we had accepted the friendship of the Cree nation. I then addressed the Indians in suitable terms, explaining that I had been sent by the Queen, in compliance with their own wishes and the written promise I had given them last year, that a messenger would be sent to them. lv I had ascertained that the Indian mind was oppressed with vague fears; they dreaded the treaty ; they had been made to believe that they would be compelled to live on the Reserves wholly, and abandon their hunting, and that in time of war, they would be placed in the front and made to fight. I accordingly shaped my address, so as to give them confidence in the intentions of the Government, and to quiet their apprehensions. I impressed strongly on them the necessity of Changing their present mode of life, and commencing to make homes and gardens for themselves, so as to be prepared for the diminution of the buffalo and ,other large animals which is going on so rapidly. The Indians listened with great attention to my address, and at its close asked an adjournment that they might meet in council to consider my words, which was of .course granted. The Rev. C. Stollen, a Roman Catholic Missionary amongst the Blackfeet, arrived soon after from Bow River, and informed me that on the way he had learned that "Sweet Grass," the principal Chief of the Plain Crees, was out hunting and would not be at Fort Pitt, and that he was of opinion that his absence would be a great .obstruction to a treaty. After consulting with my colleagues, I decided on sending a messenger to him, ,requesting his presence, and succeeded in obtaining, for the occasion, the services of Mr. John McKay, of Prince Albert, who had accompanied the Rev. George McDougall .on his mission last year. In the evening, Lieut.-Colonel Jarvis arrived with a reinforcement of the Mounted. Police, and an excellent band, which has been established at the private cost of one • of the troops. On the 19th, the Commissioners, escorted by the Mounted Police, headed by the `band, proceeded to the Indian encampment. The Indians again assembled, following " Mist-ow-as.is " and "Ah-tuk-uk-koop," the recognized leading chiefs. I asked them to present their chiefs ; they then presented the two head Chiefs, and the minor ones. At this juncture, a messenger arrived from the Duck Lake Indians, asking that I should tell them the terms of the treaty. I replied that if the Chiefs and people had joined the others they would have heard what I had to say, and that I would not tell the terms in advance, but that the messenger could remain and hear what I had to say. He expressed himself satisfied and took his seat with the others. I then fully explained to them the proposals I had to make, that we did not wish to inter-fere with their present modo of living, but would assign them Reserves and assist them as was being done elsewhere, in commencing to farm, and that what was done would hold good for those that were away. The Indians listened most attentively, and on the close of my remarks " Mist-.ow.as-is " arose, took me by the hand, and said "That when a thing was thought •of quietly, it was the best way," and asked "this much, that we go and think of his words." I acquiesced at once, and expressed my hope that the Chiefs would act wisely, and thus closed the second day. The 20th being Sunday, the Rev. Mr. John McKay, of the Church of England, •conducted divine service at the Fort, which was largely attended ; the Rev. Mr. Stollen also conducted service. At noon a messenger came from the Indian camp, asking that there should be a. service held at their camp, which Mr. lIcKay agreed to do; this service was attended by about two hundred adult Crees. On Monday, 21st, the head Chiefs sent word that, as the previous day was Sunday, they had not met in council, and wished to have the day for consultation, and if ready would meet me on Tuesday morning. I cheerfully granted the delay from the reasonableness of the request; but I was also aware that the head Chiefs were in a position of great difficulty. 11—ni lvi • The attitude of the Duck Lake Indians and of the few discontented Saulteaux embarrassed them, while a section of their own people were either averse to make a treaty or desirous of making extravagant demands. The head Chiefs were men of intelligence, and anxious that the people should act unitedly and reasonably. We, therefore, decided to give them all the time they might ask, a policy which they fully appreciated. On the 22nd the Commissioners met the Indians, when I told them that we had not hurried them, but wished now to hear their Chiefs. A spokesman, " The Pond Maker," then addressed me, and asked assistance when they settled on the land, and further help as they advanced in civilization. I replied that they had their own means of living, and that we could not feed the Indians, but only assist them to settle down. "The Badger," "Soh-ah-moos," and severar other Indians all asked help when they settled, and also in case of troubles unforeseen in the future. I explained that we could not assume the charge of their every-day life, but in a time of a great national calamity they cold trust to the generosity of the Queen. The Honorable James McKay also addressed them, saying that their demands would be understood by a White man as asking for daily food, and could not be granted; and explained our objects, speaking with effect in the Cree tongue. At length the Indians infOrmed me that they did not wish to be fed every day, but to be helped when they commenced to settle, because of their ignorance how to commence, and also in case of general famine. " Ah-tuk-uk-koop " winding up the debate by stating that they wanted food in the spring when they commenced to farm, and proportionate help as they advanced in civilization, and then asking for a further adjournment to consider our offers. The Commissioners granted this, but I warned them not to be unreasonable, and to be ready next day with their decision, while we on our part would consider what they had said. The whole day was occupied with this discussion on the food question, and it was the turning point with regard to the treaty. The Indians were, as they had been for some time past, full of uneasiness. They saw the buffalo, the only means of their support, passing away. They were anxious to learn to support themselves by agriculture, but felt too ignorant to do so, and they dreaded that during the transition period they would be swept off by disease or famine—already they have suffered terribly from the ravages of measles, scarlet fever and small-pox It was impossible to listen to them without interest, they were not exacting, but they were very apprehensive of their future, and thankful, as one of them put it, " a new life was dawning upon them." On the 23rd the conference was resumed, an Indian addressed the people, telling them to listen and the interpreter, Peter Erasmas, would read what changes they desired in the terms of our offer. They asked for an ox and a cow each family ' • an increase in the agricultural implements; provisions for the poor, unfortunate, blind and lame ; to be provided with missionaries and school teachers ; the exclusion of fire water in the whole Saskatchewan ; a further increase in agricultural implements as the Band advanced in civilization ; freedom to cut timber on Crown lands ; liberty to change the site of the Reserves before the survey; free passages over Government bridges or scows; other animals, a horse, harness and waggon and cooking stove for each Chief;. a free supply of medicines; a hand mill to each Band; and lastly, that in case of war they should not be liable to serve. Two spokesmen then addressed us in support of these modifications of the terms of the treaty. I replied to them that they had asked many things some of which had been promised, and that the Commissioners would consult together about what they had asked that day and the day before, and would reply, but before doing so wished to know if that was the voice of the whole people, to which the Indians all assented. lvii After an interval we again met them, and I replied, going over their demands and reiterating my statements as to our inability to grant food, and again explaining that only in a national famine did the Crown ever intervene, and agreeing to make some additions to the number of cattle and implements, as we felt it would be desir-able to encourage their desire to settle. I closed by stating that, after they settled on the Reserves, we would give them provisions to aid them while cultivating, to the extent of $1,000 per annum, but for three years only, as after that time they should be able to support themselves. I told them that we could not give them Missionaries, though I was pleased with their request, but that they must look to the churches, and that they saw Catholic and Protestant Missionaries present at the conference. We told them that they must help their own poor, and that if they prospered they could do so. With regard to war, they would not be asked to fight unless they desired to do so, but if the Queen did call on them to protect their wives and children, I believed they would not be backward. I then asked if they were willing to accept our modified proposals. "Ah-tuk-uk-koop " then addressed me, and concluded by calling on the people, if they were in favor of our offers, to say so. This they all did by shouting assent and holding up ,their hands. "The Pond Maker" then rose and said he did not differ from his people, but he ,did not see how they could feed and clothe their children with what was promised. He expected to have received that; he did not know how to build a house nor to cultivate the ground. Joseph Joma, a Saulteaux, said he spoke/for the Red Pheasant, Chief of the Battle River Crees, and made demands as follows : Men to build houses for them, increased salaries to the Chiefs and Headmen, &c., &c. He said what was offered was too little ; he wanted enough to cover the skin of the people, guns, and also ten miles of land round the Reserves in a belt. I asked the Red Pheasant how it was that he was party to the requests of his people, and how, when I asked if that was their unanimous voice he had assented, and yet had now put forward new and large demands. I said it was not good faith, and that I would not accede to the requests now made; that what was offered was a gift as they had still their old mode of living. The principal Chiefs then rose and said that they accepted our offers, and the Red Pheasant repudiated the demands and remarks of Joma, and stated that he had not authorized him to speak for him. Mist-ow-as-is then asked to speak for the Half-breeds, who wish to live on the Reserves. I explained the distinction between the Half-breed people and the Indian Half- breed who lived amongst the Indians as Indians, and said the Commissioners would consider the case of each of these last on its merits. The treaty was then signed by myself; Messrs. Christie and McKay, "Mist-ow- as-is " and " Ah-tuk-uk-koop, ' the Head Chiefs and by the other Chiefs and Councillors, those signing, though many Indians were absent, yet representing all the bands of any importance in the Carlton regions, except the Willow Indians. On the 24th the Commissioners again met the Indians, when I presented the Head Chiefs with their medals, uniforms and flags, and informed them that Mn. Christie would give the other Chiefs and Councillors the same in the evening. Some half a dozen of Saulteaux then came forward, of whom I found one was• from Qu'Appelle, and had been paid there, and the others did not belong to the Carlton region. I told them that I had heard that they had endeavoured to prevent me crossing the river, and to prevent a treaty being made, but that they were not wiser than the whole of their nation, who had already been treated with. They did not deny the charge, and their spokesman becoming insolent, I declined to hear them further, and they retired, some stating that they would go to Fort Pitt, which I warned them not to do. lviii Besides these Saulteaux, there were others present who disapproved of their proceedings, amongst them being "Kes-so-way-is " already mentioned, and " Pecheetor who was the chief spokesman at Qu'Appelle, but is now a Councillor of the Fort. Ellice Band. I may mention here that the larger part of the Band to whom these other Saulteaux belonged, with the Chief Yellow Quill, gave in their adhesion to Treaty No. 4 at Fort Pelly about the time that their comrades were troubling me at Fort Carlton. Mr Christie then commenced the payments, assisted by Mr. McKay, of Prince Albert, and was engaged in so doing during the 24th and 25th. Amongst those paid were the few resident Saulteaux, who were accepted by the Cree,Chiefs as part of their Bands. The next morning, the 26th, the whole Band, headed by their Chiefs and Coun- cillors, dressed in their uniforms, came to Carlton House to pay their farewell visit to me. The Chiefs came] forward in order, each addressing me a few remarks, and I replied briefly. They then gave three cheers for the Queen, the Governor, one for the Mounted Police, and. for Mr. Lawrence Clarke, of Carlton ouse, and then departed, firing guns as they went. Considering it undesirable that so many Indians should be excluded from the treaty, as would be the case if I left the Duck Lake Indians to their own devices, I deter- mined on sending a letter to them. I, therefore, prepared a message, inviting them to meet me at the Hon. Mr. McKay's encampment, about three miles from the large Indian encampment, about half way to Duck Lake, on Monday, the 28th, if they were prepared then to accept the terms of the treaty I had made with the Carlton Indians._ My letter was entrusted to Mr. Levailler, who proceeded to Duck Lake. On entering the Indian Council room, he found they had a letter written VI me. by the Rev. Mr. Awdre, offering to accept the terms of the treaty if I came to Duck Lake. The Indians sent for Mr. Awdre to read my letter to them, which was received_ with satisfaction • both he and Mr. Levailler urged them to accept my proposal, which they agreed to do, and requested Mr. Levailler to inform me that they would. go to the appointed place. Accordingly, on the 28th the Commisssoners met the Willow Indians. After the usual handshaking and short speeches from two of the Chiefs, I addressed them, telling them I was sorry for the course they had pursued, and that I did not go away without giving them this opportunity to be included in the treaty. Kah-mee-yes-too-waegs, the Beardy, spoke for the people. He said some things were too little. He was anxious about the buffalo. .Say-sway-kees wished to tell our mother, the Queen, that they were alarmed about the buffalo. It appeared as if there was only one left. The Beardy again addressed me, and said—" You have told me what you have done with the others you will do with us. I accept the terms; no doubt it will run further, according to our numbers ; when I am utterly unable to help myself I want to receive assistance." I replied to them, explaining, with regard to assistance, that we coukt not support or feed the Indians, and all that we would do would be to help them to• cultivate the soil. If a general famine came upon the Indians the charity of the Government would. come into exercise. I admitted the importance of steps being taken to preserve the- buffalo, and assured them that it would be considered by the Governor General and Council of the North-West Territories, to see if a wise law could be framed such as• could be carried out and obeyed. The three Chiefs and their Headmen then signed the treaty, and the medals and flags were distributed, when Mr. Christie intimated that he was ready to make the payments. lix They then asked that this should be done at Duck Lake, but Mr. Christie informed them that, as we had to leave for Fort Pitt, this was impossible ; and that, moreover, their share of the unexpended provisions and the clothing and presents were at the Fort, where they would require to go for them. They then agreed to accept the payment, which was at once proceeded with. The persistency with which these Indians clung to their endeavour to compel the Commissioners to proceed ' to Duck Lake was in part owing to superstition, the Chief Beardy having announced that he had a vision, in which it was made known to him that the treaty would be made there. It was partly, also, owing to hostility to the treaty, as they endeavoured to induce the Carlton Indians to make no treaty, and urged them not to sell the land, but to lend it for four years. The good sense and intelligence of the Head Chiefs led them to reject their pro- posals, and the Willow Indians eventually, as I have reported, accepted the treaty. The 29th was occupied by Mr. Christie in settling accounts, taking stock of the clothing, and preparing for our departure. An application was made to me by Toma, the Saulteaux, who took part in the proceedings on the 23rd, to sign the treaty as Chief of the Saulteaux Band. As I could not ascertain that there were sufficient families of these Indians resident i❑ the region to be recognized as a distinct band, and as I had no evidence that they desired him to be their Chief, I declined to allow him to sign the treaty, but informed him that next year, if the Saulteaux were numerous enough, and expressed the wish that he should be Chief, he would be recognized. He was satisfied with this, and said that next year they would come to the payments. His daughter, a widow, with her family, was paid, but he preferred to remain until next year, as he did not wish to be paid, except as a Chief. On the morning of the 31st, the previohs day having been wet, Mr. Christie and I left for Fort Pitt, Mr. McKay having preceded us by the other road—that by way of Battle River. We arrived on the 5th September, the day appointed, having rested, as was our custom throughout the whole journey, on Sunday, the 3rd. About six miles from the Fort we were met by Col. Jarvis and the Police, with their band, as an escort, and also by Mr. McKay, the Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who informed us that he had rooms ready for our occupation. We found over one hundred lodges of Indians already there, and received a message from them that as their friends were constantly arriving, they wished delay until the 7th. On the morning of the 6th " Sweet Grass," who had come in, in consequence of my message, accompanied by about thirty of the principal men, called to see me and express their gratification at my arrival. Their greeting was cordial, but novel in my experience, as they embraced me in their arms, and kissed me on both cheeks, a reception which they extended also to Mr. Christie and Dr. Jack es. The Hon. James McKay arrived from Battle River in the evening, and reported that he had met there a number of Indians, principally Saulteaux, who had been camped there for some time. There had been about seventy lodges in all, but as the buffalo had come near, the poorer Indians had gone after them. They expressed good feeling, and said they would like to have waited until the 15th, the day named for my arrival there, to see me and accept the treaty, but that the buffalo hunt was of so much consequence to them that they could not wait so long. This Band is a mixed one, composed of Crees and Saulteaux from Jack Fish Lake, their Chief being " The Yellow Sky." On the 7th the Commissioners proceeded to the council tent, which was pitched on a high plateau above the Fort, commanding a very fine view, and facing the Indian encampment. They were accompanied by the escort of the police, with their band. The Indians approached with much pomp and ceremony, following the lead of ' Sweet Grass." The stem dance was performed as at Fort Carlton, but with much more cere- mony, there being four pipes instead of one, and the number of riders, singers and dancers being more numerous. After the pipes were stroked by the Commissioners, they were presented to each of them to be smoked, and then laid upon the table to be covered with calico and cloth, and returned to their bearers. After the conclusion of these proceedings I addressed them, telling them we had .come at their own request, and that there was now a trail leading from Lake Superior to Red River, that I saw it stretching on thence to Fort Ellice, and there branching off, the one track going to Qu'Appelle at Cypress Hills, and the other by Fort Pelly to Carlton, and thence I expected to see it extended, by way of Fort Pitt, to the Rocky Mountains ; on that road I saw all the Chippewas and Crees walking, and I aw along it gardens being planted and houses built. I invited them to join their brother Indians, and walk with the White men on this road. I told them what we had done at Carlton, and offered them the same terms, which I would explain fully if they wished it. On closing, " Sweet Grass " rose, and taking me by the hand, asked me to explain the terms of the treaty, after which they would all shake hands with me and then go to meet in Council. I complied with this request, and stated the terms fully to them, both addresses having occupied me for three hours. On concluding they expressed satisfaction, and retired to their Council. On the 8th the Indians asked for more time to.deliberate, which was granted, as we learned that some of them desired to make exorbitant demands, and we wished to let them understand through the avenues by which we had access to them that these would be fruitless. On the 9th, the Commissioners proceeded to the council tent, but the Indians were slow of gathering, being still in Council, endeavouring to agree amongst themselves: At length they approached and seated themselves in front of the tent. I then asked them to speak to me. " The Eagle " addressed the Indians, telling them not to be afraid, and that I was to them as a brother, and what the Queen wished to- establish was for their good. After some time had passed, I again called on them to tell me their minds and not to be afraid. " Sweet Grass" then rose and addressed me in a very sensible manner. He thanked the Queen for•sending me; he was glad to have a brother and a friend who would help to lift them up above their present condition. He thanked ine for the offer and saw nothing to be afraid of. He therefore accepted gladly, and took my hand to his heart. He said God was looking down on us that day, and has opened a new world to them. " Sweet Grass " further said, he pitied those who had to live by the buffalo, but that if spared until this time next year, he wanted, this my brother (i. e. the Governor), to commence to act for him in protecting the buffalo ; for himself he would commence at once to prepare a small piece of land and his kinsmen would do the same. Placing one hand over my heart, and the other over his own, he said : "May the White man's blood never be spilt on this earth. I am thankful that the White man and red man can stand together. When I hold your hand and touch your heart, let us be as one ; use your utmost to help me and help my children so that they may prosper." . The Chief's speech, of which the foregoing gives a brief outline in his own words, was t,ssented to by the people with the peculiar guttural sound, which takes with them the place of the British cheer. I replied, expressing my satisfaction that they had so unanimously approved of the arrangement I had made with the nation at Carlton, and promised that I would send them next year, as I had said to the Crees of Carlton, copies of the treaty printed on parchment. lxi I said that I knew that some of the Chiefs were absent, but next year they would receive the present of money as they had done. The Comrniss'oners then signed the treaty, as did " Sweet Grass," eight other Chiefs and those of their Councillors who were present, the Chiefs addressing me before signing. James-Le-num, Chief of the Crees at White Fish Lake, said that he commenced to cultivate the soil some years ago. Mr. Christie, then Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company, gave him a plough, but it was now broken. • He had no cattle when he commenced, but he and his people drew the plough themselves, and made hoes of roots of trees. Mr. Christie also gave him a pit-saw and a grindstone, and he: was still using them. His heart was sore in spring when hie children wanted to plough and had no implements. He asked for these as soon as possible, and referring to the Wesleyan Mission at that place, he said by fallowing what I have been taught it helps me a great deal. The "Little Hunter," a leading Chief of the Plain Crees, said he was glad from his very heart ; he felt in taking the Governor's hand as if it was the Queen's. When I hear her words that she is going to put this country to rights, it is the help of God that put it into her heart. He wished an everlasting grasp of her hand ; he was thankful for the children who would prosper. All the children who were settling there hoped that the Great Spirit would look down upon us as one. Other Chiefs expressed themselves similarly. Ken-oo-say-oo, or " The Fish," was a Chippawayan or mountaineer, a small band of whom are in this region. They had no Chief, but at my request they had selected a Chief and presented the Fish to me. He said, speaking in Cree, that he thanked the Queen, and shook hands with me; he was glad for what had been done, and if he could have used his own tongue he would have said more. I then presented Sweet Grass his medal, uniform, and flag, the band playing God Save the Queen and all the Indians rising to their feet. The rest of the medals, flags and uniforms, were distributed, as soon as possible, and Mr, Christie commenced to make the payments. On Sunday, the 10th, the Rev. Ur. McKay conducted the service for the Police and others, who might attend, and in the afternoon the Rev. Mr. Mc- Dougall had a service in Cree ; Bishop Grandin and the Rev. Mr. Scollan also had services for the Crees and Chippawayans. On Monday, the 11th, Mr. Christie completed the payments and distribution of provisions. The Police commenced crossing the Saskatchewan, with a view to leaving on Tuesday the 12th for Battle River. We therefore sent our horses and carts across the river and had our tents pitched, with the view of commencing our return journey early in the morning. Just as we were about to leave Fort Pitt, however, the Great Bear, one of the three Cree Chiefs who were absent, arrived at the Fort and asked to see me. The Commissioners met him, when he told me that he had been out on the plains hunting the buffalo, and had not heard the time of the meeting ; that on hearing of it he had been sent in by the Crees and by the Stonies or Assiniboines to speak for them. I explained to him what had been done at Carlton and Pitt ; he expressed regret that I was going away as he wished to talk to me. I then said we would not remove until the next day, which gratified him much. On the 13th, Sweet Grass and all the other Chiefs and Councillors carne down to the Fort with the Great Bear to bid me farewell. Sweet Grass, told me the object of their visit. The Bear said the Indians on the plains had sent him to speak for them, and those who were away were as a barrier before what he would have to say. Sweet Grass said, addressing him, "you see the representative of the Queen here. I think the Great. Spirit put it into their hearts to come to our help. Let there be no barrier, as it is with great difficulty that this was brought about. Say yes and take his hand." The White Fish spoke similarly. The Bear said " Stop, my friends. I never saw the Governor before ; when I heard he was to come, I said I will request him to save me from what I most dread—hanging; it was not given to us to have the rope about our necks." I replied, that God had given it to us to punish murder by death, and explained the protection the Police force afforded the Indians. Big Bear still demanded that there should be no hanging, and I informed him his request would not be granted. He then wished that the buffalo might be protected and asked why the other Chiefs did not speak. The Fish, the Chippawayan, replied " we do not because Sweet Grass has spoken and what he says we all say." I then asked the Bear to tell the other two absent Chiefs, Short Tail and Sagamat, what had been done ; that I had written him and them a letter, and sent it by Sweat Grass, and that next year they could join the treaty; with regard to the buffalo, the North-West Council-were considering the question, and I again explained that we would not interfere with the Indian's daily life except to assist them in farming. I then said I never expected to see them again. The land was so large that another Governor was to be sent, whom I hoped they would receive a's they had done me, and give him the same confidence they bad extended to me. The Chiefs and Councillors, commencing with Sweet Grass, thet shook hands with Mr. Christie and myself each addressing me words of parting. The Bear remained sitting until all had shaken hands, he then took mine and holding it, said, " If he had known he would have met me with all his people. I am not an undutiful child, I do not throw back your hand, but as my people are not here I do not sign. I will tell them what I have heard, and next year I will come." The Indians then left, but shortly afterwards the Bear came to see me again fearing I had not fully understood him, and assured me that he accepted the treaty as if he had signed it, and wouldocome next year with all his people and accept it. We crossed the river, and left for Battle River in the afternoon, where we arrived on the afternoon of the 15th. We found no Indians there except Red Pheasant and his Band, whom we had already met at Carlton. On the 16th, the Red Pheasant saw the Commissioners. He said he was a Bat- tle Rivet: Indian; his fathers had lived there before him, but he was glad to see the Government coming there, as it would improve his means of living. He wished the claims of the Hali-breeds who had settled there before the Government came to be respected, as for himself he would go away and seek another home and though it was hard to leave the home of his people, yet he would make way for the White man, and surely, he said, " if the poor Indian acts thus, the Queen when she hears of this will help him." He asked, that a little land should be .given him to plant potatoes in next spring, and then they would remove, after digging them, to their Reserve, which he tlio:)ght he would wish to have at the Eagle Hills. I expressed my satisfaction with their conduct and excellent spirit, and obtained the cheerful consent of Mr. Fuller of the Pacific Telegraph Line, who is in occupation of a large cultivated field, that the Band should use three acres within the fenced. enclosure, and which, in,,reover, Mr. Fuller kindly promised to plough for them gratuitously. The 17th being Sunday we remained at our camp, and on Monday morning, the 18th, we commenced our long return journey, with the incidents of which I will not trouble you further than to state that, on arriving on the 4th of October at an encampment about thirty miles from Portage la Prairie, we found it necessary to-leave our tents and carts to follow us leisurely (many of the horses having become completely exhausted with the long journey of sixteen hundred miles) and push on to the Portage, on the 5th we reached the Portage, where Mr. Christie and Dr. Jackes remained, their horses being: unable to go farther, and I went on to Poplar Point, forty-five miles from Fort Garry, where I found accomodation for the night from Mr.. Chisholm, of the Hudson's Bay Company's Post there. I arrived at Fort Garry on the afternoon of the 6th of October, having been absent for over two months and a half. Mr. McKay, having taken another road, had; arrived before me; Mr. Christie and Dr. Jackes reached here subsequently. Having thus closed the narrative of our proceedings, ,I proceed to deal with the results of our mission, and to submit for your consideration some reflections and to make some practical suggestions. 1st. The Indians inhabiting the ceded territory are chiefly C,•ees, but there are a few Assiniboines on the plains and also at the slope of the mountains. There are also a small number of Saulteaux and one Band of Chippawayans. 2nd. 1 was agreeably surprised to find so great a willingness on the part of the Crees to commence to cultivate the soil, and so great. a desire to have their children instructed. I requested Mr. Christie to confer with the Chief while the pay- ments were going on, as to the localities where they would desire to have reserves consigned to them, and with few exceptions they indicated the places, in fact most of . them have already commenced to settle. It is, therefore, important that the cattle and agricultural implements should be given them without delay. I would, therefore, recommend that provision should be made for forwarding these as soon as the spring opens. I think it probable that cattle and some implements could be purchased at Prince Albert and thus avoid transportation. 3rd. I would further represent that, though I did not grant the request, I thought the desire of the Indians to be instructed in farming and building most reasonable, and I would therefore recommend that measures be adopted to provide such instruction for them. Their present mode of living is passing away; the Indians are tractable, docile and willing to learn. I think that advantage should be taken of. this disposition to teach them to become selfsupporting, which can best be accom- plished if the aid of a few practical farmers and carpenters to instruct them in farming and house building. The universal demand for teachers, and by some of the Indians for missionaries, is also encouraging. The former, the Government can supply, for the latter they must rely on the churches, and I trust that these will continue and extend their operations amongst them. The field is wide enough for all, and the cry of the Indian for help is a claimant one. 4th. In connection with the aiding of the Indians to settle, I have to call attention to the necessity of regulations being made for the preservation of the. buffalo. These animals are fast decreasing in numbers, but I am satisfied that a few simple regulations would preserve the herds for many years. The subject was. constantly pressed on my attention by the Indians, and I promised that the matter would be considered by the North-West Council. The Council that has governed the- Territories for the last four years was engaged in maturing a law for this purpose,. and had our regime continued we would have passed a statute for their preservation. I commend the matter to the attention of our successors as one of urgent importance. 5th. There is another class of the population in the North—West whose position I desire to bring under the notice of the Privy Council. I refer to the wandering Half-breeds of the plains, who are chiefly of French descent and live the life of the Indians. There are a few who are identified with the Indians, but there is a large class of Metes who live by the hunt of the buffalo, and have no settled homes. I think that a census of the numbers of these should be procured, and while I would not be disposed to recommend their being brought under the treaties, I would suggest that land should be assigned to them, and that on their settling down, if after an examination into their circumstances, it should be found necessary and expedient, some assistance should be given them to enable them to enter upon agricultural operations. If the measures suggested by me are adopted, viz., effective regulations with regard to the buffalo, the Indians taught to cultivate the soil, and the erratic half— breeds encouraged to settle down, I believe that the solution of all social questions of any present importance in the North-West Territories will have been arrived at. In conclusion, I have to call your attention to the report made to me by the I xiv Hon. Mr. Christie, which I forward herewith: that gentleman took the entire ,charge of the payments and administration of matters connecte I with the treaty, .and I have to speak in the highest terms of the value of his services. Accompanying his report will be found the pay sheets, statements of distribution .of provisions and clothing, memoranda as to the localities of the reserves, suggestions .as to the times and places of payment next year, and a general balance sheet. A credit of $60,000 was given to me, and I have placed as a refund to the credit of the Receiver-General, $12,730.55. This arises from the fact that owing to the proximity of the buffalo many of the I.ndians did not come into the treaty. I have to acknowledge the benefit I derived from the services of the Honorable .James McKay, camping as he did near the Indian encampment. He had the oppor- tunity of meeting them constantly, and learning their views which his familarity with the Indian dialects enabled him to do. Dr. Jackes took a warm interest in the progress of our work, and kept a record of the negotiations, a copy of which I enclose And which I think ought to be published, as it will be of great value to those who will be called on to administer the treaty, showing as it does what was said by the negotiators and by the Indians, and preventing misrepresentations in the future. The Commissioners are under obligations to Lieut.-Col. McLeod, and the other officers and men of the police force for their escort. The conduct of the men was excellent, and the presence of the force as an enblem .and, evidence of the establishment of authority in the North-West was of great value. I have to record my appreciation of the kindness of Messrs. Clarke, of Fort .Carlton, and McKay, of Fort Pitt, and of the other officials of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany, and of the hearty assistance they extended towards the accomplishment 6f our mission. I have also to mention the interest taken in the negotiations by His Lord- iship Bishop Graxidin, and by the various Missionaries, Protestant and Catholic. On this occasion, as on others, I found the Half-breed population whether French or English generally using the influence of their relationship to the Indians in support of our efforts to come to a satisfactory arrangement with them. We also had the advantage of good interpreters, having secured the services of Messrs.Peter Ballendine and John McKay, while the Indians had engaged Mr. Peter Erasmus to discharge the same duty. The latter acted as Chief Intrepreter, being .assisted by the others, and is a most efficient Intrepreter. I transmit herewith a copy of the treaty, and have only in conclusion to express any hope that this further step in the proaress of the work of the Dominion amongst the Indian tribes will prove beneficial to them, and of advantage to the realm. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ALEXANDER MORRIS, Lieutenant Gavel-nor. lxv ARTICLES OF A TREATY Made and concluded near Carlton, on the twenty-third day of August, and on the twenty-eighth day of said month, respectively, and near Fort Pitt on the ninth day of September, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-, six, between Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of GI eat Britain and Ireland, by Her Commissioners, the Honorable Alexander Morris, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and the Honorable James McKay and the Honorable William Joseph Christie, of the one part, and the Plain and Wood Cree Tribes of Indians, and the other Tribes of Indians, inhabitants of the country, within the limits hereinafter defined and described ; by their Chiefs, chosen and named as hereinafter mentioned, of the other part. WHEREAS the Indians inhabiting the said country, have, pursuant to an appoint- ment made by the said Commissioners, been convened at meetings at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River, to deliberate upon certain matters of interest to' Her Most Gracious Majesty, of the one part, and the said Indians of the other. ; And Whereas the said Indians have been notified and informed by Her Majesty's. said Commissioners that it is the desire of Her Majesty to open up for settlement, immigration and such other purposes as to Her Majesty may seem meet, a tract of, country, bounded and described as hereinafter mentioned, and to obtain the consent thereto of Her Indian subjects inhabiting the said tract, and to make a Treaty and. arrange with them, so that there may be peace and good will between them and Her Majesty, and that they may know and be assured of what allowance they are to count upon and receive from Her Majesty's bounty and benevolence ; And Whereas, the Indians of the said tract, duly convened in Council as aforesaid,. and being requested by Her Majesty's Commissioners to name certain Chiefs and. Headmen, who should be authorized, on their behalf, to conduct such negotiations and sign any treaty to be founded thereon, and to become responsible to Her Majesty for their faithful perfbrmance, by their respective Bands of such obligations as shall be' assumed by them, the said Indians have thereupon named for that purpose, that is to say :—representing the Indians who make the treaty at Carlton, the several Chiefs and Councillors who have subscribed hereto, and representing the Indians who make the treaty at Fort Pitt, the several Chiefs and Councillors who have subscribed hereto ; And thereupon, in open Council, the different Bands having presented their Chiefs to the said Commissioners as the Chiefs and Headmen, for the purposes aforesaid, of the respective Bands of Indians inhabiting the district hereinafter described. And Whereas the said Commissioners then and there received and acknowledged the persons so represented, as Chiefs and Headmen, for the purposes aforesaid, of the respective Bands of Indians inhabiting the said district hereinafter described ; And Whereas the said Commissioners have proceeded to negotiate a treaty with the said Indians, and the same has been finally agreed upon and concluded as follows, that is to say:— The Plain and Wood Cree Tribes of Indians, and all other the Indians inhabiting the district hereinafter described and defined, do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to the Government of the Dominion of Canada for Her Majesty the Queen and Her successors forever, and all their rights, titles and privileges whatsoever, to. the lands included within the following limits, that is to say:— Commencing at the mouth of the river emptying into the North-West angle of Cumberland Lake, thence westerly up the said river to the source, thence on a straight line in a westerly direction to the head of Green Lake, thence northerly to the elbow in the Beaver River, thence down the said river northerly to a point twenty miles from the said elbow; thence in a westerly direction, keeping on a line generally parallel with the said Beaver River (above the elbow), and about twenty miles distance therefrom, to the source of the said river; thence northerly to the north-easterly lxvi point of the South shore of Red Deer Lake, continuing westerly along the said shore -to the western limit thereof; and thence due west to the Arthabaska River, thence up the said river, against the stream, to the Jaspar House, in the Rocky Mountains; thence on a course south-eastwardly, following the easterly range of the Mountains, to the soucce of the main branch of the'Red Deer River; thence down the said river, with the stream, to the junction therewith of the outlet of the river, being the outlet .of the Buffalo Lake ; thence due east twenty miles ; thence on a straight line south- -eastwardly to the mouth of the said Red Deer River on the South Branch of the .,Saskatchewan River ; thence eastwardly and northwardly, following on the bound- aries of the tracts conceded by the several Treaties numbered Four and Five, to the place of beginning ; And also all their rights, titles and privileges whatsoever, to all other lands, wherever situated, in the North-West Territories, or in any other Province or portion of Her Majesty's Dominions, situated and being within the Dominion of Canada; The tract comprised within the lines above described, embracing an area of one hundred and twenty-one thousand square miles, be the same more or less ; To have and to hold the same to Her Majesty the Queen and Her successors forever: And Her. Majesty the Queen hereby agrees and undertakes to lay aside Reserves for farming lands, due respect being had to lands at present cultivated by the said Indians, and other Reserves for the benefit of the said Indians, to be administered and -dealt with for them by Her Majesty's Government of the Dominion of Canada, provided all such Reserves shall not exceed in all one square mile for each family of .five, or in that proportion for larger or smaller families, in manner following, that is to say :— That the Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs shall depute and send a suitable person to determine and set apart the Reserves for each Band, after consulting with the Indians thereof as to the locality which may be found to be most suitahle for them ; Provided, however, that Her Majesty reserves the right to deal with any settlers within the bounds of any lands reserved for any Band as she shall deem fit, and also that the aforesaid Reserves of land or any interest therein may be sold or otherwise .disposed of by Her Majesty's Government for the use and benefit of the said Indians .entitled thereto, with their consent first had and obtained ; and with a view to show the satisfaction of Her Majesty with the behaviour and good conduct of her Indians, she hereby, through her Commissioners, makes them a present of twelve dollars for each man, woman and child belonging to the Bands here represented, in extinguish- ment of all claims heretofore preferred ; And further, Her Majesty agrees to maintain schools for instruction in such Reserves hereby made, as to her Government of the Dominion of Canada may seem .advisable' whenever the Indians of the Reserve shall desire it. Her Majesty further agrees with Her said Indians that within the boundary of Indian Reserves, until otherwise determined by her Government of the Dominion of Canada, no intoxicating liquor shall be allowed to be introduced or sold, and all laws now in force or hereafter to be enacted to preserve her Indian subjects inhabiting the Reserves or living elsewhere within Her North-West Territories from the evil influence of the use of intoxicating liquors, shall be strictly enforced : Her Majesty further agrees with Her said Indians that they, the said Indians, shall have right to pursue their avocations of hunting and fishing -throughout the tract surrendered as hereinbefore described, subject to such regulations as may from time to time be made by Her Government of Her Dominion of Canada, and _ saving and excepting such tracts as may from time to time be required or taken up for settlement, mining, lumbering or other purposes by Her said Government of the Dominion of Canada, or by any of the subjects thereof; duly authorized therefor, by the said Government : It is further agreed between Her Majesty and Her said Indians, that such :sections of the Reserves above indicated as may at any time be required' for Public lxvii Works or buildings of what nature soever, may be appropriated for that purpose by Her Majesty's Government of the Dominion of Canada, due compensation being made for the value of any improvements thereon : And, further, that Her Majesty's Commissioners shall, as soon as possible, after the execution of this treaty, cause to be taken, an accurate census of all the Indians inhabiting the tract above described, distributing them in families, and shall in every year ensuing the date hereof, at some period in each year, to be duly notified to the Indians, and at a place or places to be appointed for that purpose, within the territories ceded, pay to each Indian person the sum of Five Dollars per head yearly ; It is inrther agreed between Her Majesty and the said Indians that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, shall be yearly and every year expended by Her Majesty in the purchase of ammunition and twine for nets for the use of the said Indians, in manner following, that is to say :—In the reasonable discretion as regards the distribution thereof, among the Indians inhabiting the several Reserves, or otherwise included herein, of Her Majesty's Indian Agent having the supervision of this treaty ; It is further agreed between Her Majesty and the said Indians that the following articles shall be supplied to any Band of the said Indians who are now cultivating the soil, or who shall hereafter commence to cultivate the land, that is to say :—Four hoes for every family actually cultivating, also two spades per family as aforesaid; one plow for every three families as aforesaid, one harrow for every three families as aforesaid; two scythes, and one whetstone and two hayforks and two reaping hooks for every family as aforesaid ; and also two axes, and also one cross-cut saw, and also one hand-saw, one pit-saw, the necessary files, one grindstone and one auger for each Band ; and also for each Chief, for the use of his Band, one chest of ordinary carpenter's tools; also for each Band, enough of wheat, barley, potatoes and oats to plant the land actually broken up for cultivation by such Band ; also for each Band, four oxen, one bull and six cows, also one boar and two sows, and one handmill when any Band shall raise sufficient grain therefor. All the aforesaid articles to be given once for all for the encouragement of the practice of agriculture among the Indians : It is further agreed between Her Majesty and the said Indians, that each Chief, duly- recognized as such, shall receive an annual salary of twenty-five dollars per annum ; and each subordinate officer, not exceeding four for each Band, shall receive fifteen dollars per annum ; and each such Chief and subordinate officer as aforesaid, shall also receive, once every three years, a suitable suit of clothing, and each Chief shall receive, in recognition of the closing of the treaty, a suitable flag and medal, and also, as soon as convenient, one horse, harness and wagon ; That in the event hereafter of the Indians comprised within this treaty being overtaken by any pestilence, or by a general famine, the Queen, on being satisfied and certified thereof by Her Indian Agent or Agents, will grant to the Indians assistance of such character and to such extent as Her Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs shall deem necessary and sufficient to relieve the Indians from the calamity that shall have befallen them ; That during the next three years, after two or more of the Reserves hereby agreed to be set apart to the Indians, shall have been agreed upon and surveyed, there shall be granted to the Indians included under the Chiefs adhering to the treaty at Carlton, each spring, the sum of one thousand dollars to be expended for them by Her Majesty's Indian Agents, in the purchase of provisions for the use of such of the Band as are actually settled on the Reserves and are engaged in cultivating the soil, to assist them in such 'cultivation ; That a medicine chest shall be kept at the house of each Indian Agent for the use and benefit of the Indians, at the discretion of such Agent; That with regard to the Indians included under the Chiefs adhering to the treaty at Fort Pitt, and to those under Chiefs wittin the treaty limits who may hereafter give their adhesion hereto (exclusively, however, of the Indians of the Carlton Region) there shall, during three years, after two or more Reserves shall have been agreed upon and surveyed, be distributed each spring among the Bands lxviii cultivating the soil on such Reserves, by Her Majesty's Chief Indian Agent for this treaty in kis discretion, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, in the purchase of provisions for the use of such members of the Band as are actually settled on the Reserves and engaged in the cultivation of the soil, to assist and encourage them in such cultivation ; That, in lieu of waggons, if they desire it, and declare their option to that effect, there shall be given to each of the Chiefs adhering hereto, at Fort Pitt or elsewhere hereafter (exclusively of those in the Carlton District) in recognition of this treaty, so soon as the same can be conveniently transported, two carts, with iron bushings and tires: And the undersigned Chiefs, on their behalf, and on behalf of all other Indians inhabiting the tract within ceded, do hereby solemnly promise and engage to strictly observe this treaty, and also to conduct and behave themselves as good and loyal subjects of Her Majesty the Queen ; They promise and engage that they will in all respects obey and abide by the law, and they will maintain peace and good order between each other, and also between themselves and other tribes of Indians, and between themselves and others of Her Majesty's subjects, whether Indians or Whites, now inhabiting or hereafter to, inhabit any part of the said ceded tracts, and that they will not molest the person or property of any inhabitant of such ceded tracts, or the property of Her Majesty the Queen, or interfere with or trouble any person passing or travelling through the, said tracts or any part thereof ; and that they will aid and assist the Officers of Her Majesty in bringing to justice and punishment any Indian offending against the stipulations of this Treaty, or infringing the laws in force in the country so ceded. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Her Majesty's said Commissioners and the said Indian Chiefs have hereunto subscribed and set their hands, at or near Fort Carlton, on the day and year aforesaid, and near Fort Pitt on the day ab3ve aforesaid. Signed by the Chiefs within named in the (Signed,) presence of the following witnesses, the ALEXANDER MORRIS, L. G-. N. W. T. same having been first read and explain- JAMES McKAY, Indian Commissioner, ed by Peter Erasmus, Peter Ballendine W. J. CHRISTIE, Indian Commissioner, and the Revd. John McKay :— his ) "I--o- (Signed,) MIST-OW-ASIS, X 't 2 ,z. A. G. JACKES, M. D. mark. ,'.= I', § JAMES WALKER, N. W. M. P., his ...) 8 J. H. MCILLREE, N. W. M. P., AH-TWK-IIK-KOOP, X I tI 't3 e ,--4 his mark. ) lii ''' PIERRE LEVAILLER, x his ) mark. PEE-YAIIW-KAH-MIRK-00-SIT, x his mark. ISIDORE DIMOND, x his mark. AH-YAH-TWS-KUM-IK-IM-IIM, x his mark. JEAN DIMOND, X his mark. KEE-TOO-WA-HAW, X y....,.. PETER IIOURIE, mark. FRANcOIS GINGRAS, his .°2 J. B. MITCHELL, Staff Constable, CR.&-ICAS-TA-PAY-SIN, mark.x &,.).. N. W. M. P. J. II. PRICE, Hospital Steward, his N. W. M. P. JOHN SMITH, x his mark. XAVIER LETANGER, X his mark. JAMES SMITH, markxWILLIAM SINCLAIR, A. R. KENNEDY, It. J. PRITCHARD, CLARKE, CHIP-EE-WAYAN, his O); mark. U W. W.D. JARVIS, Inspector, N.W.M.P., • MAssAN, his mark. his 2 PIERRE OADIEN, • X mark. his ( 0 0-YAH-TIK-WAH-PARN, X mark. his c, MARS-KEE-TE-TIM-IIN, SAH-SAH-K00-MOOS, mark. his ) X mark. his g., ....) . BENJAMIN, K mark. his [ r MEE-NOW-AH-CHAHK-WAY, K mark. his I o I t KEE-SIK-OW-ASIS, K mark. cS5 his PEE-TOOK-A_H-HAN-IIP-EE-GIN-EW, X mark. his PEE-AY-CHEW, mark. his TAH-WAH-PISK-EE-KAHP-POW, X mark. his AHS-KOOS, X mark. his PET-E-QUA-CAY, K ,ts mark. his JEAN BAPTISTE, mark. his IsIDORE WOLFE, mark. (z.' his KEE-SOO-MOS, mark. 11-E lxx his mark. his KAII-KEW-EE KWAHW-AHS-ITM, X mark. his NAH-PACH, mark. his MUS-IN-AB-NE-HIM-AHN, mark. BERNARD CONSTANT. his ) HENRY SMYTH, mark. co his MAH-TUA-AHS-TIM-00-WE-GIN X 1 mark. his •S'q JACOB MCLEAN, X mark. J his NAH-P00- CHEE-CHEES, X t3 mark. a his <, "., NAH-WIS, X mark. .. ..D his tzs,KAH-PAH-PAH-MAH-CHAHK-NAY, X mark. 't his .-„ c., KEE-YEW-AH-KAH-PIM-WAHT, X mark. J 6'. NAH-WEE-KAH-NICK-ICAH-00- his .,.., TAH-MAH-HOTE, X mark. J or NEEH-CHA-AW-ASIS. his ) e 00-SAHN-ASKU-NITICIP, X mark. his t' ,,. YAW-YAW-LOO-WAY, X mark. 1. 3 his r 2 ,l, SOO-SOU-AIM-EE-LUAHN, X --- 4.. mark. 6 his ?., •• NUS-YOH-YAK-EE-NAH-KOOS, X mark. J 'q WILLIAM BADGER. 1 ''c3'' his BENJAMIN JOYFUL. X :-;.;t* V' .g mark. gl, JOHN BADGER. JAMES BEAR. J ) Signed by the Chiefs and Headmen of the Willow Indians near Fort Carlton, this 28th day of August, A.D. 1876, the same having been first read and explained by the Honorable James McKay, and by Peter Erasmus, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses :— (Signed,) A. G. JACKES, M. D. JOSEPH GRUTON. JOHN A. KERR. his PIERRE LAVEILLER mark. W. D. JARVIS, N. W. M. P. his SEE-SEE-QUAM-ISH, mark. his NEE-TOO-KEE-WEE-KAH-MAN, x mark. his KAH-MEE-YIS-TOO-WAY-SIT, mark. his KAH-PAY-YAK-WAHSK-OO-MUM x mark. his SEE-SEE-KWAHN-IS, x mark. his KAH-NAH-KAH-SICOW-WAHT, X mark. his KAM-An-TEE-Kee-NEW, X mark. his KAH NAH-MAH-CIIEW, mark. his MOON-OO-YAHS, X mark. his PO-MIN-AIDKOW, x mark. O-TUX-Kee-PAH-RAH-MAY-TO u his MAY-YET, . X mark. Signed by Her Majesty's Commissioners, and by the Chiefs and Headmen here- after subscribing hereto, the same having been first read and explained to the Indians by the Honorable James McKay and Peter Erasmus, near Fort Pitt, this 9th day of September, A.D. 1876, in the presence of the undersigned W witnesses. (Signed,) (Signed,) ALEXANDER MORRIS, L. G., N. W. T. JAMES MCKAY, Indian Commissioner. W. J. CHRISTIE, Indian Commissioner. his EE-KAS-KOO-KEE-PAY-YIN, X mark. PEE-YAS-EE-WAII-KAIDWE-CHAH- his KOOT, A. G. JACKES. M.D. JAMES MCLEOD, COM. N. W. M. P. JAMES WALKER, Inspector N.W.M.P. JAMES SEEN um, E. DALRYMPLE CLARKE, Adjutant N. W. M. P. VITAL J BISII, of St. Albert, O.M.J. 00-NAH-LAT-MEE-NAH-HOGS, CONSTANTINE Stollen, Pre3t. O.31. J. JOHN MCDOUGALL, Methodist Missionary. SEE-KAHS-KOOTCH, JOHN MCKAY x mark. his x mark. his x mark. his x mark. Obi W. E. JONES. PETER C. PAMBRUN. A. K. KENNEDY. PETER ERASMUS. THOMAS MCKAY. JAMES SIMPSON. ELIZA HARDISTY. MARY MCKAY. his TUS-TUSK-EE-SKWAIS, mark. his PEE-WAY-SIB, mark. his t.) KEE-YE-WIN, X mark. ) his KIN-OO-SAY-OO, X mark. Chipewayan Chief. his') c, SEE-WAS-K WAN, X mark. Ltgr, his WAH-WAY-SEE-HOO-WE-YIN, X § mark.) e.) his 1 0 •••Y TIP-EE-SKOW-AH-CHAK, X I CO mark. k. .:§ his PAY-PAY-SEE-BEE-MOO, X mark.) 4: 4 his ) V. 00-NOW-UK-EE-PAH-CHAS, 4 mark. 4'. 43 his MY-OO-WAY-SEES, mark. J h)̀ his .2 008-PWAH-KHU PWAH-KHUN-Is, x mark. , his NEE-YE-PEE-TAY-AS-EE-KAY-SE, X I E-4 mark. J his MAH-CHAR-MEE-NIS, x mark. his ISAAC CARDINAL, X obi mark. J his ANTOINE XAVIER, X mark. Councillor to Kin-oo-say-oo, his WILLIAM BULL, X mark. Councillor to James Seenum. his WAH-KEY-SEE-KOOT, X mark. Councillor to See-kahs-kootch. his CHARLES CARDINAL, - x PIERRE WAHBISKAW, x h mark. is KI-YA S-EE-KTJN, X I z , mark. I g his • KAII-KEE-00-PAH-TOW, x mark. J his CAKE-CAKE, x mark. Counci//or to Oo-nah-tah-mee-nah-boos. his KAAI-00-NIN, mark. Councillor to James Seenutn. his x mark. Councillor to See-kahs-kootch. 11-F I if'. g mark. his -4S til *4'170 ter aj I Pie rt] psi Y j v nt:;j .1 „It r S raw iZ PART I. NPORT OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTE) OF DENT GENERAL INDIAN AFFAIRS. 9. Ica rs r4 41. P. ( kt 1. •it.: Y. (4; 'I t t 4 rye 4 f; J. !) eft ..t 0. FJ 4 1-i:PORT OF THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT GENERAL OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, INDIAN BRANCH, OTTAWA, 31st December, 18'76. The Honorable DAVID MILLS, Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. Ottawa. SIR, -I have the honor to submit my Report upon Indian Affairs, for the year ended 30th June, 1876, in so far as the same refers to financial anti statistical matters. In dealing, however, with other subjects of general public interest in -connection with Indian Affairs, my Report of last year, having brought its narration of such topics up to the 31st December, the present Report will resume the same from the 1st January, 1876; and will embrace the period between that date and the present. LAND TRANSACTIONS. The quantity of land sold in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, during the fiscal year amounted to 37,354 acres; and the aggregate price thereof to $86,799.28. Details in regard to the Townships in which the lands sold are situated ; the quantity sold in each Township ; and price paid therefor, will be found in Return -D, prepared by the Clerk in charge of Land Sales, and placed herewith. The amount received on account of old and new sales and leases, during the same period, was $54,396.47, in principal and interest. The quantity of surveyed lands remaining unsold, in the above named Provinces, is 594,0941 acres. For particulars, see Return D. 4 [PART I.] MONE YS. The gross sum standing, on the 30th June, 18'76, at the credit of the Capital Account of the various Trust Funds, which belong exclusively to, and are employed for the benefit of the Indians of Ontario and Quebec, was $2,923,335.17, as against $2,884,972.44 on the 30th June, 1875, showing an increase of $38,362.73 since the 1st July, 1875. The interest which accrued during the same period amounted to $155,928.71. This last sum has been inipart expended for the benefit of; and in part distributed among the various Bands, in whose interest the investments were made. Details as to Revenue and Expenditure will be found 'in Statements B. 1 to 5, prepared by the Accountant, and placed herewith. The funds employed in the Indian Service, in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New-Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Manitoba, and in the North West Territories, are provided by Legislative appropriations, with the excep- tion of certain insignificant amounts, in the case of some of those Provinces, which have accumulated from the sale or lease of small tracts of land, or from Timber dues. Minute particulars are given in regard to the expenditure of the appropriations, and the condition of each account is shewn in Statements C. 1 to 5, compiled by, the Accountant, and which accompany this Report. The Accountant's letter, submitting the various Trust Fund and Appropriation Accounts—also placed herewith, and lettered B.—will be found to contain a clear summary of the whole. GENERAL BUSINESS. The following summary will give an idea of the amount of business transacted at this office during the:past fiscal year :— Accounts kept and balanced monthly 170 Pay cheques drawn 1,800 Land sales (new) entered 518 Payments on account of lands checked and entered . 1,048 Assignments examined, registered, certified, and entered on Sales Book. 214 Descriptions for Patents prepared, entered, examined and issued . 254 Patents compared, entered and mailed 254 Leases prepared, entered and issued.... 119 Cancellations of sales. -. 144 Letters received, docketed and registered. 3,754 Letters written, docketed and registered 3,427 Besides numerousReports, Statements, Memoranda, Translations from French into English (and vice versa), Copies of Documents and Searches, of which no account has been kept. SCHOOLS. Adverting to matters of local importance to Indian Bands generally, it is lamentable to observe the indifference to educational advantages, as evidenced by the few children who attend school, compared with the number in each Band who are of an age to do so ; and the conviction is forced upon one, that the adoption of reme-dial measures, calculated to induce amore general and regular attendance, is called for. [PART I.] 5 The following partial statement will give an idea of the extent of the evil com- plained of :- Province. Superintendency or Agency. d 0o at a a µ ' p T7 rc,3 z .75 a -a 0 a O 4O to ta a t i „„ ore la. .O cO z I I ho O a n0 Os •-• 6 ,4 z 4-, •-•I oS 0 oS by Fa fl, A Ontario Central 852 442 199 243 410 Grand River 528 528 261 267 Northern, 1st Division 720 390 203 187 330 do 2nd do 145 30 20 10 115 do 3rd do 131 62 69 do 4th do 66 35 31 10 Western, 1st do 329 151 55 96 178 do 2nd do Not heardfrom Quebec River Desert 105 51 35 16 54 Lac St. Jean 70 42 42 28 St. Regis 138 30 10 20 108 St. Francis 56 41 37 4 15 Amalecites of Viger 30 30 Caughnawaga 332 90 46 44 242 Lake of Two Mountains 95 19 15 4 76 Nova Scotia District No. 1 70 70 do 2 20 20 do 3 Not heard from. do 4 45 45 do 5 30 4 4 26 do 6 40 40 do 7 41 20 13 7 21 do 8 90 48 I 24 24 42 New Brunswick North and East 235 235 South and West • 136 136 Prince Edward Is- land Lennox Island 36 30 17 13 6 British Columbia ..... do Fraser Victoria Returns not reliable. do Manitoba and North West Territories... Manitoba and North West Territories do With a view to stimulate teachers to use their best efforts to secure regular at- tendance on the part of the pupils, the Department now fixes an average, when new schools are opened on Indian Reserves, by the maintenance whereof the teacher is alone entitled to his or her salary ; and it is suggested that it might be a further inducement to teachers to exert themselves to secure a more numerous attendance, were they to be paid an additional amount, over and above their salaries, propor- tionate to the additional number of pupils in attendanse above the required average. It is submitted, however, that even in the case of Schools at which an average attendance is obligatory (and which is necessarily always much below the number of children in a Band of an age to attend School) and a fortiori, with respect to those Schools at which no average is requisite, means calculated to provoke the children to regular attendance, as well as to emulation in their studies, and to place the teachers in possession of the wherewithal to impart knowledge to them, should be introduced. With those objects in view, I would suggest the advisability :- 1st. Of providing such of the Schools as have them not already, with suitable books, maps, and other apparatus. 2nd, Of presenting prizes, periodically, to such pupils as, by regular attendance and proficiency in their studies, shall merit them. As there are, however, many Bands of Indians, who have either no funds at their credit; or who have not sufficient to bear this extra expense, I:would respectfully • 6 [PART I.] suggest that application be made to Parliament for an appropriation to meet the same—probably about $3,000 would be sufficient. Education is the primary principle; in the civilization and advancement of the Indian Race—without:it but little progress in that direction may be expected. . The importance therefore of fostering and maintaining it on a proper footing, in the numerous Indian communities, cannot be"overestimated. It would appear Ito be even advisable, in the interests of the young people, to render attendance at School compulsory, by Legislative enactment. The requisite average attendance having been attained by the Indian Boy's School at Fort William, on Lake Superior, the aid promised (as alluded to in my Report of last year) was given this year. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS. With respect to the material welfare Provincially, of Indians settled upon Reserves, respecting whom Returns, for this year and last, have been received, the following table of Statistics, compiled from those Returns, may prove not uninteresting. Premising, however, in connection with the Statement :- 1st. That the figures employed therein, refer exclusively to those members of the various Bands who are settled upon Reserves, and have no reference to Nomadic members of the same Bands. 2nd. That the Statement is necessarily incomplete, as we are without Reports or Returns, for.this year and last, from several of the Agents. A G R IC U L T U R A L A N D IN D U S T R IA L ST A T IS T IC S. 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C o lu m b ia , F ra se r S u p T o ta l 14 89 3 41 54 17 26 19 41 29 9 99 7 A cr es 62 04 9 63 11 78 9 57 5 68 40 27 96 59 6 28 0 38 8 60 20 8 81 51 19 1 27 99 1 0 11 33 28 92 26 40 39 6 7 0 17 25 72 91 I 45 59 ' 6 44 14 37 92 65 80 0 3 41 64 63 2 31 98 6 86 59 5 14 22 2 4 4 18 40 14 7 74 28 7 1 1 B us h 35 67 0 30 14 18 64 li 20 B us h 43 60 6 19 79 97 21 0 53 10 B us h 71 03 6 12 72 5 45 5 44 05 96 15 B us h 94 25 5 34 21 6 12 0 50 B us h 14 09 4 72 5 0 0 0 B us h 91 9 0 01 0 0 0 26 3 37 5 18 l'6 20 l 0 0 B us h ° 82 22 6 21 88 7 51 40 46 10 46 2 18 80 o o F 55 93 30 45 17 6 46 0 5 50 $ 31 87 2 50 0 16 35 23 0 28 3 19 00 $ 55 24 5 18 06 9 22 74 26 29 80 70 $ 40 36 7 63 27 38 09 25 4 80 13 21 0 24 01 0 69 83 2 43 28 11 83 7 68 9 18 2 92 33 60 2 92 0 36 08 1 67 7 50 17 6 41 2 10 7 38 78 7k 4 59 55 8 87 32 9 77 44 1 41 71 9 19 2 17 6 11 62 05 9 32 9 36 42 0 78 36 7 64 04 7 N O T E .- It is r eg re tt ed t h a t o w in g t o t h e w an t of R et u rn s fr o m t h e V ic to ri a S u p er in te n d en cy o f B ri ti sh C o lu m b ia , as w el l a s fr om t h e S u p er - in te n d en ci es a n d A g en ci es o f M an it ob a an d t h e N o rt h -W es t T er ri to ri es , I am u n ab le t o g iv e S ta ti st ic s re sp ec ti n g t h e R es er ve s se tt le d u p o n i n th o se P ro v in ce s, e x ce p t th o se w it h in t h e F ra se r S u p er in te n d en cy o f B ri ti sh C o lu m b ia . 1. 4 8 [PART Lj ••• "THE INDIAN ACT OF 1876." This Act, introduced and passed during the last Session of the Dominion Parlia- ment—" To amend and consolidate the laws respecting Indians "— seems to give general satisfaction ; and it is trusted that many Indians• will avail themselves of its liberal provisions for enfranchisementL-framed as they were, with the object of aiding the Indian to raise himself from the condition of tutelage and dependence ; and of encouraging him to assume the privileges and responsibilities of full citizen- ship. - ONTARIO. Among the transactions connected with the general administration of Indian business in this Province, during the current year, may be recorded the disposal, last spring, to occupants, at private sale, of lots which had been for some time settled on by them, in the Town-plot of Brooke, which is situated near Owen Sound ; and the subsequent sale by Public Auction, in August last, of the residue of the lots in that Town-plot. The sales on each occasion amounted in the aggregate, to the res- pective sums of $9,900.57, and $20,383.75,—one fifth of the amount being paid down at date of sale ; and the balance being payable in four equal annual instalments, with interest. With respect to farming lands on the Saugeen Peninsula, the rates to be charged,. until otherwise ordered, were placed by your predecessor, under authority of an Order of Council, at the valuation put on the same by the Surveyors-of the Town- ship. This will doubtless give satisfaction to intending settlers, which the high prices before asked were little calculated to do. - A Return of the lots in the 6th, 7th and 8th Concessions of the Township of Anderdon, County of Essex, which were sold at Public Auction at Amherstburg, in November 1875, was received from the Superintendent in January ; and chews the quantity of land sold to have been 2,4791 acres ; and the aggregate amount of the sales $41,718.25—payable on the same terms as the Brooke lots. The Town lots in the Village plot of Gore Bay, on Manitoulin Islatid, and the farming and mineral lands in the Townships of Laird and Meredith, on the River St. Mary, in the District of Algoma (the completion of the survey of which tracts I had the honor to mention in my Report of last year) were brought into market in the early part of the current year. These lands bid fair to sell readily. A survey was, last spring, ordered to be made of the tract situated on both sides of the Thessalon River, having a frontage of four miles, and running back from its mouth, on the North shore of Lake Huron, four miles inland. The whole area, with the exception of a reservation for a Town-plot at the mouth of the River, has been subdivided into farm lots. This tract was, in the year 1850, set apart as an Indian Reserve. The Indians to whom it was assigned, subsequently- surrendered it, however, to be sold for their benefit ; and they then expressed an intention of emigrating to the Garden River Reserve, and settling there. They have failed, however, to carry this intention into effect, and have resided for many years in the neighborhood of the Bruce Mines. Owing to numerous squatters having settled on the Thessalon River Tract ; and the land being reported well adapted for Agricultural purposes, it was thought advi-sable to have it surveyed, and offer it for sale to actual settlers. The survey has but recently been completed and the Returns have not yet been received. The Mississagua Indians of the Township of Alnwick, in the County of North-umberland, having 1,500 acres of land more than they required for their own use, surrendered that quantity last spring, to be leased for their benefit. The Department has succeeded in leasing, on advantageous terms, 4571 acres of the land surrendered. The average annual rental payable for the same amounts to about $1.80 per acre ; and there is every prospect that the residue will be leased on equally favorable conditions. It is greatly to the advantage of the Indians that the Department should lease these waste lands for them, as designing persons, living in the neighborhood, had, [PAST I.] for some years past, been in the habit of using portions of them—paying the Indians a merely nominal rental therefor —whereas, under the existing leases, they derive a profitable revenue from the same lands. QUEBEC. Indian matters in this Province have varied but little this year from those imme- diately preceding it. The work connected with the enlargement of the Lachine Canal, has brought the valuable quarry land on the Caughnawaga Reserve into demand; and already three quarries have been opened, worked by as many contractors. An offer for a fourth quarry has been also received. The dues paid on the stone are at the rate of $2.50 per toise, for large stone, and $1.50 per toise for rubble ; and are credited to the Iroquois Band who own the Reserve. In consequence of the reported prevalence of small pox among the Indians of the Lower St. Lawrence, the Superintendent General, in the early part of the season, nominated Dr. Laterriere, of Murray Bay, to the duty of vaccinating such of the Indians in that section, as required it. Upon representations from Missionaries and other credible sources, the same operation was performed upon the Indians of the Upper Ottawa, between the River Mattawan and Lake Kakebouga, in the Province of Quebec ; and the Village of Mattawa and the Town of Pembroke, in the Province of Ontario. The portion of the work which lay in the Province of Quebec was assigned to Dr. J. A. Desloges, of Mattawa • and that in Ontario to Dr. Pare, of Pembroke. Satisfactory reports of the result of the operations were received from the several medical gentlemen employed in that service. The fever alluded to in my Report of last year, as prevailing with the Indians of Lac St. Jean, in the County of Chicoutimi, still continuing last spring to attack them, and being apparently of a very malignant as well as infectious type, it was consi- dered advisable to erect, at the expense of the Band, a small building to be used as a hospital, whereto those attacked with the disease might be taken and treated properly, and the infection be also thus prevented from spreading. The building cost about $300, and has but recently been completed ; and the Agent reports the general health of the Band to be improving. The Montagnais of Lac St. Jean were also vaccinated during the summer by Dr. Lacombe of Chicoutimi, as small pox was prevalent in the vicinity of their Reserve. For a similar reason, the Hurons of Lorette were vaccinated by Dr. Stansfield, of that place. It is gratifying to recor,d that the settlement contemplated in my Report for the year 1874, of the Amalecite Indians, on the land purchased fore them in the Township of Whitworth, in the County of Temiscouata, was, during the past year successfullreffected, houses having been erected for the Indians, and" a quantity of the land cleared for cultivation, at their own expense. Much credit is due to the Local Indian Agent, Mr. LeBel, for the zealous manner in which he discharged the duty of locating these Indians on the Reserve. NOVA SCOTIA. There is but little of special interest to mention this year in connection with Indian affairs in this Province. A sub-division of the Reserve at Malagawatch, in the County of Inverness, has been recently made by survey, for the Indians who hold the same, with a view to locating each family on its own lot. The Indians who own the Reserve at Whycocomah, which is also situated in the County of Inverness, surrendered in July last one hundred acres of quarry therein, to be leased for their benefit; and the Department has succeeded in leasing it for them at $400 per annum. 10 [PART I.] Six small islands, at the mouth of Middle River, in the County of Victoria, which formed part of the Indian Reserve at that'place, were recently surrendered by the Indians who own them, to be disposed of in their interest. A sale of those islands by public auction, advertised to take place at Port Hood, on the 25th November, resulted in their being knocked down to"Mr. Philip McDonald, for $315 cash. NEW BRUNSWICK. The Indians in this Province having no land or timber from the sale of which a revenue might be derived for their benefit, are, like their brethren in the Province of Nova Scotia, dependent for assistance to sow their land and support the aged and sick members of their communities, upon the appropriation made by Parliament , for those purposes. It is a subject for regret that there are no schools in operation among the Indians of this Province, although the Department has repeatedly urged the two Local Super- intendents, Messrs. Fisher and Sergeant, to endeavour to induce the members of the different Bands that come under their supervision, to consent to the establishment of schools among them. and the Superintendents aver that they have carried out their instructions, but without effect. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Vg17 There is nothing of special interest to note in connection with the small band of Indians, most of whom are resident on Lennox Island, in this Province. 'The usual relief was furnished them in the Spring and Fall from the Parlia- mentary appropriation, through their Local SupePintendent. The school which, in Return H, accompanying my Report for the year 1874, is described as then closed, was, I am happy to be able to say, re-ope.ied last spring; and as the Local Superintendent, Mr. Theophilus Stewart, appears to be fully impressed with the importance of having it kept up to a proper standard, it is sincerely hoped that the school may, with the Divine blessing, be the means of elevating, socially and morally, many of the young people of Lennox Island Reserve. MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. It was considered expedient, with a view to the more effective administration of Indian Affairs in the Province of Manitoba and the Territory of Keewatin, to appoint His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor to the honorary position of Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs. In this capacity His Honor is authorized to communicate with the Superin- tendent-General in regard to Indian business; to receive deputations of Indians; to call on the Local Superintendent for any official papers relating to Indian matters, to which he may require reference; and to visit any locality within his jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating subjects of complaint laid before him by Indians. His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories has been appointed Indian Superintendent for the Territory over which he presides; and Mr. M. G. Dickieson, Assistant Indian Superintendent for the same district, .at a salary of $1,150 per annum. • The following provisional appointments to Indian Agencies within the Province of Manitoba, the Territory of Keewatin and the North-West Territories, were made during the year :— Doctor David Young, Agent for the Indians and Reserves at Broken Head River, St. Peters, Fort Alexander, and such other Reserves on the south part of Lake Winnipeg as may be conveniently reached by him. Mr. H. Martineau, Agent for the Indians interested in Treaty No. 2, and their Reserves ; and [PART I.3 11 Mr. Angus McKay, Agent for the Indians and Reserves connected with Treaty No. 4. Each of these gentlemen receives a salary of $1,000 per annum. Mr. George McPherson, sen., was also appointed to pay the Indians of the Lake of the Woods (who come under Treaty No. 3) their annuities for the current year ; and to act provisionally as Agent for those Indians and their Reserves, at a salary of $75 per month. During the months of August and September, a treaty was successfully con- cluded at Forts Carleton and Pitt, and at Battle River, with the Cree, Plain, Assinni- boine and other Indians who have their hunting grounds within the territory extending west from the western boundaries of the tracts of country covered by Treaties 4 and 5, and stretching about fifty miles north of the North Branch of the Saskatchewan, and west and south over all the territory claimed by the Bands treated with. The Treaty is almost similar in its terms to Treaty No. 4. His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba ; the Honorable James McKay ; and David Christie, Esq., were the Commissioners, on behalf of the Government, who negotiated the Treaty. The adhesion to Treaty No. 5 of those Indians who had not been dealt with in connection therewith, was secured through the intervention of the Honorable Thomas Howard and J. L. Reid, Esq., who were appointed to represent the Govern- ment in that matter, as well as in the payment of annuities to the Indians of that Treaty. The payment of their annuities to the Indians of Treaty No. 4, was entrusted to Mr. M. G. Dickieson, an officer of this Department. Mr. Dickieson was assisted in that service by Mr. W. H. Nagle ; while the Local Agent, Mr. Angus McKay, was, at the same time, fully occupied in conferring with the Indians relative to the Reserves, cattle, tools, etc., to be provided for them under that Treaty. The duties entrusted to those gentlemen were discharged by them in a very able and faithful manner. It is gratifying to be able to state, that during the summer, many of the Sioux repaired to and commenced work on the Reserves provided for them on the Assini- boine River. A most interesting report was received from Mr. Kenneth Mackenzie. of a visit made by him to the Reserves of those Indians under the authority and at the desire of the Superintendent-General, with the object of giving advice to the Sioux as to the proper way to cultivate land. It is but fair to Mr. Mackenzie to state that the services confided to him were discharged in a very zealous and efficient manner. Upon an application from the Indians known as the Beren's River Band, and on the recommendation of the Superintendent-General, His Excellency the Governor- General was pleased to appoint Mr. James Flett, of the Grand Rapids, a Justice of the Peace for that section. The Indians desired the appointment to be made in order that justice might be administered among themselves. Much distress prevailed last winter in many of the bands—notably so in what is known as the St. Peter's Band, of Manitoba. The Acting Indian Superintendent at Winnipeg was accordingly authorized to relieve the wants of members of that Band, who, owing to sickness or age, were unable to procure their own subsistence. The sum of $1,000 was thus expended. The issue of the supplies purchased for that purpose, was entrusted to Mr. L. Bedson, who performed the duty in an intelligent and satisfactory manner. The sum of $300 was also expended in the relief of distress in the Indian Band of Portage La Prairie. A school is about to be established on the Rosseau River Reserve, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church —the Department undertaking to provide $250 towards the teacher's salary, on it being shown that the required average daily attendance of pupils has been obtained. 12 [PART I.] A school having been brought into operation by the Methodist Society at White- fish Lake, in the Saskatchewan District, and its having been shown that an average daily attendance of thirty-six and one-third pupils had been attained thereat, a salary of $300 per annum was authorized by His Excellency in Council, to be paid towards the teacher's salary. The recent breaking out of small-pox on the north shore of Lake Winnipeg, has occasioned dismay among the Whites and Indians of that locality. Upon the Department being assured of the truth of the report of the existence of the disease at Beren's River, prompt measures were at once authorized to be taken to prevent its spreading — a medical man being despatched to the point to vaccinate such of the Indians as required it. This precaution, with the additional measures adopted by the Board of Health of the Territory of Keewatin, will, it is hoped, have the effect of confining the disease to the locality in which it at present prevails. The number of Indians who have fallen victims to it amount, by the latest reports, to eighteen. BRITISH COLUMBIA. The recent visit of His Excellency the Governor General to this Province, afforded much gratification to the Indians who had the honor of being present at the various places visited by His Excellency; and it was also doubtless heard of with pleasure and satisfaction by such of the native population as had not the good fortune to see, on that occasion, the representative of- their good and great Mother, the Queen. In conformity with the order of His Excellency in Council, of the 10th November 1875 (which was published on page XIV of the Report of this Department for last year) which provided, inter alia, that with a view to the speedy and final adjustment of the Indian Reserve question of British Columbia, the whole matter should be referred to three Commissioners—one to be appointed by the Government of the Dominion, one by the Government of British Columbia, and the third by the Dominion and Provincial Governments, jointly. His Excellency, on the 6th May last, was pleased to appoint .Aleexander Anderson, Esq., of North Saanach, near Victoria, Commissioner on behalf' of the Dominion Government, at a salary of $10.00 per die:in, over and above all travelling expenses, while engaged in the business of the Commission. The Department having been advised, on the 4th August, that Mr. Gilbert Malcolm Sproat was the gentleman nominated as joint Commissioner, by the Pro-vincial Government, His Excellency was pleased, on the 16th of that month, to ratify the nomination ; and on the 23th of the same month, their commissions were despatched to Messrs. Anderson and Sproat, with detailed instructions as to the duties to be performed by them. Archibald McKinley, Esq., of Lake La Hache, was appointed, on the 2nd August, by the Local Government, Commissioner on behalf of the Province. The Department was advised, on the 25th August, that the Commissioners had had their first meeting on the preceding day. It is not expected that the Commissioners will be able to visit the Indians of the Interior before next spring; in the meantime they will be occupied with the Indians on the coat. I regret to have to report that the falling off in attendance at three of the Indian Mission Schools within the Victoria Superintendency, viz., at Comox, Quamichan and Victoria, was so considerable, that the annual grant payable to each of these institutions, conditionally on its having an average attendance of 30 pupils, had to be withheld this year. CONCLUDING REMARKS. Reports from the majority of the Indian Superintendents and Agents will be found herewith. [PART I.] 13 It is regretted that Reports from any of the officers having the supervision of Indian Bands and Reserves should be missing. Tabular statements, giving the statistics for the past year, in regard to the Indian Bands within most of the Superintendencies and Agencies, are also on file in this office. The information contained therein varies, however, so slightly from that given in the Tabular Statement, lettered H., which accompanied the Report of this Branch for last year, that it has been considered unnecessary to repeat the publication this year of so elaborate a statement. The results of Indian industry, as well as the personal property of the Indians in the several Provinces, are however shewn—so far as the information in the possession of the Department would admit—in a statement embodied in this Report — Vide Page 10. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, L. VANKOUGHNET, Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. 14 [PART 1.] PAPERSZACCO vIPANYING THE REPORT OF THE DEPUTY SUPERIN- TENDENT-GENERAL OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND AGENTS. ONTARIO SUPERINTENDENCIES. No. 1. Grand River Superintendency, 2. Western do 3. do 4. Central 5. Northern 6. do 7. do 8. do do do do do do do No. 9. Caughnawaga Agency, 10. Lake of Two Mountains 11. St. Regis 12. St. Francis 13. Viger 14. Lake St. John 15. River Desert, J. T. Gilkison, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner. 1st Division.—No Report from R. Mackenzie do 2nd do do Wm. Livingstone, Agent. Wm. Plummer, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner._ 1st Division, J. C. Phipps, Visiting Superintendent. 2nd do C. Skene, do 3rd do W. Van Abbott, Indian Lands Agent. 4th do No Report from A. Wright, Indian Agent. QUEBEC AGENCIES. No report from J. E. Pinsonneault, Indian Agent. Agency do do do John Davidson, Indian Agent. do L. A. DeBlois do do A. Le Bel, jun. do do L. E. Otis do do Patrick Moore do NOVA SCOTIA AGENCIES. No. 16. District No. 1, John Harlow, Indian Agent. 17. do 2, Rev. P. M. Holden do 18. do 3, No report from Rev. P. Danaher, Indian Agent. 19. do 4, Rev. R. Macdonald do 20. do 5, Rev. W. Chisholm do 21. do 6, Rev. J. McDougall do 22. ,do 7, No report from J. B. McDonald do 23. do '8, Rev. A. F. McGillivray do NEW BRUNSWICK SUPERINTENDENCIES No. 24. North-Eastern, No report from C. Sergeant, Visiting Superintendent 25. South-Western, Wm. Fisher, Visiting Superintendent. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 26. Theophilus Stewart, Visiting Superintendent. MANITOBA AND N. W. TERRITORIES SUPERINTENDENCY. No. 27. No report from J. A. N. Provencher, Acting Indian Superintendent. BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPERINTENDENCIES, No. 28. I. W. Powell, Indian Superintendent. 29. Jas. Lenihan do TABULAR STATEMENTS. A. 1. Officers and Employes at Headquarters. A. 2. do Outposts. B. Accountant's Report. B. 1. Analyzed Balance Sheet of the Indian Fund. B. 2. Indian Land Management Fund. B. 3. Province of Quebec Ind;an Fund. B. 4. Indian School Fund. B. 5. Suspense Account. C. 1. Nova Scotia. C. 2. New Brunswick. C. 3. Prince Edward Island. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure. C. 4. British Columbia. C. 5. Manitoba and the North-West. D. Statement of Indian Lands sold during the year; and surveyed, surrendered lands unsold. E. School Returns. F. Census do 1 [PART I.] lb The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,-In accordance with your circular of the 3rd July, I have the honor to transmit statistics of the Indians and their possessions in this Superintendency. In doing so, I have to repeat much in my report of 1875, which,- necessarily, was compiled after the harvest last fall; hereafter, the progress from year to year will be shown. Additional lands in various parts of the Reserve have been brought into cultiva- tion, while other improvements are visible. The population of the Six Nations continues to increase : births, 128 ; deaths, 61; total number, 3,069 ; increase during thirteen years, 523 ; an average of 40 each year. The Mississagua Band numbers 204, a decrease of 2 : births, 5 ; deaths, 6. The prospect of the crops was very favorable throughout the Reserve, but the hot dry weather caused much injury. Two hundred and forty-nine licenses have been issued during the year, to Indians only, for the removal of firewood — some logs -and a few staves. Much benefit has resulted from the wood law. The good work of the New England Company is zealously prosecuted by the reverend missionaries, and by means of eight Primary Schools under their superin- tendence, and that most excellent " Mohawk Institute," in charge of Mr. Ashton ; also, by the Wesleyan Conference through their missionary and two schools ; and the creditable example of the Mississiguas who maintain two schools, in striking contrast with the apathy of the Six Nations, who still fail in their duty, because having always been provided with schools they have thought it unnecessary to contri- bute towards their support : they appear of late to be more sensible that they must now aid in the cause of education. Mr.-Ashton, the Superintendent of the Mohawk Institute, reports 83 pupils in course of instruction, who, while there, are supported and clothed at the expense of the Company, and taught the ordinary branches and vocal music ; the boys work a farm of 300 acres ; the girls, the house-work, including baking of bread and making the clothing of the pupils. From what may be called natural defects, Indian children, in general, not being brought up with a due sense of propriety and obedience, become wayward ; but the Institute, to some extent, proves a corrective to those who are happily there. I submit, far greater benefits would be conferred could the Institute be enlarged and the arrangements such as to admit children at the earliest age. The statute labor is generally well done, the people desirous of good roads through their Reserve; while the Council votes monies for both roads and bridges. The Agricultural Society of the Six Nations are making preparations far their annual fall show in October; and the ploughing matches will follow, under the encouraging patronage of His Excellency the Governor-General's annual gift of a prize plough. Drunkenness has diminished, and the temperance cause is promoted by several native societies ; whilst the severity of the recent law against selling or giving liquor to Indians has had a good effect. It is gratifying to convey the assurance of the general welfare and prosperity of so numerous a body as the Six Nations and the Band of Mississaguas. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. T. GILKISON, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner. No. 1. ONTARIO, GRAND RIVER SUPERINTENDENCY, BRANTFORD, 25th August, 1876, 16 [PART I.] No. 2. No Report from R. MACKENZIE, Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner. No. 3. No Report from W. LIVINGSTON, Agent and Commissioner. No. 4. ONTARIO, CENTRAL SUPERINTENDENCY, TORONTO, 15th Sept., 1876. 'The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR, -I have the honor to furnish the following Report on Indian Affairs within my Superintendency, together with a Return showing the census, progress in agriculture and other industrial pursuits, money distributed, and school statistics for the year ended June 30th, 1876. I have to report that the health of Indians, with the exception of one or two Bands, has been good, and the census shows an increase of thirty-six persons for the year. The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte are improving in habits of industry, and generally support their famalies in comfort. MISSISSAGUAS OF ALNWICK. I am led to hope that these Indians are in many respects, advancing in habits of civilization; they are less addicted to intemperance, and appear more concerned for the material welfare of their families. MISSISSAGUAS OF RICE LAKE. This Band shows a decrease of four, which goes to establish what I have before reported, the unhealthiness of the situation of their Reserve. Besides farming and hunting,they find a considerable addition to their subsistence, during the winter months, in the wild rice they gather during the autumn. MISSISSAGUAS OF MUD LAKE. Here they have an excellent teacher, and a resident Agent of the New England Company, who watches over them carefully and strives to keep them from whiskey, in which he is pretty successful, except when they wander from the village. The system of giving prizes as rewards for industry, by the New England Com- pany, has had a very salutory influence, and many of the Indians show their apprecia- tion in striving to raise good crops. MISSISSAGUAS OF SCU000. This Band shows an increase of one, by emigration: with the exception of two families they do not carry on much farming. They 'have no school, and being so few in number, seem to excite no interest or sympathy for missionary efforts. They belong, however, nominally to the Methodist Church. CHIPPEWAS OF SNAKE ISLAND. About one-half of these Indians reside on Georgina Island,who support themselves by farming and fishing; but those on Snake Island work a good deal for farmers and [PART I.] 17 lumbermen in the neighbourhood. On the former Island they have a good school, but on the latter they have had no school for the past year. CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA Reside on Lake Couchiching : some of them are tolerably good farmers, but many of them are not so. They bunt a• good deal, and the women make large quantities of baskets for sale. These operations, however, are very precarious, and as they are deprived of their fishing arounds near their own village, they often endure great hardships, especially the aged and young. CHIPPEWAS OF CHRISTIAN ISLAND. About one-third of the Band reside on Manitoulin Island, and will be included in the Return of Mr. Phipps, except for the census and for the distribution of money. Those residing on Christian Island are quiet and inoffensive people, and of industrious habits. CHIPPEWAS OF NAWASH. They have three Schools, but they are not so well managed as I should like to report, but as the Indians pay their own teachers, they have been allowed considerable control in their appointment. The situation of their Reserve is in some respects unfavorable. The distance from a market for their produce is a great drawback to them ; and although they have, for many years, managed to support themselves by fishing and farming, at the present time, however, their fishing privileges are so curtailed as to be of little or no use to them. And I am afraid, in the approaching winter, that many of them, who cannot leave their homes and shift for a living elsewhere, will have to endure much hunger and privation. CHIPPEWAS OF SAUGEEN. This Band seems to be making fair proaress in industrial habits. Great efforts have been made by the Missionary at their village to prevent the sale of liquor, and which have been attended with much success; and since the amendment of the Act 37 Vic. Cap. 21. by inflicting a minimum fine, it has been found to be of much greater benefit, than it' was previously, and I am convinced will, to a large extent, check the baneful influence of intoxicating drinks amongst our Indian communities. I may report that I have received letters of enquiry from the more intelligent Indians as to enfranchisement provided- for them under the recent Indian Act—the provisions of which seem to have afforded much satisfaction. I am fully convinced that many of my Indians are capable of exercising the franchise in an intelligent manner, and they are quite prepared to assume its responsibilities. After my fall visit, however, 1. shall be able to report more fully on the subject. The amount of money distributed by me for the year was $45.061.25 as annuities, pensions and salaries. There are about 3000 Indians under my charge, 2,708 of whom participate in the half yearly distributions. Respectfully submitted, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WM. PLUMMIER. Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner. 11-2 18 [PART I.] No. 5. ONTARIO, NORTHERN SUPERINTENDENCY-1ST DIVISION. MANITOWANINO, August 25th, 1876. To the Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,-I have the honor to enclose Tabular Statement, with statistics of matters relating to the Indians under my charge, for the year ended 30th June, 1876. The condition of the Indians generally does not vary materially from that of last year, although the depression in trade which has prevailed all over the Dominion has not been without its influence upon their progress and prosperity—having deprived those accustomed to work out at the different saw-mills, of their usual employment; while the decline in value of furs has,diminished the earnings of the hunting Indians on the North Shore. In the case of the first mentioned, the loss is more imaginary than real, as I apprehend that those who haVe gone to work on their farms will find themselves better provided with food for the coming winter than if they had followed their customary employment, as it frequently happens that the Indian expends his earnings to but little useful purpose, leaving himself' and family without food for winter. The hunting Indians have been partly compensated for diminished value, by an exceedingly large catch of furs. The most serious check to their prosperity, that has been experienced for some years, took place last fall, when an unusually early frost destroyed more than half of the corn crop. Such an occurence has not been known for the past thirty years; had it happened a few years ago, the intervention of the Government would have been needed to prevent starvation; but the larger quantity of ground brought under cultivation, and the greater attention paid to agriculture, happily rendered any outside assistance unnecessary, the crops proving sufficient to maintain the Indians during the winter, although in many cases the seed grain had to be made use of for food. The past winter, although less severe than usual, was not a healthy season for, the Indians, many deaths having taken place ; ,much of the sickness can, however, be traced to careless habits of living, and the absence of those comforts which a higher degree of civilization will bring to them. The education of the rising generation is receiving considerable attention. The difficulty in obtaining teachers conversant with both the English and Indian tongues, and possessed of such moral qualifications as to fit them for the positions of instructors. is great. If in some instances the qualifications of the teachers are not as good as might be desirable, it must be remembered that at first the instruction required to be imparted is but rudia:eatary. In the schools lately opened, most of the pupils had never previously received any education whatever. To make the schools a success the main point for consideration appears to be how to make them attractive to the chidren, so as to induce a larger and more regular attandance ; for the parents can seldom be induced to coerce their children to attend school. THE STYLE OP AGRICULTURE. Practically the Indian is susceptible of much improvomevt. Those possessed of a yoke of oxen and a plough find the cultivation of the ground comparatively easy ; but - the majority still use only the hoe, and the quantity of land they are able to cultivate is necessarily small. Any facilities that could be afforded them in acquiring agricultural implements would materially aid their progress. Their habit of cultivating a piece of land so long as it yields good crops, and then abandoning it, is well known. If they possessed the means and forethought to seed down in grass, the land about to he vacated, a few years would make a wonderful increase in the value of their land. [PART I.] 19 On the whOle, the condition of the Indians may be considered as favorable. A fair degree of progress has been made. What is now needed is, by ineass of education, to overcome the inertia of the Indian character, so that their natural indolence and apathy may be replaced by more energy and industry. The enfranchisement of the most intelligent will doubtless help in leading to this desirable result, and, by raising the status of the Indian, and stimulating his ambition, he will be induced to emulate the industrious habits of the White man. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAS. C. PHIPPS, Visiting Superintendent. No. 6. ONTARIO, NORTHERN SUPERINTENDENCY.-2ND DIVISION. To the Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR—I have the honor to forward, along with the Tabular Statement, my Report upon Indian Affairs in this Superintendency for the year ending 30th June, 1876. I must premise by observing that the Tabular Statement, being drawn only to apply also to Bands in a more advanced state than those in this Superintendency, there are many headings in it to which it is impossible to give definite_answers. I have, however, tried to file them up correctly to the best of my knowledge. ' For this I must refer to the Statement itself. - To this Superintendencythere are seven Indian Reserves, belonging to six different Bands. But the Band to which one Reserve (on French River—Mishacougai, Chief) belongs, does not reside upon it, but on Manitoulin Island. The Bands residing upon their Reserves are the Parry Island, Henvy's Inlet, Cochais Band, Lake Nipissing; Dokis Band, French River ; and the Shawanaga Band, to which last belongs the Naiscoutyong Reserve. Religion.--A considerable number of each Band are Christians. In three of the Bands the Christians are Methodists, and in the two others, Roman Catholics. The few Christians on Parry Island are at present anxious to erect a Church, but are sadly in want of funds. Occupation.—Generally hunting and fishing, but to this there are exceptions. Chief Dokis and his sons (French River Reserve, but residing on the Reserve at Lake Nipissing) are largely engaged in trading, as also are a few other Indians on a smaller scale, and there are a few in the Bands who find that farming in a small way pays them better than hunting, and who have therefore taken to that. Amongst these I would mention Moses Meshegogha, Forest Bailiff for Henvy's Inlet, whose clearing of eight acres I particularly examined the other day, and can report most favorably on, as he had fine crops of oats, potatoes, turnips, flax, &c., and also some good garden vegetables. I was much pleased with the steady labour he puts in on his farm : he is also owner of a good yoke of oxen. Cochai, Chief at Nipissing, has a much larger farm in cultivation, and therefore goes in more extensively growing wheat, as well as oats and corn ; but I found it impossible to ascertain the return or quantity of seed sown. Chief Dokis and his Band do little or nothing in the way of farming, only a few potatoes grown by them. They go in for trading. At Henvy's inlet several of the Band are owners of boats, which they employ in carrying goods for traders as well as in fishing ; and last year Chief Solomon James, PARRY SOUND, 8th August, 1876. 20 [PART I.] Shawanaga, who is a good mechanic, built himself an excellent boat, which he uses in trading, and which he sailed at the last regatta, at Parry Sound, and all but . gained the race. As a rule the Indians in this Superintendency confine their farming operations to potatoes and Indian corn. Of the returns I can get no information, but this year on Parry Island they aro trying some wheat and oats, and they also purchased a had. yoke of oxen in addition to one they previously id. Scitoo/s—In this the Bands labor under peculiar difficulties, and without assistance, I do not see how schools can be supported. An extraneous teacher would demand too high a salary, besides the difficulty of getting one; and a native teacher, when competent, and few of them are so, must be paid as much as he thinks he could realize by his ordinary life, and this he will look for mostly in cash, a scarce thing with Indians. Yet at Shawanaga, the Band assess themselves this year to pay a native teacher. But I wish that some means could be found by which assistance could be given to them and other Bands who see the advantage of their children getting some education. In the Tabular Statement a value is called for of the different Reserves, for to put any definite value upon them would be a very difficult matter—the Reserves being for the greater part rock with stunted trees and brush: there are, however, patches of good land upon all the Reserves, and there is in places Valuable timber. Yet as a rule the Reserves would not, when the timber is removed, be of much value to any but Indians who live in the Indian manner. Upon Parry Island there is a considerable quantity of good land, but it is in patches ; yet so near a growing market as Parry Sound, it must in a short time become valuable, as the Indians gradually find that hunting will not pay, but that farm produce near a market will bring a good return. But I cannot report of any of the Parry Islanders going in entirely for farming; yet it is gaining ground with them. Inebriety.—Of this I cannot speak from my own observation, as during the time I have been Superintendent (nearly three years) I have only seen one Indian the worse of liquor; but from information I do know that drinking prevails amongst some of them. The law regarding the sale of liquor to Indians is as strict and plain as it well could be ; but loW tavern keepers, small traders and others can, and do, too easily find means to evade it. Of the honesty and trustworthiness of the Indians, I can and do speak in the high- est terms, and have reason to do so. To sum up, a great advance from one year to another is not to be looked for, nor should I have much faith in any such rapid advance being lasting. Yet I do think that the Indians are taking more to continuous labor, but their improvidence, and from hand to mouth style of living, will take time to eradicate. I am, however, in lopes that the Indian Act for 1876, which is better liked by the Indians as it is better understood, will have a beneficial effect, as showing the Indians that it is the desire of the Government to enfranchise the Indians, and reckon them as eapable to manage their own affairs, and not to hold them as minors longer than necessary. This of course will take time, but I think the Act will have a good effect in this way. I have the honor to be Sir, Your obedient servant, C. SKENE, Visiting Superintendent. [PART I.] 21 No. 7. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs. Ottawa. ONTARIO, NORTHERN SUPERINTENDENCY.-3RD DIVISION. SAULT STE. MARIE, 26th September, 18'76. SIR,-I have the honor to enclose herewith, statistics for the year ended June 30th, 1876, as required by your circulars of 3rd July last. And I also beg to report as follows : That during the past winter a great deal of sickness prevailed among the Indians of the Augustin and the Nubenaigooching Bands, residing on the Garden River Indian Reserve, and in several instances I regret to say terminated fatally. The complicated form of the disease from which they suffered, became epidemi- cal, and its severity was much intensified by the want of proper nourishment. I was greatly indebted to the Rev. J. W. Rolph, M.D., for his services: that gentleman accompanied me on several occasions to Garden River and attended and prescribed for the sick, free of all charge. Mr. F. I+'rost, the schoolmaster of Garden River, also•rendered me a great deal of assistance, in attending the sick and keening me informed of the various cases. Great want during the winter prevailed generally on the Garden River Reserve. Owing to the saw mill of Messrs. McRae, Craig & Co. not having worked, there was little or no employment for the Indians on the Garden River Reserve. A few obtained employment in taking out cordwood on the American side, where it can be brought to the shore for sale considerably cheaper, than when cut on the Garden River Reserve, owing to the dues and charges for licenses, and the distance it has to be drawn to the shore. More maple sugar was made in the spring of 1876 than in the previous year, but the demand not being equal to the supply, the amount realized was only about equivalent to that of last year. The furs taken by the Nubenaigooching Band were greatly in excess of previous years, but there are fewer hunters in the Augustin Band at Garden River, conse- quently only a small amount of furs was taken by them. The prospect of the potato crop this year is very favorable, though the market value will not be as high as former years. Hay is likely to be scarce, the unusual height of the water on Bush Lake and River having flooded nearly all the marsh lands. The attendance at the schools, I am sorry to say, is not so large as might be wished; the teachers complain of the difficulty in getting the parents to insist on the regular attendance of their children. Only two instances have occured in which persons have been convicted and fined for selling alcoholic liquor to the Indians. I am happy to say that there seems this year to have sprung up among the Indians a seemingly stronger inclination towards agricultural pursuits. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WM. VAN ABBOTT, Indian Lands Agent. No. 8. No Report from Amos Wright, Indian Agent. No. 9. No Report from J.. E. Pinsonneault, Indian Agent. No. 10. No Report from J. E. Pinsonneault, Indian Agent. 22 [PART I.] No. 11. QUEBEC, ST. REGIS AGENCY, DUNDEE, 28th August, 1876. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,—As requested in your circular of the 3rd July, I have the honour to forward you the tabular statement for the year ending June 30th, 1876, in connection with the Iroquois Indians of St. Regis. As I have so recently become Indian Agent, I cannot send you in any lengthy report at this time. I find that th + Band is increasing in numbers instead of decreasing, as is shown in the Tabular Statement. I find that the Indians, as a general thing, are peaceably disposed, and cause very little disturbance either among themselves or with the Whites, except when under the influence of that curse of humanity, strong drink. There :we not many of them so addicted, but a few bad ones bring discontent on the whole. Some of the Indians themselves procure intoxicating liquors by the quantity and retail it among the dissolute of the Band, which makes them very noisy and troublesome. Although the new Indian Act is very severe on Whites selling to Indians, there are those who, for the sake of the profit, will run the risk and make the poor Indian suffer. I am sorry to say that the Indians take very little interest in sending their children to school; where there ought or might be an attendance of forty or fifty, there is not much over an average daily attendance of ten. I have heard several causes for the non-attendance, but from personal knowledge I cannot say what the causes are. Some dissensi0n exists among themselves in conducting their local affairs, but all seem to submit to the edicts of the Department when cases are settled by it. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN DAVIDSON, Indian Agent. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR —I transmit, with the present Report, a tabular statement concerning the affairs of the Abenaki Indians of St. Francis. The great number of voyageurs among the Indians of this tribe, but above all, the season at which I have to prepare my statement, will account for the considerable diminution in the population. Whole families go to the United States in the months of June, July, August and September, to sell their baskets, hats, fancy baskets, ear pendants and other work in ash, birch-bark and basswood ; which, with skins, comprise the whole industry of this Tribe. No. 12. QUEBEC, ST. FRANCIS AGENCY, ST. FRANCIS, 20th Oct., 1876. [PART 11 23 The work in ash is of a perfection difficult to surpass ; and I think that before many years, the ash hats, for men and women, manufactured by the Abenakis, will rival in value and quality the Leghorns and Panamas. • Only three or four are .much engaged in clearing their land in the Reserve ; though nearly all have small tracts under cultivation. The grai❑ harvested was very inconsiderable. The vegetable crop was more abundant. I visited the schools immediately on their reopening after the holidays, and am able to state that the pupils who attend are not very assiduous. This I remarked to the Chiefs, who assured me that in future they would try to persuade the heads of families to seriously insist on their children attending regularly to their lessons. I have before remarked that the Public School House, in which both schools have to assemble this winter, requires such considerable repairs that it will be absolutely necessary to abandon it, and select another house tor the winter, unless the repairs are done now. The Protestant Church is still quite new and in good order. The Catholic Church urgently requires some considerable repairs, and the Rev. M. Trahan, Missionary of the Tribe, hopes that it will soon be in a condition fit fbr worship, through the aid the Government will procure for the Tribe for this purpose. It is with pleasure I can state- that there are but rare exceptions when the Abenakis abandon themselves to the immoderate use of intoxicating liquors. I am assured that for many years there has been a notable change fix• the bettor in this respect ; and that the Chiefs bring all possible means to bear in enforcing the Indian laws on the subject, without having recourse to prosecutions. The men are chiefly occupied in hunting, which has become very difficult from the great distances they have to go to find game. The women aro engaged in the making of baskets, hats, mitts and mocassins; it is from these sources alone that the tribe derives any, revenue. I can say nothing respecting the annual grant, my recent appointment to the Agency not having permitted me to become sufficiently acquainted with it. The Government sends only twenty white blankets, which I have this year distributed to some of the oldest persons in the Band. It would have been necessary to have sent a larger number to have satisfied the others of an ago equal to those who received them. - For about fifty years the Indians have had a flag, which was given them by the Government; this and an old useless cannon, are the only ensigns they possess, wherewith to mark their fetes and solemn demonstrations. The flag is in tatters, and the tribe who wish to have it renewed, are too poor to do it themselves. Nor can they get a shot out of the old cannon, which they used to fire off in days of rejoicing, as well as at -difficult and stormy times, when it served the braves in the defence of our soil when invaded by the stranger. Some among them receive from Government their share of the sums voted for our warriors of 1812 ; and in fact 'the Abenakis have not in times past furnished the fewest soldiers to the country. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, L. A. DEBLOIS, Indian Agent. 24 [PART I.] No. 13. QUEBEC, VIGER AGENCY, RIVER DU LOUP (en bas), 28th August, 1876. The Honorable - The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. Sta,—I have the honor to transmit herewith a statement, in which will be found the information asked for by your circular of 4th July last. This statement is as correct as I have been able to make it. According to the census T. took in July last, there has been an increase of 21 since last year. This is owing to four or five families having joined the Band during the year. There have been two marriages, four births and eight deaths—four grown-up persons and four children. The Indians possess nothing but their wigwams. Since September, 1875, the various sums sent to me by. the Department for distribution among the Indians of nay Agency amount to 8368.06, of which $102.83 is interest on the sale of their Reserve at Viger, $100 on annuities, $165.23 for improvements on their Reserve -before its cession. Besides this last sum, which I have paid to those entitled to it, I divided all the remainder among the members of the Band, as you will perceive by the pay-lists. They are all Roman Catholics, and I regret to have to state that there is no school for this Band. I have-the honor to be, Sir. Your obedient servant, ANT. LEBEL, JUN., :Indian Agent. No. 14. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR.-I have the honor to submit for your information my annual report on the condition of the Indians in my district. The number of deaths was fewer than last year. Typhoid fever, which attacked them in March last, was checked at its commencement, and made but few victims. The hospital which has just been built on the Reserve, with the funds of the Band, will be of great use for the sick in cases of epidemic. I have the pleasure of observing that of late years a notable change has taken place in their habits ; many have built very comfortable houses, raised cattle and cleared land sufficient for next seed time ; repaired roads, fences and other structures, etc. With the assistance of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, a pretty chapel has been built since last year. The mission, which previously had been held 18 miles from the Reserve, has for two years past been held here. This change saves them much time and money. The chase has been better than for some years previously, but is still insufficient to meet all their wants. QUEBEC, LAKE ST. JOHN AGENCY, 7th August, 1876 [PART I.] 25. The greater part of thorn aro very poor. The chief causes of their poverty are the high prices of provisions and dry goods, and the fact that they get less for their furs than is paid at posts whence the transport is less expensive. Apart from the chase, they make canoes, moccasins, mittens, etc., but do not realize much from these industries. A considerable number of children attend the school during the fine season ; in winter a portion of them follow their parents to the chase, returning only in spring. They are taught —in French and Montagnais—reading, writing, grammar, arithmetic,. and. history. I have confidence that these Indians will continue to advance in the path of progress. I have the honor to be, honorable Sir, Your devoted servant, L. E. OTIS, Indian Agent. No. 15. QUEBEC, RIVER DESERT AGENCY. MANIwaKI, 25th September, 187(3. The Honorable The Superintendant-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,-In reply to your letter of the 14th inst., I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Indian Department, the following report, with the Tabular Statement to the 30th June last. The distribution money mentioned in the Tabular Statement merely represents the amount distributod, and not the money sent to the school, the Chief's salary, nor the rent sent Peter Teteste. The blankets I priced at $8.00 per pair, merely to show that I had received them, and to divide them from the cash account. I delivered them to the proper parties. The teachers in the school give a good aceount of the Indian children at school, but they complain of not having books, paper and slates ; and wished me to obtain them, as the children's parents pay no attention to them. The Indians are not the best of farmers ; but by encouraging them, I presume- they will improve in course of time, and the rising generation will have a better opportunity. They would be the better of ploughs and harrows, as those mentioned in the Tabular Statement are not of much use. The Indians here are, I must say, a very law abiding people, as we have had no_ \ contention among them wctrth notice, nor did I hear of any crimes committed, owing I presume to the instructions of the Missionary Priest among them. There was a little dissention among them about a year ago, but I hope that it is all dead. There have been no contagious diseases amongst them during the past year. They are poor, owing to scarcity in fur catching last winter—prices being low for them—and provisions up here selling at very high prices. I don't know the value per acre of the Maniwaki Reserve ; nor the quantity of land surrendered by the Indians -to the Department, else I would have referred to them in the Tabular Statement. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, PATRICK MOORE, Indian Agent. 26 LPART L] No. 16. NOVA SCOTIA, INDIAN DISTRICT No. 1, BEAR RIVER, 20th November, 1876. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR, --I have the honor, as Indian Agent for District No. 1, N.S , to submit for your information the following Report of the state of the Indians and the Reserves within this Agency. The population I believe to be gradually on the decrease. I account for this by the careless and exposed manner in which they live; in fact, their habits generally have a tendency to make them weakly and short-lived. The last year has been very hard on the Indians here; they have not been able to obtain more than half of the former price of their porpoise oil, and the game laws greatly interfere with their hunting. I think it unjust to deprive the Indians from hunting wild game. I am much pleased with the law in regard to supplying liquor to Indians. I trust it will have a beneficial effect, as there are many who are inclined to dissipation. The Reserves in this Agency are mostly unfit for cultivation ; the greater part that is cleared is turned out for pasture. The Indians take cattle to pasture by the season for a specified sum per head. This, I consider, is the best use we can put this part of the Reserve to at the present time. The Reserve out on the Liverpool Road is a great source of trouble to me; it is situated so far from the sea shore, that it is impossible to get any .of the Indians to settle there. Some of the people who live in the vicinity make a business of plundering ship-timber and wood : I have tried to prevent it, but find it very difficult. The funds that I have had at my disposal, I have tried to expend as judiciously as I could : I have so many applications for aid, especially in the winter season, that I am obliged to turn many away and turn my attention exclusively to the age 1, the sick and those in sore distress. I find a growing desire among many to settle down and give up their roaming habits. They often say to me, "Give me a deed of my lot and I will have some courage to work; " this would do in some cases, but in the majority of instances it would not do, as they would very soon, by their foolish trading, be deprived of their land entirely. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN HARLOW, Indian Agent. No 17. The Honorable The Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,-I have the honor to forward my report for the year ended the 30th of June, 1876. NOVA SCOTIA, INDIAN DISTRICT No. 2. KENTVILLE, October 22nd, 1875. [PART I.] 27 The number of Indians in this District has varied from two hundred and fifty to three hundred during the past year. The lands owned by the Band are •mostly barren and swamps, and consequently unfit for cultivation. The Indians live principally in frame houses. No timber cut or sold under license by the Indians. No deep-sea-fishing. The Indians fish for salmon and gaspereaux in the spring, and sometimes realize considerable profit from their labour : very few far bearing animals killed. In the spring and fall I have received from the Department, sums varying from $150 to $200 : the vouchers for the purchase of blankets I have forwarded, and the remaining portion I have used in purchasing stock, and helping the Indians to build ; but this year I have had almost more to do than I could do, to help the sick and the very needy. In some cases I have given the money to heads of families to procure seed for planting: in most instances I have seen to it myself, and supplied what was required. No special advancement—hard dull times tell upon some families severely. Moral statics of the Band good. No schools in this district. The majority of the Indians are sober and industrious ; many of course unsteady and reckless; the former are encouraged, the latter looked after, often with considerable trouble and annoyance. • I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, P. M. HOLDEN, Indian Agent. No. 18. No Report froM Revd. P. Danaher, Indian Agent. No. 19. NOVA SCOTIA, INDIAN DISTRICT, No.) . PICTOII, October 23rd, 1876. The Honorable The Superintendent General of. Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,—The condition of the Indians of my District has so little changed since my last report, that I have no new information that can be of any great service to your Department, to transmit at present. For the last few years I perceive a very marked improvement in the Indians of my District. They aro less given to their former habits of intemperance ; they are more industrious, and as a consequence enjoy more of the comforts of civilized life. I regret, however, that they manifest but little interest or progress in the knowledge of farming. The nomadic dispositions of their ancestors which in some degree they still inherit, make them impatient of the slow and uncertain returns of agriculture. I have again to report that my District is destitute of school-houses : the time in which the youth of the Band receive instruction is limited to a few weeks, in July of each year, when they meet in the audience room of the Church of St. Ann. The instruction then given is, of necessity, of a religious character. All my Indians are Catholic. All of which I most respectfully submit. R. MACDONALD, Indian Agent. 28 [PART I.] No. 20. NOVA SCOTIA, DISTRICT No. 5, POMQUET, ANTIGONISH, 9th August, 1876. The Honorable The Superintendent.General of Indian Affairs. Ottawa. Stn,—In compliance with the request of the Department, I beg to transmit the following report of the Indians of this District. . It can be seen by the Tabular Statement that no marked change in the status of Indians of this Agency has taken place since the last Report. A nnmber of deaths occurred last winter which diminished their number by two. Our poor.Indians here are at best but a thriftless and improvident clans of people. With little or no care to provide for the future, many are at times reduced to extreme want. This happens especially during long-continued storms and deep- snows in winter, which prevent them from going about to dispose of their handiwork. Of late years there has been a very perceptible improvement among them with regard to temperance. With very few exceptions they are of sober habits. Many of them are teetotallers. Cases of gross immoralities are of rare occurrence among them. They have a thorough and hearty aversion to work their land. The men during the winter months and part of the summer are occupied in making firkins and butter tubs, the women in makingbaskets and fancy bead-work. The $150 received from the Department each spring is expended, not alone in seed, but also in paying to plow and manure the land to put the seed in. Out of the blanket money in the Fall I reserve small sums for the occasional relief of the aged and infirm members of the Band. All of which I respectfully submit, Wm. CHISHOLM, P.P., _ Indian Agent. No. 21. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,-I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Indian Office the accom- panying Tabular Statement, shewing the census, progress, &e., of the Indians of my Agency. Otherwise I have nothing more to add since my last report. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN McDOUGALL, Indian Agent. NOVA SCOTIA, INDIAN DISTRICT No. 6. RED ISLAND, 2nd September; 1876. No. 22. No Report from J. B. McDonald,' Indian Agent, [PART I.] 29 The Honorable The Superintendent-General Ottawa. • No. 23. • NOVA SCOTIA, INDIAN DISTRICT No. 8. GRAND NARROWS, C. B., 24th Oct., 1876. of Indian Affairs, Sia,—I have the honor to submit, for the information of the Indian Department, the following Annual Report for the year ended 30th June, 1876. I am happy to report a decided and praiseworthy improvement in such of my Indians as devote themselves to agriculture. This fall their labors are amply rewarded by a good and abundant harvest, which necessarily must infuse into their minds the commendable ambition of being, in days to come, perfect agriculturists. There are others upon' whom I cannot report with .equal gratification. These prefer to be migrating, with quivering muscles, from one place to another, begging their livelihood, and when they receive anything for themselves and children, they invariably give, with characteristic simplicity, their' customary thanks by asking the donors to give them more. I have on one occasion refused all Government aid to such characters as above described, and would have done the same last spring, were it not that they consented to come to the Reserve at Eskasonie, to sow and plant their respective share ,of the seed provided by the Indian Department. The Micmac women are, as a general rule," inferior to the other sex. All the Indians, both male and female, coming under my Agency, are a strictly moral and religious class of people. When I take an impartial view of the Indians at Eskasonie, and thoroughly consider their customs, honesty, integrity, and their burning desire to servo their Maker, I am led naturally to conclude that the tide of time, the liberal support they receive from the Government, together with a very close supervision, will eventually put the Micmacs of Eskasonie on a par with other people of whiter and more tender complexions. There is no timber cut and sold on the Reserve, but what is done by and for the Indians exclusively. All the money sent by the Department since my last Annual Report has been spent in providing seed and other necessaries of life. The sum of $100 has been given in cash to poor and destitute Indians, while the old and infirm are occasionally provided for by the Chief; with whom I settle from time to time. The sum of $25 had been sent by the Department to enable Paul Christmas--an old Indian--to procure certain articles necessary for the construction of his new house; the said sum has been spent in buying such articles, and paying for others already bought. The Indian school on the Reserve is well conducted, and giving general satisfaction, but the average attendance is not all that I would desire; the concomitant difficulties that naturally attend the want of shoes and moccasins, in conjunction with the total absence of school apparatus, account very materially for the evil mentioned. Notwithstanding all these difficulties, so much calculated to impede the progress of education, some of the Micmac school-going children can read and write with astonishing facility. The tabular statement herein enclosed will, I hope, furnish the Department with all the statistical information omitted in the foregoing Report, to avoid, if possible, unnecessary repetitions, All of which I most respectfully submit. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ALEX. F. IticGILLIVRAY, Indian Agent 30 [PART I. j No. 24. No Report from Chas. Sergeant, Visiting Superintendent. No. 25. NEW BRUNSWICK, SOUTH-WESTERN SUPERINTENDENCY, FREDERICTON, 10th November, 1876.. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. Sir,—I have the honor to infcrm you that in accordance with your circular of the 3rd July last, I enclose herewith a Report upon Indian affairs connected with my Superintendency, for the year ended 30th June, 1876. The Tabular Statement I forwarded to your Department, a short time since, is not as full or complete as I could have wished, owing to the unwillingness of some of the Indians, ignorance of others, and not being able to see many of the Indian people together, after my visit made earlier in the season ; but I have given the information as fully and accurately as the circumstances of the case permitted. You will perceive that there has been an increase of the population among the Indian people connected with my supervision ; and should be glad to report, at the same time, a little more ease and improvement in some other respects. I have frequently called the attention at formal meetings and otherwise, of the Indian people, connected with the Reserves at Tobique, Victoria County ; and Kings- clear and Saint Marys, York County, to the importance of having schools established among them, and have asked them to furnish me with a statement of the number of children, or persons, male and female, who would likely attend the school during the year, in any or all Of the localities mentioned; and select, or get some person to select for them, a suitable teacher, male or female, I care not what creed or country the person belonged to, so long as they were suited, and he or she was able to teach ; provided the moral character was good ; and that when I reeeived the above infor- mation I would take it upon myself to ascertain the value of the repairs required upon any dwelling suitable for a school house, upon any of the aforementioned Reserves ; and also enquire as to the cost of erecting any new building or buildings required for school purposes upon the same ; and that when I was furnished with the above information by them, and through myself, I would immediately report to the Indian Department, who would gladly do what was right and proper in the premises; and with the exception of a list of children who might attend school, handed me by some member of the Kingsclear Band, nothing has been done ; however, I shall agitate the matter hereafter in the most judicious manner that I can possibly think of; to the advantage of the Indian people. Farming has been attended to in a small way among the Indians connected with this Reserve at Little Falls, Tobique and Kingsclear; and in. the other localities little or nothing has been done. Fishing is not followed by them as a business ; the Indians of some of the Bands occasionally spear, when they can, a few salmon, and catch some other kinds of fish for their own use. Hunting is carried on at a limited extent among some of the Bands ; but owing to the occupation of the hunting grounds by others, and the distance of travel, the Indians do not carry on their operations in that respect as much as previously. Intoxication among the Indian people has been attended with very demoralizing effects in some of the localities, in consequence of persons, other than Indians, purchasing ardent spirits for their use ; and also in consequence of many of those in authority, magistrates and constables, not performing their duty, and being too lax in the administration of the law. [PART I.] 31 There have been erected what are called lock-ups, at Little Falls and Tobique, within a year or so, and there is no cause in these places now for the non-imprison- ment of those Indians who seem deter mined, at all hazards, to violate the law, and who, to do so, evade it by getting it purchased for them by others than themselves. During my last visitations, which occupied my time nearly a month, in September and October last, I visited Little Falls, Tobique, Woodstock, St. Croix, St. Stephens, St. George and St. John, places where the Indians principally reside, and I warned a large number of the liquor dealers and others interested in that traffic, not to violate the law, upon pain of severe penalty ; and also called the attention of many of the magistrates and other influential persons and constables to the fact of seeing that the law was carried out, for the benefit of the Indians and the community at large. I received from your Department, a few weeks ago, a number of handbills, 'to be posted in the several localities, calling the attention of the public to some of the provisions of the Act regarding the selling or disposing of intoxicants to the Indians, which, I hope, will have a good effect in giving greater publicity to this most important subject. The Indians still complain to me, and as you are aware of me, to your Depart- ment, regarding the inadequacy of the amount they obtain as pecuniary aid ; and I regret that a certain amount which is annually appropriated for seed cannot be appropriated except for that special purpose • whereas, heretofore, previous to this. year, it was appropriated by me with the approbation of the Chief of the Indian peoPle, irrespective of the purpose intended, and the consequence was they were better satisfied. Regarding the lands, particularly those of the Tobique Reserve, I have been unable to obtain any money from those who had purchased or have occupied them for years past. I have also been unable to obtain the concurrence of the Indians regarding the permitting of the Indian Department to dispose of the lumber on the Reserves, by license, &c., &c., but shall, when I have occasion to visit,. particularly the Tobique Reserve, again call their attention to the matter. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WILLIAM FISITTIR, Visiting Superintendent. No. 26. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CHARLOTTE TOWN, 18th November, 1876. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR,—Up to the present moment, it has been quite out of my power to have forwarded the Tabular Statement, showing the census, &c., &c., of the Prince Edward Island Indians for the year ending the 30th June last, which I now beg leave to do, with this letter. I cannot now precisely state, whether this part of the Mic-Mac Tribe is on the increase or decrease ; but looking at the number of deaths within the period referred to, amounting to eighteen, and the uninterrupted requisition for medicines and medical assistance from the _members generally, I incline to. believe that a gradual diminution is being made in this section of the Tribe. Individuals among them are doing their- best to improve their manner of living, by striving to erect shanties in exchange for camps, but without assistance, necessarily make slow .32 [PART Li awogress. Referring you to my previous communication on matters connected with the present and future prospnity of the Settlers on Lennox Island. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, T. STEWART, Visiting Superintendent. No. 27. No Report from J. A. N. Provencher, Acting Indian Superintendent. No 28. BRITISH COLUMBIA, VICTORIA SUPERINTENDENCY. VICTORIA, September 1st, 1876. The honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa, SIR,-I have the honor to submit the following report on Indian Affairs in the Victoria Superintendency for the year ended 30th June, 1876. Agreeably to your instructions, no official visits, pending the settlement of the Indian land question by the Joint Commissioners of the Dominion and Local Governments, have been made during the year just past to any distant Indian tribes; hence I cannot but regret the Itlsence of new matter which, no doubt, would otherwise render the present report more acceptable and interesting. Throughout the Province, among Indians of every nationality, the contemplated organization of a Board of Commissioners to finally determine and settle their land grievances is fully known; and I believe the intention of the - Government to deal fairly and justly with them in respect to this important question, is well understood and generally appreciated ; more especially does this apply to Indians of the Interior, who from the fact of their great dependence upon the soil for subsistence, are most anxiously awaiting the final results of the Commission, and the p,rmaneut settlement of their Reserves. I am glad to report that peace and apparent good feeling generally prevails among all Tribes in the Province, a condition which I believe will be greatly fostered and perpetuated by justly recognising and guarding their rights as British subjects. Unfortunately and in contra-distinction to other parts of the Dominion, while the Indians have been partially treated in this way by successive Colonial Governments, their primitive rights to the soil have not been recognised, and a knowledge of the more equitable and enlightened manner in which their red brethren in other parts of the Dominion have been treated, creates among the civilized portion of them feelings of jealousy and dissatisfaction which would not otherwise exist. There is no doubt, however, that liberal grants of land to those really requiring them will greatly modify, if not entirely destroy such a condition, and ensure at least resignation to their present lot. There is not, of course, the same necessity to set aside extensive grants of agri- cnitural land' for Coast Indians; but their rights to fishing stations and hunting grounds should not be interfered with, and they should receive every assurance of perfect freedom from future encroachments of every description. [PART I.] . 33 Among the Coast Indians there still exists a great deal of vice and degradation, and I believe no more promising field exists in the Dominion wherein to extend the Christian and civilizing influence of the intelligent and successful Missionary. At Fort Simpson, where the Wesleyan Methodists have a successful mission, and at Metlakahtlah, whore Mr. Duncan of the Church Mission Society has presided for many years, the benificial effects of Christian teaching may be especially seen. These results are, however, exceedingly limited, and hardly extend beyond the settlements alluded to. Even as they are, the Indians of this Province are its best consumers, and contribute much more to As wealth and vital resources than we have any idea of; but under under the expanding and beneficent influence of civilization how much greater their value would be to us as inhabitants, I believe can scarcely be imagined. This process of Christianizing Indians scattered over such an extensive coast line, is, however, exceedingly difficult, mainly from the baneful influence of White men, whose principles are not at all in accord with such designs, and who live among and freely mingle with them chiefly for the gratification of evil desires. It is no doubt greatly due to the many untoward effects arising from this circumstance,. that the present race of Coast Indians is fast disappearing, and at the rate with which they are now being swept from light and life, it will not be long hence ere they exist only in memory. Even in such a field of labor, instances of failure either from the want of funds or fitness for the position, are not wanting among Missionaries, who have from time to time tried their hand at redeeming the savage in various parts of the Province. '• Day schools requiring no excessive outlay have been tried in a few localities, for it is manifest that barbarism can only be cured by education, but in several instances they have been given up as failures. In such examples, however, Indians have not been isolated from the corrupting influences of bad associations, nor is it possible under such circumstances to interfere materially with irregular habits and customs incident to life in the wigwam, the destruction of which is so necessary ere the much desired higher life can be obtained. During the year just passed, three of the Mission Schools in this Superintendency participating in the grant allowed by the Government, have ceased, from the impossi- bility of keeping the average attendance required, and it is doubtful whether in these instances the efforts put forth, or the money already expended, will result in any permanent benefit. The Indian who has been subject to such teaching, if indeed he has experienced any interruption at all to his listless habits and nomadic ways, soon resumes them, and the impressions made upon the child or youth are quickly lost in the greater attractions of his later associations. The establishment of Industrial Schools, though necessitating a much greater outlay, is I think more prudent and economical; and I do not believe that any Mission will ever achieve very important or permanent results without such a valuable adjunct to their religious teaching. A large expenditure in a few of the most popular centres for this purpose, and in a proper direction, would go much farther in my opinion in civilizing and christian- izing the Indian, than the smaller outlay, which is often frittered away in vain attempts of day schools.to confer the benefits of education upon the untutored Indian, or give him instruction in the rudimentary lessons of civilization, which, after all, must have a well ordered home for their nurture and encouragement. The importance to the country, of rendering the native young useful and industrious citizens is itself of the greatest importance, while the increased revenue which would accrue to the country, would justify a sufficient expenditure of its funds in the manner best calcu- lated to bring such a desideratum about. During the past year the following schools have received Government aid, in accordanee with the instructi ons conveyed by the Order in Council regulating the same. 11-3 34 . [PART I.) Fort Simpson W $300 00 Nanaimo .. W. 250 00 St. Marys R. C. 350 00 Victoria W. 250 00 Metlakahtlah ..... .......... , . A. M. 500 00 Kincolith . .. A. M. 62 50 $1712 50 The Schools at Comox (Anglican), Quamichan (Anglican), and Victoria (Wesleyan), have closed from inability to retain the required average attendance of pupils. Quarterly reports of the above-named schools have been forwarded to you from time to time in accordance with your instructions. PRESENTS. Apart from ordinary presents to destitute Indians, garden seeds, etc., have been furnished to various Tribes of Vancouver Island and the coast, during the past year, to the value of $359.05. A number of these Bands were presented with garden implements last year. These Indians have been much benefitted by the judicious distribution of these articles, and large quantities of grain and roots have been produced by many of them, which have affOrded a valued addition to their winter supply of salmon, etc. In the Cowichan Valley, potatoes, turnips, carrots, and other esculents have been raised equal to any grown in the same district by White settlers. SURVEYS AND RESERVES. The non-settlement of the Indian land question has prevented surveys, or indeed any interference whatever with Reserves. • All Indians having Reserves on Vancouver Island are most anxious to have the same laid out into allotments, as at present there is much of every Reserve claimed bat not cultivated, by indolent members of the different Tribes, to the exclusion of the more industrious but less powerful. Thole are many persons here who object to giving Indians adequate Reserves, for the reason that many of those existing are comparatively little used or cultivated, and therefore in localities Where there is a scarcity of agricultural soil, it :seems to them a culpable waste to set aside land and allow it to remain idle, simply because Indian Reserves are necessary. It may be well, however, to explain that it has been customary here to hold a Reserve for the common use of a Tribe. The industrious Indian might, or might not be able to obtain a piece of land, and if' he. should, the chances are that his improvements might at any time be wrested from him by any other who regarded the fruits of his labour with covetousness or envy. There is no doubt, where everything is held in common, aspiration and thrift have no stimulus nor reward. Individual progress is hampered, if not rendered impossible ; barbarous customs which destroy individuality are still encouraged, and the labour and expense of inducing them to cultivate their lands are generally bestowed in vain. The recognition and protection of individual property rights are the first and distinguishing principles of civilization, and if we fail to extend these benefits along with our gifts of money and land, how can we expect Indians to profit materially by them, or adopt the manners and customs of civilized life to the exclusion of those appertaining to barbarism ? Give the Indian, however, a tract of land, the boundaries of which are recognized as his own, and allow whatever he can produce front it to be considered his individual property, and a stimulus would be given to his ambition and industry which would soon be universally emulated. In a very short time every acre of any Reserve would be cultivated, and the pernicious custom among our Indians, of living together in large and filthy ran cheries, would no doubt gradually be abandoned. [PART I.] 35 CENSUS. I regret my inability to furnish you with anything more than an approximate census of the Indians belonging to this Superintendency. I believe that given last year in respect to the whole Province to have been pretty correct. it must be remembered, however, that owing to the large extent of country over which the various Tribes are scattered, the, impossibility of reaching them with the ordinary means of communication, and the present imperfect organization of the Department together with the inadvisability of visiting distant Tribes pending the settlement of the land difficulties, preclude the possibility of assuring you of perfect accuracy in any census. The following will be found a correct Census of the Cowichan Bands living near Victoria. A Names of Sands. Songhees Chah-thul-elp-il Tsith-wit-ook Pau-Kwe-chin Tsi-Klum Sooke Tche.ith-nook Ke-tlity-ntip Total Adults. Youths. M. I F. M. 55 34 24 23 16 13 19 10 62 31 20 28 14 12 17 10 F. 7 4 5 3 2 1 9 4 3 7 1 1 4 1 Children. ------ Total. M. F. 25 24 13 11 16 3 5 9 2 194 194 22 30 86 18 8 16 7 6 4 1 84 182 104 71 93 41 39 54 24 (308 MEDICAL ATTENDANCE, &C. A good deal of sickness has prevailed during the past year amongst the natives of both Vancouver and the Coast. Medicines and advice have been freely furnished. Outlying Missions have been supplied with necessary medicines whenever asked for, and much relief has been in this way extended to distant Tribes, who otherwise would have been without such assistance. A comparatively large expenditure was incurred on account of visitation of small-pox, and vaccination was performed on some (900) nine hundred Indians. I may add that small-pox was confined altogether to Northern Indians, who are permitted to reside in the town, and not one living on the reserve adjoining the city was afflicted with it. These Indians sojourn here for months at a time for the vilest of purposes, and much of the sickness and contagion existing among them is caused by the absence of proper sanitary measures to prevent the same. Being householders and encouraged to remain here, they are, as taxpayers, not in the control of the Department. Although entitled to the protection of the city authorities equally with white citizens, it is to be regretted that they are permitted to reside here under such cir- cumstances. FISH, FURS, &C. Owing to my having no means of collecting the various and important statistics referred to in the blank Tabular Statement forwarded to me, I regret that I was unable to fill up the same with any degree of accuracy—and not to be correct, I imagine, 11-3?,s- 36 [PART I.] would destroy the value which would otherwise be attached to such a form. A state- ment, however, of the exports of the Province will give you a better idea of the general industries of our Indians, as the last three items are almost wholly their pro- duction : 1875 1876 Fish $114,170 00 Fish $ 54,202 00 Furs 411,810 00 - Furs ,. 295,290 00 Oil. 19,816 00 Oil - 17,136 00 Cranberries 3,568 00 Cranberries 526 00 --- $367,154 00 Total $549,364 00 Total. Many of the Interior Indians obtain considerable quantities of gold from the various tributaries of the Fraser, and, while referring to their industries, I may state that a large proportion of the carrying and packing of the interior is done by them. Indeed, in any part of the Province, what the miner, the trader, the farmer, the manufacturer, the coast navigator, or almost any other vocation would do without the assistance_ of the Indian element, it is difficult to imagine: By judicious and proper encouragement there is no doubt whatever of their in- creased value to the Province in aiding the development of the varied resources of the country. A few days ago I visited the South Saanich Camp, within ten miles of this city, when the Indians were holding one of their old-timed donation feasts, or potlaches. This custum is still quite common among Coast Tribes, but is, I am glad to add, gradually falling into desuetude. The presents at one of these festivals consist of blankets, canoes, guns, clothing, money, household goods, etc., etc. At a previous visit to the camp above referred to, I was impressed with the general appearance of poverty which the camp and its inmates presented, but now, how changed was the scene ! Some three thousand Indians, from neighbouring Tribes had assembled there as guests, and were now at the height of ot.joyment ; and I was astonished at the great display of wealth which met the eye on all sides. A platform, some two hundred yards in length, had been erected. on which were piled blankets, *thing, etc., in unlimited quantities, I saw three members of one family (brothers) give away 3,500 blankets, no doubt the savings of many years, (at the expense of many priva- tions during the interval) carefully kept for the occasion. Goods to the value of some $15,000 were distributed ere the affair ended. ILLICIT LIQUOR TRAFFIC. The increasing mortality among the Coast Tribes is, no doubt, due in the main to the facility with which they obtain the villainous compound known as Indian whiskey. Canoe loads go up mostly from the different places on Puget Sound, and, perhaps, some of the outlying islands. The service of a revenue cutter, which might pay occasional and unexpected visits, would appear to be the only means by which the traffic can be checked, so long as these scattered and distant Tribes are not under more direct and immediate sur- veillance than at present. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obeeient servant, I. W. POWELL, Indian Superintendent. [PART I.] 37 No. 29. The Honorable The Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRA SER SUPERINTENDENCY, NEW WESTMINSTER, October 15th, 1876. SIR, -I beg to submit the following Report on Indian affairs in the Superintendency, for the past year. Although the Commissioners for the settlement of the Indian land question have not yet come in their official capacity, I am happy to have to report the existence of a general feeling of confidence and contentment amongst the Indians of the Fraser Superintendency ; and, as far as I have seen, an evident intrprovement in the social and moral condition of the great majority of the Indians, including a marked decrease in the criminal calendar. This state of things is owing, in a' great measure, to the satisfactory working of the new Indian liquor law, where the police authorities are sufficient to enforce it ; and also to the influence of the various missionariesithroughout the country. When the land question will' have been settled, and the Department more thoroughly organized, with the assistance of two or three local agents through the Interior, I hope for a still greater improvement in the condition of the natives. The Indians now understand that Commissioners have been appointed for the purpose of arranging their land affairs, and they are anxiously looking for their arrival. Very much will depend upon the labours of the Commissioners ; if they adhere to the true spirit and intention of the arranuement arrived at between the Dominion and Provincial Governments, disaffection and discontentment will disappear, and the management of the Indians be materially simplified. There are a few cases of pending difference between the Indians and the- White settlers in remote parts of the Interior, which call for an early settlement; but it is not likely that those can be disposed of at this late season of the year, in consequence of the great distance from the Capital, and the heavy expense which must attend a journey of the Commissioners and their staff. I was called upon, during last winter, to relieve a large number of cases of indigence among the Indians of the Lower Fraser country, where potatoes and other crops were destroyed by the overflow of the Fraser River during the previous summer. The relief furnished them consisted chiefly of flour, blankets, and articles of clothing. I regret to have to report a still more disastrous flood during the past season, which destroyed nearly all their crops, which causes me to anticipate demands being made during the coming winter for further relief; should this occur, the amount of the appropriation will not he sufficient. I append a statement of all the supplies, as also of the implements and seeds furnished during the past year, and of their gross value. At the opening of spring the Indians came to visit me in large numbers, in deputations from the various Tribes of the Lower Fraser country and Burrard Inlet, the report having gone abroad amongst them that they were to be removed from their present Reserves, causing them much anxiety and uneasiness ; it was not an easy matter to alldy their fears, but gradually they gathered confidence and settled down to work with a will. It is much to be regretted that their labours proved so fruitless, in consequence of the unusually high flood. Tho majority of the Reserves on the Lower Fraser are more or less under water every year, but at periods of three or four years the water covers nearly all their Reserves. I have brought this subject under the notice of the Land Commissioners, and recommended that an Engineer be sent out immediately to ascertain and report upon the damage done, with a view, if possible, to secure to them some dry land for culti- 38 [PART I.] nation, as well as for the better guidance of the Commissioners in the discharge of their responsible duties. In the month of May I set out with a party of Indians, in a canoe, equipped with tents and provisions, intending to have made a thorough visit of all tile Reserves on the Lower Fraser, the Gulf of Georgia and Burrard Inlet. After having visited the Chuossan and Musqueam Tribes, on the Gulf of Georgia, and the several Bands of the Squamish Tribe inhabiting the coast of Barrard Inlet, I decided not to extend my- visit any further, for the reason that I found they invariably introduced the land question ; and, being ignorant of the policy which the Commissioners may be likely to adopt, I could not give them any satisfactory answer, and fearing lest my discus- sion of the subject may interfere with the Commissioners in the discharge of their duties. I took the census of the Tribes visited, and was pleased with their general condi- tion. Nearly all of them reside in small frame dwellings, which I found neat and clean. All had more or less land under cultivation, with potatoes and vegetables, and their fences were good. The population of-that portion of the Superintendency below Yale, and known as the Lower Fraser country, is closely estimated at between 2,500 and 3,000, and that of the r emainder .of the Superintendency at about 12,500, in all say about 15,000. Those beyond Yale did not participate in the presents to any great extent, beyond receiving seeds and medicines, 'as they received the lion's share in the previous year. • The Indians generally have views peculiar to the country as to the value of money; one Band, numbering about fifteen famil:es, applied to me in the spring for some agricultural implements and seeds. I questioned the Chief respecting a " Pot- lache ' which he had held at his place during the previous winter, and ascertained that himself and two of his Headmen had given away in presents to their friends 134 sacks of flour, 140 pairs of blankets, together with a quantity of apples and provi- sions, amounting in value to about $700, for all of which they had paid in cash out of their earnings as laborers, fishermen, and hunters. I remarked to the Chief that if he had saved his money he would not be under the necessity of asking me for assistance. Upon reasoning with him, he promised me that the custom should be discontinued in future. I gave them about $80 worth of implements and potatoes and other seeds. Several of the Chiefs who have made demands upon me during the past year have asked for ploughs, waggons, harness, Szc., which I was unable to give them, as the appropriation would not allow me to do so. Had' I pursued my visit to the interior of the country, as I had intended at the early part of the season, I would have found it necessary to ask for an increase of the appropriation to this Superin- tendency. The only Indian schools in operation are those at St. Mary's Mission and at Lytton ; the former having a daily average attendance of 48, and the latter with an average attendance of 16. It is very difficult to secure a large attendance of the children; it can only be done by bOarding and clothing them free, and keeping them constantly at school. I have heard that there are two other schools about to be established at other parts of the interior. The health of the Indians of this section appears to bo generally improving. I have to acknowledge the valuable assistance of the various Missionaries and other gentlemen in the interior in the distribution of medicines, seeds, and in other ways. A correct census can be more accurately and economically taken at the time of the visit of the Land Commissioners, owing to the vast extent of the Superinten- dency-. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES LENLIIAN, Indian Superintendent. R E T U R N A 1 O f O ff ic er s an d E m pl oy es o f th e In d ia n B ra nc h, D ep ar tm en t of t h e In te ri or , fo r th e Y e: 1r e nd -4 1 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. H E A D Q U A RT ER S. D es ig n at io n . N am e. S u p er in te n d en t G en er al 'H o n . D av id L ai rd D ep u ty S u p er in te n d en t G en er al L . V an k o u g h n et A cc o u n ta n t IR o b t. S in cl ai r. C le rk i n c h ar g e of L an d S al es .. . I. I. V . d e B o u ch er v il le C o rr es p o n d in g C le rk A . N . M cN ei ll A ss is ta n t C o rr es p o n d in g C le rk M . B en so n A ss is ta n t A cc o u n ta n t F . S m it h C le rk i n c h ar g e of R eg is te rs . IT . F . S . K ir k p at ri ck C le rk a n d A ss is ta n t F re n ch T ra n s- la to r J o h n P en n er .. . A n n u al S al ar y . $ et s. 2, 05 0 00 1, 40 0 00 1, 20 0 0C 1, 15 0 00 75 0 00 80 0 00 90 0 00 80 0 00 W h en a p p o in te d to In d ia n B ra n ch . iN ov em be r, 1 87 3. . B y w ho m a p p o in te d . 1 3 th F eb ru ar y ,1 8 0 1 G o v er n o r in C o u n ci l. .. 1 st J u n e, 1 87 3. d o 1 st A p ri l, 1 87 4 d o 1 st J u ly , 18 74 do 22 nd A p ri l, 1 87 6 d o 1 st S ep te m b er ,1 8 7 3 6 th A u g u st , 18 73 ... 21 st O ct o b er , 18 73 . d o d o do I) at e of li n l ap p o in tm en t it) th e C iv il S er v ic e. R em ar k s. H o ld s th is a c e ce m b in ed w it h th a t of M in is te r of th e In - te ri o r. F eb .1 3 O , 18 61 A p ri l, 1 8 5 9 .. .. . M ay , 18 64 . 1s t Ju ly , 18 74 22 nd A p ri l, '7 6 A p p o in te d to fil l th e v ac an cy ca u se d b y th e re si g n at io n o f J. B . B u tl er . 13 th O ct ., 1 87 0 0t h A u g ., 1 87 31 21 st O ct ., 1 87 3' R O B E R T S IN C L A IR , A cc ou nt an t, In di an A ff ai rs : D EP A R TM EN T O F TH E IN TE R IO R , IN D IA N B R A N C H , O TT A W A , 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. R E T U R N A ( 2. ) O f O ff ic er s an d E m pl oy es o f th e In di an B ra nc h, D ep ar tm en t of t he I nt er io r, f or t he y ea r en de d 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. O U T S ID E S E R V IC E . N am es . O ff ic e. A n n u al S al ar y . W he re S ta ti o n ed . R em ar ks . J. W . P o w el l, I tI .D V is it in g S u p er in te n d en t an d C om m is - ct s. si on er 2, 60 0 00 V ic to ri a, B .0 W it h tr av el li n g e xp en se s. Ja m es L en ih an do d o 2, 00 0 00 N ew W es tm in st er , B .C .. do J. A . N . P ro ve nc he r, W in n ip eg . .. .. .. . do do 2, 00 0 00 W in ni pe g d o R o b er t P it h er do do 1, 00 0 00 F o rt F ra n ci s, M an W it h tr av el li n g e xp en se s. N . C h as te ll ai n e In te rp re te r 25 0 00 F o rt F ra nc is , M an W m . F is h er A g en t 40 0 00 F re d er ic to n , N .B In c h ar g e of I n d ia n s in t h e so u th a n d w es t p ar ts o f N .B . C . S ar g ea n t do 40 0 00 C h at h am , N .B do n o rt h a n d e as t do J. H ar lo w do 10 0 00 B ea r R iv er , N .S do in D is tr ic t N o. 1 , C ou nt ie s A n n a- po li s, D ig by , Y ar m ou th an d S h el b u rn e. R ev . P . M . H ol de n do 10 0 00 K en tv il le , N .S do in D is tr ic t N o. 2 , C ou nt ie s K in gs , Q ue en s an d, L u n en b u rg . R ev . P . D an ah ar do 10 0 00 , B ed fo rd , N .S d o in D is tr ic t N o. 3 , C ou nt ie s H al i- fa x, H an ts , C o lc h es te r an d C u m b er la n d . R ev . R . M cD on al d do 10 0 00 P ic to u , N .S do in D is tr ic t N o. 4 , C o u n ty P ic to u . R ev . W m . C hi sh ol m do 10 0 00 A nt ig on is h, N .S do in D is tr ic t N o. 5, C ou nt ie s A n- ti g o n is h a n d G uy sb or o' . R ev . J. M cD ou ga ll • .. .. . • • do 10 0 00 R ed I sl an d , N .S d o in D is tr ic t N o. 6, C ou nt y R ic h- m on d, C .B Jo s. B . M cD on al d do 10 0 00 P o rt H oo d, N .S do in D is tr ic t N o. 7 , C o u n ty In v er - ne ss , V ic to ri a? C .B . R ev . D . M cl sa ac A ge nt 10 0 00 C ap e B re to n, N . S . do in D is tr ic t N o. 8, C o u n ty C ap e B re to n , C . B . T . S te w ar t V is it in g S u p er in te n d en t. . 20 0 00 C h ar lo tt et o w n , P .M .I ... .. W it h $ 10 0 a y ea r fo r tr av el li n g e xp en se s. W m . P lu m m er V is it in g S u p er in te n d en t an d C om m is - si on er 1, 40 0 00 T or on to , O n t W it h 3 p er c en t. c om m is si on o n ti m b er d ue s co ll ec te d b y h im a n d tr an sm it te d t o t h e D ep ar tm en t, a n d R . G . D al to n C le rk 80 0 00 do $2 00 a y ea r fo r tr av el li n g e xp en se s. , J. T . G il ki so n H en ry A nd re w s V is it in g S u p er in te n d en t an d C om m is - si on er C le rk 1, 61 0 00 90 0 00 B ra nt fo rd , O nt do W it h $2 00 a y ea r ad d it io n al f o r ho us e an d o ff ic e re n t, an d $ 14 0 a y ea r fo r tr av el li n g e xp en se s. J. C . P hi pp s V is it in g S u p er in te n d en t 1, 20 0 00 M an it ou li n Is la n d .. W it h 3 pe r ce n t. c om m is si on o n ti m b er a n d l an d s al e co ll ec ti o n s tr an sm it te d b y hi m t o th e D ep ar tm en t, an d $ 10 0 a y ea r fo r tr av el li n g e xp en se s. R ob t. M cK en zi e do 1, 00 0 00 S ar n ia , O n t C ha s. S ke ne d o 90 0 CO P ar ry I sl an d W it h 5 p er ce n t. co m m is si on o n am o u n ts c ol le ct ed y ea rl y , up to $ 2, 00 0, a n d 2 i p er c en t. o n an y y ea rl y c ol le ct io ns i n e xc es s of t h at s u m ; $6 0 fo r of fi ce r en t, a n d t ra v el li n g e xp en se s p ai d . W in . V an A b b o tt A g en t 50 0 00 S au lt S te . M ar ie W it h 3 p er c en t. co m m is si on o n ti m b er a n d l an d s al e co ll ec ti on s tr an sm it te d b y h im t o t he D ep ar tm en f, W it h $6 8. 50 a y ea r fo r of fi ce r en t an d f ue l. F . M cA un an y A . L eB el do B el le vi ll e, O ut S te . E pi ph an ie , Q ue R ec ei ve s in l ie u of s al ar y 5 p er c en t. c om m is si on o n al l m on ey s co ll ec te d by h im f ro m l an d s al es , an d tr an sm it te d t o t h e D ep ar tm en t. R ec ei ve s in l ie u of s al ar y 5 p er c en t. o n la n d s al es u p to $ 2, 00 0, a n d 2 i pe r ce n t. o n am o u n ts e xc ee di ng $2 ,0 00 . W m . L iv in gs to n .. .. .. . d o 40 0 00 D el aw ar e, O n t W it h 3 p er c en t. o n ti m be r d u es c ol le ct ed a n d t ra n s- m it te d t o t h e D ep ar tm en t. FI . V as sa l do P ie rr ev il le , Q uo R ec ei ve s in l ie u of s al ar y t he f ol lo w in g co m m is si on s : Jo h n D av id so n L . E . O ti s .. . . d o do 30 0 00 C o rn w al l, O n t. .. .. R ob er va l, Q uo — 2i p er c en t. o n m on ey s pa id b y th e D ep ar tm en t th ro u g h h im , to I nd ia ns , an d 1 0 pe r ce n t. o n re n ts co ll ec te d by h im a n d t ra n sm it te d t o th e D ep ar t- m en t. R ec ei ve s in li eu o f s al ar y , co m m is si on s, a s ab ov e. In c ha rg e of t he A lo pt ag na is I nd ia ns a t L ak e S t. J o h n • R ET U R N A (2 ).— O f () Il ic k‘ r, m i E m pl oy es o f th e In di an B ra nc h, D et ); ir th w ni In k• ri ,,r , fo r th e ye ar en de d 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. — C on tin ue d. O U T S ID E S E R V IC E .— C on ti nu ed . N at ne :, . P k . M oo re 'A ge nt A m os W ri g h t do M at he w H il l A . B C ow an Jo h n W al la ce . A . R oo t J. L . T ho m ps on A n n u al S al ar y . •• • ... .. • • do do G ua rd ia n do do $ ct s. W he re S ta ti o n er y . 'R iv er D es er t, Q 60 0 00 F o rt W il li am ,L . S u p er io r 35 0 00 25 0 00 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 S h an n o n v il le , O nt G an an oq ue , O n t O n th e Is la n d s. .. .. .. .. . . . R em ar ks . In c ha rg e of t he A lg on qU in I n d ia n s a t R iv er D es er t. R ec ei ve s in l ie n of s al ar y 1 0 pe r ce n t. c om m is si on on m on ey s pa id b y t h e D ep ar tm en t, t h ro u g h h im , to In d ia n s. F o r co ll ec ti on o f re n ts o f le as ed la n d s b el o n g in g to th e M oh aw ks . H as c h ar g e of c er ta in I sl an d s in th e R iv er S t. L aw - re nc e. G u ar d ia n s of I sl an d s in th e S t. L aw re n ce , be tw ee n G an an oq ue a n d B ro ck vi ll e. D EP A R TM EN T O F TH E IN TE R IO R , IN D IA N B RA N CH , 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. R O B T . S IN C L A IR , A cc ou nt an t, In di an A ff ai rs . [PART I.] 43 RETURN (B.) INDIAN OFFICE, OTTAWA, 15th November, 1576. SIR,—I have the honor to submit herewith the accounts of this branch of the Department of the Interior for the year ended the 30th June, 1876. These comprise the balance sheet, shewing the condition of Tribal and other accounts in Ontario and Quebec (commonly called the Indian Fund), with subsidiary statements• together with the accounts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Manitoba and the North-West. The Indian Fund of Ontario and Quebec, which is composed of funds' held in trust I y the Government of the Dominion for the Indians in those Provinces, has increased from $2,884,972 44 on the 30h June. 1875, to 2,923,335 17 on the 30th June. 1376, the increase being $38,362 73. Bade up as follows : REVENUE. To credit of Interest account as per Balance Sheet, Columns 2, 3, 4, 5 $189,059 24 To credit of Capital account, Columns-5 and 6 59,100 85 Total Revenue. $248,160 09 EXPENDITURE. On Interest account, Columns 2 and 4 184,235 78 On Capital account, Columns 1 and 3 25,561 58 Total Expenditure.. $209,797 36 Leaving an unexpended balance of $38,362 73 A closer analysis of the tribal accounts, than can be exhibited in the balance sheet, shews that—apart from Legislative appropriations and interest accruals on invested capital—the revenue which has been placed to the credit of those accounts has arisen from the following sources : Collections on account of lands sold $50,142 22 ,, of timber dues 5,466 88 ,, of stone dues... 242 09 Bonuses paid for the privilege of working timber limits on Indian Reserves 2,667 33 License fees 40 00 Trespass dues 33 00 Rents collected from occupiers of Indian lands under lease 5,457 34 A moiety of the fines collected from persons convicted of having sold liquor to Indians in contravention of the law 126 04 64,174 90 44 [PART I.] 90 Amount brought forward. 64,174 Add the Legislative appropriations and interest above mentioned, and the revenue accrued to several acounts, which are not tribal, as follows:---- Appropriations $16,800 00 Interest 155,928 71 Transfers.. 711 44 Refunds of unexpended distribution money 585 87 Indian Land management fund 6,470 92 Indian school fund 471 51 Province of Quebec Indian fund 225 00 Suspense account 2,791 74 183,985 19 Total Revenue $248,160 09 Of the expenditure, $18,628.38 is charged to Capital account, and is composed of the following items :— MONEY PAYMENTS. Abenakis of St. Francis, For repair of roads within their Reserve.... Am-alacites of Isle Verte and Viger.. For improvements on land occupied by individual Indians and 46 60 surrendered for purposes of sale 165 23 Chippewas of Nawash. Repairs of roads and culverts 200 00 Chippewas of Rama. Part of the price of a piece of land surrendered by them for sale by the Department 1 0 00 Chippewas of Saugeen. For balance due on the erection of a school house 277 30 Chippewas of the Thames. For repairs to roads and for cutting ditches 390 00 Garden River Indians. Refund to J. Wilkinson of purchase money overpaid on Block 26 H, Garden River Reserve 23 33 Indian Land Management Fund. Moiety of a grant of $500, to assist in repairing roads in Township of Caradoe 250 00 [PART I.] 45 Iroquois of Caughnawaga. For expenses incurred in the protection of their timber lands 32 50 . Lake St. John Indians. First payment on account of grant of $300 towards the erection of a hospital lilississaguas of Alnwick. 70 00 Legal expenses incurred in the ejection of squatters on their lands 571 00 Mississiguas of the New Credit. For grading roads and constructing bridges over Boston Creek 458 00 Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. Loan to Mrs. Hill to be repaid with interest at 7 per • cent 225 00 Refund to Rathbun and son on account of a land sale disallowed 62 19 Repairs to bridge over Sucker Creek 31 00 318 19 Ojibbeways and Ottawas of Manitoulin Island. Improvements on Lot 6, in Conce'sion 9, Carnarvon, the property of an Indian, and sold for the benefit of the Tribe 40 00 Survey of town plot of Gore Bay 233.41 Construction of road between Gore and Mudge Bays... 250 00 523 41 River Desert Indians. For survey of ,,lots in the Township of 3.Ianiwaki 385 05 JVyandotts of Anderdon. Bonus of $100 each to seventy-three Indians who were parties to a surrender of land in the Township of Anderdon 7,300 00 11,112 61 TRANSFERS. TO DEBIT OF Sundry Tribes. Ten per cent. (carried to the credit of the Indian Land Management Fund) on $55,609.10, the amount of collections on account of land and timber sold during the year 5,560 91 To Chippewas of the Thames. Further payments on account of repairs to roads 114 00 To Indian School Fund. Loan (since repaid) to meet certain payments charge- able to interest account . ......... 453 01 46 [PART I.] To Parry Island Indians: Transfer to the credit of the Shawanaga, Band of the bonus realized on the sale of certain timber limits, the property of the latter Band, but which had been credited to the former To Shawanaga Indians. For the amount of certain payments on land afterwards found to belong to the Chippewas ,of LIkes Huron 1,200 00 and Simcoe, and now transferred to their credit S7 85 To Suspense Account. Transfer to the credit of the Six Nations of the Grand River of a payment on land situate in the township of Hawkesbury 100 00 • 7,515 77 Total expenditure charged to Capital $18,628 38 The expenditure chargeable to Interest account may be classified as follows :— MONEY PAYMENTS. Annuities paid from Legislative appropriations and from interest accruals on invested capital 128,400 79 Salaries paid to officers elected by the several Tribes and Bands, to medical officers for attendance and f'or medicines furnished, the cost of funerals and of funeral furnishings, and supplies purchased for sick and needy Indians 61,623 79 190,024 58 TRANSFERS. TO :DEBIT OF Sundry Tribes. Six per cent (cam ied to the credit of the Indian Band Management Fund) on $5231.17 being rent col- lected on Indian leased lands and water courses 326 41 To Serpent River Indians. Transfer to credit of the Ojibbeways and Ottawas of Manitoulin of ground rent collected and credited in error to the former band 80 00 To Mohawks of the .Bay of Quinte. Repayment to their capital account of the last three instalments ($183.11 each) of a loan therefrom to enable the Band to erect a school house. 547 33 To Ojibbeways of Lake Huron. To repay a loan from Management Fund to complete the payment of annuities in 1875 12 36 [PAR/ I.] 47 To Parry Island Indians. Transfer to credit of Shawanaga Band of ground rent collected and credited in error to the former $8.00, and 9 months interest at 5 per cent on $1,208.00, $45.30 • 53 30 To Indian School Fund. Transfer to the credit of Management Fund of two cheques, Nos. 1907, 1908. issued in payment of salaries to teachers on Manitoulin Island, and charged in error to the latter account.... 125 00 1,144 40 Total expenditure charged to Interest account., $191,168 98 NOVA SCOTIA. In this Province the Legislative grant for the year exceeded the expenditure by $347.70; the various items being so nearly of the same character and amount with those of 1874-5 as to require no special comment. The whole of the balance of $1,192.45, at the credit of this account, is the absolute property of the Indians themselves, having been derived from the sale of timber and stone on the Reserves- NEW BRUNSWICK. • In New Brunswick, as in Nova Scotia, the expenditure of the year has been managed with the utmost economy, and there remains unexpended $599.90 of the. appropriation for the year. Of the balance at the credit of this account $728.53 belongs to the Indians, having been received at various times for timber sold from the Reserves. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. The expenditure in Prince Edward Island, although somewhat less in amount than that of the preceding year, has been very much of the same nature, and $530.60, of the appropriation for the current year remains unexpended. BRPTISH COLUMBIA. A balance of $22,597.30 remains at the credit of this account, of which $3,172.31 belongs to the Soughees Indians, being the amount of rents collected up to the 30th June, from tenants occupying lands within their Reserve; and $86 belongs to the Indians of the mainland, being the amount of a moiety of the fines inflicted on persons convicted of having sold liquor to the Indians. The unexpended balance of appropriations is therefore $19,338.99, of which $3,207.77 belongs to 1875-6, and' $16,131.22 is an accumulation of unexpended balances from previous years. In each of the Superintendencies of this Province the expense incurred for medicines, medical attendance, etc., has been very considerable, owing to the prevalence of small-pox amongst the Indians. In the Victoria Superintendency the items on this account amount to $3,114.12, and in the Fraser Superintendency to $2,844.86. In the Fraser Superintendency the Indians were also furnished, for the first time, with agricultural implements, garden seeds and seed grain, at a cost of $1,753.13. In other respects the expenses in connection with the Victoria Superintendency have been very considerably less than in the previous year. [PART I.] MANITOBA AND VIE NORTH-WEST. Here the expenditure of the year has been $203,295.60, against $223,525 ...appropriated; the unexpended balance of the appropriations is therefore $20,229.40. which, with the balance remaining over from former years and $152.50 received under the head of " Revenues and Refunds," forms a balance of $64,645.39 at the -credit of the account on the 30th of June, 1876. Except under Treaty No. 3, all the items of appropriation for the payment of -annuities have been overdrawn; remarkably so in the case of Treaty No. 4, under which the payment of arrears and annuities amounted to $28,257 more than the sum appropriated. This was the result of the presence, at the annual payment, of a large number of Indians who had not before participated, and many of whom were -entitled to arrears for the two previous years. Owing to this circumstance, the appropriation for provisions was insufficient by $19,280.50; and to cover in part those unforeseen expenses, the supplementary appropriation of $34,000 was granted. The amount expended for cattle, implements of husbandry, seed, grain, etc., under Treaty No. 4,' nearly doubled the sum appropriated; the appropriation. for -ammunition and twine for that Treaty was also slightly overdrawn. The large expenditure, under the head of " Office Expenses, etc.," is largely due to expenses in connection with the payment of annuities under Treaty No. 4, and she purchase of medals to be distributed under that and other new Treaties. Respectfully submitted. The Honorable The Minister of the Interior. • ROBERT SINCLAIR, Accountant Indian Affairs. [PART I.] 49 RETURN B, (1.) ANALYZED BALANCE SHEET, showing the condition of the Indian Fund on the 30th June, 1875, the additions to, and deductions therefrom, during the Year 1875-76, and the balances at the credit of the various Tribesand Funds mentioned, on the 30th Jane, 1876. Balances at the credit of the Tribes and Funds mentioned on the 30th June, 1875. REVENUE. Available (with balance at credit of Interest Placed to credit of Account, 1) for distribution during Capital Account, and the Year 1875-76. therefore not distributable. Total Balances. At credit of Capital Ac- count. At credit of Interest Ac- count. $ cts• 914 46 1,900 89 7.975 72 51,804 92 241,783 40 49,927 68 154,282 90 201,948 16 23,623 35 70,105 91 67,179 93 807 26 1,042 28 822 44 19,328 25 149 29 400 86 '80,789 62 41,691 10 2,846 54 31,266 56 10,372 78 1,483 52 1,049 38 2,531 65 1,518 99 87 06 136 20 78,063 10 114,953 22 56 412 43 11,426 35 96,648 89 142,047 88 2,692 65 518 63 1,122 39 48,099 44 39,942 94 1,497 00 28,776 69 832 21 31,600 97 3,957 01 110,865 29 25,291 15 1,405 17 862,121 46 996 44 6,394 73 1,436 03 1,119 68 914 19 2,025 32 342 06 56,798 02 2,884,972 44 $ cts. 914 46 1,869 24 7,903 06 51,196 36 239,023 28 49,534 66 152,571 93 199,532 02 23,362 10 69,863 45 66,526 63 725 06 867 57 811 92 18,888 57 133 43 360 71 159,365 57 41,270 77 2,707 81 29,882 74 10,241 67 1,465 22 1,026 18 2,500 00 1,500 00 71 49 129 64 77,137 92 114,314 33 55,794 09 11,358 94 95,191 69 140,376 70 2,658 99 512 00 896 55 48,000 00 39,942 94 1,478 03 28,763 42 820 55 31,104 50 3,907 09 108,045 72 24,566 57 1,386 67 851,494 54 983 68 5,016 23 1,417 81 1,084 81 900 00 2,000 00 284 06 56,144 71 2,829,828 08 (1) 5 cts. 31 65 72 66 608 56 2,760 12 393 02 1,710 97 2,416 14 261 25 242 46 653 30 82 20 174 71 10 52 439 68 15 86 40 15 21,424 05 320 33 138 73 1,383 82 131 11 18 30 23 20 31 65 18 99 15 57 6 56 925 18 638 89 618 34 67 41 1,457 20 1,671 18 33 66 6 63 225 84 99 44 18 97 I 13 27 11 66 496 47 49 92 2,819 57 724 .8 18 50 10,626 92 12 76 378 50 18 22 34 87 14 19 25 32 58 00 653 31 MR4OI CL1 e •-> I-a • 12.4 Boa C Fos.-, g' 4 O tVZ T. § ;-2. " O 4-,/,:1 --r 1)0 O a , ,.4$ co .70,0 , .4C-1 (2) cts. 48 30 94 84 397 86 2,665 76 12,751 22 2,575 50 8,142 22 10,747 22 1,218 48 3,645 14 2,904 02 40 86 62 76 41 64 1,011 70 7 56 19 16 9,864 57 2,325 08 149 84 1,799 62 529 30 75 10 55 56 126 60 75 96 4 42 6 90 4,118 86 6,312 74 2,821 92 672 90 5,251 08 7,302 20 134 64 26 24 56 82 2,438 12 2,022 12 76 56 1,529 08 41 58 1,650 00 197 84 5.620 46 1,s76 16 71 12 33 52 49,463 74 50 44 280 84 72 70 56 94 55 40 101 28 18 08 2,998 14 (3) cts (4) 279 cts. 12 (5) cts. (“) $ ets. 37 54 600 2 50 6 00 29 28 29 28 1,600 00 2,000 00 17 50 6 00 29 29 114 00 400 00 64 226 04 (7) $ eta. 408 00 I 810 46 8,786 15 744 74 7,520 55 5,830 21 610 76 429 04 280 00 188 00 86 00 451 05 18 50 805 60 788 27 280 00 2,020 00 6,019 87 453 01 ....... •• • •• •• 261 30 368 75 43 67 97 75 119 16 270 00 1,306 50 1 45 ........ 549 33 1,486 75 708 00 108 21 64 82 1,132 52 3,496 24 7,941 52 3,068 48 2,200 00 352 88 33 00 32 127 49 80 80 00 9 75 225 00 345 00 160 00 16 00 96 35 67 2,791 74 95 39 55,144 36 155,928 71 16,800 00 30 10 250 00 9,687 54 5,554 13 160 96 53 30 1,200 00 100 00 841 44 87 85 4,974 58 24 1,050 69 12 60 9,112 65 r - r - CO ai V a C a $ eta. 327 42 502 84 435 40 3.511 50 21,539 87 3,355 52 15,662 77 16,594 93 1,864 53 4. 188 18 3,584 02 40 86 240 76 42 28 3,258 34 7561 55 16 17,935 49 4,796 59 1,216 74 2,587 89 1,178 05 118 77 55 56 126 60 75 96 5 87 6 90 5,703 7,139 2,930 907 8,239 10,798 134 26 56 10,732 5,080 109 7,281 41 1,710 207 8,045 2,462 231 1,390 54,634 51 3,072 58 1,218 78 69 54 55 40 101 28 48 42 12,360 79 6,642 99 2,017 18 57,083 67 248,160 09 TRIBE OR FUND. EXPENDITURE. By Warrants. a saa `4 (7, By Transfers. CO a a Abenakis of St. Francis Amalaoites of Isle Verte and Viger Batchewana Indians. .Chippewas of Beausoleil do Nawash do Rama do Sarnia (1) $ eta. 46 60 165 23 200 00 100 00 do Saugeen do Snake Island. ..... do Thames do Walpole Island .Clench, J.B Fort. William; Band French River Indians Garden River Indians Golden Lake Indians Hurons of Lorette. Indian Land Management Fund. Indian School Fund Iroquois of Caughnawaga do St. Regis Lake Nipissing Indians Lake St. John Indians Lake of Two Mountains Indians Maiville, Nancy ..... . ........ .. Manace, James Manitoulin Island Indians (unceded portion) Meganattewan Indians .. .. 36 Mississaguas of Alnwick 90 do Credit ............. 13 do Rice and Mud Lakes 72 do Seugog 43 Mohawks of the B iy of Quinte 44 Moravians of the Thames 64 Munsees 61 the Thames 24 Naiscoutyong Indians 82 Nipissingues and others of Upper Ottawa. 52 Ojibbewas of Lake Huron 60 do Lake Superior 88 do Mississagua River 50 Ojibbewas and Ottawas of Manitoulin Island .............. 58 Oneidas of Thames 96 Parry Island Indians 59 Pottawattomies of Walpole Island 46 I Province of Quebec. Indian Fund 60 River Desert Indians 12 Serpent River Indians.. 67 Shawanaga Indians 67 Six Nations of the Grand River.. 11 . Spanish River Indians Suspense Account Thessalon River Indians Tobique, N.B., Indians Tootoomenai and his Band.. Wabbuck, William Whitefish River Indians Wyandotte of Anderdon 277 30 390 00 23 33 00 32 50 70 00 (2) $ eta. 264 81 102 83 466 63 2,718 35 12,557 12 2,378 85 8,161 11 10,709 45 1,208 27 3,584 36 3,299 36 214 12 41 62 1,310 89 45 16 23,413 76 4,991 92 899 13 3,284 55 396 85 74 39 46 00 126 60 75 96 1 45 571 00 458 00 318 19 4,227 40 6,106 39 2,934 33 762 99 6,723 15 7,283 63 134 64 26 23 (3) cts. 6 00 (4) $ cts. 17 40 83 97 878 61 77 40 752 05 583 03 64 01 156 88 28 00 24 00 18 80 202 06 15 33 453 01 ' 26 12 36 87 4 37 2 16 2 81 125 00 48 31 19 55 26 88 148 67 70 80 10 82 5 41 113 25 350 43 5 40 16 20 625 92 523 41 387 05 7,300 00 11,112 61 7,941 52 3,058 48 107 30 1,530 19 42 85 1,613 18 198 30 10,114 51 1,973 93 71 62 78 06 49,480 72 50 44 1,455 12 161 19 77 31 55 57 101 28 101 66 3,219 05 190,024 58 12 36 3 98 561 41 I 15 42 1,216 10 I 53 30 86 66 87 85 507 46 100 00 105 07 15 66 89 60 48 7 t4 780 66 2 00 15 00 7,515 77 j 1,144 40 $ cts. Balances at the credit of the Tribes and Funds mentioned on the 30th June, 1876. At credit of ,Interest Ac- CORD t. 328 81 I I 274 06 466 63 2,802 32 13,635 73 2,556 25 8,913 16 11,569 78 1,272 28 4,131 24 3,351 36 232 92 41 62 1,551 61 47 32 23,666 57 5,569 93 1,006 06 3,304 10 460 60 148 76 46 00 126 60 75 96 1 45 4,952 47 6,635 19 2,965 15 784 60 7,780 51 7,634 06 131 64 26 23 7,953 88 3,058 48 2,6 1 1(743011412 852458:13 2,882 58 198 30 1 2,463 30 116661 3'792 49,988 18 1,5:570 4 53 124 90 77 31 55 57 101 28 11,310143 6761 209,797 36 At credit Total of Capital Ac- Balances. count. $ eta. 5eta. 23 94 23 66 41 43 561 97 2,956 72 595 67 1,692 08 2,471 41 277 46 417 24 633 96 123 06 13 35 11 18 351 20 23 42 47 99 15,942 97 • 146 73 667 61 516 68 19 01 32 76 31 65 18 99 19 99 13 46 908 99 964 40 485 93 131 12 665 71 1,689 75 33 66 6 64 282 66 2,878 08 1,965 06 17 57 125 03 10 39 379 99 59 21 750 52 365 15 88 40 24 28 10,706 29 13 43 1,995 96 17 48 14 50 14 02 25 32 2 76 667 40 52,956 29 889 13 2,106 01 7,903 06 51,952 13 246,730 82 50,131 28 159,340 43 204,501 90 23,938 14 69,745 61 , 56,778 63 I 725 06 ' 1,036 77 811 92 20,683 78 133 43 360 71 159,115 57 40,817 76 2,910 49 29,882 74 10,573 55 1,434 52 1,026 18 2,500 00 1,500 00 71 49 129 64 77,905 00 114,493 53 55,891 48 11,418 35 96,442 10 143,522 51 2,658 99 512 00 896 65 48,000 00 40,000 00 1,478 03 33,302 73 820 55 30,049 36 3,907 09 108,015 72 , 24,934 30 1,386 67 1,200 00 856,061 66 983 68 1 4,916 23 2,363 4'3 1,097 41 900 00 2,000 00 284 06 57,176 70 $ cts. 913 07 2,129 67 7,944 49 52,514 10 249,687 54 50,726 95 161,032 51 206,973 31 24,215 60 70,162 85 57,412 59 848 12 1,050 12 823 10 21,034 98 156 85 408 70 175 058 54 40,8P/ 70 3,057 22 30,550 35 11,090 '23 1,453 53 1,058 94 2,531 65 1,518 99 91 48 143 10 78,813 99 115,457 93 56,377 41 11,549 47 97,107 81 145,212 26 2,692 65 518 64 1,179 21 50,878 08 41,965 06 1,495 60 33,427 76 830 94 30,429 35 3,966 30 108,796 24 25,290 45 1,475 07 1,224 28 866,767 95 997 11 6,912 19 2,380 91 1,111 91 914 02 2,025 32 286 82 57,844 10 2,870,378 88 2,923,335 17 DEPARTMENT Or THE INTERIOR, INDIAN BRANCH, OTTAWA, 30th June, 1876. ROBERT SINCLAIR, Accountant Indian Affairs. R E T U R N B . (2 ) IN D IA N L A N D M A N A G E M E N T F U N D . ST A TE M EN T sh ew in g th e ba la nc e at t he C re di t of t hi s F un d on t he 3 0t h Ju ne , 1 87 6 ; th e R ev en ue a cc ru ed , th e E xp en di tu re c ha rg ed a ga in st i t, a nd t he b al an ce o f it s C re di t on t he 3 0t h Ju ne , 1 87 6. T o th e fo ll ow in g pa ym en ts :— S al ar ie s. W il li am P lu m m er , S up er in te nd en t, T or on to R ob er t M ac ke nz ie do S ar ni a .. .. .. . , J. T . G il ki so n do B ra nt fo rd J . C . P hi pp s do M an it ow an in g C ha rl es S ke ne do P ar ry S ou nd W m . V an A bb ot t, A ge nt , S au lt S te . M ar ie J . E . R . P in so nn au lt , A ge nt , C au gl in aw ag a A . B . C ow an do G an an oq ue .. M at he w H il l do S ha nn on vi ll e W . L iv in gs to n do D el aw ar e A m os W ri gh t, A ge nt , P ri nc e A rt h u r' s L an di ng Jo hn W al la ce G ua rd ia ns h av in g su pe rv is io no f A . R oo t, ce rt ai n is la nd s in th e S t. .1 . L . T ho m ps on , L aw re nc e H . B er na rd , S ol ic it or t o In di an O ff ic e H . A nd re w s, C le rk , B ra nt fo rd R . G . D al to n, C le rk , T or on to R ev d. H . P . C ha se , M is si on ar y, M un ce yt ow n R ev d. A . Ja m ie so n do W al po le Is la nd W . F ra nc is , M .D ., P hy si ci an , M an it ow an in g J. N ew to n M :D ., do to M oh aw ks o f th e B ay R ev d. J . Je nn is se au x an d A ss is ta nt T ea ch er s, M a- ni to w an in g 30 0 00 Jo se ph in e M ar ti n, T ea ch er , F or t W il li am 15 0 00 R ev d. E . W il so n, f or d o L it tl e C ur re nt 10 0 00 W . S ti ns on do S he gu ia nd ah 30 0 00 F . F ro st do G ar de n R iv er 20 0 00 W m . V an A bb ot t, f or T ea ch er , G ar de n R iv er 20 0 00 J. A ss in ii w e, do W ik w em ek on g. .. 15 0 00 M cG re go r Ir on si de , I n te rp re te r, M an it ow an in g 70 5 60 $ ct s. $ ct s. C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 1, 37 2 00 98 0 00 1, 57 7 76 1, 17 6 00 88 2 00 49 3 76 39 5 00 30 8 60 34 5 64 39 5 00 53 9 00 18 7 5 18 7 5 18 7 5 39 2 00 88 2 00 78 4 00 40 0 00 40 0 00 1, 00 0 00 30 0 00 14 ,7 84 6 1 14 ,7 84 6 1 B y B al an ce 3 0t h Ju n e, 1 87 5 L eg is la ti ve a pp ro pr ia ti on , 18 75 -7 6 F in es a nd f ee s co ll ec te d d u ri n g 1 87 5- 76 R ec ov er ed c os ts a tt en d in g s ei zu re s of t im be r in to w ns hi ps o f L in ds ay A lb em ar le K ep pe l I•• R am a L ak e N ip is si ng S ha w an ag a B ay P er ce nt ag e ch ar ge d ag ai ns t va ri ou s T ri ba l ac - co un ts f or t he c ol le ct io n of r en ts a nd p ay - m en ts o n la nd , st on e, a nd t im be r, s ol d fo r th e be ne fi t of t he B an ds i nt er es te d In te re st ac cr ue d on ca pi ta l in ve st ed w it h th e G ov er nm en t C ar ri ed fo rw ar d ct s. $ ct s. 18 0, 78 9 62 1, 60 0 00 24 4 95 9 00 14 0 0 9 00 13 7 5 59 0 0 12 5 0 11 7 25 5, 85 4 61 9, 86 4 57 19 8, 47 0 90 R E T U R N B . (2 )— C on tin ue d. D a . IN D IA N L A N D M A N A G E M E N T F U N D .— C on ti nu ed . C R . B ro ug ht f o rw ar d T o th e fo ll ow in g pa ym en ts :— S up er an nu at io nA . W . R . B ar tl et t, T or on to F . T al fo ur d, S ar n ia C on ti ng en t E xp en se s in cu rr ed a t va ri ou s S up ei in te nd - en ci es a n d A ge nc ie s. W m . P ln m m er , T or on to , co ve ri ng o ff ic e re n t, f ue l, li g h t, p os ta ge , te le gr am s, & c T ra v el li n g e xp en se s L ic en se f ee s R . G . D al to n , fo r se rv ic es i n re -a d ju st in g t h e pr ic e of l an d i n S au ge en P en in su la J. V . D eB ou ch er vi ll e, f or s er vi ce s in re -a d ju st in g th e pr ic e of l an d i n S au ge en P en in su la .. .. . T ra v el li n g e xp en se s to a n d f ro m T or on to J. T . G il ki so n, B ra nt fo rd , ho us e an d o ff ic e re n t T ra v el li n g e xp en se s H . V as sa l, P ie rr ev il le , ce ns us o f A be na ki s P er ce n ta g e on c ol le ct io ns a n d d is bu rs em en ts W . V an A b b o tt , S au lt S te . M ar ie , R en t of o ff ic e, fu el , & c • P er ce n ta g e on c ol le ct io ns C h ar le s S ke ne , P ar ry S ou nd , co st o f b o at s an d o f ke ep in g th em i n re p ai r, t ra v el li n g e xp en se s, & c. J. C . P h ip p s, c o n ti n g en t ex pe ns es o f hi s of fi ce E xp en se s in c on ne ct io n w it h se iz ur e of t im be r d o pr os ec ut io n of p er - so ns a cc us ed o f F el li ng l iq uo r to I n d ia n s E xp en se s in cu rr ed w hi le p ay in g a n n u it ie s do do 18 75 W . L iv in g st o n , co n ti n g en t e xp en se s of h is o ff ic e P er ce n ta g e on c ol le ct io ns .. F . M cA nn an y, p er ce n ta g e on c ol le ct io ns A . B . C ow an , tr av el li n g e xp en se s an d re p ai rs to b o at L . E . O ti s, t ra v el li n g e xp en se s $ ct s. 96 2 85 40 0 00 $ ct s. 14 ,7 84 6 1 1, 36 2 85 B ro ug ht f or w ar d $ ct s. $ 19 8, 47 0 ct s. 90 34 7 70 28 2 00 6 00 7 00 10 0 0 67 0 0 20 0 00 14 0 00 15 0 0 49 6 0 30 9 09 11 4 77 35 7 46 86 5 7 13 1 6 13 0 0 19 9 52 11 2 10 ' 21 9 7 4 99 66 8 2 25 0 0 4 00 It E st at e of W . C ol qu ho un , la te A g en t at C o rn w al l, pe rc en ta ge :o n co ll ec ti on s an d di sb ur se - m en ts Jo h n D av id so n, s uc ce ss or t o W . C ol qu ho un , p er - ce n ta g e as a bo ve 18 3 55 02 58 2, 69 1 35 S ur ve ys , In sp ec ti on a n d V al ua ti on o f L an d s, C os t of M ap s, 4- c. , Jo h n A nd er so n, f or i n sp ec ti n g is la n d s in R ic e L ak e. . 5 5 0 S u n d ry F o re st B ai li ff s 2 81 W m . B ul l, f or s er vi ce s as F o re st B ai li ff 81 9 9 C op y of A ss es sm en t R ol l, A m ab el . .. .. .. .. . 8 0 0 V al u at io n o f la n d i n E as tn o r 18 0 0 A ss ig nm en t fe e on 1 9 in 3 , K ep pe l 1 0 0 G . B . A br ey , fo r su rv ey o f G or e B ay . 84 5 0 do on T he ss al on R iv er 20 0 00 P . M . A . G en es t, f or m ap o f N ew F ra n ce 3 0 0 A . G . F or es t, b al an ce d ue h im on s u rv ey o f to w n - sh ip s of L ai rd a n d M er ed it h 69 8 86 F . C la y to n , fo r m o u n ti n g m ap o f th os e to w n sh ip s. .. 1 2 5 Jo h n R id o u t, fo r co py o f po ll d ee d of l o ts " 3 6 A " an d " 3 3 B ," t ow ns hi p of E to b ic o k e. .. . . .. .. . 1 2 5 R ob er t G ra ha m , fo r se rv ic es a s F o re st B ai li ff ... ... . .. 13 3 61 ,, O . R ob in so n, fo r pl an an d de sc ri pt io n of l o ts in B ra nt fo rd 30 0 0 J. F . E . U sh er , fo r co py o f L et te rs P at en t to t h e N ew E n g la n d C om pa ny 6 00 Jo h n J o h n st o n e, f or m ap s ho w in g In d ia n R es er ve s 12 0 0 Jo se ph G ra ha m , fo r v al u at io n o f is la n d s in t h e O to - na be e R iv er 15 0 0 T . H . Jo hn so n fo r co py o f R ep or t of S u rv ey o f 1 85 3 of I nd ia n la nd s in t he t o w n sh ip o f H u ro n .. . 5 00 H on ou ra bl e C om m is si on er o f C ro w n L a w O n ta ri o , fo r pl an o f to w ns hi p of T or on to . . . .. . 3 0 0 1, 31 0 77 A dv er ti si ng S al es o f In d ia n la n d s, P ro h ib it o ry N o- tic es r es pe ct in g n ti o n s, S c R ev ie w o f T ra de 30 0 0 B ar ri e G az et te . . .. . .. .. 5 70 O w en S ou nd A dv er ti se r 12 4 6 B ar ri e A dv er ti se r 6 70 C ay ug a A dv oc at e 2 80 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 20 ,1 49 5 8 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 19 8, 47 0 90 B E T T JR N B . (2 .) — C on tin ue d. DR . IN D IA N L A N D M A N A G E M E N T F U N D .— C on ti nu ed . C a. B ro ug ht f o rw ar d T o th e fo ll ow in g pa ym en ts :— A dv er ti si ng S al es o f In d ia n L an ds , 'c .— C on . T re n to n C ou rr ie r. ... $ ct s. 3 .5 0 $ ct S. II 20 ,1 49 5 8 B ro ug ht f o rw ar d $ ct s. I $ ct s. 19 8, 47 0 90 B ra n t E xp os it or 3 5 0 C o rn w al l F re eh ol de r .. .. .. . 6 75 C ob ou rg W or ld .. 3 5 0 B ru ce R ep or te r 5 2 8 M ai l P ri n ti n g a n d P u b li sh in g C om pa ny 80 0 0 A m he rs t E ch o 28 2 0 O n ta ri o C hr on ic le ... . 6 24 L on do n A dv er ti se r 37 4 0 C ol li ng w oo d B ul le ti n 2 52 P io ne er , S au lt S te . M ar ie .. .. .. .. . 5 00 W al k er to n T el es co pe 4 76 E ss ex R ec or d 8 0 0 B ri ti sh W hi g 4 80 E ri e P o st .. 10 0 0 26 7 11 M is ce ll an eo us E xp en di tu re . II . G . S m it h , in su ri n g $4 ,0 00 on M ou nt E lg in In - d u st ri al S ch oo l B ui ld in g. 33 0 0 M on tr ea l T el eg ra p h C om pa ny 25 9 9 J . 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R os s, M .D . do T o B al an ce 44 7 5 17 0 0 20 0 0 45 0 0 14 6 75 2, 01 0 80 6, 02 1 90 B y B al an ce o n 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. . 6, 02 1 90 2, 01 0 80 N o rn .- -I n t he P u b li c A cc ou nt s, t he e x p en d it u re f or M ed ic al A tt en d an ce a p p ea rs a s $3 44 .0 3, i ns te ad o f $1 46 .7 5 ab ov e ; th e di ff er en ce , $1 97 .2 8, i s ca us ed b y th e ch eq ue f or t h at a m ou nt i n fa v o r of D r. H ov ey w hi ch w as o u ts ta n d in g o n 30 th J u n e, 1 87 5, h av in g s in ce b ee n pa id , an d s o en te ri n g i n to th e ac co u n ts o f th e F in an ce D ep ar tm en t. R O B E R T S IN C L A IR , A cc ou nt an t, In d ia n A ff ai rs . D EP A R TM EN T O F TH E IN TE R IO R , IN D IA N B R A N C H , O TT A W A , 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6. R E T U R N C . (3 .) IN D IA N S O F P R IN C E E D W A R D I S L A N D . C R . T o th e fo ll ow in g pa ym en ts d u ri n g t h e y ea r en de d 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6 :— T . 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I T o th e fo ll ow in g pa ym en ts :— en B y B al an ce 3 0t h Ju n e, 1 87 5 L eg is la ti ve a p p ro p ri at io n , 18 75 -7 6 19 ,1 01 9 8 25 ,0 00 0 0 E xp en se s in c on ne ct io n w ith t he V ic to ri a S u p er in - R en ts c ol le ct ed b y S u p er in te n d en t P o w el l fr om te nd en cy . w hi te t en an ts o n th e S on gh ee s R es er ve 20 1 55 T o S u p er in te n d en t P o w el l, s al ar y 1 2 m on th s to 3 0t h F in es i nf li ct ed on pe rs on s co n v ic te d o f h av in g so ld l iq uo r to I n d ia n s in t h e F ra se r S u p er - Ju n e, 1 87 6 2, 54 8 00 in te n d en cy 86 0 0 T ra v el li n g e xp en se s d u ri n g t he y ea r 32 7 50 S up pl ie s an d p re se n ts t o I n d ia n s 1, 16 4 23 S ch oo l G ra n ts , an d b oo ks p ur ch as ed 1, 73 2 50 A g ri cu lt u ra l im pl em en ts , se ed g ra in , an d g a rl de n se ed s. 35 9 05 M ed ic al a tt en d an ce a n d m ed ic in es . . . . 1, 54 2 04 H . M of fa tt , C le rk , sa la ry , 12 m on th s to 30 th Ju n e, 1 87 6 1, 54 0 00 W ag es p ai d O ff ic e M es se ng er , an d o th er s 37 0 00 G en er al ex pe ns es o f th e S u p er in te n d en cy , in - cl u d in g o ff ic e re n t, bo ok s of a cc o u n t, s ta - ti on er y, p os ta ge , te le gr am s, s ta b le e xp en se s, A c 1, 10 4 45 1-4 C -J E xp en se s re su lt in g fr om t h e pr ev al en ce o f s m al l- po x am o n g st t he I n d ia n s, v ia 1 — Q ua ra nt in e ex pe ns es ; B ur ia l e xp en se s ; S up pl ie s fo r th e si ck ; W ag es p ai d to n u rs es ; an d c os ts a t- te n d in g t h e cl ea ns in g an d in sp ec ti on of In d ia n d w el li ng s 1, 57 4 08 ex pe ns es i n co nn ec ti on w ith t he F ra se r S up er in - te nd en cy . 12 ,2 61 8 5 T o S u p er in te n d en t L en ih an , sa la ry , 12 m on th s to Ju n e, 1 87 6 2, 12 3 33 T ra v el li n g e xp en se s d u ri n g t he y ea r. . 19 2 50 S up pl ie s an d p re se nt s to I nd ia ns 1, 50 4 54 S ch oo l g ra n t 50 0 0 A g ri cu lt u ra l Im pl , m en ts , s ee d gr ai n, a n d g ar d en se ed .. 1, 75 3 13 M ed ic al a tt en d an ce a n d m ed ic in es 2, 84 4 86 W ag es p ai d In di an p ol ic em an 90 0 0 8, 55 9 36 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 20 ,8 20 2 1 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 44 ,3 89 6 3 4 R E T U R N C . 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M es se ng er , W in ni pe g O ff ic e, 9 do .. T ea ch er s, S t. A lb er t' s S ch oo l, 1 2 do .. do S t. P et er 's do 1 2 do .. do F o rt A le xa nd er do 1 2 do .. do F ai rf or d R iv er do 1 2 do .. do S t. M ar ti n' s do 1 2 do .. d o B ro ke nh ea d R iv er d o 4 i do .. do B er en 's R iv er d o 2 y rs . 5 m o. do N or w ay H ou se d o 2 yr s. 8 m o. S pe ci al S er vi ce s. W . C h ri st ie , co m pe ns at io n fo r se r- vi ce s as C om m is si on er , T re at y N o. 4 X . G . D ie ki es on , fo r se rv ic es as C om m is si on er , T re at y N o. 4 C ar ri ed f o rw ar d 1, 96 0 98 0 50 0 37 5 25 0 45 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 20 0 75 72 5 80 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 73 3 12 14 3 1, 26 6 53 1 80 69 25 00 75 25 68 2, 76 7 5, 00 0 62 00 S io ux . F o r p u rc h as e of f ar m in g st o ck , se ed g ra in , pr ov is io ns a n d i m pl em en ts of h u sb an d ry F o r S al ar ie s an d of fi ce ex pe ns es , an d co ve ri ng al so m in or ex - pe nd it ur es fo r tr av el li n g ex - pe ns es , re n t of o ff ic es , p ri n ti n g , re m un er at io n fo r sp ec ia l se r- vi ce s, m ed ic al at te n d an ce an d m ed ic in es o r m ed ic al c om fo rt s, fu el , li g h t, m ed al s an d c on ti n- ge nc ie s. 5, 00 0 5, 00 0 00 00 1, 50 1 1, 82 9 11 5 12 21 8 66 1, 25 5 08 84 88 90 23 22 85 5, 00 0 00 7, 51 5 00 16 ,7 50 0 0 1, 20 0 25 0 00 00 1, 45 0 00 15 9, 27 0 22 C ar ri ed f or w ar d 16 ,7 50 0 0 12 4, 27 5 00 44 ,2 63 4 9 R E T U R N C . (5 )— C on tin ue d. D R . IN D IA N S O F M A N IT O B A A N D T H E N O R T H -W E S T .— C on ti nu ed . C R . $ c ts . $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. B ro ug ht f or w ar d 1, 45 0 00 15 9, 27 0 22 B ro u g h t f o rw ar d 16 ,7 50 0 0 12 4, 27 5 00 44 ,2 63 4 9 S pe ei al S er vi ce s. — C o n. T o H on . P . B re la nd , fo r se rv ic es as C om m is si on er , T re at y N o . 4. . . .. .. 72 0 00 W . J. F o rs y th , fo r se rv ic es a s C om - m is si on er , T re at y N o. 4 15 0 00 J . F . G ra ha m , fo r se rv ic es i n W in ni - pe g O ff ic e 43 7 32 P ai d an In te rp re te r a t P ri n ce A rt h u r' s L an d in g 13 4 5 W . S in cl ai r, fo r se rv ic es as I n te r- , p re te r 10 0 00 H . H . R ey no ld s, f or s er vi ce s as C le rk 75 0 0 W . S in cl ai r, f or i n sp ec ti n g R es er ve s. 98 0 0 A . M cK ay , s al ar y f or 2 m o n th s 16 6 66 C on st ab le s' s er vi ce s a t S t. P et er s 18 7 5 H on . J . M cK ay , fo r se rv ic es r en de re d 50 0 00 A . O . G ar n o tt d o .• l 33 0 00 F . F ie ld , fo r se rv ic es a s C le rk I 40 0 0 J. L . B ed so n, f or s er vi ce s re nd er ed 25 0 0 4, 12 4 18 T ra ve ll in g E xp en se s. C om m is si on er , T re at y N o. 4 , co ve r- in g s u p p li es 96 3 52 H ud so n B ay C o. , fo r us e of t en t fo r C om m is si on er . 2 50 M . G . D ic ki es on , tr av el li n g e xp en se s in co nn ec ti on w it h pa ym en t of an n u it ie s, T re at y N o. 4 44 1 25 W . J . F o rs y th , tr av el li n g e xp en se s in co nn ec ti on w it h p ay m en t of a n - nu it ie s, T re at y N o. 4 25 0 00 M . G . D ic ki es on , tr av el li n g e xp en se s in co nn ec ti on w it h p ay m en t of an n u it ie s, T re at y N o. 4 20 0 00 W . H . N ag le , tr av el li n g e xp en se s in co nn ec ti on w it h p ay m en t of a n - n u it ie s, T re at y N o. 4 10 0 00 • F . J. G ra ha m , fo r tr ip t o S t. P et er s. . 18 0 0 J. A . N . P ro ve nc he r, t ra v el li n g e x- pe ns es d u ri n g y ea r 63 6 00 R . S in cl ai r, t ra v el li n g e xp en se s fr om O tt aw a to W in ni pe g, w hi le t h er e, ' an d r et u rn 34 5 50 R . P it h er , t ra v el li n g e xp en se s d u ri n g y ea r 35 7 38 H ud so n B ay C o. ,f or h ir e of b uc kb oa rd 67 0 0 C ar p en te r & C o. , fo r co nv ey an ce o f) In d ia n s 48 0 0 A . M cK ay ; tr av el li n g ex pe ns es in co nn ec ti on w it h pa ym en t of a n - nu it ie s, T re at y N o. 4 23 9 00 A . W ri g h t, tr av el li n g ex pe ns es in co nn ec ti on w it h pa ym en t of a n - nu it ie s, T re at y N o. 3 77 9 7 3, 74 6 12 P ri n ti n g a n d S ta ti on er y. D on al ds on & B ro s. , st at io n er y 55 7 7 F re e P re ss , W in ni pe g, a d v er ti si n g 49 3 0 A . D . G ag n ie r do do 15 3 5 S ta n d ar d P u b . C o. d o do 5 84 L e M et is d o do 19 0 0 , Q ue en 's P ri n te r, O tt aw a, b oo ks of ac co u n t, e tc 50 8 5 19 6 11 M ed ic al A tt en da nc e, d w . D r. L yn ch , fo r m ed ic al s er vi ce s a t S t. P et er s • 25 6 60 M . B an ks , fo r m ed ic in es 77 9 5 T ho s. T ay lo r, f or m ed ic al c om fo rt s. ... 19 3 44 52 7 99 S un dr ie s. M . S t. J o h n , fo r re n t of o ff ic e .. .. .. 36 0 00 H . H . R ey no ld s, f or 3 5 co rd s w oo d. ... 21 0 00 M . G . D ic ki es on , w ar eh ou se c ha rg es , 78 2 8 M cM ic ke n & T ay lo r, f or c oa l oi l 13 9 0 & B ai n B la nc ha rd , fo r d ra w in g c on - tr ac t i 10 0 0 F re ig h t on f la gs 9 50 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 68 1 68 15 9, 27 0 22 C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 16 ,7 50 0 0 12 4, 27 5 00 44 ,2 63 4 9 R E T U R N iC ( 5. )— C on tin ue d. D a. IN D IA N S O F M A N IT O B A A N D T H E N O R T H -W E S T .— C on ti nu ed . B ro ug ht f o rw ar d S un dr ie s. — C on . T o B ou gh t ti n bo xe s to h ol d tr ea ti es ' H ud so n B ay C o. , fo r lu m be r R en t of o ff ic e a t F o rt F ra n ci s $ 68 1 9 68 30 0 ct s. 68 00 76 00 $ ct s. $ 15 9, 27 0 ct s. 22 M cM ic ke n & T ay lo r, fo r ho us e fix tu re s 18 3 0 A . M cD er m ot t, fo r 9 m o n th s' r en t of W in ni pe g of fi ce 49 6 00 C o n ti n g en t ex pe ns es of W in ni pe g of fi ce 79 1 65 10 0 m ed al s fo r tr ea ti es 3, 72 8 15 R . G er ri e, f or s et p ig eo n h o le s 15 0 0 G eo . M cP he rs on , fo r st o ra g e 12 0 00 C ar p en te r & C o. , ac co u n t sa fe fo r of fi ce , P ri n ce A rt h u r' s L an d in g 87 5 0 B ra n d in g ir on f or A . M cK ay 5 00 6, 32 0 03 22 ,4 29 4 3 M is ce ll an eo us . P . B . F er gu so n, f or b ra ss c he ck s .. .. . .• •• •• •• 50 0 0 G eo . C ox , fo r en g ra v in g m ed al s 4 70 C . M cN ee & S on , G la sg ow , fl a g s 10 5 13 A . M or ti m er , ac co u n t b o o k s. .. .. ., .. .. . .• 12 7 5 M . S t. J o h n , re fu nd of s u p er an n u a- ti o n d ed uc ti on 37 5 0 H ud so n B ay C o. , fo r ca m p eq ui pa ge .. 33 2 2 J. A . N . P ro ve nc he r, t o e na bl e hi m to p ay a n e x tr a ra te t o t h e In - d ia n s of T re at ie s 1 a n d 2 2, 50 0 00 2, 74 3 30 P ro ba bl e co st o f N ew T re at ie s. T h o rn to n & S u th er la n d , fo r pr ov i- si on s 65 3 45 H ud so n B ay C o. , fo r sh o t, p em m ic an , et c. , et c d o fo r pr ov is io ns an d ta rp au li n fu rn is h ed to R ev . J. 59 2 00 M cD ou ga ll 1, 01 6 87 1 B ro ug ht f o rw ar d . .. .. .. . F o r m is ce ll an eo us ex p en d it u re s co v er in g [i te m s n o t p ro p er ly b el o n g in g to ei th er of th e fo re - g o in g F o r p ro b ab le c o st o f ne w T re at ie s to be m ad e d u ri n g t h e y ea r $ ct s. 16 ,7 50 0 0 3, 00 0 00 40 ,0 00 0 0 C R . $ ct s. $ ct s. 12 4, 27 5 00 44 ,2 63 4 9 16 ,7 50 0 0 3, 00 0 00 H on .T .H ow ar d, f or s er vi ce s re n d er ed B an gs I s C o. , fo r h at s J. M et ca lf e, c lo th in g R . M it ch el l, f or b ra ss c he ck s W . H . L yo n, f o r pr ov is io ns T h o rn to n & S n th er la n d , f or p ro vi si on s A n n u it ie s pa id u n d er t h e ne w T re at y (N o. 5 ) by L t. -G ov . M or ri s, v iz : T o 4 C hi ef s, e ac h $ 25 0 0 9 H ea dm en , ea ch 15 0 0 1, 21 3 A n n u it an ts , ea ch .. 5 00 S u n d ry e xp en se s of c om m is si on s in co nn ec ti on w it h ne go ci at io n of T re at y S up pl em en ta ry E st im at es . R ev . P 6r e L ac om be , to a id h im in p ri n ti n g a n d p u b li sh in g a d ic ti o n - ar y of t he C re e an d S au lt ea u x la n g u ag es , in E n g li sh P ro vi si on s, e tc ., p ur ch as ed a n d f or - w ar d ed by S u p t. P ro ve nc he r to F o rt C ar le to n fo r d is tr ib u ti o n a s p re se n ts t o In d ia n s in t h at n ei gh - bo rh oo d, v iz : T ea .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . $ 7 71 8 8 T ob ac co .. 77 8 50 A m m un it io n 1, 04 2 70 B la nk et s 1, 07 0 00 C lo th 50 1 77 F re ig h t on t he a rt ic le s .. 78 4 35 10 0 00 13 5 00 6, 06 5 00 C ar ri ed f or w ar d 50 0 00 4, 94 9 20 10 0 00 21 7 10 1, 98 7 10 79 6 5 92 2 3 30 0 5 6, 30 0 00 2, 33 5 00 5, 44 9 20 13 ,4 03 4 5 5, 44 9 20 20 3, 29 5 60 S up pl em en ta ry E st im at es , 18 75 -7 6 T o co ve r co st o f p ri n ti n g a C re e an d S au lt eu x d ic ti o n ar y T he c os t o f pr es en ts s en t t o I n d ia n s in th e ne ig hb or ho od o f F o rt C a rl e to n . A n d to c ov er a ls o th e in cr ea se d ex - pe ns e at te n d in g th e pa ym en t of an n u it ie s u n d er T re at y N o. 4, o w in g t o th e pr es en ce of a m uc h g re at er nu m be r of In d ia n s th an w as a n ti ci p at ed b y th e3 C om m is - si o n er s w ho n eg oc ia te d th e T re at y in 1 87 4 N o T a .— T h e ap p ro p ri at io n f or a n n u -' it ie s u n d er T re at y N o. 4 w as A 24 ,5 00 T he a m o u n t pa id w as 52 ,7 57 E xc es s in t h is i te m a lo n e $2 8, 25 7 to w hi ch s ho ul d be a dd ed u pw ar ds of $ 12 0 00 , th e co st o f th e ex tr a pr ov is io ns u se d a t th e pa ym en t of th e an n u it ie s. C ar ri ed fo rw ar d 50 0 00 5, 00 0 00 34 ,0 00 0 0 40 ,0 00 0 0 39 ,5 00 0 0 22 3, 52 5 00 26 7, 78 8 49 R E T U R N C ( 5. )— C on ti nu ed . D a IN D IA N S O F M A N IT O B A A N D T H E N O R T H -W E S T .— C on ti nu ed . C a. $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. B ro ug ht f o rw ar d 20 3, 29 5 60 T o b al an ce 64 ,6 45 3 9 $2 67 ,9 40 9 9 $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. B ro u g h t f o rw ar d 26 7, 78 8 49 R ev en ue s an d R ef un ds . R ef un d by M . S t. J o h n o f sa la ry o ve r- pa id 12 2 50 R . P it h er , co ll ec te d f or c or dw oo d cu t w it h it i li m it s of T re at y N e. 3 30 0 0 26 7, 94 0 99 B y b al an ce o n 30 th J u n e, 1 87 6 $6 4, 64 5 39 NO TE .-- 1 ) n 11 H. 1 0t h Ju n e, 1 87 5, t h e b al an ce o f th is a cc o u n t, a s ex hi bi te d in t h e bo ok s of t h e F in an ce D ep ar tm en t, w as $ 44 ,7 23 .4 9, w h il e th e bo ok s of t h e In di an ( i rh ... s he w ed a b al an ce o f $4 4, 26 3 49 , th e di ff er en ce b ei n g $ 46 0, c au se d by t w o o u ts ta n d in g c he qu es — on e fo r $4 10 , in fa v o r of J . A . N . P ro ve nc he r, I li , ,,i lw r fo r $5 0, i n fa vo r of G eo rg e R ac et te . T he f ir st m en ti on ed of t ho se ch eq ue s h as s in ce be en pa id ; t h e la st m en ti o n ed is s ti ll o u ts ta n d in g . I I In l'i .b li c A cc ou nt s fo r th e Y ea r en de d 80 th J u n e, 1 87 6, t h e ba la nc e a t th e cr ed it of t h is a cc o u h t is 65 ,1 37 .0 5; th e di ff er en ce of $4 91 .6 6, i s ca us ed b y th e un de rm en ti on ed c he qu es o u ts ta n d in g o n 30 th J u n e, v iz C re d it c he qu e, N o. 41 , in f av or o f G eo . R ac et te $ 5 0 00 d o N o. 1 61 , do T ea ch er , S t. M ar ti ns 50 0 0 d o N o. 1 62 , do • R . M il le r, M .D 12 5 00 do N o. 1 63 , d o A . M cK ay 16 6 66 In d ia n O ff ic e ch eq ue , N o. 2 25 , do J. M . C ra w fo rd 10 0 00 $4 91 8 6 R O B T . SI N C L A IR , A cc ou nt an t, In d ia n A ff ai rs . D EP A RT M EN T OF T H E IN TE RI O R, O T T A W A , N th J un e, 1 87 6. [PARS I.] 79 RETURN D. STATEMENT showing the number of acres of Indian Lands sold during the year ended. 30th June, 1876, the total amount of Purchase Money, and the quantity of surveyed surrendered Indian Lands remaining unsold at that date. Towns or Townships. Counties. No. of Acres Sold. Amount. Remarks. Albemarle Bruce Amabel do Eastnor do Lindsay do St. Edmunds do Town Plot of Hardwick do do Oliphant do do Adair do do Sout h a m p- ton do do Bury do Keppel Grey Town Plot of Wiarton ..... do do Brooke do Bidwell. District of Algoma Howland , do ... bheguiandah do ... Town Plot of Sheguiandah do Billings do Assiginack do Campbell . do Carnarvon do Allan do Tehkummah do Sandfield do Gordon do Town Plot of Shaftesbury. do McDonald do Garden River Reserve do Aweres do Fenwick do Kars do Pennifather de Dennis do Marwick I do Fisher do Tilley do Haviland do Vankoughnet do Tupper do Archibald do Laird do Meredith do Gore Bay do Town Plot of Manitowan- ing .. ..... do ... Neebing i District of Thunder Bay Sarnia Lambton Anderdon Essex ......... • •-, ---• 779 813 4,246 698 600 $ cts. 908 50 1,685 00 4,408 40 923 75 600 00 860 Carried forward 1,773 328 1,921 1,638 3591- 7 3,134 1,865 955 2,553 1,416 3,382 1,935 3,038 3,753 25 280 00 9,006 71 969 50 829 00 298 50 27 60 1,517 00 932 60 477 50 1,284 50 708 00 1,691 00 970 00 1,523 00 917 538 75 959 1,439 91 6151 457 18 154 77 00 8i 634 60 3 . 110 00 2,382t 39,828 25 36,485 75,787 40 Acres. 22,191 6,506 31,036 54,772 56,387 1,100 476;- 1,700 336 1,168 7,905 1181 528 19,222 14,462 22,1911 342 23,817 12,912 36,680 30,478 17,691 16,183 12,388 12,091 270 11,692t 16,94O 9,742 16,419 10,181 17,534 3,509 7,106 9,102 12,091 3,821 11,850 2,800 2,900 24,0161 9,699 399 169t 3,778 Nil. 200 574,701i Some of these lands have been resumed by the Depart- ment, the condi- tions of sale not having been com- plied with. , 89 [ PART I.] RETURN D.—Continued. --- STATEMENT showing the number of acres of Indian Lands sold. during the Year ended the 30th June, 1876, &c.---Continued. Towns or Townships. Counties. No. of Acres Sold. Amount. 0 'd a) a. 0 bp m •"" CY Remarks. Brought forward 36,485 cts. 75,787 40 574,701i Seneca Haldimand 76 606 88 1,024 Cayuga do 980 Brantford Brant 4i 330 00 Township of Brantford do 105 1,274 00 Tyendinaga ;Hastings 3, 725 Thorah Island 271 1,084 00 134 Islands in River St. Clair 15 4,000 00 do Bay Quinte 10 300 00 do Otonabee River do River St. Law- rence 15 272 100 00 680 00 Area of Islands re- maining unsold, not given. Toronto. 95 1,532 00 Port Credit 7 1,105 00 Ouiatchouan 13,280 Viger 250 Totals.. 37,357 86,799 28 594,094i DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, INDIAN BRANCH, 19th December, 1876. J. V. DEBOUCHERVILLE, Clerk in Charge of Indian Land Sales. INDIAN SCHOOLS RETURN. .82 [PART I.] RETURN STATEMENT of the condition of the various Indian Schools Indian Reserve or Band to which School belongs. Name of Teacher. 1 Salary per Annum. From what Fund paid. PROVINCE or ONTARIO. -Caradoc Reserve, Mount Elgin Indus- $ cts. trial School. Thos. Cosford Wesleyan Missionary Society and Indian Funds Moravians of the Thames. A. E. Putnam 300 00 Indian Funds Wyandotte of Anderdon Marceline Cuerier 250 00 do »Chippewas of Sarnia Wilson Jacobs 300 00 Indian and Wesleyan Mission- ary Society do Kettle Point Wm. Elliott 250 00 Indian Funds... Chippewas and Pottawattamies of Walpole Island Jas. Cameron 300 00 Indian and Church of England Chippewas and Munsees of the Thames Geo. Fisher. 200 00 Indian Funds do do Jos. Fisher 200 00 do Chippewas of the Thames Abel Wancosh 200 00 do do Saugeen Louisa Atthill. 200 00 do do do Pollie Christoe 200 00 Methodist Missionary Society.. do Cape Croker... ...... D. Craddock 200 00 Indian Funds do do Isabella McIver.. 200 00 do do do Peter Elliott 200 00 do do Rama Martha Sargeant. 200 00 Indian and Methodist Mission- ary So eiety do Beausoliel Allan Salt 260 00 Indian and Methodist Mission- a ry Society........ ............... do Georgina Island I Chas. Grylls 250 00 Methodist Church of Canada.. Missisaguas of Mud Lake Geo. Crook 400 00 'New England Company do Rice Lake 'Mary J. Sanderson 180 00 'Methodist Mission Fund......... do Alnwick C. M. Barrett 200 00 do Mohawks, Bay of Quinte W. J. Wilson 370 00 Indian Funds and Whites do do Lydia Hill 150 00 Indian Funds do do Minnie Merrill 150 00 do Six Nation Indians. 1. Mohawk Institution at Brantford { Isaac Barefoot Miss Jennie Fisher 400 00 200 00 } New England Company.. { 2. On Grand River Miss Crombie 250 00 New England Company and 3. do 4. do 5. do 6. do 7. do 8. do 9. do 10. do 11. do J. A. Powles Miss Ilya dman. Mrs. Hill Miss Howells Nelles Monture Geo. Powles ............. Miss Gordon Oath. Burning Miss Fuller 250 00 250 00 276 00 250 00 250 00 250 00 250 00 150 00 250 00 Indian Funds do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Voluntary and Indian Funds.. Wesleyan Missionary Society 12. do Benj. Carpenter 250 00 and Indian Funds..... ......... do do [PART I.] 83 E. within the Dominion, for the Year ended 30th June, 1876. N u m b er o f B o y s. 0 0 0 t 0 . 0 44 o 0 8 N um be r W ri ti ng . N um be r le ar n in g A ri th m et ic N um be r le ar ni ng G ra m m er . N um be r le ar ni ng G eo gr ap hy . 0 0 0 24 116 40 40 40 40 12 16 25 24 I 49 49 49 22 2 17 15 15 15 15 15 4 5 1 13 t 8 21 15 16 11 4 12 5 17 17 17 1 1 1 20 9 29 29 17 11 1 19 11 30 30 26 9 2 3 21 15 36 36 28 21 10 10 21 11 32 32 16 8 5 22 10 32 32 24 13 12 19 31 31 30 17 14 20 10 30 26 23 9 2 15 I 5 20 20 20 17 22 8 30 29 23 9 18 12 301 30 7 3 2 18 12 1 30 28 24 15 11 8 19 19 18 10 4 4 22 30 1 52 52 48 9 9 9 9 12 17 29 29 28 22 7 6 19 13 32 18 27 45 45 45 8 1 7 13 17 30 20 18 16 2 3 17 15 I 32 32 32 32 1 4 0 N um be r le ar ni ng D 1 25 21 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 17 20 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 33 27 60 59 58 58 17 17 7 21 23 44 40 12 6 4 7 25 20 41 38 28 26 15 16 I 18 14 14 28 24 15 5 5 14 17 31 29 27 1 5 11 9 20 18 8 6 2 1 7 27 19 46 45 34 34 12 19 12 12 33 45 45 29 25 4 7 12 17 29 27 9 6 1 1 13 14 27 27 13 12 1 14 13 27 24 6 6 1 3 11 Remarks. An Indian Industrial and Boarding School, $60 per annum each, for 30 pupils, are contributed from Indian Funds. The boys are taught trades and farming, and the girls sewing, house-work, &c. Needle work. I Needle work. 29 Vocal music. 46 1 46 37 137 All reside in the Institution. Industrial training, two days iu each week. The boys do most of the farm-work ; the girls house-work, clothing, &c. Needle-work. 11-6 M [PART I.] RETURN E.—Statement of the condition of Indian Reserve or Band to which Schools belong. Name of Teacher. Salary. per Annum. Mississaguas of the Credit on Grand f Miss Herchmer River. 1. A. A. Jones Manitoulin Island Indians. West Bay Sheguiandah Wikwemikong, girls do ' boys Wikwemikosing Shesheguaning Atchitawaiganing Little Current Garden River.. do Fort William, boys do girls Mattawa Shingwauk Home PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. Micmaris of Restigouche do Maria Lake of Two Mountains Indians do do Iroquois of Caughnawaga Abenakis of St. Francis Jos. Assiniiwe Wm. Stinson JOB. Jennesseaux Lucy Haessley P. Kichikabinese Alex. Pelletier 'Susanne Ebitang Caroline Hatton Fred. Frost. Chr. Kottman Miss J. Martin .... Jas. Ryan Miss C. Aumond Saml. Bennetts do do Temiscamingue Iroquois of St. Regis . . River Desert Indians Montagnais of Lake St. John PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA. F. Gauthier Louise Couture Sister St. Timoth6e ,Frere Philippe IMr. and Mrs. Fletcher H. L. Malta Louise Maurault Sister St. Antoine..... Mary J. Powell Sister Gertrude Madam Otis Whycocomah. Jno. McEaelien Rskasonie. Roderick McNeil From what Fund paid. $ cts. 200 00 'Funds of Band 200 00 do 150 00 Indian Funds 400 00 Indian Funds and Church of England 300 00 Indian Funds 300 00 do 200 00 do Unknown. Congregational Society, To- ronto 200 00 Indian Funds 100 00 do 200 00 do 200 00. do 150 00 do 150 00 do 100 00 do Indian Funds and Subscrip- tions 160 00 150 00 350 00 247 00 350 00 250 00 do and Colonial Church Society 290 00 Indian and Provincial Funds 100 00 Indian Funds 200 00 do 150 00 do 150 00 do Total Indian Funds do Seminary of St. Sulpice do do Indian Funds 240 00 240 00 Total Indian and Provincial Funds.. Indian Funds Total CPART I.] 85 the various Indian Tribes, &c.—Continued. 31 18 19 11 78 27 20 28 16 23 16 ...... 31 25 27 83 16 22 28 3 7 I 16 35 25 23 8 14 23 17 ...... 11 8 70 20 11 11 20 27 32 15 15 25 26 17 25 10 10 27 21 N u m b er il ea d in g an d S p el li n g .I N um be r W ri ti n g . 12 28 49 14 30 29 19 78 73 49 83 53 51 33 21 19 42 42 gs 56 44 22 19 19 19 30 30 30 32 32 25 35 28 26 31 21 31 50 50 50 9 N um be r le ar n in g A ri th m a ed a an O 0 0 LID 0 Cs <1.) a.) 9 4 4 26 12 12 12 31 7 3 41 29 16 2 4 15 25 17 50 50 1 50 50 1 43 1857 22 16 40 11 7 8 61 90 57 11 30 59 30 51 42 394 20 48 68 11 59 30 51 18 17 4 11 6 52 11 6 6 21 8 14 11 30 11 29 12 40 18 20 11 48 10 3 1 m l 8 an to 5 ❑ Toas C9 b 0 '0 ti a) z N um be r le ar n in g D ra w in g . Remarks. I ..... 11 14 15 15 51 10 12 .. - ... 46. . 21 7 22 2 I 9 2 1 6 2 . 2 7 t 13 2 1 2 11 1 1 4 3 18 11 Needle-work ; weaving. Needle-work and artificial flowers 8 33 All resident: $60 per annum each, for twenty pupils, are contributed' from Indiain Funds. The boys learn farming, trades and printing; and the girls sewing, laundry, baking, &c. Mental calculation. No return of branches taught. Lectures. Book-keeping. English, French and Indian taught. No return of branches taught. English, French and Indian taught. French and Montagnais taught. 8G [PART 1.] RETURN E.—Statement of the condition of Indian Reserve or Band to which Schools belong. Salary Name of Teacher. per Annum. PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Lennox Island PROVINCE OF MANITOBAAND NORTH- WEST TERRITORIES. St. Peters, North Broken Head River Fort Alexander. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.. Martin Francis A. A. H. Wright Jas. Settee Jules Tabouret... St. Marys, boys Father Cation do girls Sister M. Lumens Nanaimo A. E. Green Fort Simpson T. Crosby Victoria Miss C. Elford Quamichan Kincolith Lytton Metlakahtla D. Holmes R. Tomlinson ...... Geo. Ditchem... . . W. H. Collison,assisted by a Native.... $ cts. From what Fund paid. Brought jorward 240 00 Indian Funds . .... 400 00 Indian Funds, Prov'l Govt and Assessment Indian Funds 400 00 400 00 500 00 300 00 300 00 250 00 500 00 75 00 1,500 00 do Total f Roman Catholic Bishop & Parliamentary Grant... J Methodist Missionary Society and Provincial Government Parliamentary Grant do .... do Ch. Miss. Soc. and Provincial Government Parliamentary Grant Ch. Miss. $oc., London, Eng , and Parliamentary Grant Total.. [PART I.] 87 the various Indian Tribes,, Sze.— Continued. N um be r of B oy s. N um be r of G ir ls . T o ta l nu m be r of P u p il s. 18 12 I 30 33 21, 54. 14 6 20 20 12 32 20 28 106 20 28 30 33 63 64 42 106 16 40 30 16 12 28 23 15 38 16 16 92 76 168 497 N um be r le ar n in g G ra m m ar . 30. 16 54 54 54 19 32 30 N um be r le ar n in g G eo g ra p h y 6 9 20 20 20 ..... 10 - 28 28 al 5 24 63 106 29 6 21 16 16 14 58 91 26 28 25 15 11 12 2 4 20 2 .• •••• • • • 168 168 90 N um be r le ar n in g H is to ty . N um be r le ar n in g D ra w in g . ...... 3 28 60 10 32 11 28 10 120 1168 Remarks. No returns have been received from the following schools:—St. Peter's Re- serve, South Fairford River, Rossville, Crooked Turn, Jackson's Bay, Beren's River, Whitefish Lake, Victoria, Wood- ville (Pigeon Lake), Morleyville (Bow River.) Industrial and boarding school ; instru- mental and vocal music. Also an adult class of 26. Asks for books, slates, i&c. Translate English into Tsimshean. An in- dustrial and boarding school; boys and men taught farming and trades, and girls and women sewing, housework, tailor- ing, &c. 88 [PART I.] RETURN E.—Statement of the condition of the various Indian Tribes, &c.-- Continued. RECAPITULATION SHOWING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH PROVINCE. Provinces. Number of Pupils. ONTARIO 1,857 QUEBEC 391 NOVA SCOTIA 68 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 30 MANITOBA AND NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES 106 BRITISH COLUMBIA 497 NEW BRUNSWICK •••• ...... 0 Total number of Pupils 2,952 [PART I. 89 RET URN F. CENSUS RETURN OF RESIDENT AND NOMADIC INDIANS IN THE DOMINION OF CANADA> BY PROVINCES. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. Oneidas, of the Thames Chippewas and Munsees, of the Thames Moravians, of the Thames 1Vyandotts, of Anderdon Chippewas, Ottawas and Pottawattamies, of Walpole Island Chippewas and Pottawattamies, of Sarnia Chippewas, of Snake Island 604 571 267 76 S45 556 131 do ' Rama 257 do Christian Island 188 Mississaguas, of Rice, Mud and Scugog Lake 296 Odawahs and Pottawattamies, of Christian Island 40 Mohawks, of the Bay of Quinte 822 Mississaguas, of Alnwick 200 Chippewas, of Saugeen 341 do Cape Croker 380 Christian Island Band on Manitoulin Island 93 Six Nations, of Grand River. . 3,069 Mississaguas, of the Credit 204 Chippewas, of Lake Superior 1,875 do Lake Huron 1,430 Manitoulin Island Indians 1,530 Carleton County do 21 Indians of Lanark (North and South) .. ..... ........ 3U do Renfrew, do 176 do Nipissing, do 387 do North-east shore of Georgian Bay 524 Garden River Bands (two) 736 Total 15,549 PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. Iroquois, of Caughnawaga 1,511 do St. Regis 947 Iroquois and Algonquins, of Lake of Two Mountains 506 Abenakis, of St. Francis 268 do Becancour 67 Montagnais, of Lake St. John 245 Amalecites, of Vigor 151 Micmacs, of Maria. 67 do Restigouche -451 Hurons, of Loretto 295 River Desert Indians..... . Indians of Gaspe) Basin do Temiscamingue do South Pontiac do North do . do Hull... . Flo Picanock 431 84 198 68 520 66 21 90 [PART I.] RETURN F.—Province of Quebec.---Continued. Indians of Hineks 15 do Eagle River L2 do Kensington 1 do Bouchette 9 do Tomasine 196 do Kakebouza .. 92 do Bowman . 8 do Lievres West 54 do Mulgrave 20 do Ste. Angelique 3 do Petite Nation 1 do Ripon 4 do North Nation . 44 do Argenteuil 6 do Doncaster 8 do Montcalm 12 do Joliette 5 do Berthier 6 do Richelieu 3 do Iberville 7 do Mississquoi 8 do Shefford 1 do Maskinonge 20 do St. Maurice (North and South) 184 do Stanstead 2 do Compton 5 do Portneuf ... 3 Montagnais, Moisie, Seven Islands, Betsiamits and Mingan 1,309 Naskapees, of the Lower St. Lawrence 2,860 Total 10,804 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA. District No. 1, Micmacs, of Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne 356 do 2, Micmacs, of Lunenburg, Kings and Queens 260 do 3, do Halifax, Hants, ,Cumberland and Colchester . 368 do 4, do Pictou 209 do 5, do Guysborough and Antigonish 154 do 6, do Richmond County. 230 do 7, do Inverness and Victoria 251 do 8, do Cape Breton County 263 Total 2,091 PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. Micmacs, of Restigoucbe do Gloucester do Northumberland do Kent do Westmoreland A inalecites, of Madawaska do Victoria 34 2-t5 117 :;1 129 [PART 1.] 91 RETURN F.—Province of New Brunswick. —Continued. Am alecites of Carleton 32 do Charlotte 77 do St. Johns 34 do York, Sunbury, Kings and Queens 228 Total 1,440 Micmacs PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 299 Indidoans PROVINCE OF MANITOBA AND NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. under Treaty No. 1 3,726 9 do 944 do do 3 2,661 do do 4 4,810 \ do do 5 2,837 do do 6 2,776 Total 17,754 ATHABASKA DISTRICT. Plain Crees. 18 Wood do 809 Assiniboines 13 Chipwayans 1,303 Beavers 255 Total 2,398 NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. (Exclusive of those in Treaties and in the Athabaska District.) Blackfeet, Bloods, Piegans and Surcee Indians, inhabiting Fort McLeod 2,100 Assiniboines frequenting Mission at Bow River 600 Plain Crees (Upper Battle River) 1,000 Peace River Indians 643 Sioux 1,450 Total 5,793 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Aht Indians 3,500 Cowichan Indians. 7,000 Comox do 120 Hydah do 2,500 Kootenay do 400 Milbank, Bellacoola Indians 2,500 Siccane Indians.... 500 Shushwap Indians .. 4,500 Tsimpshean Indians 5,000 11-7 92 [PART I.] RETURN F.—Province of New Brunswick.—Continued. Quackewlth Indians Tahelies do Euclataw do .v . Total 3,500 1,000 1,500 32,020 RUPERT'S LAND. Indians of Rupert's House 400 do Fort George, Whale River 450 do Little Whale River 50 do Nitchequon 180 do Osnaburgh 350 do Martin's Falls 300 do Long Lake 250 do New Brunswick 150. do Albany . 700 do Mattamaganiingue 120 do Flying Post 100 do Mettachewan 50 do Abittibi 450 do Long Portage Post. 50 do - Moose Factory 420 do Waswanapee. 200 do Mistasine 150 Total. 4,370 RECAPITULATION. Showing the total number of Indians in the several Provinces of the Dominion. Ontario. 15,549 Quebec 10,804 Nova Scotia 2,091 New Brunswick 1,440 Prince Edward Island 299 Manitoba and the North-West Territories 25,945 British Columbia 32,020 Rupert's Land. 4,370 Grand Total 92,518 PART II. P ORT OF THE ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS. k to •f• 7, 6 ok sr • tv 7 r'r •• Sf .1; fa ti I ii rff 5: di .17 1 SUMMARY OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN EXPLANATION OP THE REPORT OF THE 0RDNANCEnz ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCII OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENDING 30rn JUNE, 1876. 1. REPORT of the Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands, from 1st July , 1875, to 30th June, 1876. 2. APPENDIX A.—Statement of Receipts and Deposits on account of Ordnance Lands, monthly, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. 3. APPENDIX B.—Statement of sums due for Rent and Instalments of Purchase Money and Interest, unpaid, 30th June, 1876. 4. APPENDIX C.—Statement showing Localities from which Moneys have been received, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. 5. APPENDIX D.—Statement of Sales of Ordnance Lands, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. 6. APPENDIX E.—List of Ledgers in use containing accounts of Purchasers and Tenants of Ordnance Property. 'V( I le • t tt ar Ir' ra 4 14, r. .14 tr• re- fi .44t. ar,T4 f • 4 I Pt • ,„ The Honorable, The Minister of the Interior, Ottawa. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1876. DEPARTMENT OF ; THE INTERIOR, ORDNANCE7AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, 2nd January, 1877. SIR, -I have the honour to present my report on the work done in this Branch of your Department, for the fiscal year dating from the 30th June, 1875, to the 30th June, 1876. I. As it has always been my endeavour in the preparation of these annual reports to avoid vain repetitions, I will now, in the 20th year of my stewardship, simply advert to the statements which have during that period of time been laid annually before Parliament. These reports enclose, sometimes at unavoidable length, the details of the Ordnance property, where situated, in what quantity, how handled and managed in every particular, under the instructions conveyed by Orders in Council, and to the results which, in their most important features, consist in the realization, out of an estate presumed to be of little value, scattered in Lots throughout Canada, and always presenting great legal difficulties previous to settlement, of a sum at this date, amounting to :- 1. As actually passed to the Credit of the Consolidated fund . $939,673 60 2. Instalments due and secured by the land, and by the payment of previous instalments.. 13,379 14 3. Rents and interest accrued payable and recoverable. 33,624 73 $986,677 47 4. Additional amounts required to be paid, to com- plete purchases 128,731 00 $1,115,408 47 • and I have to remark that all the amounts due under items last mentioned, 2, 3, 4, are secure, being represented by land which is far more valuable now than when sold, and upon which instalments have been paid; these amounts therefor may be safely regarded as assets, andthen, if it is allowed to add to the above, the amount received since the 30th JUne to the present date (31st December, 1876) to wit, the sum of $80,905.64 the amount realized by this Branch of your Department on account of the Militia Fund of Canada, since September, 1856, has been $1,196,314.11. II. And in this cmnection, and furthermore, in order to show, after what manner this sum of money has been collected, and how the invidious duty of collecting money has been discharged by this Branch of your Department, it may not 1p t unbecoming to repeat, with all practicable brevity, for the information of the Honourable Minister of the Interior, the following general information in relation to these Ordnance lands, their former condition, and present management. III. By the Act of the 19 Vict. cap. 45, known as the "Ordnance Land Transfer Act," passed 19th June, 1£56, the properties named in the second schedule of the said Act were transferred to the Province of Canada for the benefit of the Militia and Police of Canada. Orders in Council were passed on the 11th and 15th September, 1856, governing their management in the future. IV. These properties, selected arid used for purposes of defence, when defence was subject to conditions not applicable to the present day, comprised about 100,000 6 [PART IL" acres of land, scattered in quantities varying in extent, over the outskirts, on the frontiers in fact, of both the Provinces of Canada, from Penetanguishene and. Amherstburg on the west and north—from I+ort Erie to Fort George, Niagara, on the south, and from Isle aux Noix on Lake Champlain on the east, to Fort Ingall on Lake Temiscouata, on the confines of New Brunswick ; including London, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Three Rivers, the Seigniory of Sorel, the Bytown Estate or two-thirds of the present City of Ottawa, and the lands on the line of the Rideau Navigation, with barracks and buildings on many of them. V. The value of the whole of these properties, at the time of the transfer to Canada is not known. They had been acquired, partly by conquest, in great part by purchase, some were held under Letters Patent, and some under license of occupation from the Crown, or by reservation. By the Ordnance Schedule or catalogue of lands transferred to Canada, and by other documents, it appears that the lands purchased by the Imperial Government for purposes of defence, cost $1,360,000, and that the cost of barracks and buildings had been $809,560. The annual revenue derived from these properties at the time of the transfer, was given at $115,020. VI. It now remains to be shown, what has been done with these Ordnance properties handed over as above stated in 1856, apart, from those portions required and retained for military purposes. From the first, it became evident, that in dealing with these properties, whether in the country parts, or in towns, as farm lands or town lots, or wharf lots, much circumspection was necessary. They could not be treated as wild and unoccupied lands of the Crown, free from preceding obligations imposed by preceding administrations, but as Estates which had been vested by Act of Parliament (7th Viet. Cap. 11) in a corporate body known as the "Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance." The Province accepted these Ordnance lands subject to the legal acts and obligations of their predecessors. The 6th section of the Act of' Transfer (19 Vict. Cap. 45) expressly provided that these lands were to be held, "subject, nevertheless, to all sales, agreements, leases, or agreements for lease, "already entered into with or by the Principal Officers of Ordnance. " VII. Relying upon this clause in the Act, from the first establishment of the Ordnance Land Agency, 15th September, 1856, claims and applications poured in from different parts of the country, all urgent for a settlement, more hasty perhaps than would have been wise. It was an as if an impression had obtained that these lands had been transferred to the Province for general distribution, and that those who eame first would be the most liberally served. In consequence, claims and pretensions, some indeed, very unreasonable, were revived, many of which had been before settled by the Courts of Law or by the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance. Appeals were made, beyond tho purview of the law, to the equity of the Government. It was found that these lands had been to a considerable extent occupied, temporarily, in larger or smaller quantities, sometimes on annual leases, sometimes by sufferance, very often on verbal engagements or: understandings, pretended or implied, which were claimed to be " agreements" under the Act, and to which prescriptive or pre-emptive rights were unduly ascribed. All these applications, however, were in tact. appeals to the justice of the Government, and whether the claim covered a rood of ground and a shanty, or was a more pretentious demand for a 200 acre lot, the same principles were involved, the same rules of law and equitable considerations had to be observed, irrespective of the value or extent of each separate piece of land. It was necessary to examine into the circumstances of every case, and often of numerous conflicting cases before it could be said how far the Government was bound de facto or de jure by the alleged engagements or "agreements " of their predecessors, or in what shape final settlement could be reached. VIII. All these cases have been carefully investigated, and to a great extent, indeed it may be said, entirely settled. The amount of labour of head and hand involved in the-,e investigations, is evidenced in this office by twenty volumes of cor-respondence and reports, averaging each volume 750 pages, or 15,000 folios in all. The sequence of dates, day by day, and month by month, prove the industry and assiduity employed for the past twenty years. The hand-work speaks for itself, but the amount [PART II.] 7 of head-work required to digest and mature the material of the correspondence referred to, can only be gnaged and estimated by men who have been engaged in like oceupations. IX. It was necessary, nevertheless, to dispose of these questions, in great part, before the value of the remainder of the properties themselves could be reached, by sale or annual rental. This has been so far done, with the result, at the end of twenty years, that properties valued in 1856 at $15,020 per annum, have averaged since an annual income of $50,000. While the total amount realized is, as above stated, $1,196,314.11, the amount actually deposited is $1,020;570.32, consisting as follows of :— Receipts to 31st December, 1857..:,.. $ 21;822 93 c: cc 1858 15,112 50 cc .c “ \ 1859 32,213 68 f 4 cc 1860 26,210 49 c. Ci “ 1861 23,101 58 tC 1862 92,181 61 CC CL c: 1863 19,758 47 cc cc cc 1864 28,311 29 30th June, 1865 13,536 48 cc t4 4C 1188666 32,356 4 7 z5 45,981 85 1868 44,645 48 ,c cc cc 1869 48,219 22 cc cc cc 1870 73,845 40 cc cc cc 1871 69,505 00 cc cc cc 1879 50,466 04 cc cc cc 1873 54,308 43 cc cc 4C 1874 215,504 42 1873.. 51.016 93 cc cc 4C tC 4C LC 1876 51,515 40 $939,673 68 ,30th December, 1876. . ................... 80,905 64 'C • $1,020,579 32 X. A generous policy towards purchaser and tenant, accompanied by a pressure which has never been oppressive, has produced its natural fruits. We have very few absolute defaulters, and the-lots held by these parties, will, on cancellation, under the Statute, now sell more advantageously than heretofore. It is also satisfactory to be able to add, that in the preliminary settlement of many hundred cases, indeed a higher numeral might be employed, not a single man has been dispossessed of his holding. Squatters have been utilized into contented settlers, with equal benefit to public and private interests. XI. Owing to the financial difficulties of the last few months, the pressure, above adverted to, has been, advisedly, made more light. The arrears have, of course increased. They amount actually to $47,003.87; but improving times promise a speedy reduction in this item. • XII. In despite of the unpropitiouS circumstances referred to, the annual income has maintained the level of former years. The annual return to the 30th June, 1876, amounts to $51,515.40, XIII. The charges of the Branch for the corresponding period have been $3,717.20. XIV. But the average of preceding years will hardly be maintained hereafter, unless new sales are ordered. Ina report dated 11th March, 1376, it was respectfully suggested, for reasons therein stated at length, that sales should be ordered or preparation made for sales, at Prescott, Iiingston, and Toronto, and for the lease of 8 [PART II.] Pointe Pelee, in Ontario, and further, for sales at Coteau-du-Lac, Chambly and St. Johns, in the Province of Quebec. It was not at first, from the aspect of the times, thought expedient to adopt any of the above suggestions, but the experiment was hazarded at St. Johns and Chambly-, and resulted in a way to dispel apprehension, and to justify very cheering hopes for the future. XV. At St. Johns, Quebec, 3 lots containing together 4.62 acres, were sold by public auction for the sum of $10.105. XVI. At Chambly, Quebec, 46 building lots, covering an area of 15.61 acres, with buildings on some of them, realized at public auction, $16,925, the land alone, apart from the buildings, bringing at the rate of $564.64 per acre. XVII. The sales made during the past fiscal year at the following localities, produced the following amounts. See Schedule. Amherstburg $37,951 00 St. Johns, Quebec 10,105 00 Chambly 16,925 00 Kingston 6,805 00 Prescott 125 00 Nepean . 400 00 Sorel 500 00 Ottawa 3,685 12 $76,496 12 lapse of time, is sufficiently shown from the above statement of sales made in a year, wherein the work has been exceptionally light. Without reverting to the enquiries and correspondence precedent, as already referred to, these sales represent the interests of 82 individuals, all, more or less, contributing to the increased correspondence of the Branch. The increase is indicated in the ensuing comparative Etatemen t. Letters received in 1875 1,100 1,200 977 1,025 XIX. Nor have the sales made practically reduced the bulk of the property. Additions of military properties, passed by the Department of Militia and Defence to that of the Interior, and of Naval reserves, have brought under the charge of this Department about 8,500 acres, the value of which should be estimated by situation rather than by acreage. These properties are,— In the Province of Ontario. XX. Ordnance or pilitary properties at Queenston Heights, and Penetanguishene Naval pReserves in the County of Haldimand, County of Simcoe, County of Essex, and on Lake Huron. In the Province of Quebec. XXI. Ordnance or military properties at Montreal, Longueuil, Hochelaga, Chateauguay, Sorel and Lake Tomiscouata; and by Order in Council dated 26th April, 1575, extensive and valuable military properties connected with the defences of the City of `Quebec, shown on a plan fyled, and numbered Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, respectively, were transferred to this Department from that of the Militia and Defence. ff ff " 1876..,. Letters written " 1875 fC " 1876 In the Province of New Brunswick. XXII. Military properties and reserves at St. John County, Sunbury, County Charlotte, County Carleton, County Victoria, County of Restigoucho and County of Westmoreland. [PART II.] 9 in the Province of lVbva Scotia. XXIII. islands in Shelburne Harbour. LANDS OF UPPER CANADA BANK. XXIV. It has been remarked in former annual reports that under Orders in Council of the 29th October, 1870; and the 10th July, 1873, the supervision of the lands belonging to the late Bank of Upper Canada, and of sales of the same, devolved to the Department of the Secretary of State, and have, been transferred to this Branch of your Department. This arrangement, thoUgh only intended to be temporary at first, has continued to the present time, with an increase of labour and responsibility, for which no compensation has been made. A land book has been compiled, account books opened, the accounts: checked, kept and recorded, and the correspondence conducted without any extra charge to the Government. Sales of these lands made to the 30th June, 1876, have reached an amount of $155,304.67, payable by instalment. The instalments paid up within the fiscal year terminating 30th June, 1875, amount to $31,743.16. STAFF OF THE BRANCH. XXV. It may not be inappropriate, on the present occasion to furnish for the information of the Honorable the Minister of the Interior, a brief sketch of the organization of this Branch of your Department,and the apportionment of duties among the officers employed, as approved and settled by the Honorable Mr. Laird, in a departmental letter of the 16th June. XXVI. The staff of this Branch, independent of the Commissioner, consists of two Frst-class Clerks (one of whom is also Accountant,) and one junior, Second-class clerk. The duties of the First-Clerk, Mr. F. P. Austin, are,—to keep the register of original and all subsequent entries of papers received; to endorse, docket, minute and enter all letters, documents and plans received as above. To keep index of above register and corresponding papers, charge of papers, to produce when required ; to prepare drafts of letters patent, to register and prepare certificates of assignments, to copy documents when required. The duties of the Second Clerk and Accountant, Mr. Wm. Mills, are,—to keep cash book; entry of all moneys received generally; posting all amounts received individually in the general ledger; posting amounts received individually in the Ottawa ledger. The open accounts are 1233 in number. Preparation of monthly accounts showinc, moneys received; where from ; where deposited; with bank deposit receipts forh Finance Department. (The annexed Schedules, A. B. C. D. E., go far to prove the neatness and careful accuracy with which these duties are performed.) To keep land book,showing sales made and the final disposal of Ordnance properties. He also discharges the duties of Accountant and Book-keeper to the Dominion lands and keeps the accounts of the Upper Canada Bank Estates, without any extra compensation whatever, for these last two services, occupying much time and requiring great labour. The duties of the Third Clerk, Mr. Christopher C. Rogers, consist in keeping the register of letters, Bank of Upper Canada Estate; letter book and index; Bank of Upper Canada; copying generally documents and letters, important messages; taking money to bank; duties as Ordnance Lands Bailiff; to index-general letter book weekly. These gentlemen all perform their _duties with regularity and fidelity. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WILLIAM F. COFFIN, Commissioner of Ordnance and Admirality Lands. 10 [PART IL] DR. A. • ORDNANCE STATEMENT of the Receipts and Deposits on Account of CASH RECEIVED. Date. ReiistratiOn Fees. Rent or Interest equivalent to Rent. Principal. Total Amount. 1875. $ cts. $ cts. $ cts. $ cts. July 31 To Receipts for Month... 10 20 518 49 2,370 06 2,898 75 August 31 do 8 80 1,548 35 3,111 22 4,668 37 September 30 do 10 80 1,364 19 3,507 45 4,882 44 October 31 do 9 60 2,991 12 I 1,005 49 4,006 21 November 20 do 8 40 1,731 87 4,858 82 6,599 09 December 31 I do 5 00 1,753 78 1,403 65 3,162 43 1876. January 31 do 8 00 333 55 155 00 496 55 February 28 do 4 80 712 55 907 75 1,625 10 March 31 do 7 40 696 71 3,907 17 4,611 28 April 30 do 4 40 1,431 98 2,586 99 4,023 37 May 31 do 11 40 2,737 73 1,849 38 4,598 51 June 30 do 14 60 1,936 25 7,992 45 9,943 30 103 40 17,756 57 33,655 43 51,515 40 NOTE.—The amounts marked A B were paid into the Merchant's DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, October 20th, 1876. [PART I1.1 i 1. LANDS BRANCH. Ordnance Lands, from 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. CASH PAID. C a. Date. Paid into the Bank of Montreal at O ..-.; o o O -4-, cu rt,„ a i-. C r... ..i W E-4 $ cts. $ cts. $ cts. July 31 1,499 95 1,363 10 August 31 2,026 09 2,557 01 Sept. 30 2,962 23, 1,920 21 Oct. 31 3,274 72 731 49 Nov. 30 5,910 88 400 71 Dec. 31 1,841 09 1,022 78 1876. Jan. 31 295 30 51 25' Feb. 28 789 06 155 12 March 31 1,803 05 438 43 April 30 3,545 02 196 58 May 31 3,543 78 149 44 June 30 7,304 34 316 82 34,795 51 9,302 94 35 70 85 27 ....... 0 0 S t. C at ha ri ne s. $ cts. 4$ eta. $ cts. 287 50 298 56 50 00 633 92 37 40 2,171 00 186 99 680 80I 510 24 1,722 30' 6 a 0 CY $ cts. S t. J oh n, N . B . to $ cts. $ cts. 45 76 115 64 206 77 37 50 1,489 52 5,210 16 45 76 115 64 75 00 89 60 244 271 164 60 Total Amount. $ cts. 2,898 75 4,688 37 4,882 44 4,006 21 6,599 09 3,162 43 100 00 496 55 47 00 1,625 10 4,611 28 4,023 37 4,598 51 9,943 30 147 001 51,515 40 Bank; that, marked C, into Canadian Bank of Commerce. WILLIAM F. COFFIN, Commissioner of Ordnance and Adnziratly Lands. WILLIAM MILLS, Accountant. 12 [PART, IL3 B. ORDNANCE LANDS BRANCH. STATEMENT showing the amounts due on account of Rent and. Instalments of Purchase Money and Interest, remaining unpaid 30th June, 1876, and the further sums required to be paid (without interest), in order to complete purchases. Locality. `ent and Interest due Amount and ` of Instalments remaining unpaid unpaid 30th June, 1876. 30th June, 1876. Ottawa Gloucester... Nepean Oxford Marlborough Wolford Elmsley Crosby, South Kingston Mills Pittsburg Grenville.. Chatham, P.Q Carillon Chambly P:eScott Kingston (City) Toronto... Burlington Heights Niagara Fort Erie. Arnherstburg. Sarnia Flos (Nottawasaga. Bay). ...... Penetanguishene Quebec Sorel New Brunswick. Three Rivers St. John's, P.Q.. Coteau du Lac Cornwall Pelham Farm Additional amounts re quired to be paid in order to complete purchases. Total Amount. $ cts.' $ cts. 13,527 54 395 40 6,695 02 7 40 31 00 1,164 76 11 30 32 14 15 00 17 64 23 38 317 00 15 00 224 62 2 70 415 82 417 39 97 86 70 00 9,195 26 74 49 40 00 78 60 35 97 388 55 238 89 92 00 5,650 00 1,386 56 1,899 36 90 68 89 22 32 80 $ cts. 6,279 00 874 20 2,588 63 272 04 831 20 617 25 • 15 00 763 06 948 20 212 36 17,474 10 4,466 10 40,679 14 7,822 20 1,403 35 181 50 84 80 322 20 34,432 58 242 20 33,624 73 1,199 00 2,611 21 8,084 00 196 40 140 80 196 00 13,379 14 $ cts. 25,456 54 2,656 16 11,183 01 7 40 31 00 1,527 46 11 30 972 56 15 00 50 44 23 38 317 00 15 00 18,315 97 4,483 80 41,863 02 9,187 79• 310 22 70 00 10,920 81 34,688 57 40 00 78 60 362 97 383 55 1,437 89 92 00 2,611 2i 8,084 00 196 40 140 80 196 00 128,731 00 175,734 87 WILLIAM F. COFFIN, Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands. WILLIAM MILLS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Accountant. ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, 20th October, 1876. [PART II.] 13 C. ORDNANCE LANDS BRANCH. STATEMENT shewing the several Localities on account of which moneys have been received, 1st July, 1875, to 30th June, 1876. Locality. Amount. II iI $ cts. Amherstburg 3,997 58 Chambly 2,108 43 Cornwall 45 76 Mean du Lac 564 03 Crosby, South 183 50 Elmsley 9 70 Fort Erie 362 39 Gloucester 1,049 38 Gower, North. 49 50 Kingston (City). 9,839 66 Longueuil 575 00 Montreal 1,000 00 Nepean 3,609 84 New Brunswick 219 74 Niagara 30 00 Ottawa 13,524 95 Oxford 11 00 Pelham Farm. 115 64 Locality. Amount. $ cts. Penetanguishene 257 96 Pittsburg 149 18 Prescott 1,308 02 Quebec 351 77 Queenston. 100 00 St. John, Q 2,893 90 Sorel 989 04 Tay 45 64 Three Rivers 552 08 Toronto 7,219 23 Windsor 96 00 Wolford. 153 08 51,412 00 Sundry places (registration fees)..... 103 40 Total amount $51,515 40 WILLIAM F. COFFIN, Commissioner of Ordnance 4- Admiralty Lands. WILLIAM MILLS, Accountant. DEPARTMENT OF -THE INTERIOR, ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, 20th October, 1876. 14 [PART II.] D. ORDNANCE LANDS BRANCH. STATEMENT of Sales made during the Year commencing 1st July, 1875, and ending 30th June, 1876. Locality. Number of Lots sold. , Amount sold for. $ cts. Am herstbu rg 32 37:951 00 St. Johns, Quebec 3 10,105 00 Chambly 47 16,925 00 Kingston (City) 8 6,805 00 Prescott 1 125 00 Nepean 1 400 00 Sorel 1 500 00 Ottawa 20)1 3,685 12 1131 76,496 12 • WILLIAM F. COFFIN, Commissioner of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands. WILLIAM MILLS, Accountant. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ORDNANCE AND ADMIRALTY LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, 20th October, 1876. [PART IL) 1 5. E. ORDNANCE LANDS BRANCH. LIST of Ledgers in use containing the Accounts of Purchasers and Tenants. of Ordnance Properties. Locality. No. of Accounts open. Locality. ' No. of Accounts open. 1.—Ledger B. Brought forward 313 Nepean 60 Burlington Heights...... .. ............... Gloucester 27 Pelham Farm 1 North Gower.. 2 Niagara 2 Oxford 3 Stamford 1 Marlborough 3 Fort Erie 27 Wolford 13 lAmherstburg 4 Elmsley 4 Windsor 1 South Crosby 25 Sarnia 1 Pittsburg 1 Nottawasaga Kingston Mills 2 Penetanguishene.. 41 Grenville 6 Queenston 1 Chatham, Q Carillon 3 1 393 4.—Ledger F. 150 .1 2.—Ledger E. Kingston, City of 5 Amheratburg 32 Ottawa, City of •-••• ......... 588 Quebec 1.2 Montreal .. Hochelaga 1 3.1—Ledger E. Sorel 34 New Brunswick 12 Three Rivers 1 97 St. Johns Chambly 28 SUMMARY. Coteau du Lac Cornwall Prescott Kingston, City of ...... Toronto 5 2 54 182 36 Ledger B do D do E do F 160 588 398 97 Carried forward 313 Total Amount of Accounts 1,233 WILLIAM MILLS, Accountant. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ORDNANCE LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, October 20th, 1876. 'AR 0 AF '44 kt; 1 0‘zl, 01. •." X Jr S if tt 14 7 $4".1Y1 icji 4.4 ti -4 4 5 ...)frA 44 We, 44,4 f. 1-• T REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR GENERA L tIF DOMINION LANDS. APPENDICES TO THE ABOVE. Pang. 1. Report of Lindsay Russell, Esq., Assistant Surveyor General, in charge of Special SI:rvey 1 t. of North-West Territories ...... .. ......... ....... L-, 13 2. Report of A. L. Russell, Esq., Dominion Lands Surveyor in charge of Meridian and n Parallel Section ... . ........................ ... .......... . — 15 3. Report of W. F. King, Esq., Astronomical Assistant '-' 22 14. do do of Survey (including topography, &c.) of Battleford and I 4..)' vicinity J m24 .,. ... .... 5. Report of A. H. Whitcher, Esq., Inspector of Surveys, in charge of Surveys Office, Winnipeg.. 31 6. do Donald C odd, Esq., Agent of Dominion Lands, Winnipeg. 34 7. Schedules, &c. :— A. Showing Dominion Lands Surveys effected to 31st October, 1876, and comparing cost thereof with other Surveys . 35 B. Showing Azimuths observed on (102° W.) Second Principal Meridian 37 C. Azimuth and Latitude Observations 38 D. Latitude Observations at Battleford. 49 B. Showing Surveyors employed on Dominion Land Surveys during 1876 67 F. do Block Surveys completed during 1876. 68 G. do Subdivision Surveys do 69 H. do Indian Reserves surveyed during 1876 70 K. Synopsis of Block and Subdivision Surveys ........... 72 L. Showing transactions of Dominion Lands Office at Winnipeg, and branches, during 1876.. 73 M. do new settlements and villages in Manitoba, formed during 1876. 74 IY v., 401 li ti 4,2 Irt Yt ••- r. ti it.• ifr `) !.; wj "S? er tr' vr,0 It 4,1 t stt {per (r4' t • k. I j r•iti s PAL Y. 4 •:;; PART III. Ak REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. To the Honourable DAVID MILLS, Minister of the Interior. have the honour tc report to you as follows, on the business of this Branch, for the twelve months ended on the above date:— The continued general depression in commercial affairs has affected unfavor-ably the settlement of Dominion lands during the past year, but the prospects for the next season are encouraging. The general business of the Branch has increased, as will be seen by the correspondence of the year, which stands as follows :— LETTERS. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, DOMINION LANDS OFFICE, OTTAWA, 31st October, 1S76. Received Sent. Head Office 2,256 *3,097 Winnipeg Land Office 1,715 1,3111 do Survey Office 780 1,240 4,752 5,658 Making a total of 10,410 communications passed through the Office during the twelve months. SURVEYS. Interesting Reports will be found herewith from the Assistant Surveyor-Genera], in charge of the Special Survey of the North-West Territories; Appendices 1, 2 & 3. also from Dominion Land Surveyor, Mr. A. L. Russell, who con- ducted, under him, the survey of meridians and bases, and from Mr. W. F. King, Astronomical Assistant. Unfortunately the principal object of the astronomical section, the fixing of the longitude of certain important pdInts on the lino of the Canadian Pacific Railway, was frustrated, in consequence of the telegraph line not being in working order. It is hoped, however, that, during the coming season, circumstances may per- mit of the required determinations being effected. In the meantime, the latitude of Battleford, the proposed capital of the North- West Territories, also the initial point, the intersection of the fifth Appendices 3 & 4. base with the one hundred and second meridian, have been determined with precision ; and Mr. King, in charge of one section of the astro- nomical party, while at Battleford, made an exact survey of the place and its surroundings, including the claims of squatters. •Covering, with Reports, 4,406 folios. 1 4 [PART II/.1 The Survey party, under Mr. A. L. Russell, effected the running and marking of 189 miles of line, 80 miles of which were on the one hundred and second meridian, • west of Greenwich, which line is proposed to be adopted for the Second Principal Meridian in the system of Dominion Lands Surveys. The Survey terminate' for the season at the intersection of the ninth base line with the easterly shore of a lake of considerable size, believed to be that known as " Fishing Lake," in the eleventh range, west of the one hundred and second meridian. The survey, on the ground, of the meridians and bases, consists in marking off, by double chaining, checked by frequent observations for latitude, sections, townships and ranges under the system of the Dominion Lands Surveys. All possible pains is taken to place marks of the most durable character at the section and quarter section corners. These consist, invariably, whether in woodland or prairie, of quadrangular pyramids of earth. enclosed by trenches and pits of a certain character, in order to make them easily distinguishable, supporting properly numbered and marked posts. The mounds on township corners are larger than ordinary size, and at the inter- section of the base and correction lines with the meridians, that is to say :—Every twelve miles a bar of one and one quarter inch iron is firmly driven into the ground upon which the numbers of the several townships cornering thereon, with the number, also, of the adjoining ranges, are stamped with steel dies. All available means are used to render this survey valuable, keeping in view one of its principal objects, which is to afford facilities for extending the township surveys from any point thereon, in the vicinity of which it may be desirable to encourage settlement. Mr. A. L. Russell reports most favourably of the character of the land traversed by the operations of the past season, the lines surveyed having'intersected Appendix 2. large tracts of good farming country, mixed prairie and wood land; in most places well watered with pure fresh-water lakes and streams, and possessing a sufficiency of timber for the use of settlers. It is respectfully suggested that the programme for work for the Special Survey party during the coming year be as follows, that is to say :— In addition to effecting the determinations of longitude referred to, the projection of the meridians and bases to be continued to the intersection of the one hundred and sixth meridian, which tine is proposed to be recommended as the Third Pfineipal governing Meridian ; this meridian to be projected north to the Saskatchewan River which it will intersect some distance above the settlement known as Prince Albert; the remainder of the season to be devoted to making such a survey by triangulation or otherwise as will fix with precision the settlements on the River between the Forks and Fort Carleton. SUBDIVISION SURVEYS. The appropriation for survey-8 for last year contained no provision for any addi- tional subdivision surveys; circumstances, however, rendered it necessary to lay out five of the fractional townships on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, set apart for settlement by Icelanders. With respect to proposed township surveys during the next year, it having been considered by you inexpedient to incur any considerable expenditure in this. behalf, but a very small provision, has been made in the estimate for the year for this class of work. The following information respecting surveys of this Branch may prove inter- esting. Since the establishment of the Dominion Lands Office, in March 1871, to the date of this rep..a.t, 10,574,915 acres have been surveyed into townships, sections and quarter sections, and 341,666 acres, comiirising all the old settled parishes on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, have been surveyed and mapped. PART III.] 5 To the above has to be added the work of the special survey—as also the lay ilia-out of many Indian Reserves, a number of exploration surveys, and, finally, thesuli division of large tracts of timbered land i nto wood lots for settlers. It is proposed to give the acreage cost, to the present date, of the Dominion Land Surveys, in connection with which it will only he proper to, mention the principal features of the system. The township surveys involve the preliminary steps of laying out the Territory into blocks of twelve miles square, or four townships, enclosed between meridians and base or correction lines. The running out of these blocks is performed by day-work of a surveyor and party; and where subsequently deemed expedient, such blocks are divided into townships, which in turn are sub-divided into sections and quarter-sections—such sub-division being performed by contract at mileage rates previously approved by Order in Council. The cost of block lines surveyed to the present time averages $36.83 per mile. The cost per acre of sub-dividing the blocks of four townships into sections and quarter-sections has been 2.91 cents, adding the cost of the block lines to the above acreage rates makes the total cost of all the township lands surveyed to date to be 3.83 cents per acre. The survey of the settled lands in the parishes on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers has been more expensive, having cost 2'7 cents per acre. This, however, cannot be considered an extravagant price when it is remem- bered that an immense amount of work was involved in surveying and mapping the lands in, the several parishes, showing all the holdings with the exactness required to admit of their being described in Letters Patent. Adding the expenditure for Settlement Belt surveys to that for subdividing town- ship lands, we obtain the average cost for all farm lands surveyed to this date 4.57 cents per acre. Let us compare the township survey rates proper, i.e., 3.83 cts., with the relative cost of township surveys in Quebec and Ontario. It may be premised that, previous to the union of Upper and Lower Canada, in 1841, the surveys in the respective provinces were performed with the Schedule A. ordinary surveyor's compass, the lines being run by the magnetic needle, Appendix 7. and were therefore subject to gross errors, arising from the effect of local attraction upon the needle ; also from surveyors not ascertaining the variation of the latter when making their surveys ; and, further, no check lines were drawn in any of these surveys previous to the year 1829, the result of all which was that the lets of land were not of the form or area intended, the concession or range lines in some cases being so crooked as to reduce some of the lots to one-fourth of their intended area, and increase others proportionately, giving rise to subsequent endless law suits and difficulties between owners of the aijoining lands. Further, surveys made by the magnetic needle did not involve the opening out of lines by cutting down trees, &c., and surveyors could therefore draw their lines much more rapidly than by the astronomical method, which requires all obstacles to be cleared. Since 1841 Crown Land surveys have been performed astronomically, and check lines have been run, thus ensuring accuracy in the form and area of the lots or sections. In stating the average cost per acre of the earlier Crown Land surveys in Upper and Lower Canada, the amount of work performed in surveying is not shown, so that the rate cannot be fairly compared with the present rates. In the former, only one boundary of the lot, the front, was surveyed ; at present, all the four are drawn . Thus, in the old surveys the running of ono mile of line gave 800 acres ; now it gives only 160 acres. The average cost of the Crown Lands surveyed in Upper and Lower Canada from 1841 to 1875 was 614-0- cents per acre, each mile bounding 200 acres. The Dominion Land township surveys, on the other hand, have been made for 3.83 cents per acre, each mile bounding only 160 acres. 6 [PART III.] At equal boundaries the proportions would be 6 A to 3-rh cents per acre. It is, therefore, respectfully submitted, that, taking into consideration the great• distance of Manitoba from the older Provinces, and from its basis of survey supplies, Chicago or Ontario, the increased cost of supplies, and the larger pay and the travel- ling expenses of Surveyors and their parties, and, finally, looking at the superior character of the Dominion Land Surveys, the latter have been economically per- formed. SETTLEMENT BELT SURVEYS. The survey of the original holdings in the Outer Two Miles in the rear of the Parish of St. Andrews, according to the scheme of boundaries agreed upon between the proprietors and the Government, has been completed, and the maps thereof are- being prepared. It has become necessary, upon investigation of the claims preferred under the Manitoba Act to lands upon the River Seine, in the County of Selkirk, to have the said claims surveyed into narrow lots, independent of the township survey, which it is proposed to effect during the coming season. INDIAN RESERVES. The only gentlemen employed on this service at present, are Mr. Wagner, D.L.S., and Mr. Martin, D.L.S., who are, respectively engaged, the former in completing the Reserves under Treaty No. 4, and the latter in laying out those remaining to be- surveyed at Fairford House, at the Waterhen River, and at Elm River, on the east shore of Lake Manitoba. I would respectfully recommend, should the funds at the disposal of the Indian Branch permit, that the following Reserves be laid out with as little delay as possible, having been informed that repeated applications have been made with that view by the Indians interested, that is to say. :- 1. The several reserves provided under Treaty No. 5, including the one specially applied for at Black River, on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg; 2. The Reserve under Treaty No. 2, at the mouth of the Little Saskatchewan, being the outlet of Lake Manitoba into Lake Winnipeg, through St. Martin's Lake. In connection with this subject I beg respectfully to refer to a change proposed by the Indians owning the Reserve at the mouth of the Roseau River, who, I under- stand, have expressed their willingness, through the Acting Superintendent, to accept a Reserve at some point which may be agreed upon on the Lake of the Woods in place of the one on the Roseau River. If such an arrangement could be carried out it would be a most desirable one in the interest of the Indians (as removing them from the immediate vicinity of the settlement of Emerson, on the International Boundary, and therefore from daily contact with white people) and would also place the Government in possession of a valuable tract of land on the Red River (the present Reserve) ; and I would therefore respectfully recommend that communica- tion be had, through the Acting Superintendent, with the Indians mentioned, with that view. In connection with the surveys for the past year, attention is called to.the report of Mr. A. H. Whitcher, Inspector of Surveys, which gives full information Appendix 5. as to the number and character of the surveys, and by whom and in what locality performed. DISPOSAL OF LANDS. The several causes which were referred to in my last annual report as having operated to discourage settlement in the Province, have, with the exception of the grasshopper plague. continued through the past season and have directly affected the transactions of the Land Office. [PART III.] 7 Indeed, the stagnation in commercial matters is even more marked than it was last year, and will, no doubt, tend to affect, more or less, emigration to Manitoba and the North-West, next year. Mr. Codd, Agent of the Dominion Lands, reports the total amount of land taken up during the season just closed, as 154,533 acres, as against 163,277 acres Appendix 6. last year, and the cash receipts, $6,546, as against $9,992 for the same period last year. The diminution in cash received is explained by Mr. Codd in the fact of the large amount of scrip, redeemable in lands, lately thrown upon the market, issued to the Half-breed heads of families, and old settlers, and others. It will be observed that the Agent refers to the condition of the German Men- nonite settlers as being highly satisfactory. Those of this class who arrived in the Province in 1874 and 1875, are stated to have completely settled the Reserves allotted to them, and are in a prosperous con- dition. Those who settled last year on the Reserve granted them adjoining the international boundary on the west side of the Red River, embracing somo two thousand souls, have already built 17 villages, besides having over 1,500 acres o£ prairie land broken up ready for seeding next spring. regret not to be able to.report satisfactory progress being made in any of the colonization schemes, under the special provisions of the Dominion Lands Act, to which encouragement has been given by the Department. It is respectfully recommended, without the several promoters of such schemes furnish to you a satisfactory guarantee of settlement in the respective townships being vigorously prosecuted during the ensuing season, that steps be taken to cancel the privileges severally extended, and throw the lands open for general settle- ment. Notwithstanding the general depression in commercial affairs alluded to, the large crop just gathered and the entire immunity from grasshoppers enjoyed last year by the people in the Province, have led to much interest being exhibited both by people in Ontario and in the Western States respecting Manitoba and the North-West Territories, and there is every probability of a large immigration into the country next year. This office is in daily receipt of communications asking information as to the con ditions upon which lands may be obtained, the cost of getting to the Province, and the best route, &c. The crops in the Province last year were excellent; some of the pro- ducts were of remarkably fine character ; samples of grain and vegetables brought to Ontario attracted much public attention from their superior quality and size. The soil of the Province, although known to be well adapted for the growth of cereals, has proved to be especially valuable for wheat growing. The weight and bright colour of the Manitoba wheat has greatly impressed out- siders, and it is likely to be much sought for in the Western States and Ontario for the purpose of seed, a trade with that view having already been opened up. The doubts entertained heretofore by many people as to the value of Manitoba for wheat growing, in consequence of its distance from remunerative markets, are destined to be resolved in favor of the Province, the character of its grain, taken in connection with the large yield, and with the inexhaustible character of the soil in that country, having established for it a superiority over the best wheat districts in Ontario or the Western States. The facilities which the opening up of railway communication will afford the farmer in Manitoba for reaching eastern markets, added to the prospect of the valuable home market afforded by the settlement of the country, furnish a guar- antee that the farmer in Manitoba or the North-West may safely divest himself of all fears of not obtaining remunerative prices for products of any kind raised by, him. The cultivation of stock also in Manitoba and the North-West Territories is an industry for which, in the opinion of the undersigned, the country is admirably adapted, and promises very remunerative returns to those who may engage in it.. 8 [PART III.] A collection of grain, vegetables, and soils of Manitoba brought from the Province quite recently by Mr: C. J. Whellams, Immigration Agent, was exhibited in Ottawa, and proved a great attraction, from the extraordinary size of the vege- tables and excellent character generally of the articles shown. The Saskatchewan country, as a field for immigrants, is also attracting attention. Of the settlements on this river, the most extensive one is known as Prince Albert, which numbers some 500 souls, composed of people principally from Manitoba, but numbering also families from other parts of Canada and the Old Country, and has increased very much during the last two years. Last season, it is stated, the little community threshed 9,000 bushels of wheat. Prince Albert is situate about forty-five miles below Fort Carleton. Saw and grist mills have been erected in the settlement by Capt. Moore, and are now in successful operation. Among the settlers are found the various improved labor-saving agricultural implements, such as mowers, reapers and threshing machines. All accounts agree that the country for many miles around Prince Albert and to the west thereof, extending from the forks of the Saskatchewan, between the rivers for a distance of bne hundred miles up, is very fertile and offers great induce- ments to settlers. Grasshoppers have never been known in this region, and abundance of timber can be obtained from no great distance. The nucleus of a settlement has been formed during the past summer at Battle- ford, notwithstanding the notice published by order of your predecessor in office, withdrawing the land at that point for the purpose of a town plot. The country immediately around Battleford has been described by some people as not very valuable for farming purposes, the soil being said to be light and gravelly. This statement is not borne out, however, by the experience of Mr. Fuller, the contractor for the telegraph lines west of Swan River, who presented this office a few days back with samples of barley and wheat—the former of an uncommonly fine character, the wheat being also of a very fair quality both as to size and weight— raispd by him at Battleford last season. A memorandum from Mr. Fuller, accompanying these samples, states that the barley was sown on the 18th May, and harvested on the 31st July; :the wheat was sown on the 17th of May and harvested on the 20th of August—in each case the yield was equal to 25 bushels to the acre. The seed was sown upon a shallow turning of prairie sod of the first breaking. Singular to say, there was no rain whatever within the period mentioned. It is not too much to assume that the above experience goes a long way towards controverting the opinion alluded to above respecting the farming capabilities of the country in the vicinity of the future Seat of Government of the North- W esit Territory. Ihave obtained a full report of the character and extent of the several claims at Battleford, from Mr. King of the Special Survey party, and would respectfully sug- gest that measures be taken with as little delay as possible, to adjust the same with a view of laying out the town site into building and park lots. HALF-BREED LANDS. No distribution of this grant has as yet been made among the claimants. The delay has been inevitable, owing to the fact of the number of claimants, as obtained from the census of Half-breed children taken in the Province in December, 1870, differing greatly from the number of claims reported by the Commissioners, and the data obtained subsequently by the Dominion Land Agent. According to the results of the census alluded to, it was estimated that each child. would receive 190 acres of land, but upon recent and more reliable returns it has been found that this is under the quantity which each child should receive, and, in accordance with your instructions to that effect, a new and final division of the grant was submitted, giving to each claimant 240 acres, which proposi- [PART III. j 9 tion, upon your report, has been approved by the Honorable the Privy Council. The division of the grant into allotments of this size is therefore being proceeded with with all possible despatch. SCRIP. The scrip authorized by the Act 37 Vic., cap. 20, to the Half-breed heads of families and Original White Settlers, including Selkirkers, in Manitoba, has been issued, with the exception of a limited number of claims of a special character, the merits of which are now under your consideration. The scrip issued to date may be classified as follows, that is to say :- 1. Half-breed heads of families and their heirs, 2,345 claims, $160 each $375,200 00 757 heirs of do. in amounts varying with the num- ber of children in each family 22,720 00 2. Original White settlers, 689 claimants, $160 each... 110,240 00 3. In commutation of hay and common rights outside the old Parishes.... 9,923 29 Total . $518,083 29 Such portion of the above scrip as has not been placed in the hands of those for vAhom it was intended, is with the Agent of Dominion Lands in Manitoba, subject to the order of the respective owners, the latter having been notified to that effect under departmental regulations. There remain 24 claims of deceased Half-breeds, and 23 of deceased Original White Settlers undecided, the same being now under your consideration. PATENTS. Patents issued during the past 12 months, as follows, that is to say:— Military bounty grants 121 Sales. 76 Homesteads 1 Under provisions of Manitoba Act 118 Under special provision of Dominion Lands Act 2 Total 318 • MAPS. A map of the North-West Territories, including Manitoba and Keewatin, embodying all the additional information obtainable to date, and distinguishing the tracts of country embraced in the several Indian Treaties from number one fto number six, both inclusive, is now in course of preparation by this Branch, intended to accompany the forthcoming report of the Minister of the Interior. The work has been entrusted to Mr. John Johnston, Chief Draughtsman, who has given it his personal attention, and, from Mr. Johnston's well known ability and long experience in collating geographical data and his skill as a draughtsman, the work is certain to prove of much value for present reference. The following additional maps will also be shortly published, that is to say :- 1. Of Manitoba, shewing township surveys in the Province to the present date. 2. Of part of Keewatin, showing all lands laid out for :settlement in the alley of the Rainy River. Plans of various parishes in Manitoba are also being prepared for publicationby the photo-lithographic process, under your authority to that effect, the ip tention being to charge such a price for copies as will re-imburse the Department the cost. 10 [PART III.] BOARD OF EXAMINERS. A meeting of the Board of Examiners was held here during the second week in November, as provided by law, on which occasion the following gentlemen respectively, having satisfactorily passed the requisite examinations, received commis- sions, that is to say :— W. F. King, of Port Hope, Ontario, a commission as Dominion Land Surveyor, and also a certificate of having passed the higher examination provided for by Sec. 31 of the Act 39 Vic., Cap. 19. A. G. Cavana, P.L.S. of Cannington, Ontario, and Thos. Fawcette, of Uffington, Ontario, commissions as Dominion Land Surveyors. Mr. C. P. Aylen, of Aylmer, Quebec, a candidate for preliminary examination, having produced a diploma from the Engineering Chair of Cornell University, was given a certificate entitling him to be entered as an articled pupil with a Dominion Land Surveyor. • I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. S. DENNIS, Surveyor-General. PART III. APPENDICES TO TUB REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF DOMINION LANDS. • kt• 00" Lk* dL 14. t ltiW ix • 4), • 9. • 9 v• • to; tea iu ri r. 4 ;,f 1,0 :00 9.• hi rt ',4*0 14• 0ti• t A 41. [PART III.] 13 APPENDIX No. i. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, DOMINION LANDS BRANCH, OTTAWA, 6th January, 1877. SIR,-I have the honor to submit the following report on the progress of the Special Survey in the North West Territory during the past season. Pursuant to your instructions the work to be done consisted in carrying on, north-westward, from the limit of existing Dominion Land surveys, a system of main or standard meridians and parallels to serve as a basis for the extension, at any points desired, of the block outline or township surveys. I was also directed by you to avail myself of the newly constructed telegraph line, from Winnipeg to Fort Pelly, Battleford, and Edmonton, to determine the difference of longitude between these places, coupling with such determinations the latitude observations requisite to fix, for the purposes of your Department, their geographical position with precision. To effect these objects I made the following disposition of the force of the survey. Mr. A. L. Russell, D. L. S., in charge of the main section of the party, was instructed to proceed with the establishing in the field the meridians and parallels prescribed. Mr.5W. F. King, Astronomical Assistant, I despatched to Battleford, accompanied by Mr. J. Y. Checkley, Computor, with the necessary equipments to enable him to do, at western stations, what was required in co-operating in the longitude work with myself at eastern ones. Mr. King was also instructed to observe for latitude ,at the points involved, including a latitude determination to be made on his way westward at the intersection of the fifth base with the 102nd meridian, and to make a survey of Battleford and its vicinity, in compliance with your directions to that effect. The details of the progress of the work on meridians and parallels and of the nature of the country traversed during the survey, are fully given in the accompany- ing report by Mr. A. Ti. Russell. I have only to state that its perusal will show that the work has been pushed energetically and that all the progress has been made that the con- ditions would permit, compatible with the accuracy of a standard survey. In this latter respect it will be seen by his returns, that the care taken, and the methods that have been pursued, are sucllas to render the operations of this survey of the same order of precision, as that attained by the late International Boundary Survey across the same territory, a work of greater magnitude, importance, and correspondingly greater proportionate cost. Equally important with the question of surveying accuracy,is the information that will be gathered from Mr. Russell's impressions of the country in which the party worked all summer. It would appear from his report that, contrary to expectation based on some accounts received, the whole area is, with little exception, well adapted to agricultural settlement. I regret that, owing to circumstances beyond our control, I have a much less satisfactory account to give of the part of the work in which I was, personally, more immediately engaged, i.e. the longitude determinations. Our arrangements for effecting these all proved abortive. The telegraph lino between For t Pelly and Winnipeg was never throughout the summer in sufficiently good order to admit of making through signals. It was understood that efforts were being made to repair it; we, therefore, waited in daily expectancy of being able to use it, but without result. 14 [PART III.] Good latitude observations were made by Mr. King at the 102nd meridian and at Battleford. He also made a minute survey of the occupation and the topography at and in the vicinity of the latter place. Re further obtained, by astronomical observation, corrections to the hitherto given places on our maps of several leading points on the main route westward from Fort Ellice. Details of his survey of Battleford are given on his plan thereof and its accompanying report, both of which, with such of his observations as are, up to the present date, reduced, aro submitted herewith. His report of his astronomic work,and of the methods of observation and reduction employed, indicates the care taken with the work entrusted to him, and is also of interest for its abstract merits as a professional paper. In accordance with your approval of a suggestion to that effect the meteorologi- cal instruments of the survey were placed in the hands of a member of the Mounted Police force at Battleford, who, with the consent of the officer commanding there, has undertaken to keep a proper register. The advantage gained in greater value of data obtained at a permanent station, and in better security of fragile instruments, is evident, the conditions on a moving survey being, in both respects, extremely unfavourable. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, LINDSAY RUSSELL, Assistant Surveyor General. Lieut.-Col. J. S. DENNIS, Surveyor General. [PART III.] 15 APPENDIX No. 2. OTTAWA, 3rd January, 1877. SIR,—I have the honour to submit the following report of operations of the Special Survey party, under my charge, engaged in laying down standard meridians and parallels during the past summer. Having received your final instructions, and all arrangements being completed, we parted from you, on the 17th June, at Winnipeg, and after a tedious journey over roads rendered almost impassable by prolonged spring rains, we arrived, on the 30th June, at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Ellice, having, as you directed, while passing Portage Creek, measured one of the sides of the trigonometric survey of 1874. My letter of the 22nd June made you fully acquainted with the results of this measurement. After spending a day at Fort Ellice,.taking in supplies, etc., and connecting the fourth base line with the trigonometric survey and a latitude point carefully deter- mined in the fall of 1875, at our camp at the north of Beaver Creek (half a mile south of the Fort), we proceeded to the iron bar at the intersection of the fourth base with the meridian exterior between ranges 30 and 31 west of the First Principal Meridian, the most western located point of the Block Survey system. As it appeared from our latitude observations of 1875 that the fifth base at Fort Ellice was some 15i chains north of its correct position, and your instructions being to close all work branching from the First Principal Meridian on its proper astrono- micalJatitude at the Second Principal Meridian (longitude 102° west, determined by trigonometrical survey), a trial tangent lino was run with the calculated bearing and assumed distance seventeen miles to the meridian, when it was found, on connecting with a latitude point thereat determined by your astronomical party a few days previous, that the difference between the assumed and the established latitude was only 1.8 second of arc, so that we were enabled, by a trifling offset, to mound back on a true connecting tangent according to instructions. Our next work was to level and mark out the Second Principal Meridian from the Qu'Appelle Road 81 miles northward or within about 15 miles of Fort Pelly. From a few time observations taken for chronometric determination of longi- tude by myselfand first Assistant, Fort Polly would appear to lie closely on the line of this (102nd) meridian. Our instructions being that we should work westward on the main bases, and it being evident from a latitude determination at Fort Pelly that the ninth base would fall into heavy timber for a long distance, we turned west on the eighth base line, pro- ducing the same as far as the meridian between Ranges 8 and 9 west, before reach- ing which we encountered a few miles of heavy cutting on the northeast slope of what we were informed were the Beaver Hills. Here we again turned north, emerg- ing soon upon a country more open and favourable to the carrying on of the work, continuing as far north as the ninth base, where we ao-ain turned west, running some fourteen miles through alternate openings and woods, bringing the work to a close for the season, on the 15th October, at the eastern shore of a lake several miles in length, called Fishing Lake, the shore of which we traversed for a short distance. On the following Monday the party started on their homeward march of 400 miles to Winnipeg, remaining a day at Fort Ellice, on their way in, to store plant, etc., arriving at Winnipeg on the 9th November. 16 [PART III.J From the observations and notes taken on the journey out and the homeward march, much useful information was gained relative to the geography, etc., of a section of country hitherto meagrely and inaccurately represented on our best maps. At Winnipeg the men were paid off and I proceeded, with my assistants, to Ottawa. WORK DONE. The whole distance surveyed of meridians and parallels during the season was 189 miles—nearly one-half of which involved cutting in what was expected or sup- posed to be prairie country; we had, moreover, an unusually wet season to still further retard our progress. I may here remark that the desire to turn out a largo amount of work was never allowed to affect, in the slightest degree, its accuracy, which I take to be the principal point to be kept in view in the conducting of the survey. METHOD OF SURVEY. The prolongation of the lines was done with a 6-inch " Troughton and Simms " transit, reading to 10 seconds. To obtain the direction of the line, time azimuths of Polaris were observed by the method prescribed by yourself, namely, setting up the instrument in three successive positions, bringing the measurement of the azimuthal angle on sections of its graduated circle, 120 degrees apart, also bringing the different motions and faces into play,—each observation on the star (12) being referred by a similarly conditioned motion to a reference object placed on the line usually about a mile distant. As the observations were preferably taken about elongation, and the chronometer time and rate checked by east and west stars or transits, the probable error of any complete observation was very small, probably less than three seconds. In prolonging the line, two forward points being taken, in reversed positions of the instrument, and verified by looking back each time, certainty and precision were ensured in tracing the line. This shews more particularly on the 102nd meridian, where the nature of the surface and the conditions of the atmosphere were extremely favorable, as the accompanying Table of Azimuths and specimen observations and reductions thereof will afford examples. The whole distance of 81 miles of the Second Principal Meridian was run in this manner with a mean observed deviation of only 2i seconds,—the line was corrected, for these small differences, by laying off the required offset of a few inches when the mounds were being made. All very small azimuthal angles were laid off by measure- ment with a finely divided steel tape, the offset being proportional to the distance between two given points and the angle required to be laid off. I consider this a very useful method at township corners, being much more accurate and expeditious than doing the same thing by the instrument. The work done with the small transit goes to prove that it is, with careful handling, possible, in the absence of larger instruments, to do work for which the latter are usually deemed essential. CHAINING. All lines were carefully chained twice over throughout, the chain being compared every few miles with one of the standard 10 feet rods made by Messrs. Troughton and Simms for Colonel Brunel, Commissioner of Inland Revenue, tested for him by the Warden of Standards of England, and given to the Department of Interior for Dominion Land Surveys. On the prairie section the two sets of chainings seldom differed as much as ono link in a mile : whenever triangulation was resorted to in crossing rivers, ravines, etc., the bases were likewise twice chained and the angles repeatedly measured with the instrument. It is worthy of remark that the chain with brazed links, although well worn by much previous usage, required, contrary to all expectation, to be frequently shortened up, as it lengthened by usage, about five times more than the common unbrazed iron chain, notwithstanding that the wire of which the steel chain was made was nearly, if not quite, as thick as that of the iron chain. [PART III.] 17 The mounds were built in accordance with the Manual, those for townships cor- ners being the prescribed six feet square; every twelfth mile (block corner) being indicated by a marked iron bar. Mounds were built, even in the bush, wherever practicable, as fires frequently destroy both bearing-trees and posts altogether. Two of the iron bars had to be placed a few chains out of position, owing to small lakes -covering the precise spot. Their actual positions and the reasons for their being thus placed are noted in the proper place in the field notes. LATITUDE OBSERVATIONS. Observations for latitude were taken at various points on the work, viz : Big-cut- arm River, intersection of 8th base and 102nd meridian, 36i miles west on the 8th base, and on the 9th base. These observations were taken with a Troughton and .Simms 7-inch altazimuth instrument, and where weather permitted, with a small reflecting circle with mercury horizon. No corrections were of course applied for any small differences indicated by these instruments, the work being based throughout on an initial latitude accuratelydetermined with the larger instruments of the survey. As latitude by prime vertical transits required more time than we could consistently with the progress of the work afford, being seldom more than a couple of days in the same camp, the method of circum-meridian altitudes of north and south stars, as well as that of pairing Polaris on time, with southern stars transiting at nearly equal altitudes, was usually adopted. The manner of observing was strictly in accordance with your " Memoranda for Latitude Observations." The rate of the chronometer being well known, a series of observations on east and west stars was taken to determine the true local sidereal time, and a few minutes before a star culminated, altitudes in close succession were taken until transit, when the latter half of the altitudes were observed in a reversed position of the instrument. The instrument was now directed to some previously selected star on the opposite side of the zenith, which paired well with the one just taken, and the same programme carried out. The levels, barometer and thermometer being duly noted, -completed a series. Observations on either a north or a south star alone were considered of but little • -value, and to avoid the effect of uncertainties of refraction, altitudes under fifty degrees were used as seldom as possible. An example of each kind of observation, is annexed. The Geodetical tablis used were those computed from the Ordnance Trigono- metrical Survey of Great Britain, and published by the Superintendent of the Survey in 1858. Should it be determined to close the block outlines on the third principal meridian, and spring them anew from it, on their proper astronomical latitude, a separate determination thereat will be necessary, owing to probable large station -errors even in that comparatively flat country. The deviations of the vertical that were noted by the International Boundary 'Commission Survey, in locating the 49th parallel, where the country is to a great ,extent similarly fiat, reached, sometimes, nearly five seconds of arc, at points not further apart than those involved in the present instance. NATURE OF THE COUNTRY. For convenience of reference I will describe the country as we passed over it, commencing with that SOUTH OF THE QU'APPELLE RIVER. The land here is good sardy loam, slightly undulating. There is plenty of good -water, and a fair supply of timber ; that in the valleys of the streams being abund- ant and of fair size ; whereas, what grows on the prairie level is almost invariably inferior in that respect, and interspersed with elumps of willows. 11-2 18 [ PART III.] A few oaks, birches, and some large poplar were seen at Scissors Creek. The banks of the ravines and streams, running into the Qu'Appelle River, exhibit exposures of shale and thin layers of ironstone (sample herewith.) These were the only outcroppings of geological interest met with during the season. AORTA OF THE QU'APPELLE RIVER. At about two miles north of the river the land becomes of a second-class quality, being more rolling and sandy for about eleven miles, when it again improves for fifty-five miles, with a strip of inferior land of about five miles in width, crossing it. The northern part of this section, particularly the last five miles, is excellent sandy loam, well wooded and watered. Here the production of the meridian northward ceased. A rapid trip to Fort Pelly, however, enables me to state that all the way to that place the soil is good, and wood and water comparativelywell supplied. In the vicinity of Fort Pelly and north- ward the land is lighter • water is however plentiful, and poplar of a larger size, as well as spruce, are here first met with. The approach to the Swan River Barracks presents a very forlorn appearance, being thickly covered with granite boulders of various sizes. EIGHTH BASE LINE WESTWARD. Returning again to the 102nd meridian, on the eighth base line, which was produced 49 miles westward, we find that throughout the whole of this distance poplar bush, from two to twelve inches in diameter, and willows, predominate. The land is good, and water throughout abundant, and in places more than desirable, as the numerous lakelets, ponds, and connecting marshes attest. These characteristics are doubtless due to the retention of the surface water by clayey sub-soils. A noticeable fact in connection with this country is that both in running waters, and in surface ponds having no apparent outlet, the water is invariably hard. From the 41st to the 49th mile the line gradually ascends the north- eastern slope of the Beaver Hills, where the barometer indicated an approximate altitude of 1,800 feet above the sea. On turning north, at the 49th mile, the line shortly emerges from the thickly- wooded hillside to a more open country, gradually descending all the way to the White Sand River, where a stretch of almost open prairie of about 13 miles crossed, containing very little timber of useful size. The soil, although sandy, is still of good quality, and 'possibly of more value than rich moist lands, which are more subject to summer frosts. The first frost noticed by us was on the 31st August, at the " Crooked Lakes," where a film of ice of the thickness of paper formed around the marshy shore. THE NINTH BASE LINE, WESTWARD. From about five miles south of this base and westward along the same for 14 miles, the line ran through alternate openings and poplar bush, crossing several lakelets, and coming to an end at the eastern shore of Fishing Lake, several miles in length. The soil throughout this section is good sandy loam, and much of the timber of useful dimensions. On the tenth mile we crossed a well-defined cart trail leading northwestward to Quill Lake. TRAVELLED ROADS. As these roads are, as yet, the only certain means of communication throughout the North-West Territories, and judging that some notice of those travelled by us might be useful, I beg to submit the following brief description thereof, and of" adjacent country. LPART 19. ROAD FROM FORT PELLY, WESTWARD. This road properly begins at Swan River Barracks and runs about eleven miles south to Fort Pelly, and from thence westward to Touchwood Hills and Carlton. The section I desire to draw attention to is the 55 miles between Fort Pelly and the crossing of the White Sand River. At Fort Pelly the soil is almost pure sand; potatoes, corn and some other cereals grow to a good size, when they escape destruction by grasshoppers and summer frosts. Half a mile west of the Fort is a small Indian village. Beyond it commences a heavy belt of poplar bush, over four miles across, and at the western edge thereof, on the south side of the road, is a large lake, the largest of about eighteen met with between Fort Pelly and White Sand River. A couple of salt or alkali lakes were pointed out to me about two miles west of the Assiniboine River crossing. With the exception of the four miles of heavy bush above referred to, the road runs through alternate openings and small bluffs of poplar. Between Pelly and the Assiniboine River crossing, small groves of spruce are seen. In the vicinity of Pelly and the Assiniboine River crossing, the soil is very sandy; elsewhere, with an occasional light patch, it is a sandy loam, well adapted to agricultural purposes. As we proceed west the country becomes more open and the timber smaller in size. - About nine miles out of Pelly the road crosses " Stony Creek," (the third stream bearing the same name met with in our work.) What must be a troublesome ford in spring would be rendered an easy crossing by placing a flooring of split logs on a couple of stout timbers laid across the stream. Two miles west of here the road crosses the brow of a hill, from which a magnificent view of the surrounding country can be had in all directions. The most serious obstruction to heavy traffic at the time (15th October) when we passed over the road, appeared to be a springy hill-side east of the Assiniboine River. This place could be greatly improved by a few yards of fascining and ditching. At the Assiniboine River, 18 miles west of Pelly, a firm sandy bottom, easy sloping banks, and only about a foot of water, render the fording thereof easy. A small stream about 5i miles west of the Assiniboine River has been roughly bridged by a few logs, enabling loaded teams to pass readily. At about 42 miles west of Pelly the road crosses Devil's Creek, which has easy banks, firm bottom, and water only one foot deep by four feet wide. The White Sand River, where crossed by the road, is a mere brook, dry in places, and presents no impediments to travel, having a gravel bed and low banks. ROAD FROM FORT PELLY TO THE CROOKED LAKES. This is a portion, about thirty miles, of the road between the Huron's Bay Company's Posts at Fort Pelly and Qu'Appelle. For about five miles south of Pelly it forms part of the main travelled road between that place and Fort .Ellice. At the fifth mile it forks off in a south-south-westerly direction, crossing about the tenth mile, the main White Sand River; there occur very serious impediments to travel. A short distance north of the crossing there is a bad swampy place, small in extent and easily drained. A long, rough passage over boulders in the river bed, as well as steep, slippery banks, obliged us to unload the light waggon and portage its contents. Shortly after leaving the river, the road rises into a higher plateau, traversing a country well watered with brooks, and having a fair share of timber, principally of a small size. The " Crooked Lakes " are simply portions of the bed of a stream said to be "Stony Creek," which contain water all the year round. Altogether, they are 20 [PART III. several miles in length, with a width of only a few yards, and are the resort of numerous wild fowl. As this road does not lie in the direction of the main stream of travel east and west, it is seldom used by others than the Hudson's Bay Company. ROAD FROM FORT PELLY SOUTH TO FORT ELLICE. Odometer measurement makes this road 110 miles in length. It runs, for the greater part, through a very open country, having a soil rather more sandy than was encountered on our meridian line further west. The valleys of the various streams crossed, five in number, are wide and deep, and the banks generally steep. Travelling south from Fort Pelly, we encounter, at about fourteen miles, the White Sand River, the most difficult crossing on the road, owing to steep and slippery banks. As at the crossing of the same river higher up, on the road te Crooked Lakes and Qu'Appelle, almost all the load requires to be portaged. It took the greater part of half a day to cross our small train, travelling light. The next obstacle, about twenty-seven miles from Pelly, is "Steep" Creek, having a very steep hill on each side. Although only a few feet wide and a couple of feet deep, the crossing of this creek, which could be easily bridged at a trifling ,expense, is very troublesome. Another two miles brings us to Stony Creek, with easy ford and approaches; .and the same remark may be applied to the "Two Creeks," about twelve miles further on. Sixty-five miles from Fort Pelly, the main route of the North-West Mounted Police forks off south-east to the "Shell River " crossing of the Assiniboine River, twelve miles distant, and from thence to their Inspecting Station at Shoal Lake, where all goods passing west are examined by them. Nine miles from Ellice we cross Wolverine Creek, which presents no very serious obstacle to travel; the hill on the southern side is sandy and rather steep for heavily-laden waggons going south. This point on the road is distinguished many miles off by a high wooded hill on the south side of the crossing. Two miles from Fort Ellice the Qu'Appelle River, with a valley of over 200 feet in depth, is crossed about a mile before it falls into the Assiniboine River. This was formerly considered a serious impediment, but a bridge has been built, as well as other minor improvements of the hill side made, by the Hudson's. Bay Com- pany, who have also bridged the Assiniboine River, and are naturally desirous of ,directing all the :westward travel vid their post at Fort Ellice, where the traveller will find an ample supply of all necessaries; a blacksmith and a carpenter, two very important additions to such distant outposts, when a damaged wheel requires repair or a horseshoe replacing. Archibald McDonald, Esq., a most courteous and efficient officer, who has charge of the Swan River District, resides here. To him the Survey is indebted for much information and assistance. Our work was intersected at various points by Indian cart trails, which, as they .appear to have fallen into disise, I will not further refer to. It wodid appear advisable that a careful examination of the most favdurable and direct line for the ever-increasing traffic in connection with the great North-West should be made as early as possible, and all improvements of river crossings, etc., made of a substantial and permanent character. The present roads to the recently established seat of Government at Battleford are both difficult of travel and very circuitous. To judge from the few small villages and hamlets from Winnipeg to Edmonton, the traffic, as indicated by the almost endless stream, during the summer months, of long trains of heavily-laden carts and waggons, seems truly surprising. SYNOPSIS OF NATURE OF THE COUNTRY. From the foregoing detailed descriptions and an examination of the accompany- ing maps on a scale of four miles to the inch, it will be seen that both timber and water abound in the section traversed by us, and the soils being generally of good [PART III.] 21 quality, the whole region west of the Assiniboine River, between. Fort Pelly arid. Fort Ellice, and extending west and north-west as far as our work reached, with the exception of a few small sections where the soil is very light, may be considered as well adapted for settlement. GRASSHOPPERS. All traces of anything that had been cultivated last summer at Fort Pelly were entirely obliterated by these voracious pests. Fort Ellice likewise suffered, but the Company's officer there succeeded in saving about twothirds of his crop. Prof. Geo. M. Dawson, Geologist, Naturalist, etc., of Montreal, is collecting detailed information from this and other sections of Western North America, and intends publishing the results of his careful researches concerning this insect, whose ravages have tended • so much to retard the settlement of the extensive and fertile regions of the North-West. MAPS, PLANS, &C. The following maps and plans are submitted :- 1st. Detailed map on a scale of 40 chains to the inch. 2nd. General map on a scale of 4 miles to the inch. 3rd. 35 " CC 4th. Profile of the levels along the 102nd meridian. 5th. Field notes of survey. 6th. Astronomical observations and calculations. In conclusion, I would wish to speak of the efficient aid rendered me by Mr. Montague Aldous, Leveller and 1st Assistant; also to mention favorably my other Assistants, Messrs. J. S. Dennis, jun., E. J. Bennet and Thos. Macnutt, who at all times showed a zealous attention to their duties, contributing much to the progress and accuracy of the survey. I have the honor to be, Sir Your obedient servant, A. L. RUSSELL, Surveyor in charge of Meridian and Parallel Section S.S. LINDSAY RUSSELL, Esq., Assistant Surveyor General, in charge Special Survey, N.W. Territory. [PART III.] APPENDIX No. 3. OTTAWA, 13th January, 1877. SIR,-I have the honor to submit the following report of the work done by the Astronomical section of the special survey under my charge, during the season of 1876. The party consisting of myself, Mr. Checkley, and two laboring men, left Winnipeg on the 23rd June, arriving at Fort Ellice on the 30th, and on the 2nd July reached the Astronomical Station at the intersection of the 102nd meridian, and the Qu'Appelle trail. Having completed my observations on the night of 9th July, and having computed the latitude, and communicated the result to Mr. A. L. Russell, on the 12th July I returned to Fort Ellice. Here, according to instructions, I awaited the arrival of the freighter, who was to furnish transport for the provisions of the party. He arrived on 26th July, and on 27th I started for Battle River, and on August 23rd, after a tedious journey I arrived at the settlement of Battleford. Having selected a spot on the south side of Battle River, on the top of a ridge with an outlook of about a mile north to the top of the hill on the other side of the river,and consequ( ntly sufficiently elevated to avoid the mist which fills the valley on cold summer nights, and at the same time conveniently near the telegraph line, I set up the instrument, and had a loopline put up connecting the Obsevatory tent with the telegraphic line. The portable stand of the instrument being cracked, I had a post planted deep in the ground, and set up the instrument upon it. This, post remains to mark the astronomical station. Finding that there was no chance of an exchange of longitude signals with you, I turned my attention to determining the latitude accurately, using as many different methods as possible. On September 9th, I received by mail your letter of the 18th August, and in accordance with the instructions it contained, I devoted most of the Appendix 4. remainder of my stay at Battleford to traversing the country adjacent to the rivers, and obtaining information connected with it. On 2nd October I started eastward, and arrived at Touchwood Hills Trading Post on the 10th, at Fort Ellice on the 17th, and at Winnipeg on the 27th. Owing to the short time at my disposal I have been unable to send in all my astronomical observations. The appended computations comprise:- 1. Tranist observations for time at Station No. 2. (the observation point on the 102nd meridian.) 2. Observations for latitude, by circum-meridian altitudes, at Station No, 2. 3. Combination of the resulting latitudes, and probable error, &c. 4. Miscellaneans observations at Station No. 2. 5. Transits for time at Battleford,—two sets. 6. Five complete observations for latitude at Battleford, two of which are taken by Talcott's method. 7. An itinerary of the Saskatchewan trail from Battleford to Winnipeg, giving distances measured by odometer. (See Schedules: Appendix 7.) I have also—not as yet worked out—eleven latitude pairs at Battleford. Several transit observations at Battleford. Time by altitudes do Value of micrometer do Value of level divisions do &c. &c. Also, a number of sextant observations for latitude and longitude, taken during the journey at points on the trail, and other observations and computations. [PART III.] 23 The latitude observations at Battleford taken on three ways : By Talcott's method, i.e. not depending on the graduated circle. By circum-meridian altitudes, using the moveable:wire of the eye piece micro- meter only to measure very small differences; i.e. depending not on the micrometer value, but on the accuracy of graduation. By circum -meridian altitudes, using both circle and micrometer in the usual way. The observations at Station No. 2, on 102nd meredian, as far as they depend on bisecting the star, will be found very discrepant in most of the observations of the- first three nights. This is due partly to the misty weather which made accurate bisections very difficult, but principally to a great inclination of the micrometer thread, which I could not at the time correct with safety. As I took these observa- tions indiscriminately, sometimes-on one side and sometimes on the other side of the centre wire, these errors tend to counterbalance, and it will be seen that the results of these observations are as near the mean as the others. I have given these observa- tions less weight than the others, namely a weight 0.3 for a complete observation of ten micrometer readings on each star, while the observations of the 6th and 9th July, in which the inclination was eliminated by making the bisections in pairs at exactly equal distances from the centre wire, have been given a weight of unity for a complete observation. Another cause of error, almost equally serious, is the microscope level, which although sensitive in some parts of the tube, has a different valve for almost every division, and near the centre loses its sensitivity altogether. The value of a division, as determined by observations at Battleford, is, when each end of the bubble stands at 6, about 3", but when the bubble is lengthened to stand at 22 on each side, the value of a divisions is only about 1". In fact the value of a division is a function of the length of the bubble. These new values of the divisions being applied to the latitude observations at Station. No. 2. change the resulting latitude 35 feet, the lati- tude which I communicated to Mr. A. L. Russell being 50° 22' 22.20", and the correct latitude 50° 22' 21.85", while the probable error is at the same time dimin- ished from 38 to 34 feet. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. F. KING, Astronomcial Assistant, S. S. LINDSAY RUSSELL, Esq., Assistant Surveyor General, in charge Special Survey, N. W. Territory. 24 [PART III.] APPENDIX No. 4. REPORT ON SURVEY OF BATTLEFORD, NORTH-WEST TERRITORY, BY W. F. KING. ASTRONOMICAL ASSISTANT ON SPECIAL SURVEY. OTTAWA, 20th December, 1876. SIR,-I have the honor, in obedience to your instructions, dated 18th August, to submit the following information with regard to the claims taken up by, settlers at Battleford, North-West Territories, together with some notes on the topographical features of the vicinity. The accompanying plan shows, by the red lines, the lines surveyed by traversing with box sextant and chain; the rivers, ridges, &c., being placed into position by offsets paced or estimated from these lines. The following statement gives an explanation of the plan by means of reference numbers, with topographical notes, remarks on the soil, timber, &c., and also comprises a statement of the extent of the claims, the estimated value of improve- ments, and other information bearing on the subject. A table is also given showing the aggregate value of improvements on the several claims. The improvements are those made up to the end of September. The estimated values are necessarily only rough approximations in many cases, it being very difficult to properly estimate the value of labour, materials, &c., in a new settlement so isolated as Battleford. • EXPLANATION OF THE PLAN. The numbers refer to the red reference numbers on the plan. 1. Astronomical Station, Special Survey. Approximate Latitude 52° 42' 39" N. 2. Meridian Mark, Special Survey. Nearly due north from (1) 3. Three shanties belonging to R. Fuller. 4. Four buildings, comprising the Telegraph Office and Fuller's Storehouses. 5. Hudson's Bay Company's buildings, three in number. 6. Johnston & Fields. Store and Billiard Saloon. 7. Mahoney & Campbell. Store. 8. Storehouse. Board of Public Works. 9. Approximate position of two houses occupied by Indians. 10. Two or three houses, occupied by P. Ballendine, sub-contractor for the carriage of the mail to Edmonton. Approximate position. 11. Mahoney's stable. Approximate position. 12. Approximate position of two houses occupied by Indians. 13. Brickyard. Board of Public Works. 14. An Indian's house. 15. H. Stobart's houses, two in number. 16. Stewart D. Mulkins' unfinished house. 17. F. Osler's house. 18. J. Westfall's house. 19. An Indian's unfinished house. 20. H. W. McKenny's house. 21. J. Brown's house. 22. Hall's house. 23. E. Frechette's house. 24. Post, marking Frechette's claim. [PART III. X 25 25-26-27-28. Fence bounding McKenny and Clarke's claim. 29. Post marking the south-west corner of J. Brown's claim. 30. Piece of ploughed land belonging to Hall. 31-32-33. Ploughed laud belonging to McKenny and Clarke. 34-35. Ploughed land in Oster, Westfall and Stobart's claim. 36-15. Osler's fence. 36-37. Osier's unfinished fence. 38-39-40. Fence belonging to Richard Fuller. 41-42-43-44. Fence enclosing Fuller's cultivated land. 45. Post marking J. G. Harris' claim. 46. Approximate position of Government House. NOTES ON THE TOPOGRAPHY, &O. Battle River, flowing from the south-west, and the Saskatchewan River, from the• north-west, approach, at one point of their course, within three-quarters of a mile of one another and then separate, remaining at a distance from one another of a mile- and a half apart until they again converge to their junction ; the rivers thus form a peninsula about five and a half miles in length, from the forks of the rivers to the narrow neck, which is called the "Narrows." This peninsula is in great part, composed of a sandy ridge, 60 or 70 feet high, which overlooks both rivers at the Narrows, but leaves the bank of the Saskatchewan about two miles from the Narrows, leaving a gradually widening flat, and terminating at about a mile and a quarter from the forks. This flat is marshy along the foot of the ridge, and along• the river bank is covered with trees, bordered by scrub willows, rose bushes, &c., while the sandy ridge is destitute of wood, except on the slopes. This ridge is continued on the other side of Battle River, about three-quarters of a mile south-east of the telegraph office, and runs in a south-easterly direction parallel to the, Saskatchewan for many miles, forming a sort of step to the higher ridge which forms the valley of Battle River. Another high ridge runs along the north of the Saskatchewan. The low-lying flat comprising the whole valley of Battle River, between the ridge, three-quarters of a mile south-east of the telegraph office, to the bend of the river, about three-quarters of a mile west of the telegraph office, is called " Telegraph Flat." The low-lying flat extending eastwards from the ridge on the peninsula to the forks of the rivers is commonly called the "Point." The sandy ridge on the peninsula, on the highest point of which the Mounted Police Barracks are built, may be called, for convenience of reference, " Barracks Hill." One of the accompanying specimens of soil was taken from the ploughed land on Osler's claim, between his house and Stobart's, on the Barracks }fill. The soil was about six inches in depth, and was light and sandy. By descending into Stobart's cellar I was able to obtain a section down to a depth of five feet. Below the six inches of surface soil lay sand, becoming purer below. At a depth of 15 inches from the surface lay a stratum of whitish dlay, 14 inches in thickness; then six inches coarse gravel; then heavy clay mixed with finer gravel. Another section in the Barrack Square gave similar results. Hence, this may be taken as describing generally the surface of the whole ridge. The ridge, on which is the Astronomical Station, although similar in surface appearance, exhibited about six inches of the same kind of soil, and below that, sand with clay down to a depth of five feet. Owing to the sandy nature of the soil there has been no attempt at well digging on these ridges, the sides of the well being liable to cave in. Good water, however, can be obtained almost anywhere at the foot of the ridges by digging, and natural springs occur in many places. On Telegraph Flat, to obtain water, it is necessary to dig below the level of the river. -26 [PART III.] On the ridge, near the Astronomical Station, lies Fuller's farm, which is the only piece of land cultivated in the settlement. The soil is similar to the specimen from Osler's claim. The land was first ploughed in the spring of 1876, and the .crops were put in about May 12th, on the sod. He harvested in September, getting About 120 bushels of wheat and 150 of barley, or an average of 23 to 25 bushels an acre, as well as onions and a few potatoes and beets. The -grain appears to be good (see specimens). He planted cabbages, but they were killed, with many .of his potatoes, by summer frost. The other specimen of soil was taken from Telegraph Flat. It is usually con- :sidered much better than that of the ridge, but, being low-lying, it is very liable to _summer frosts as proved by experience at Prince Albert's Mission and elsewhere on the Saskatchewan. This soil is about two feet deep, the first six inches being lighter than the rest; below this, lies clay, at first mixed with vegetable matter, but purer at a greater depth, until at about four feet from the surface, it appears nearly pure. The Board of Public Works employ a man to make bricks with the clay of 'Telegraph Flat, but none of the bricks have yet been burnt. • It is said that the soil to the north of the Saskatchewan is much better than that at the settlements, although nearly destitute of wood. The soil about fifteen miles west on the telegraph line is also said to be very good. Battle River; on account of the sluggishness of its current, is filled with mud banks, so that steamers cannot ascend it except durinc, very high water. The .Saskatchewan, on the contrary, has a very swift current, but is filled with sandbanks which, almost completely block the channel near the mouth of Battle Rivers The •,only channel for steamboats is said to lie between the long island on the Saskatche- wen River and the south shore, thus passing close to Brown's and Hall's claims. Near Hall's house a steamboat can come up close to the bank, and this point is easily approached by a cart trail running down a very easy slope of the hill. There are three cart trails leading into the settlement from the east—the plain trail, or the trail over the Eagle Hills, coming into the settlement from the south— the river trail running along the Saskatchewan, between it and the Eagle Hills— and the trail crossing the Saskatchewan at the forks of the Saskatchewan and Battle Rivers. The first trail is eighteen miles longer than the second, but the second is very difficult for heavily laden carts, on accouut of the great number of creek valleys that have to be crossed—(about twenty-two in fifty- miles). The third trail, although leading straight to Carleton, is very little used, since the Saskatchewan has to be crossed twice. Large numbers of fish are caught in Battle River by means of nets. They com- prise gold-eyes, catfish, pickerel, and suckers. There is plenty of firewood near Battleford, particularly on and along the slopes of the high ridge overlooking the valley from the south, as well as on some of the islands ; and in the ravines there are some large trees. They are principally Balm of Gilead and Poplar, although a few small Spruces grow on the slopes of the ridge over- looking the Saskatchewan, near the Narrows. There is also undoubtedly coal some distance up Battle River. I have seen some specimens of drift' coal found on the shore of an island in the river, and was informed that there was plenty of it. Although not of first rate quality, it is superior to com- mon lignite. It has been used in the forge, and answers well. There is not much timber for building purposes, and most of the houses are built of small logs, the driftwood of the Saskatchewan, some of which consists of large spruce logs, having been appropriated by the first builders. It is said that large spruce logs can be brought down in the spring from Turtle Lake, about 60 miles distant, north of the Saskatchewan River. [PART HI.] 27 STATEMENT OF CLAIMS. WITH IMPROVEMENTS, THEIR VALUE, &C. Richard Fuller, (constructor of the Canada Pacific Telegraph Line from Living- stone). He claims one mile along Battle River, easterly from his post on the bank of the river near the Telegraph Office, and forty chains south. Altogether 320 acres. He claims 160 acres by settlement and 160 by pre6mption. His improvements are 1. A store, on tho bank of the river, size 40 feet by 17, completed.—Well-built of square timber. (See 4 of the plan). stimated value $200. 2. The Telegraph Office, south-east from the store.----Battery house attached— well-built of square logs. Estimated value $150. 3. Two small store houses south-east from the Telegraph Office. Size 12 by 12, built of unsquared logs, completed. Estimated value $200. 4. A post and two-rail fence surrounding the above four buildings. Estimated value $12. 5. Three shanties, built of large unsquared logs, walls mudded, and roof thatched. Used as winter quarters for his men during the winter of 1875-76; are to be used for the same purpose this winter. Estimated value $400. 6. A piece of land on Telegraph Flat, containing 60 or 70 acres, bounded on two sides by a well-built " snake " fence, six rails high (see 38, 39, 40 on the plan), and bounded on the other two sides by the hills south and south-west of Battle River. Not cultivated ; used for pasture. Estimated value of the fence, $180. 7. A piece of land on the ridge near the Special Survey astronomical station, bounded on three sides by a six-rail " snake fence," and on the fourth by the edge of the ridge overlooking Battle River. It contains about 30 acres, nearly all under cultivation this year. This was the only piece of land under crop this year. The crop comprised wheat, barley, potatoes, onions, beets ; cabbages were planted, but were killed by the frost. Estimated value, $195. 8. About acres of ploughed land on Telegraph Flat, near the telegraph office ; unfenced and unsown. Estimated value $12. This claim was taken up in 1875, and the telegraph office and stores and winter shanties were then built. The land was fenced in the spring of 1876; the wheat, &c., being sown on the 11th and 12th of May. Total estimated value of all improvements, $1,349. OSLER, WESTFALL AND STOBART. Osier took up his claim in October, 1875, but made no improvements, that I know of; until the spring of 1876, when he entered into partnership with J. Westfall, (operator and general superintendent of the Canada Pacific Telegraph Lino), and H. Stobart, (of the firm of Kew, Stobart & Co., fur-traders, &c.,) to hold 640 acres. The claim is nominallyione mile square from the fence on the south-west boundary of the claim. This fence extends 57 chains north-westerly from the top of the ridge, north of Battle River. At the end of this fence another fence runs north-westerly for • 18 chains, making an angle of 111° 28' with the former fence. These fences are marked on the plan 15, 36 and 36, 37, respectively. The above is his nominal claim, but his actual claim as shown by the positions of improvements, may be defined thus : Osler's claim is bounded by a line from the edge of Barracks hill, north-westerly along the line of his fence to the point of intersection with the fence 36, 37, thence northerly along the line of this fence and along its line produced to Brown's claim, thence along the boundaries of Brown's claim to the northern edge of Barracks Hill, thence easterly, southerly and westerly along the edge of Barracks Hill, to the place of beginning. It thus includes the whole eastern end of the hill, and includes the ground on which the Mounted Police Barracks are being built. 28 [PART III.] The improvements are :- 1. Osler's house : size 20x17 ; built of square timber, nearly completed ; to be occupied this winter. See 17 of the plan. Estimated value, $110. 2. Westfall's house: walls of square timber, raised eight feet; badly damaged by a prairie fire. See 18 on the plan. Estimated value, $30. 3. Stobart's houses: East house, 22x20; built of square timber; walls up and beams for floor laid. Estimated value, $90. West house, 21x19 ; walls up and rafters of roof ; built of square timber ; cellar dug; the roof was destroyed by wind storm in September. (See 15.) Estimated. value, $90. 4. A post and two-rail fence, 36-15 of the plan; length, 57 chains ; all built with the exception of a few chains near the north-western extremity; built by Osler. Estimated value, $50. 5. Line of fence, 18 chains from 36 to 37; post holes dug at about every ten feet; belongs to Osler. Estimated value, $6. 6. In all, about four acres of ploughed land, not under crop this year. See 34 and 35. Estimated value, $32. Total estimated value of Osler's imni•ovements $198 CC CC CC Westfall's " 30 CC lC CC Stobart's if 180 Total estimated value of all improvements $408 H. W. McKenny & Co.: Melionny's partner is said to be Clarke, of Carleton, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. They claim, between them, 640 acres, which is bounded on the south by Battle River, and on the other three sides by a rough fence ; the whole area enclosed by this fence is about 760 acres. This fence is marked on the plan by the dotted lines 25-26-27-28 ; it has a single rail tied by willow withs to two stakes at each extremity, the rails being about ten feet long. The fence simply serves to mark the claim boundary, but would not keep out cattle. The total length of this fence is about three miles. Estimated value, $90. McKenny's house. (See 20 of the plan) is built of unsquared timbers, size 18x15, and is completed and occupied. He took up the claim and built the house in the spring of 1876. Estimated value, $110. During the summer he ploughed a few acres of land, but put in no crop. The pieces of ploughed land are as follows : About 1 acres at the north-east corner of his claim; see 3.2 of the plan. About 2 acres behind his house; see 33. About 2 acres near the western boundary of his claim, near the Edmonton trail; see 31. Altogether 5 acres, more or less. Estimated value, $44. Estimated value of all improvements, $244. Hall's claim: Nominally 160 acres extending from the brow of the hill north- west of his house, a quarter of a mile south-easterly along the Saskatchewan and one mile back from the river. His actual claim, as shown by the position of his house, 22, and the ploughed land at the south-east corner of his claim, 30, is about a quarter of a mile due east from the meridian of the brow of the hill, and about a • mile long in a direction nearly north and south, as shown by the dotted line on the plan. This claim was taken up by A. Laplante in the spring of 1876, and by him reported to have been sold to H. W. McKenny for $100. McKenny, it is stated, sold. it again to Hall for $150. It is said that Hall has again sold a portion of it—a half share—to F. McLean, of Portage la Prairie, for $500. The reason that this claim is considered so valuable is that near Hall's house is said to be the only good steamboat landing in the settlement. See remarks on the Saskatchewan River. Improvements :- 1. Two acres of ploughed land near the south-east corner of his claim. Esti- mated value, $16. 2. A house; size, 15x12; walls up and roof completed. The house is to be [PART III.] 29 finished shortly and is to be occupied this winter by the owner. Estimated value, $90. Estimated value of all improvements, $106. Brown's claim : (J. R. Brown, in charge of Kew, Stobart & Co's trading post at Duck Lake). He claims a quarter of a mile east from his corner post, 29, and one mile south of the Saskatchewan River. The claim is shown on the plan by a dotted line. This post states that the claim was taken up on the 20th April, 1876. The only improvement is the "house," a dilapidated structure, evidently only put up in order to claim that improvements have been made. Size, 15x15. Walls up; built of small round sticks ; rafters of roof fallen in. See 21. Estimated value, $15. Stewart D. Mulkins : He claims the piece of land bounded on the north-east by 'Osler's fence, and by the line of the fence produced, in one direction to meet Battle River, and in the other to meet McKenny's eastern boundary fence. Bounded on the west by McKenny's fence, and on the south by Battle River. The claim was taken up in the spring of 1876. The only improvement is an unfinished house. Walls three logs high (about three feet) ; logs unsquared. See 16 of the plan. Estimated value, $10. E. Fr6chette's claim : (Capt. Frechette, North-West Mounted Police). For his corner post, see 24 of the plan. This post is at the angle of Battle River at the Narrows, and is marked with the following definition of the claim :— " E. Fr6chette 640 acres. Bounded by A. Laplante's, H. W. McKenny's, and J. Mair's claims, S. E. Bounded N. E. by the Saskatchewan River. _ Bounded S. W. by Battle River. Bounded W. by unoccupied lands." The only improvement is a house near the above post, marked on the plan, 23. Size, 15x15. Walls up, and rafters of roof; unsquared timber. Said to have cost him $100, but not worth more than $70 in its present state. It was evidently built only to claim improvements. Estimated value, $70. Note—A. Laplante's claim, referred to above, is Hall's claim. J. Mair holds no claim that I know of. Hudson's Bay Company : See 5. They claim the ground on which their three buildings stand, as well as the partially fenced land extending behind their houses back to the foot of the ridge. The buildings were commenced in the summer of 1876, and are not completed. West building : 20x18 ; walls and rafters of roof up, and floor beams laid ; square timber ; frame. Main building : 30x19 ; walls built ; roof completed (shingled), and floor laid ; square timber; frame. East building : 18x18 ; frame of walls up, and rafters of roof ; built of square timber. A fence about 15 chains long partially enclosing a piece of land behind the buildings ; a six-rail " snake fence. Estimated value of west building $90 (C 130 main building 44 90 cast building fence , • 45 Total estimated value of all improvements .$355 J. Mahoney, general store, (Mahoney & Campbell) claims no ground, but intends to wait until a survey is made. He began to build about the 28th August, 1876. The dimensions, &c., of his store are as follows :— 30 [PART III.] 24 x 18 feet '• well built, of unsquared timbers, mudded. Thatched roof. Cellar dug. Completed and occupied. See 7. Estimated value, $150. Also a roughly built stable with hay roof. See 11. Estimated value, $20. Total value estimated $170. H. Johnston (Johnston & Fields,) billiard saloon. Sells tobacco, &c., and " tem- perance drinks." Claims the land on which his store is built. Size of store 20 x 18 feet. Unsquared logs. mudded, and thatched roof. Built in the beginning of September, 1876. Estimated value, $110. J. G. Harris, (formerly a telegraph operator employed by R. Fuller). For hia corner post see 45. He claims 320 acres, half a mile along the ridge south of Battle River, measured easterly from his post, and one mile south. The post is dated 19th June, 1876. No improvements. NORTH-WEST MOUNTED POLICE BARRACKS. The dotted line shows the approximate position of the buildings: the only building properly tied in by the traverse is Major Walker's house, which is at the north-east corner of the square, and is on a traverse line, as will be seen by the plan. There are also three or four other houses, and a storehouse, &c., belonging to the Board of Public Works. These buildings are on ground claimed by Osler. OTHER HOUSES, &C. 10 is a house with stable attached, occupied by 1'. Ballendine. 9 and 12 are four houses occupied by Indians. 14 is a house occupie I by Indians. All these houses are built of unsquared logs, mudded ; with mud roofs. 19 is an uncompleted house, the walls of which are raised three logs high. It is said to belong its an Indian. 46 is the Lieut.-Governor's residence, now in course of construction. Two brothers named McFarlane are said to be settled to the south of Battle River, about two miles away from the ford. I know nothing of them. " GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS. R. Fuller $1,349 F. Oster 198 J. Westfall ... 30 H. Stobart 180 H. W. McKenny & Co 244 Hall 106 J. R. Brown 15 S. D. Mulkins 10 E. Frechette 70 Hudsoh's Bay Company 355 J. Mahoney 170 H. Johnston 110 LINDSAY RUSSELL, ESQ., Assistant Surveyor General In charge Special Survey, North-West Territories. Total estimated value. $2,837 I have the honor to ba, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. F. KING. lAstronon-acal Assistant, Special Survey. [PART III. 3 1 APPENDIX No. 5. SURVEYS OFFICE, DOMINION LANDS, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 31st October, 1876. SIR—I have the honour to submit the following report of surveys in Manitoba,. Keewatin, and the North-West Territory, and of the business of this office, for the year ending at this date. SETTLEMENT SURVEYS. The greater portion of the work effected under this head consists of the com- pletion of surveys of portions of the " Outer Two Miles " of the parishes of St. John, St. James, St. Paul, Kildonan, St. Andrew, and St. Clement, which had been unavoidably delayed owing to the necessity that existed for an examination and survey of a large number of claims, known as " parks," lying within the Outer Two Miles, and also pending decisions regarding these and other claims, prior to the settlement of which, part of the rear boundary could not be defin3d. This difficulty having been overcome, and a system of laying out the various claims having been submitted, which proved to be satisfactory both to the Department and the claimants, the same has been carried out in the field. In addition to the work in the parishes named, the front and rear road allow- ances, in those portions of the outer two miles the surveys of which had been com- pleted, were widened, in accordance with the provisions of an Act passed at the last session of Parliament (39 Vic., chap. 30). The " Outer Two Mile " surveys—which are now finished—cover an area of about 119,000 acres, which has been sub-divided into 1,411 farm lots, exclusive of 128 lots (2,600 acres) included within the former, and known as the " park lots." The total number of miles of lines run in the survey of the Outer Two Miles was not less than. 460. The greater part of this service was entrusted to two surveyors, Messrs. Pearce and Harris, and I have much pleasure in testifying to the efficient manner in which these gentlemen performed their work. The plans of the above surveys are now in course of preparation. The survey of the town plot of Alberton, on the Rainy River, in the vicinity of Fort Frances, comprising 490 lots, has been completed by Mr. Caddy. Mr. D. L. S. Beattie has surveyed a line of road from St. Peters to the Icelandic • settlement on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, and the construction of the road is is now being proceeded with under the superintendence of Mr. Beattie. The survey of two village plots for the Icelanders (similar to those laid out at Gimli) having been authorized, one of them is at present being surveyed, in the northern part of the Reserve, by Mr. D. L. S. Phillips, senior. All the settlement surveys within this Province are, I am glad to say, now com- pleted, with the exception of one on the Seine River, lying within Townships 9, Ranges 5 and 6 East, two of the townships set apart for the Half-Breeds. This settlement is now known as the parish of Lorette. It will have to be surveyed into lots similar to those in the other parishes, as the widths of the claims and the courses of the old lines will not allow of a sub-division of the holdings in a manner conformable to the township surveys. A preliminary survey of this locality was made some time ago,. B2 [PART III.] ,but, owing to the unsettled state of some of the claims, the boundaries of the settle- , meat could not be defined; but, as this will have to be done prior to the allotment of land in the townships referred to, the survey can probably be completed at an early date; and I would advise that, if possible, it be proceeded with during the coming season, in order to facilitate the issuing of patents for the lands in question. BLOCK SURVEYS. The only block surveys effected during the past season consist of the work accomplished between the date of my last report and the temporary stoppage of the surveys, except a few miles run by Mr. Kennedy in connection with his subdivision .contract. SUBDIVISION SURVEYS. The greater portion of the work coming under this head had been contracted for before the order was issued calling in the surveyors. The only new contracts given -mut last year, being, as you are -aware,- those for the subdivision of five fractional townships on the west shore of Lake Winnipeg, in the Icelandic Reserve. An Indian Reserve had-been laid out in Township 18, Range 21, West, one of a block of four townships surveyed by Mr. Sinclair. This Reserve was afterwards changed, and the rest of the township subdivided. The remainder of the mileage is given in connection with some lake traverse returned since the date of last report. In the fractional townships surveyed, on the Rainy River, by Messrs. Stewart . and Forneri, lots of ten chains in width have been laid out, fronting on the river. INDIAN RESERVES. Twenty-eight Reserves have been surveyed, and the surveys of the remainder of those selected under Treaty No. 4 are in progress, under D. L. S. Wagner. D. L. S. Martin has commenced the survey of a Reserve for the " Fairford" Indians, after the completion of which he will proceed to lay out one for the " Waterhen " band. The subdivision of a portion of the Brokenhead Reserve consisted of the laying out of ten chain lots on both sides of the river. Eighty-eight lots were surveyed, having an average area of about fifty acres each. This Reserve was also extended further north, the former area having been considered insufficient. SURVEYS OFFICE. In addition to the ordinary business of this office, a considerable amount of work has been effected in connection with that class of land claims, known as the " Old Settlers' claims," or claims under the " Manitoba Act," and which you placed under my supervision some time ago in connection with the settlement surveys. Up to the present time, 2,604 applications for Letters Patent, under the Manitoba Act, have been received. About one-fourth of these come under the head of what are known as " staked claims ;" 914 have been recommended for patent ; of the remainder, some will have to be referred to the Commission under the Act 38 Vic., chap. 53. A list of 147 of these claims has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of said Act. In a large number of cases, the evidence of title is not considered sufficient to justify their being sent forward for patent. The applicants have been notified of this and requested to furnish the necessary evidence, and, in some parishes, many of them have done so, while, in others, very little attention has been paid to the letters. It is hoped, however, as the people have more time during the winter to attend to these matters, that, in the course of a few months, much of this supplementary evidence will be received, and that with this, and under late regulations, a great many cases may be disposed of. It is estimated that there are still at least 400 claims for which applications for Letters Patent may be expected. [PART III.] 33 The correspondence of the office for the past year, is :---- Letters received 780 Letters sent 1,240 The following schedules, giving the details of the surveys referred to in the fore- going report, are herewith enclosed, viz :— " E.— Surveyors employed." "F.—Block surveys." "G-.--Subdivision surveys." }See Appendix 7. " H.—Indian Reserve surveys." " K.—Synopsis of Block and Subdivision Surveys." I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, A. H. WHITCHER, Inspector of Surveys. The Surveyor-General, Dominion Lands, Ottawa. 11-3 34 [PART III.] A PPFNI N ) 6. DOMINION LANDS OFFICE WINNIPEG, 31st October, 1876. SIR —I have the honor to submit the following report of the business of this- office and branches, during the past year. Although this Province has enjoyed the most bountiful harvest in its history, and has been almost free from the plague of grasshoppers which proved so detrimental to its development during the past few years, the number of homestead entries made has been less than during the previous year. This may be accounted for in two ways : the feeling of uncertainty regarding the inroads of grasshoppers prevented many immigrants from coming here ; and the alterations made in the homestead law by the Act of last session effectually prevented homesteads being taken for speculative purposes. An examination of the schedule marked "L," will shew that the total amount of lands taken up during the past year, was 154,033 acres, as against Appendix 7. 163,277 acres during the previous year. The cash receipts have been only $6,546, as against $9,992 during 1875; the smaller proportional amount of cash received is explained by the receipt, in lieu of cash, of scrip notes issued under the authority of the Act, Vic. 37, chap. 20. Owing to the small amount of land disposed of; the correspondence has been small, 1,716 letters having been received, and 1,321 sent, besides about 5,000 printed forms, pamphlets, &c., principally sent in reply to inquiries made by intending immigrants. I am glad to take the opportunity of again referring to the highly satisfactory condition of the German Mennonite immigrants. Those who arrived in Appendix 7. 1874-5 have now completely and most satisfactorily settled the Reserve allotted to them, and are in a prosperous and satisfied condition, having entirely recovered from the losses and hardships arising from their first crop being destroyed by grasshoppers. Schedule " M " hereto attached chews the new settlement and villages they have formed during the year. Those Mennonites who have settled upon the Reserve granted to them next tci the International Boundary—amounting to about 2,000 souls—have not yet made the necessary homestead entries owing to that part of the Reserve in which they have principally settled having been only recently surveyed. I am informed that upon this Reserve they have already built 17 villages, besides having over 1,500 acres ready for seed next year. But little progress has been made, as yet, by the Manitoba Colonization Society, only 36 homestead entries having been made in the townships set apart for them; they, however, have built extensive reception houses at St. Boniface, and are, I am informed, still sanguine of success. Owing to the exceptional condition of the Province, and the general depression of agricultural interests, the excellent provisions of the Forest Tree Culture clauses of the Dominion Lands Act have not received a fair trial, only three entries for Tree-planting claims having yet been made. I confidently anticipate, however, that in the near future the inducements to timber culture will be generally embraced. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, DONALD CODD. Agent Dominion Lands. The Surveyor-General, Dominion Lands, Ottawa. [PART III.] 35 APPENDIX No. 7. SCHEDULES &c., IN CONNECTION WITH PART III, SURVEYOR GENERAL'S REPORT. SCHEDULE A. DOMINION LANDS SURVEYS in the Province of Manitoba, District of Keewatin and North-West Territory, from the establishment of the Dominion Lands Office, in March, 1871, to the 31st October, 1876. SURVEYS OF THE OUTLINES OF TOWNSHIPS IN BLOCKS OF FOUR. 4,611:51 miles, cost $169,864.72..-_-$36.83 per mile. SUBDIVISION OF TOWNSHIPS. 10,574,915.15 acres, cost $308,214.84_2.91 cents per acre. Adding the cost of the survey of the outlines of the Townships subdivided ($97,118.07) increases the rate to 3.83 cents per acre, SURVEY OF THE LANDS IN THE SETTLEMENT BELT IN THE PARISHES ON THE RED AND ASSINIBOINE RIVERS. 341,666:46 acres cost $93,353.41=27.3 cents per acre. SUBDIVISION OF TOWN PLOTS INTO BUILDING LOTS. 1,101.13 acres cost $4,965.64=$4.51 per acre. Explorations, timber limits and small miscellaneous surveys and examinations $21,722 79 Wood lots subdivision 2,032 00 Surveys of Indian Reserves 46,824 41 Special survey in the North-West Territory 67,650 42 Average Cost of Crown Lands Surveys in Lower Canada. From 1764 to 1789 the average cost of the survey of Townships was £2 5s per mile. From 1790 to 1800 it was from £2 108 to £3 per mile. From 1801 to 1822 it was £3 per mile. From 1823 to 1836 Surveyors were paid £5 per 1,000 acres, and £2 108 per mile for lineal surveys. From 1837 to 1840 the system of paying the Surveyor and party by the day was resumed ; the average cost was from £4 108 to £5 per lineal mile. From 1841 to 1856 the average cost was 2120- pence per acre. Exploring lines £5 per mile. 11-3i .36 [PART III.] In Upper Canada. From 1819 to 1829, 3,623,657 acres were surveyed by contract, paid in land6 at the average rate of 4-} per cent. From 1802 to 1840 the average rate was about one penny per acre. From 1841 to 1856 the average cost was 219.0- pence per acre. LOWER CANADA. UPPER CANADA. Years. Average cost per acre for subdivision. Average cost per mile exploring and outlines. Average cost per aere for subdivision. Average cost per mile of exploring and outlines. $ cts. $ cts. 1856 si pence. 3/60- pence. 1857 1858 7 cents. 47 36 9 cents. 14 25 1859 6 " 8i fly CC 26 19 1860 6 i g 6180 " 40 24 1861 6 " 25 00 1862 7 " 25 00 6.97 cents. 33 84 1863 5t " 25 00 6'35 " 22 29 1864 5 " 25 00 6.78 " 1865 11865 51 " 7 ic 25 00 6.08 'C 8.17 " 34 05 38 79 1866 ei ic 618o- " 40 24 QUEBEC. ONTARIO. 1867 cents. 6fEr cents. 3] 80 1869 44 5/6- Ig 1870 6 1871 1874 IC 6 it 7 •• 1875 13 Average cost, 6136 cents per acre. 6/56 cents per acre. NoTE.—As in the older Surveys of the Crown Lands in Upper and Lower Canada, referred to in the foregoing statement, only one of the outlines of the lots of land (the front) was surveyed, while now all the four outlines of the sections are marked in the field, in Manitoba, the rate per acre is not a true criterion of the amount of work performed on the respective surveys. In the former only one mile of line was drawn in laying out 800 acres ; the lots being 20 chains in front by 100 chains in depth, and only each alternate concession line surveyed. In the Manitoba Surveys, all the four outlines of the sections (one mile square, each) are drawn, consequently one mile is drawn for each quarter section of 160 acres. The different methods of survey must also be taken into consideration. The older surveys were performed magnetically, by the surveying compass, and as the surveyors did not open their lines thoroughly, they could draw them much faster than on the astronomical method now following, where the trees must be cut out of the lines and time is required for taking astronomical observations. The compass surveys were generally very erroneous, owing to the inferiority of the instrument employed and to the local attraction of the iron ores in the ground, and also to the difference in the variation of the magnetic needle in the eastern and western sections of the Provinces and its secular changes. From these causes, and owing to no check linos having been drawn, the concession lines in many of the townships are so crooked that few of the lots are of the intended dimensions and [PART III.] 3 7 area; some containing only one-half of the intended quantity, and others an equal redundancy, giving rise to endless lawsuits and quarrels. The rate of pay of the Surveyor and his party and the cost of supplies are now nearly double those of the older surveys. Since the year 1841 the astronomical method of survey has been followed, and the theodolite substituted for the compass, and all the outlines of the blocks or sections drawn, which insures minute accuracy in the forms and contents of the lands. The cost of Crown Lands Surveys in Upper and Lower Canada, Ontario and Quebec, since 1856, on the astronomical method, has been 6.4 cents per acre; those of Manitoba, 3.83 cents, but as the blocks in the former are larger than the and in the latter, one mile of line bound ing 200 acres in Ontario and Quebec, only 160 acres in Manitoba, the relative cost is really 6.4 to 3.06 cents per acre. J. S. DENNIS, Surveyor-Genera]. SCHEDULE B. TABLE showing the Azimuths observed on the 2nd (102° W.) principal Meridian. Distances. Azimuths. Assumed Bearings bettveen Stations Initial point . 4.0 W. ... 1 1.1 E. 8 miles of line........... 0.7 E. 1 1.0 E. 14 " 1.3 E. 1.8 E. No correction applied. 30 gi 2.3 E. 1 2.5 E. 41 " 2.8 E. 3.1 E. 50 " 3.4 E. 1 0.5 W. 62 4.5 W. 1 6.9 Corrected by offsetting W. posts. 78 it 9.3 W Mean Average Deviation 2.4 38 [PART III.] AZIMUTH. Place---Station 82 . Latitude---50" 28' 40" Longitude---102 West. Face and Motion. Rf. H. M. Chron. Times of Obs 19 30 Chron. Time of Tr 1 13 Hour Angles = t 5 42 t 2 51 Log tan (S — A) Constant Log Log cot t Constant Log Log tan k (8 + A) (S + A) 47 22 31 (S — A) 45 15 12 Azimuth 2 07 19 Vernier Readings on * 20 15 30 LevelC orrection,inappreciable True North 18 08 11 Vernier Readings on R. 0 18 07 07 Azimuth of the Reference Object 1 04 SCHEDULE Date---17th October, 1875. Observer---A. L. R. Computer do POSITION I. I Rb. Lf. Lb. Rf. 5. H• M. S. H. M. 8. H. M. a. H. 44 19 32 50.5 19 37 12 19 42 25.5 19 52 29'5 39 1 13 39 1 13, 39 1 13 39 1 13 39 55 5 40 48.5 5 36 27 5 31 13.5 5 21 09.5 28 2 50 24 2 48 14 2 45 37 2 40 36 0.003841 0.007896 0016143 0.026126 0.045412 9.971470 9971470 I 9.971470 9'971470 9.971470 0.032371 0.036426 0.044673 0054656 0.073942 0.003681 0.003681 0.003681 0.003681 0.003681 0.036052 0040107 0.048354 I 0.058337 0.077623 • f fl o f 77 o 1 /7 O 1 ft 0 17 47 38 31 48 10 59 48 50 12 50 05 36 45 31 15 46 03 53 46 43 20 47 59 25 2 07 16 2 07 06 2 06 62 2 06 11 20 15 30 20 As 32 20 15 15 20 12 40 18 08 14 18 08 26 18 08 23 18 06 29 18 07 00 18 07 00 18 07 02 18 05 27 1 14 1 26 1 21 1 02 Apparent A. R. of * Chronometer Error, Slow Chron. Time of II. T Approx. Latitude Co-Latitude Apparent Dec. of * N. Polar Dist.— P 50 39 88 1 H. 1f. S. 1 13 43.7 04'7 1 13 39 o If 28 40 31 20 38 53.5 21 06.5 Log cosec (4' P)= Log sin — P)--= Constant Log= ... Log sec (4' + P)-= Log cos (q, — Constant Log= ... 0.456955 9.514515 9'971470 0.028231 9.975447 0.003681 [PART III.] 39 BY POLARIS. Instrument---6-inch Transit. Chronometer---Swiss. do Error---4.7s. slow. Rate---±0.4s. POSITION 2,= (1st-I-120o) POSITION 3, (lst+240°) Rb. H. M. S. 19 53 52 1 13 39 5 19 47 2 39 54 0.048041 9'971470 0.076571 0'003681 0.080255 O P ” 50 15 50 48 09 45 2 06 05 20 12 38 18 06 33 18 05 27 1 06 Azimuth from North of Ref. Object. H. 19 1 Lf. M. 59 13 S. 13.5 39 H. 20 1 Lb. M. 00 13 s. 51 39 5 14 25.5 2 37 13 0.058391 5 12 48 2 36 24 I 0.061552 9.971470 0 086921 0.003681 9 971470 0.090082 0.003681 0.090602 o ; Ir 0.093763 o P 50 56 01 5L 08 15 48 50 24 49 02 48 2 05 37 2 05 27 20 12 30 20 12, 17 18 06 53 18 06 50 18 05 20 18 05 25 1 33 I 1 25 (1st Pos'n N 1 2nd Pos'n t 3rd Pos'n Mean Rf. H. M. S. 23 51 15.5 1 la 39 1 22 23.5 0 41 12 0.712041 9'971470 0. 740571 0.003681 0.744252 o 1 ” 79 47 06 79 01 02 0 46 04 18 53 58 18 07 54 18 06 40 1 14 H. 23 1 Rb. M. 53 13 S. 32 39 H. 23 1 Lf. M. 59 13 s. 36.5 39 H. 0 1 Lb. M. 01 13 S. 10 39 1 20 07 0 40 04 0.724413 1 14 02.5 0 37 01 0.759453 1 12 29 0 36 14 0.768905 9.971470 0.752943 0'003681 9 971470 0.787983 0.003681 9.971470 0.797435 0.003681 0.756624 0.791664 0.801116 0 r /I 0 I PI o $ rI 80 03 58 80 49 21 81 01 01 79 19 06 80 07 46 80 20 16 0 44 52 0 41 35 0 40 45 18 52 40 18 49 23 18 48 40 18 07 48 :8 07 50 18 07 55 18 06 33 18 06 27 18 06 23 1 15 1 23 1 32 0 • 01 04W 1 14 1 26 1 21 1 02 1 06 1 33 1 25 1 14 1 15 1 23 1 32 1 O ; No 01 16.2W. 16.5 21.0 No 01 17.9W. 40 [PART III.] SCHEDULE AZIMUTH. Place-9th Base Line Date—October 10th, 1876. Latitude-51° 49' 47" Observer—M. Aldous. Longitude. Computer do Face and Motion Chron. Times of Obs Chron. Time of Tr Hour Angles= t t I POSITION 1. LF H. M. S. 20 17 04 25 19 03 RB. H. M. S. 20 21 31 25 19 03 H. M. S. H. M. S. LF. H. M. S. 20 28 38 25 19 03 5 01 59 2 30 59.5 4 67 32 2 28 46 4 50 25 2 25 12.5• Log tan I (S— A) 0.081620 0.090351 0.104417 Constant Log. 9.970485 9.970485 9.970485 Log cot I t. 0.111135 0.119866 0.133932 Constant Log 0 003533 0.003533 0.003533 Log tan / (8 A) 0.114668 0 123399 0.137465 4 (S+ A) 62 28 39 53 01 57 53 55 12 (S- A) 50 21 09 50 55 03 51 49 20 Azimuth 2 07 30 2 06 54 2 05 52 Vernier Readings on * 150 30 10 0 35 57 0 26 02 Level Correction True North. 148 22 40 29 03 20 10 Vernier Readings on R. 0 ...... 58 25 10 25 37 23 35 Azimuth of the Reference Ob- ject 89 57 30 I 90 03 26 89 56 35 H. M. B. Apparent A. R. of • 25 14 05.9 Log cosec (1‘ P) = 0.471014 Chronometer Error, fast 0 5 09.0 Log sin I (*— P) 9'499477 Chron. Time of II. T 25 19 14.9 Constant Log ... 9.970491 Approx. Latitude 51 49'47 Co-Latitude = 38 10 13 Log sec P) 0.026352 Apparent Dec. of 88 39 13.2 Log cos (4‘ — P) 9.977179 N. Polar Dist. = P 1 20 468 Constant Log ... 0'003533 • This deviation in Azimuth is for 6 miles of line. [PART III.] 41 C.—Continued. BY POLARIS. Instrument-6 in Transit. Chronometer No.-9697. do Error-4m. 57s—Fast. Ref. object 20 chains, East in Line. POSITION 2, = (1st + 120). RB. H. M. s. 20 32 25 25 19 03 4 46 38 2 23 19 0.111950 H. M. S. H. M. S. 9.970485 0.141465 0003533 ....... • • • • . • • ..... • • • • .............. 0'144998 54 23 30 52 18 15 2 05 15 0 31 42 POSITION 3, (1st —I— 240). LF. RB. H. M. S. H. M. S. 20 40 15 20 43 53 25 19 03 .25 19 03 4 38 48 4 35 10 2 19 24 2 17 35 0.127680 9.970485 0.157195 0003533 7--- 0.160728 55 22 05 53 18 13 2 03 52 I 0 27 47 26 27 24 10 90 02 17 23 55 27 40 89 56 15 0.135043 9.970485 0.164558 0.003533 0.168091 55 49 16 53 46 04 2 03 12 0 34 00 H. M. S. H. M. S. 30 48 28 07 90 02 41 0 7 77 ...0 1st Pos'n 90 00 28 XI ... ':' 2nd Pos'n 89 69 26 0 Z'; I. C' ...,-. X) 7. O 3rd Pos'n 89 59 28 git ': .4 44 Mean = 89 57 47 E. of N. IAzimuth 0bs'd do by ace' t should be Line running South 0 89 59 47 E. of N. 89 69 55 'I 0 00 8" corrected for. 42 [PART III.] SCHEDULE AZIMUTH. Place-9th Base Line. Latitude—51° 49' 47' N. Longitude. Date-13 October, 1876. Observer —M. Aldous. Computer— do Face and Motion Chron. Times of Obs .Chron. Time of Tr Hour Angles —t . t POSITION 1. RF. H. M. S. 19 41 30 25 19 15 LB. H M. S. 19 52 32 25 19 15 H. M. S. H. M. S. RF. H. M. S. 19 59 35 25 19 15 5 37 45 2 48 52.5 I 5 26 43 2 43 21.5 5 19 40 2 39 50.0 Log tan (S A) j 0.012721 0.03 37 84 0.047319 Constant Log I 9970491 9.970491 9.970491 Log cot t 0.042230 0.063293 0.076828 Constant Log 0.003531 0.003531 0.003531 Log tan (S-F 0.045761 0.066824 0.080359 (S A) 48 00 47 49 23 27 50 16 15 .; (S + A) 45 50 20 47 13 35 48 06 55 Azimuth 2 10 27 2 09 52 2 09 20 Vernier Readings on* 31 19 27 31 18 32 31 18 12 Level Correction. + 24 + 62 + 25 True North 29 09 24 29 09 42 29 09 17 Vernier Readings on R. O....... 119 11 20 11 12 11 15 Azimuth of the Reference Object 90 01 56 01 30 90 01 58 H. M. S. Apparent A. R. of * 25 14 05.9 Log cosec (4- P) = ... 0.471014 Chronometer Error fast 5 09.0 Log sin (-F — P) = 9.499477 Chron. Time of U. T 25 19 14.9 Constant Log = ... 9.970491 Approx. Latitude 51 49 47 Log sec (+ P) ... 0.026352 Co-Latitude = 38 10 13 Log cos (4- — P) = ... 9.977179 Apparent Dec. of 88 39 13.2 Constant Log = ... 0 003531 N. Polar Dist. = P 1 20 46.8 • This deviation in Azimuth is for 4 miles of line. [PART III..J 43 C.—Continued. BY POLARIS. Instrument-7 in Altazimuth. Ref. object of a mile, East in Chronometer No.-9697. Line. do Error —5 m. 9s. fast. POSITION 2, = (lst+120`'). POSITION 3, ast+240°). LB. H. M. S. 20 05 13 25 19 15 H. M. S. 5 14 02 2 37 01 0.058186 H. M. S. 9.970491 0.087695 0.003531 0.091226 50 58 26 48 49 36 RF. LB. H. M. S. H. M. S. 20 12 38 20 17 29 25 19 15 25 19 15 H. M. S. II. M. 5 06 37 5 01 46 2 33 18'5 2 30 53.0 0.072578 0 082048 2 08 50 31 17 10 + 62 29 09 22 11 12 01 50 ....... •• •• 9-970491 9.970491 0.102087 0.111557 0.003531 0.003531 0.105618 0.115088 51 53 58 52 30 16 49 45 56 50 22 49 2 08 02 2 07 27 31 19 55 31 18 65 07 + 25 29 12 00 29 12 20 13 45 13 37 90 01 45 01 17 -.9 f let Pos'n N.=-- IO 1/23D 2nd Pos'n = ‘,t e 3rd Pos'n = Mean = O )1 90 01 43 54 31 90 01 43 E. of N. Azimuth by object Azimuth by acct. should be Line running south o IP 90 01 43 90 01 48 5 E. of N. NOTE.--Closing Azimuth of Season 1876. 44 [PART III.] SCHEDULE. LATITUDE. Place, Big-cut-arm River. Latitude, 50- 49' 36.9" (by account). Longitude, 102° West. Date, 5th August, 1876. Observer, A. L. R. Computer, do REFER. Nos. 1 I 2 3 4 O O 1 71 O t O J Ver. A .............. Obs'd 2 Alts. " B. 101 38 20 '88 10 101 39 45 39 45 101 41. 40 40 30 101 44 05 43 20 Mean Alt 50 49 08 50 49 52 50 50 33 50 51 51 Index Error — 2 35 2 35 2 35 2 35 Refraction (mean) — 44.6 44.6 44.6 44.6 True Altitude — h 50 45 48.4 50 46 32.4 50 47 13.4 50 48 31.4 H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. Chron. Times.. 18 47 45 18 50 05 18 52 03 18 56 17 Ch. Time of Transit 0 55 27 0 55 27 0 55 27 0 55 27 Hour Angle = t 5 52 18 5 54 38 5 56 36 5 59 10 Log P 368747' 3.68747 3.68747 3.68747 U Cos t 8.52623 8.36948 8.17128 7'56063 ti a 2.21370 2.05695 1.85875 1 .24810 1 , 71 ) I II 1ST CORRECTION— 2 44 1 54 1 12 18 Log P 3.6875 3.6875 3.6875 3.6875 " Sine t 9 9997 9 9999 9.9999 9.9999 3 6872 3.6874 3.6874 3.6874 P =--- (P sin t)2 7.3744 7.3748 7.3748 7.3748 Log Tan h 0.0880 0.0880 0.0882 0.0885 sin 1".. 4.3845 4.3845 4.3845 4.3845 1.8469 1.8473 1.8475 1.8478 , 11 I 11 1 17 2ND CORRECTION = 1 10.3 1 10.4 1 10'4 1 10.4 Log a 22137 “ p sin 2 1" 7.3744 8.8940 Inappreciable 8.8421 11 3RD CORRECTION — 0 04 O t O O 1 O h 50 45 48.4 50 46 32.4 50 47 13'4 50 48 3P4 1st Corr'n A-2 44 +1 54 +1 12 - 18 2nd " +1 10.3 +1 10.4 +1 10'4 +1 10.4 3rd " Inappreciable LATITUDES 50 49 42.7 38 8 35.8 23.8 [PART III.] 45 C.—Continued. BY POLARIS. Instrument, Reflecting Circle (20"). Chron. No. 3699. Error=8m. 05.1s. slow. Mercury Horizon. Barom. 28.11. Ch. Rate, +0.4s. daily. Index Error, — 2' 35". Therm. 48. 5 O ,, 101 45 40 46 50 50 55 08 2 35 44.6 50 49 48 4 H. M. S. 18 59 00 0 55 27 5 56 27 3.68747 8.19003 1 .87750 ,, 1 15 3.6875 I 9.9999 I 3. 6874 71748 0.0890 4.3845 1.8483 I If 1 10.5 r 50 49 48.4 -1 15 +1 10.5 43.4 6 7 App't 8 900 -8=P. I II 88 38 50.6 101 46 48 40 00 O , 101 50 49 tl 25 40 O , 101 52 51 20 20 I 21 09.4 =4869 4 50 53 2 50 50 40 35 44.6 20.4 50 55 2 50 51 01 35 44.6 41.4 50 55 2 50 52 55 35 44.6 35.4 App. R. A. Ch. Error Ch. Time Tr. H. M. S. 1 13 32 18 05 0 55 27 H. M. 19 01 0 55 5 54 3'68747 8.38796 S. 03 27 24 H. M. 19 04 0 55 5 51 3.68747 8.57672 S. 06 27 21 H. M. 19 07 0 55 5 47 368747 8. 72120 -a. 31 27 56 No. LATITUDE DEDUCED FROM EACH OBS'N. Var'n from Mean = V. 2 .07543 I P1 2.26419 I 7/ 2.40867 1 7 71 O , 1 59 3 04 I 4 16 1 50 49 42.7 6 2 36.8 3.6875 3.6875 3.6875 3 35.8 1 9.9999 9 9997 9.9994 4 23'8 13 5 43.9 7 3.6874 7.3748 0.0891 31872 7.3744 01895 3.6869 7.3738 0.0897 6 7 8 31.9 47.9 29.9 5 11 7 4.3845 4.3845 4.3845 Mean......... — 50 49 36.6 N. star 1.8484 1.8484 1.8480 38.2 S. do > I7 1 10'5 1 10.5 1 10.5 By Obs. = 50 49 37.4 1 / Aceonnt= 36.9 Difference 0.5 O , O 7 O , 50 50 20.4 50 51 41.4 50 52 35.4 -1 59 -3 04 -4 16 +1 10.5 +1 10 5 +1 10.5 311 47.9 29.9 L A T IT U D E . Pl ac e— l3 ig -C ut -A rm R iv er . D at e— 5t h A ug us t, 1 87 6. L at it ud e by a cc t. 50 ° 49 ' 3 6 '9 . O bs er ve r — A . L . R L on gi tu de -1 0 2 °, w es t. C om pu te r— do C hr on .— N o. 3 69 9. B ar om . 28 .1 1. T h er m .+ 4 8 ° F . S C H E D U L E C .— C on tin ue d. B Y C IR C U M -M ER ID IA N A LT IT U D ES . In st ru m en t — R ef le ct in g C ir cl e (2 0" ). . M er cu ry H or iz on . In de x E rr or -2 ' 35 ". C hr on . 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No. ,, 36 -7 14 .7 4 '4 0. 0 3 9 19 .4 47 .4 10 3 . 4 0 , ,, 47 46 12 46 07 46 16 46 14 46 10 45 55 45 39 44 47 , If 2 35 • 2 35 la co 2 35 2 35 -64, 2 35 I 2 35 2 25 2 35 I) 50 .8 50 .8 `P 50 .8 .. '6 50 .8 1 50 .8 ' 50 .8 50 .8 50 .8 0 P /7 47 42 46 .2 42 41 .2 ' 42 50 .2 42 48 .2 42 44 .2 42 29 .2 42 1 3. 2 41 21 .2 0 P P i 47 43 22 .9 42 55 .9 42 54 .6 42 48 .2 42 48 1 42 48 .6 43 00 6 43 04 .6 • 0 , PP 50 49 13 .3 40 .3 41 6 48 .0 4 8 '1 47 .6 35 .6 3 1 '6 11 25 2 3 10 10 9 3 7 M ea n = 50 ° 49 ' 38 . 2 " S . S ta r. 36 6 N . " M ea n of b o th 50 49 37 .4 b y O bs . 36 9 " A cc t. D if fe re nc e 0. 4 L A T IT U D E . S C H E D U L E C .— C on tin ue d. BY C IR CU M -M ER ID IA N P la ce -9 th B as e L in e. D at e — O ct ob er 1 1t h, 1 87 6. L at .— B y ac ct . 5 1° 49 ' 47 " N . O bs er ve r - -M . A ld ou s. L on g. -1 0 3 ° 20 ' 55 .8 " W . C om pu te r do E rr or -4 m . 45 .6 s. f as t a t m ea n ti m e of o hs . S o u th S ta r " e C y g n i" — p ai rs w it h p C ep h ei " In st ru m en t- 7 i n A lt az im ut h In st ru m en ta l E rr or — In de x do C h. R at e— L os in g 1 s . p er • d ay . R .A . 21 h. 41 m . 14 s. D ec . 33 ° A LT IT U D ES . C hr on om et er N o. 9 69 7. B ar om et er , 28 .3 1. T he rm om et er , + 2 9 . 30 ' 44 .1 ". 0. N o. f 4, 1 4,-, 2 ' 3 2 1 4 c)- t 5 I I 8 I 9 0 0 t O 0 a 74 a? ti a lm $Z 4 .1 0 4 O a' II I H . M . S . M . s. , , 2 0 35 46 10 1 4 20 5. 6 39 53 6 07 73 .5 41 02 DO c o 4 58 48 .4 42 30 .C 5 3 30 2 4 0 43 43 2 17 10 .2 01 0 01 •0 47 04 04 2. 2 47 56 C 9 1 56 7. 3 48 53 2 53 16 3 50 43 4 43 43 .7 Cos. 4' Cos. 8 Constant Mult.=1.6396 0 A• n 0 .5 • la c S CZ II 3 3 7. 1 1 2 0. 5 7 9. 3 3 9. 3 1 6. 7 •0 3. 6 12 .0 26 .7 71 .7 O bs er ve d A lt it u d es . A 0 0 0.• iH 5, • 0 $ 1 1 7 1 3 3 1 5. 0 - 9. 1 3 6 5 7. 0 10 '2 3 7 3 9. 0 10 .2 3 8 1 4. 5 1 1. 2 3 8 4 0. 0 11 .2 43 39 .0 5. 9 43 35 .0 4. 3 43 30 .0 5 . 4 43 16 -5 5. 9 42 30 .0 6. 9 Refraction. T ru e A lt it u d es . T ru e M er id ia n A lt it u d es = h — z. R es u lt in g L at it u d e = 0 . 0 1 ” - 1 9 1 7 1 3 2 46 '8 19 .0 3 6 2 7. 8 1 9. 0 3 7 0 9. 8 1 9. 0 3 7 44 .3 19 '0 3 8 0 9. 8 19 .0 43 14 .1 19 .0 43 11 .7 19 .0 43 05 .6 19 .0 42 51 .6 19 .0 42 04 .1 0 71 38 I1 0 23 .9 51 49 55 .2 28 .3 0. 8 29 O 0. 0 23 .6 5. 5 26 .5 2. 6 43 14 .1 5. 0 15 .1 4. 0 17 .6 1. 5 18 .3 0. 8 15 .8 3. 3 M ea n L at it u d e " H C ep he i— N or th .. M ea n of p ai r 51 49 52 .9 26 .8 51 49 39 .8 S C H E D U L E C .— C on tin ue d. L A T IT U D E . P la ce -9 th B as e L in e. L at . by A cc t, 51 ° 49 ' 4 7" N . L on g. — 1 03 ° 20 ' 5 5. 8" W . C hr on . N o. 9 69 7. B ar om . 2 8. 34 . T he rm .- -- - 27 B Y C IR C U M -M E R ID A N A L T IT U D E S . D at e— O ct . 1 1t h, 1 87 6. O bs er ve r— M . A ld ou s. C om pu te r— do E rr or -4 . 45 .6 f as t at C hr on . R at e- -- -L os in g O . In st ru m en t- 7 i n A lt zi m ut h. In st ru m en ta l E rr or — In de x do m ea n ti m e of o bs er va ti on . 1 9 p er d ay . N O R T H S T A R " d C E P H E I "— P ai rs w it h " g C y g n i. R . A . - 2 1 h . 27 m . 04 .3 s. D E C .- 7 0 ° 0 1' 23 .4 " N o . Chronometer Times. Ch. Time of Transit. Meridian Distances. i'`A .:). En C V ':- .4 5 I I 'M ..., 0c1,, Q -e - • g C D ,.4 o 0 2 , 0 tr's . o .. . /. ; "4 vo Q T . II ° Q V I C 4 O b se rv ed A lt it u d es . . si 0 .. .- 6 7 4 , I. Q a, E i.4 ; -. • O C D :7.1 • o -6 -1 4. , C d 0 , ,_ , T ru e A lt it u d es . = h. T ru e 1 M er id ia n A lt it u d es . = h — x. Cir. right. Circle left. tTiAWN►- H . M . B . M . S . 77 Constant Mult.=•67632. 7/ 0 / /I 77 7 , o I I/ 0 7 /7 21 22 25 9 25 17 4. 1 11 7. 7 71 44 01 .5 -8 .0 -1 9 .0 71 43 34 .5 71 45 32 .2 24 44 7 06 99 '0 66 .9 44 50 0 4. 8 19 .0 44 26 .2 33 .1 25 43 d,` 1. ; 6 07 7 3 '5 49 .7 45 05 .0 5. 4 18 '9 44 40 .7 30 .4 27 04 -4 . 4 46 44 .6 30 .2 45 26 .0 5. 4 1 8 '9 45 01 .7 31 9 27 58 • 3 52 29 .4 19 9 45 32 .0 5. 4 18 '9 45 07 . 7 27 .6 31 53 01.. . 0 03 0. 0 .0 50 31 .5 + 2 4 .1 18 9 50 36 .7 50 36 .7 32 45 0 55 1 .6 1 .1 50 40 . 0 + 1 9 .3 18 .9 50 40 .4 41 .5 3 3 56 i4 :;, ' 2 06 8 .7 5 9 50 26 .0 + 2 0 '9 19 .0 50 27 .9 33 8 35 00 3 10 19 .7 1 3 .3 50 20 .0 + 2 2 .6 19 .0 50 23 6 36 .9 36 0 3 4 1 3 34 '9 23 .6 50 04 0 + 2 0 .9 19 .0 50 05 '9 29 .5 M ea n L at it u d e " S C y g n i" S o u th .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . M ea n of P ai r 51 49 39 .8 R es u lt in g L at it u d e 4, . ' 51 49 27 .9 28 .8 26 .1 2 7 6 23 .3 27 .8 32 .6 24 .9 28 .0 20 '6 1 1 51 49 26 .8 52 .9 [PART III.] 49 SCHEDULE D. RECORD.—Transits for Time.—Battleford, North-WestITerritory. AUGUST 29vu, 1876. Star. ai as r=4 Wire 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. M. I s. M. I 8. M. s. s. s. Draconis W. 8 21 08.5 22 03.0 22 115 23 110.5 Lyrae W. 8 37'46.0 0 37 93.5 38 21.0 38 66'0 38 113 5 P' Cygni W. 8 51 10.5 0 51 52.5 51 95.0 52 15.5 52 58.0 7 Sagittae E. 9 18 72.5 18 111.5 19 30.0 19 69.5 19 109.0 3 Urs. Maj E. 9 00 00.0 26 37.0 27 16.0 27 119.0 31.0 Cygni E. 9 34 98.5 35 32.0 35 85.0 36 18.5 36 72.5 Level. E. W. f 10-0 7.3 110.5 6.6 J 10'0 8'0 11.0 7.3 1 11.0 8.0 10.5 8.5 11'5 8•0 13.0 6.5 9 0 11'0 11-0 9•0 f 10'5 9•5 11'0 9.0 SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1876. P leygni I W. 8 I 19 47.50 1 f 12'3 1 11.7 6.7 7.3 Cygni W. 8 25 97-5 26 34'5 26 93.0 27 29.5 27 87'0 13-0 I 6.0 11'7 7.3 yAquilac W. 8 33 47.0 33 84'0 34 01'5 34 38 5 34 76.0 11-5 11.7 7.5 7'7 S.P.-3 Urs. Maj.. W. 8 52 47'0 53 30'0 54 09'0 54 112•0 55 96.0 112.3 11.0 7.7 90 P2Cephei i E. 10 18 79'5 19 67'5 20 55'0 21 42'0 22 31-5 15'0 7.5 5-5 13'0 E Pegasi E. 10 30 97'5 31 16'0 31 52'6 31 90.0 32 07.5 Aquarii E. 10 I 52 47.0 52 83-5 53 00-5 53 37.5 15.0 7-5 6.0 13•5. - 11-4 50 [PART M.] SCHEDULE D— Continued. COMPUTATION.—Transit for Time.—Battleford, 29th August, 18 FACE WEST. DRACONIS. 0 LYRAE). 81 YGNI. H. M. 8. H. M. 8. H. M. S. 8 21 04.26 8 37 46.75 8 51 26.25 22 01.50 38 10.50 51 47.50 22 57.50 38 33.00 52 07.75 Means 8 22 01.08 8 38 10.08 8 51 47.17 Redn.tonlidtvire _ + 0.54 -I- 0.22 -1- 0.20 ,, 9h- - -- 0.23 -- 0.13 -- 0.05 Level Correction - -- 0.63 -- 0.23 -- 0.17 ' 8 22 00.76 8 38 09.94 8 51 47.15 Collo= + 0.92 .............. + 1.64 -i- 1.57 + V63 Azimuth A = - ...... HI- 0.96 -- 0.32 - 0.47 Corrected T 8 22 03.36 8 38 11.19 8 51 48.31 R. A 18 55 56.09 19 12 06.33 19 25 45.94 10 33 18.78 10 33 18.78 10 33 18.78 8 22 37.31 8 38 47.55 8 52 27.16 1 22.34 1 24 99 1 27.23 8 21 14 97 8 37 22.56 8 50 59'93 8 22 03.36 8 38 11.19 8 51 48.31 Chron. fast 48.39 48.63 48.38 [PARY 51 SCHEDULE D—Continued. 'COMPUTATION—Transit for Time—Battieford, 29th August, 1876 —Continued FACE EAST. Mean Redn. to midwire " to 9h —...... Level — Coll.— a --- — 0 92 Azimuth— c 1.995 Corr. transit ....... .... R. A. I Chron. fast y SAGIITAE. 3 UNBAR MAJORIS. 31 o CYGNI. II. M. S. II. M. S. H. M. S. 9 18 55 75 9 35 16.0 19 1500 9 26 18'5 35 42.5 19 34.75 27 08.0 36 09 25 9 19 15.17 9 26 43-25 9 35 42.58 0'18 - 24.91 0.25 0.12 0'16 0.21 0.29 0.00 0.14 2.13 2.13 1.65 2.33 9.39 0'64 9 19 15.02 9 26 25'76 9 35 41.39 - 19 53 17.48 20 00 29,40 20 09 46.18 10 33 18.78 10 33 18'78 10 33 1878 9 19 58.70 9 27 10.62 9 36 27.40 1 31.74 1 32.92 1 34.44 9 18 26 96 9 25 37.70 9 34 52.96 9 19 15.02 9 26 25'76 9 35 41'39 48.06 48'06 48.43 11-4i 52 [PART III.] SCHEDULE D—Continued. COMPUTATION.—Transits for Time—Battleford, Sept. 6th, 1876. FACE WEST. Cygni. 0 Cygni. v Aquila. 3 Urs.T Majoris. EL NI. E. Obs. Transits over the five wires, { Mean Time Chron. Dent 8 19 23.75 Sum Mean Redn to mid wire Middle wire transit Redn. to 9h. 30m Level corrrection Corrected transit R. A Sidl. T. Mean Noon Redn. to Mean Time IL AL S. IL M. S. EL H. S. 8 25 48.75 8 33 23.50 8 52 23.50 26 17-25 33 42'00 53 15.00 26 4650 34 0.75 54 04.50 27 14.75 34 19.25 54 56.00 27 43 50 34 38.00 55 48.00 8 19 23.75 133 50.75 170 03-50 270 27.00 8 19 23.75 8 26 46.15 8 34 0.70 8 54 05.40 + 0.33 + 0.22 -00.59 8 19 23.75 - 0.36 8 19 23'39 - 0.33 8 19 23.06 19 25 45.81 11 04 51.21 8 26 46.48 8 34 0.92 8 54 04-81 - 0.32 - 0.29 0.19 8 26 46.16 8 34 0.63 8 54 04-62 - 0.58 - 0-20 + 0.31 8 26 45.58 8 34 0 .43 8 54 04.93 8 20 5463 1 22.06 19 33 09.07 19 40 24.80 20 00 29.88 11 04 51.21 11 04 51.21 11 4 51.21 8 28 17.86 8 35 33.59 8 55 38.67 1 23.27 1 24.46 1 27.75 Mean T. Transit 8 19 3257 8 26 5459 8 34 09.13 8 54 10.92 Chron. T. do 8 19 23.06 8 26 4558 8 34 0.43 8 54 4.93 Collimation = 0.7s Azimuth + 0.004s Chron. slow 9.51 019 9.01 8.70 5.99 -- 1.09 - 011 + 1.94 0.01 8.72 7.92 7.99 7.92 1 [PART III.] 53 SCHEDULE D—Continued. CoaviruTATIoN—Transits for Time—Battleford, Sept. 6th, 1876—Continued. FACE EAST. 62 Cephei. 3 Pegasi. a Aquarii. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. 2nd wire 10 18 39.75 10 30 48.75 10 52 23.50 3rd wire 19 33.75 31 8.00 52 41.75 4th wire 20 27.50 31 26.25 53 0.25 5th wire 21 21.00 31 45.00 53 18.75 22 15.75 32 03.75 Mean 10 20 2755 10 31 26.35 10 52 51.06 Reduction to mid. wire - 0.63 - 012 - 9.37 do to 9h. 30m ± 0.26 + 0.31 + 0.42 Level correction - 0.32 - 0.08 - 0.07 Colin. do c — 0.7s - 2.05 - 0.71 - 0.70 Az. do a = 0.394s - 0 34 + 0.27 + 0.3 2 Corrected transit 10 20 24.47 10 31 25.92 10 52 41.66 R. A 21 27 05.86 21 38 09.11 21 59 28.35 S. T. M. N 11 04 51.21 11 04 51.21 11 04 51.21 10 22 14.65 10 33 17.90 10 54 3714 Redn. to M. T 1 41.94 1 43.75 1 47.24 M. T. Transit 10 20 32.71 10 31 34.15 10 52 49.90 Chron. do 10 20 24.47 10 31 25.92 10 52 41.66 Chron. slow 8.24 8.23 8.24 [PART III.] SCHEDULE D— Continued. RECORD.—Observations for Latitude—Battleford, North-West Territories. August 29th, 1876. Star. Chronometer Times. Micrometer. Level. N. S. H. N. i S. R. D. D. D. Pegasi 11 21 55.5 -1 50.2 20.4 12/ 22 16.5 -1 46.4 20.4 12.0 w1 41 22 115.0 -1 10.2 19.9 12.8 w2 41 23 83.0 -1 03.8 20.0 12.8 vl 11 24 48.5 -2 76.7 20-0 12.9 w2 25 19.5 -2 67-4 20.1 12 .9 ai " 25 118.0 -2 52.3 18.9 14.1 W2 tt 26 86.0 -2 45.8 18.8 14-2 Al 44 27 79.0 -2 36.8 18.2 15.0 w2 " 28 40.0 -2 29.9 18'2 15.0 t' 29 14.5 -2 31.3 17.7 15.6 v2 / 1 29 100.0 -2 24-3 17.7 15.7 al " 30 82.0 -2 35.8 16.7 16.7 A2 14 31 48-0 -2 29•4 16.7 16. 7 " 32 40.0 -2 51.3 15.0 18.4 772 " 33 08.0 -2 45.2 15.0 18.4 art 11 33 114-5 - 2 78.5 13.0 20.4 w2 11 34 78.0 -2 69.2 12.8 20.7 wl 41 35 67-0 -1 14.5 10.4 23.0 v2 11 36 31-5 -1 06.7 10.4 23.0 11 50 03'0 +2 51 3 14.4 20.4 50 112.5 +2 41.4 14.4 20.4 51 119.0 +2 34.3 14.7 20.2 1:r1 52 115.0 +2 24.8 15.0 20.0 0 53 87.5 +2 20.4 15 0 20.0 54 96.0 +2 14.8 15.3 19-8 55 100.0 +2 11.4 15.5 19•6 67 09.0 +2 07.5 16.3 18.8 68 35.0 +2 08.0 16.4 18.8 59 39.5 +2 08.7 17.0 18.2 Microscopes, &c. P oi nt er 1 10 ° 10 '. P oi nt er 1 10 ° 10 '. [PART Ill.] 55 SCHEDULE D—Continued. ComPuTATIoN.—Observation for Latitude—Battleford, North-West Terri- tories, August 29th, 1876. 31 Cephei. M. T. Chron. Dent. 11. A. 22 32 45-70 S. T. M. N 10 33 18.78 Reduced to M. T Chron. fast Chron. T. transit 11 59 26.92 1 57'86 11 57 29.06 47.79 ....... 11 58 16.85 0 , 8 = 73 00 09 6 I Cos.. = 9.465869 = 52 42 38.5 Cos... = 9.782358 _8 = 20 17 31'1 Cosec =0.459916 Log i = 0.002375 Log k = 9.999927 Const = 9'710445= A Obs. Times. H. EL 50 01.5 50 56.3 51 59.5 52 57.5 53 43.8 54 48'0 55 50.0 57 04.5 58 17.5 59 19.8 T. H. S. 8 15.3 7 20.5 6 17.3 5 19.3 4 33.0 3 28.8 2 26.8 1 12'3 0 00.7 1 03.0 Log 2 sin2 i. t. Log Am. Sin 1" • 2.12641 1.83685 2.02459 1.73503 1.89007 1.60051 1.74511 I P45555 1.60904 1-31948 P37619 P08663 1'07017 078061 0 45499 0 16543 0.33541 0.04585 Am. Microm. —6868 54.33 39 86 26 55 20.87 12.21 6 03 1.46 0.00 -1.11 +365.64 3.1 24 340.91 321.08 32068 31253 307.59 301.91 302.64 +303.66 Level. = P357. +4.07 4.07 3.73 3.39 3-39 3.05 2.78 P70 P63 +0.81 31 Cephei pairs with— and .2 Pega Pegsi Talcott's Method. Total Cor. +301.03 300'98 304.78 301'92 303'20 303.37 304.34 302.15 304.27 303.36 Mean, 302.94 56 [PART IIZ.] SCHEDULE D— Continued. COMPUTATION—Observation for Latitude—Battleford, North-West Terri- tories, August 29th, 1876—Continued. nl PEGAS1. AL M. 8. 0 7 R. A 22 03 47-1 B== 32 34 18-5 Cos = 9.925682 S. T. M. N 10 33 18-78 4, =52 42 38.5 Cos = 9.782358 11 30 26.32 Side Interval 1 52'11 4,-8 = 20 08 20-0 Cosec = 0.463067 11 28 33-21 Log i = 0.002375 Chron. fast. 47.94 Log k -= 9'999927 11 29 21.15 LogA= 0.173409 Obs. Times. Hour Angles. Log m. Log Am. Am. Microm. Level. Total Cor. /7 v= 1-433. M. S. M. 8. rp /7 17 7I 21 27-7 7 53'5 2'08732 2-2%73 -182 28 -72 -46 +5.87 -248-87 22 57•5 6 23-7 1-90468 2-07809 • 119-70 130-66 +5-08 245-28 24 24-2 4 ..7-0 1-68223 1.85564 71.72 179-40 +5-08 246-04 25 59-0 3 22- 2 1-34829 1 -52170 33-24 214-90 +3.44 244-70 27 3915 1 41-7 0-75136 0-92477 8-41 237-46 +2'29 243•58 29 07-2 0 14-0 9-02898 9- 20239 0-16 245-46 +1-50 244-12 30 4:•0 1 19-8 0.54072 0-71413 5-18 238 91 0-00 244-09 32 20.0 2 58-8 1'24146 1-41487 26-00 216-36 -2 -43 244-79 3 57-2 4 36-0 1 61854 1 - 79195 61.94 176-78 -5-30 244-02 35 33 5 6 12'3 1-87849 2-05190 112 -69 124-40 —9-02 —246-11 Mean —245'16 If 2 7? Total correction, 31 Cephei = +302-94 Pegasi = 32 34 18-5 do ni Pegasi... —245-16 8-31 Cephei 73 00 09-6 Differenee —548.10 Mean — 52 47 14.05 Refraction — 0.17 Correction. 4 34.13 2) -548-27 = 52 42 39-92 -274.13 [PART III.] 57 SCHEDULE D—Continued. COMPUTATION—Observation. for Latitude—Battleford, North-West Terri- tories, August 29th, 1876—Continued. PEGASI. f 1) R.A. 22 04 32.0 8 32 34 28.9 cos 9 925668 S. T.M. N. 10 33 18 78 0 52 42 38.5 cos 9-782358 0- 6 20 08 09.6 cosec 0 463126 11 31 13.22 log i 0.002375 1 53 24 log k 9'999927 11 29 19.98 log A 0.173464 Chron. fasL ...... 47.94 Chron. time transit 1I 30 07.92 Chron. Times. H. M. S. 11 22 08.2 T. M. 7 s. 59.7 Log. m. 2.09862 Log. Am. 2.27207 Am. PI 187-10 Microm. I/ 77.99 Level. ft V — 1.433 _T- 6.01 Total Cor. — 259.08 23 41.5 6 26.4 1.91077 2'08422 121.40 139.97 -1- 5.16 256.21 25 09.7 4 58.2 1 68573 1.85918 72.31 192.93 + 5.16 260.08 26 43.0 3 24.9 1.35980 1.53325 34.14 224-36 + 3.29 25511 28 20 0 1 47.9 080277 0-97622 9.47 247.50 + 2.29 254.68 29 50.0 0 17'9 924231 9.41576 0 -26 255 64 1-43 254.47 31 24-0 1 16-1 0.49919 0.67294 411 248.22 0.00 252.93 33 01.0 2 56.1 1 -22824 1 40169 25.22 225.23 — 2'43 252.88 34 39.0 4 31.1 1.60298 1.77643 5916 190.31 — 5 66 255.73 36 15.8 6 07'9 1 86816 2.04161 11006 135.75 — 9.02 254.83 Mean — 255.61 Q I ” Total correction Ira Pegasi 255.61 8 31 Cephei 73 00 09.6 31 Cephei + 302.94 tr 2 Pegasi 32 34 281 Differenee — 558.55 Mean )52 47 1915 Refraction — .17 Correction.. 4 3916 + 52 42 39.89 2) 558.72 — 279.36 58 [PART III.] SC1 IEDULE D— Continued. RECORD.—Observations for Latitude.—Battleford, North-West Territory.- 7th September, 1876. Star. Chronometer Times. Micrometer Readings. Level Readings. N. S. Microscopes, &c. 51 C E P F IE I. — S . P . C hr on om et er F . H' M. S. R. D. D. D. 18 43 58.0 0 31.1 18 0 17.8 O 44 53.5 0 29.4 18.0 17.8 O 45 50.0 0 30.0 18.0 17.8 O 46 44.0 0 28.0 18.0 17.8 O 47 37.0 0 28.5 18.0 O 48 38.0 0 26.8 18.0 O 49 1 9 • 3 0 26.0 18.0 O 50 11.0 0 24.8 18.0 O 61 36 7 0 24'1 17'9 O 52 18 0 0 23.4 17.9 O 52 56 5 0 23-0 18.0 O 53 41 7 0 21.0 17.9 O' NA , 7, A, forward. { 0 11.7 1 1 0 11.5 Pointer, 130° f 0 10.8 t 0 11.5 i A, back. 17.8 { 0 05.1 0 05.3 1 0 05.9 17'7 B, forward. 17.7 { 0 36'6 1 0 35.5 t 17 7 0 35.8 0 35'8 J 17.7 B, back. 17.8 it 0 31.1 1 0 32.1 17.8 0 31.7 17.8 00' + 18 59 39'7 0 42.2 17.9 17'9 19 00 28.3 0 43.2 18.0 17.8 { O 01 11 0 0 44.8 18.1 17.7 { O 01 55.0 0 47.7 17 9 17.9 {t0 02 38.0 0 51-5 17.7 18.4 O 03 40.0 0 59-3 17.6 18.4 { O 04 28'0 0 69'8 17.7 18.5 O 05 14.7 0 78.5 17.4 18.8 O 06 19.5 0 94'0 I 18.4 18.0 t O 07 00.0 0 107.2 18.3 181 A, forward. 3 12.8 3 11.8 Pointer, 128° 55' 4- 3 11.9 J 3 12.4 A, back. 3 06-4 1 3 053 3 056 B, forward. 3 346 3 35 3 Therm. + 53'5° Fah. 3 35'1 3 35.4 B, back. 3 32.2 3 32.3 }. Barom. 28 2 inches. 3 32.3 [PART III.] 59' SCHEDULE D—Continued. RECORD.—Ob serrations for Latitude .—Battleford, North-West Territory. 7th September, 1876. Star. 17 2 C E P H E I. Chronometer Times. Micrometer Readings. Level Readings. Microscopes. Remarks. N. • S. A. B. H. M. S. R. D. D. D. ' /7 7) 21 20 01.7 0 77.9 21.6 22.1 Forward. Forward. 20 56.5 0 65.8 22.8 21'1 0 40.8 1 08.2 Pointer, 107° 15' 22 12'0 0 53.1 22.0 22.0 0 40.4 1 07.4 rm 22 52.0 0 48.3 22'0 22.0 0 40.1 1 07.3 23 32.7 0 42.3 23.1 20.9 0 40.9 1 06'8 24 24.5. 0 35.2 20.8 23.2 0 25 07'0 0 33.2 21.3 22.9 Back. Back. 2 25 47•3 0 31.3 21.3 22.8 0 34 2 1 0309 2 26 35.5 0 29.2 22.3 21.9 0 35•4 1 03.3 Therm. + 46.5° Fah. •-ci 27 21.0 0 29.7 22.2 22.1 0 34.4 1 03.4 Barom. 28.25 in. 28 19 0 0 30.3 23'1 21.2 ; 22 00 31. 7 0 58.3 24.1 21.9 Back. Back. 01 17.5 0 46'9 23.0 23.0 0 19.8 0 32.2 Pointer, 110° 05' 02 04.5 0 38.5 23.0 23.0 0 18.4 0 32.4 02 42.5 0 31.4 22.2 23.8 0 18 8 0 33.0 .;L.' 03 41.0 0 26.8 23.1 22.9 ig o 04 05 18.0 23.5 0 0 24.2 26'6 22.2 23.2 23.8 I 22.8 Forward. 0 22 -0 Forward. 0 35.3 0° 06 03.0 0 30.5 22.6 23.6 0 23'6 0 35.7 Therm. + 46° Fah. 06 47'0 0 35.6 22.1 23.9 0 22.9 0 36.2 Barom. 28.26 in. 07 49 5 0 45.0 23.4 I 22.9 I 0 23.3 0 35.3 60 [PARS SCHEDULE D—Continued. RECORD—Observations for Latitude.--Battleford, North-West Territory, September 7th, 1876. Star. Chronometer Times. Micrometer. Level Readings. Microscopes. Remarks. N. S. A. I B. H. H. B. R. D. D. D. ,, ), 22 56 25.3 -1 82.2 22.9 24.4 Forward. Forward. 57 18.0 -1 80.1 21.4 25.9 1 02 4 1 15.3 Pointer, 115° 15' 58 13.0 -1 74.8 23.8 23.6 1 03.9 1 16.7 59 02.5 -1 78.7 23.5 23.8 1 03.9 1 15.3 02. 59 44.5 23 00 26.7 -1 83.7 -I. 87.1 23.5 231 23.4 24.0 L 04.4 1 15.7 01 57.5 02 59 1 -0 07.4 21.3 23.8 23.8 23-7 24-0 Back. 0 58 6 Back. 1 12.5 Thermometer, + 45° Fah. 03 40.5 34.4 23-7 I 24-0 0 57-4 1 13'4 Barometer, 28.275 in. 04 18.5 -0 46.6 23.1 24.8 0 57.2 1 13.0 23 27 07.0 0 77.5 22.7 24.3 Back. Back. 28 22.0 71 4 23.6 23.4 0 16. 0 0 37 5 Pointer, 114°, 10' + 29 02.0 68.7 23.6 23.5 0 15.6 0 37.5 29 45.0 641 23.6 23.6 0 15.0 0 37.0 30 25.7 62.5 23.6 23.5 31 20.0 60.6 23.9 23.3 Forward. Forward. 0 32 05.3 58.4 24.0 23.2 0 201 0 39.3 32 44.0 57.3 24-0 23.2 0 20.8 0 39.4 Thermometer, 44° Fab. 33 46.3 56.2 24-1 23.1 0 201 0 39.4 Barometer, 28-27 in. 34 33.5 0 56.3 24.1 23.1 0 20.2 0 39.2 [PART III.] 61 SCHEDULE D—Continued. OBSERVATION for Latitude, at Battleford, North-West Territory, Altitude Circle and Side Watch—F. 9697, 7th September, 1876. 51 CEPHEI, S. P. H. H. M. S. o ) R. A. + 12 = 18 41 59.9 8 -= 87 13 50.111Cos. -= 8.684105 Chron. Slow = 0 0 0.9 45 = 52 42 39.0 /Cos. = 9.782356 Chron.Transit = 18 41 59.0 180 - 8 + 4, = 40 03 30.9 Cosec 8 = 0.191404 Log. A. = 8.657865 Level. Chron. Times.' T. Log. M. Log. Am. Am. Microm' tr. v=1.323. Total Correction. EL M. S. M. S. 18 43 58.0 1 59.01 0.88782 9.54568 +0.35 +45.25 -0.13 +45.47 44 53.5 2 54-5 1.22031 9.87817 0.76 42.78 0.13 43.41 45 50.0 3 51.0 1.46395 0.12181 1.32 43.65 0.13 44.84 46 44-0 4 45.0 1.64641 0.30427 2.01 40.74 0.13 42.62 47 37.0 5 38.0 1 .79454 0.45240 2.83 41.47 0.13 44.17 48 38.0 6 39.0 1 .93864 0.59650 3.95 38.99 0.20 42.74 49 19.3 7 20.3 2.02419 0.68205 4.81 37.83 0.20 42.44 50 11.0 8 12.0 2.12061 0.77847 6.00 36.08 0.20 41.88 51 36.7 9 37'7 2.26007 0.91793 8.28 35.07 0.13 43.22 52 18.0 10 19.0 2.32004 0 97790 9.50 34-05 0.07 I 43.48 52 56.5 10 57.5 2.37244 1.03030 10.72 33.46 0.13 44.05 53 41.7 11 42.7 2.43018 1.08804 +12.25 +30.55 -0.07 +42.73 Mean + 43.42 Micros. A. O 11.7 O 11.5 O 10.8 O 11.5 Micros. B. O 36.6 O 35.5 O 35.8 O 35.8 Q II Pointer 130 00 00.00 Microscopes 00 23.26 130 00 23.26 90 00 00.00 Log T. + —0.00402 Mean 0 11'37 0 35.92 40 00 23.26 Log B. + —0.02099 Runs 0-00.23' 0-00.54 Approx. index Er. 00 02 30.00 Log A. + 1.76118 Log tan + 9.92456 O 11.14 0 35.38 O 35.38 O 23.26 40 02 53.26 Refraction +45.79 Log R. + 1.66073 Correction ▪ +43.42 Zenith Distance + 40 04 22'47 8 + 87 13 50-01 • 180 - 4, = 8 + +127 18 12.57 + 52 41 47.43 62 [PART III.] SCHEDULE D—Continued. OBSERVATION for Latitude, at Battleford, North-West Territory, Altitude Circle and Side Watch—F. 9697, 7th September, 1876. ; AQUILA. EL M. S. o R. A. = 18 59 45.20 t = 13 40 56.50 Cos =- 9.987497 Chron. Slow = 00 00 01.00 = 52 42 39 00 Cos. = 9.782356 Chron. Time Transit = 18 59 44.20 S = 39 01 42.50 Cosec. = 0.200862 Log A = 9'970715 Chronometer Times. T. Log m. Log. Am. Am. Microm'tr. Level. Total Correction. 22 v-1.315. B. M. S. M. 8. 21 ,, 18 59 39.7 0 04.5 8.03776 8.00847 -0 .01 +61.40 +0 . 00 +61.39 00 28.3 0 44.1 0.02558 9.99629 0.59 62 86 +0.13 62.00 01 11.0 1 26.8 0.61376 0.58447 3.84 I 65.18 +0.26 61.60 01 55.0 2 10.8 0 96994 0.94065 8.72 69'40 +0.00 60.68 02 38.0 2 53.8 1.21682 1.18753 15 40 74-93 -0 .46 59.07 03 40'0 3 55.8 1.48181 1.45252 28.35 86.28 -0.53 57.40 04 28.0 4 43.8 1.64274 1.61345 41-06 10P56 -0.53 59.97 05 14.7 5 30.8 1.77505 1.74576 55.69 114.22 -0.92 57.61 06 19.5 6 35.3 1.93056 1.90127 79.67 i 136.77 +0.26 57'36 07 00.0 7 15.8 2.01526 1.98597 -96 .82 j +155.98 +0.07 +59.23 Mean +59.63 Micros. A. , Micros. B. 12 0 Pointer 128 1 55 00.00 3 12.8 3 34'6 Microscopes 3 20.58 I1.8 35.3 128 58 20.58 1P9 35.1 12.4 35.4 90 Log B - -0.02501 3 35.10 38 58 20.58 Mean 3 12.22 Log A = 1.76119 Runs — 4.13 - 2.02 2 30.00 Log tan = 9.90859 3 08.09 3 33'08 39 00 50.58 Log R =' P64477 3 33.08 R.= +44'13 Total Correction = +59.63 2)6 41.17 Corrd Zenitk Dis. =39 02 34.34 3 20.58 Declination =13 40 56.5 CAituilie = 52 43 30.84 4 — 51 Cephei = 52 41 47.43 2)105 25 18.27 — Mean 52 42 39-13 [PART III.] 63 SCHEDULE D—Continued. OBSERVATION for Latitude at Battleford, North-West Territory—Altitude, Circle and. Watch, F 9,697.-1th September, 1876. CEPHEI. H. M. S. 0 , , 0 R. A - 21 27 05.8 s,-70 01 14.3 cos. = 9.533632 Chron.-slow = 01.0 0=52 42 39.0 cos. = 9.782356 Chron. transit— 21 27 04.8 4--4,= 17 18 35.3 cosec. = 0.526457 Chronometer Times. T. H. M. S. M. S. Log. m. 21 20 01.7 7 03.1 1.98978 20 56.5 6 08'3 1.86910 I 22 12.0 4 52.8 1.66986 22 52.0 I 4 12.8 1.54227 23 32.7 3 32.1 1.38981 24 24.5 2 40.3 1.14659 25 07.0 I 1 57.8 0.87901 25 47.3 1 17.5 0.51531 26 35-5 0 29.3 9.67035 27 21 0 0 16.2 9.15550 28 19.0 1 14.2 0.47752 log A. = 9.842435 Log Am. Am. Microm'tr. Level. Total Correction. v=0.978 0 1.83221 -67.95 113.34 +0.24 +45.63 P71153 5P47 95.74 -0'83 43'44 1.51229 32.53 77.26 0.00 44.73 P38470 24.25 70.28 0.00 46.03 1.23224 17.07 6P55 -1 .08 43.40 0.98902 9.75 5P22 +1.17 42.64 0.72144 5.27 48.31 +018 43.82 0.35774 2.28 45.54 +0.73 43.99 9.51278 0.33 42.49 I -0.20 41.96 8.99793 0.10 43.21 -0.05 43.06 0.31995 -2 .09 1 +44.09 1 -0.93 41.07 Mean+43•615 I Micros. A. Micros. B. Pointer = o 107 15 0 40.8 1 08.2 Microscopes = 0 53.14 0 40.4 07.4 107 15 53'14 40.1 40.9 ,07.3 06.8 90 Log T. = + 0.00192 Mean 0 40.55 1 07.42 17 15 53.14 Log B. = — 0.02023 Runs —0.81 -0 .88 1 38 Log A. = 1'76150 0 39. 74 1 06.54 17 17 31.14 Log tan= 9.49320 1 06.54 R. = +17'23 Log B. = 1.23639_ 2)1 46.28 Total eorr'n tr +43.62 0 53.14 Z. D.F= 17 18 31.99 Dec'P— 70 01 14'03 * 52 42 42'31 64 [PART III] SCHEDULE D—Continued. OBSERVATION- for Latitude at-Battleford, North-West Territory—Altitude Circle and Watch, F. 9,697-7th September, 1876. PEGASI. H. M. s. 0 , 77 R. A. = 22 04 32.0 _-,_- 32 34 30.9 cos. = 9.925665 Chron. slow = 01.0 - 52 42 39.0 cos. — 9.782356 Chron. transit= 22 04 31.0 = 20 08 08.1 cosec.— 0.463135 Log A.— 0.171156 Chronometer Times. Correction. T. Log m. Log Am. Am. Microm'tr. Level. Total 11 v=0.9 H. M. O. M. S. I, ,, si ,, 22 00 31.7 3 59.3 1.49461 1.66577 -46.32 +84.83 +0.99 +39.50 01 17'5 3 13.5 1 .31007 1.48123 30.29 68.24 0.00 37.95 02 04.5 2 26'5 1.06839 1'23955 17.36 56.02 0.00 38.66 02 42.5 1 48.5 0.80758 0.97874 9.52 45.69 -0.72 35.45 03 41.0 0 50.5 0'13467 0.30583 2.02 38.99 -0.09 37.06 04 18'0 0 13.0 8.96461 9.13577 0.14 35 21 -0 .7.2 34.35 05 23-5 0 52.5 0.17702 0.34818 2.23 38.70 +0.18 36.65 06 03.0 1 32.0 0.66431 0.83547 6.85 44.38 -0.45 37.08 06 47.0 2 16.0 1.00381 1.17497 14.96 51.80 -0 .81 36 03 07 49'5 3 18.5 1.33225 1.50341 -31.87 +65.48 +0.32 +33.93 Mean+36.666 Micros. A. Micros. B. 0 0 22.0 0 35.3 Pointer 110 05 22.9 35.7 Microscopes 0 28.95 23'6 36.2 110 05 28.95 23.3 35.3 90 Log T. + 0.00234 Mean 0 22'95 0 35.62 Runs — 0.30 -0.37 20 05 28.95 Log B. = - 0.02008 1 38 Log A. = 1.76149 0 22-65 0 35.25 0 35.25 20 07 06'95 Log tan= 9.56386 R.= + 20.31 2)0 57.90 Log R. = 1.30761 Total corr'n = + 36.67 0 28'95 E - 20 08 03'93 ° - 32 34 30.9 #-w 2 Pegasi = 52 42 34.83 Cephei = 52 42 42.31 +—Mean = 52 42 38.57 [PART lli.] 65 SCHEDULE D—Continued. COMPUTATION.—Observation for Latitude, at Battleford, North-West Terri-tory, Instrument, Altitude, Circle and Watch—F. 9697, 7th September, 1876. P PEGASI. H. M. S. o . ), R. A. = 22 57 49.1 8 = 27 24 57.0 cos. 9 948260 O hron . slow 01'0 gs = 52 42 39.0 cos. 9'782356 Chron. transit 22 57 48'1 1-0 = 2.5 17 42.0 cosec. 0.369289 log A = 0.099905 Chronometer. Times. T. Log m. Log Am. Am. Microm'tr Level. Total Correction. v-1 .018 H. M. S. M. S. 22 56 25'3 1 22.7 0.57173 0.67164 -4 .70 -25'90 -0 .76 -31 .36 57 18.0 0 30.0 9.69097 9.79088 0.62 28.95 -2 .29 31.86 58 13.0 0 25'0 9.53261 9.63252 0.43 36.67 +0.10 37.00 59 02.5 1 14.5 0.48102 0.58093 3.81 30'99 -0.15 34 /5 59 44'5 1 56.5 0.86937 0.96928 9.32 23.72 -0 .20 33.24 60 26.7 2 38.7 1 13788 1.23779 17.29 -18 .77 +0.20 35.86 61 57.5 4 09.5 1 53086 1.63077 42.73 +10. 77 0.00 31 96 62 59/ 5 11/ 1.72362 1/2353 66.61 30.99 -0 .15 35.77 63 40/ 5 52.5 1.83102 1.93093 85.30 50/5 -0 .15 3540 64 18.5 6 30.5 1.91994 2.01985 -104.68 +67.80 -0.87 -37.75 Mean —34.515. Micros. A 11 Micros. B. ,, Pointer. = 115 15 1 02.4 1 '15.3 Microscopes = 1 08.72 0 039 0 16.7 115 16 08 72 0 03'9 0 15.3 0 041 0 15.7 90 Log T. — 0.00320 Mean 1 03.65 1 15.75 25 16 08.72 Log B. - - 0.01984 Runs —1.27 -0.70 1 38 Log A. = 1'76144 - - 1 02.38 25 11 46'72 1 15.05 Log tan = 9.67451 1 15 05 R = + 2626 Log R. — 1.41931 2)2 17.43 Corr'n. — — 34'52 1 08.715 = 25 17 38.46 = 27 24 57.00 cl+= 52 42 35.46 11— a 66 [PART III. SCHEDULE D—Concluded. COMPUTATION—Observation for Latitude, at Battleford, North-West Terri- tory, Instrument, Altitude, Circle and Watch—F. 9697, 7th September, 1876. vCEPHEI. H. M. 8. o ) ,Per R. A. = 23 34 21 8 = 76 56 37'7 cos. 9.353929 Chron. slow = 01 — 52 42 39'0 cos. 9.782356 Chron. transit = 23 34 20 a = 24 13 58'7 cosec. 0.386742 log A= 9.523027 Chronometer Times. T. Log in. Log Am. Am. Microm' tr. Level. Total Correction. )1 e=1 .02 E. M. 8. M. 8. /7 /7 23 27 07.0 7 13.0 2.00967 1.53270 -34.10 C+112.76 +0.821 -X79.48 28 22.0 5 58'0 1.84447 1.36750 23'31 103.89 -0 .10 80.48 29 02'0 5 18'0 1.74157 1.26460 18.39 99.96 81.52 29 45.0 4 35.0 1.61538 1.13841 13.75 94'14 0.00 80.39 30 25.7 3 54'3 1.47626 0.99929 9.98 90'94 -0 .05 80.91 31 20.0 3 00.0 1.24727 0.77030 5.89 88 17 -0 .31 81.97 32 05'3 2 15.7 r00189 0.52492 3.35 84.97 -0.41 81.21 32 44.0 1 36.0 0.70127 0.22430 1.68 83.37 -0.41 81'28 33 46.3 0 33'7 9.79190 9.31493 0'21 81.77 -0.51 81.05 34 33.5 0 13.5 8.99630 8.51983 —0.03 +81.92 -0.51 4-81.38 Mean +80'967 Micros. A. Micros. B. Pointer 114 10 0 20.1 0 39.3 Microscopes 0 29.58 0 20 8 0 39.4 114 10 29.58 0 20.6 0 39.4 0 20.2 0 39 2 90 Log T. = + 0.00406 0 20.42 0 33.33 24 10 29.53 Mean Log B. = + 0.01992 Runs — 0.33 — 0.26 1 38 Lo A. = 1.76145 0 20.09 0 39.07 24 12 07.58 Log tan= 9.65269 0 39.07 R = + 25.02 Log R 1.39828 2)0 59.16 Corr' n. = ± 80.97 I 11 0 29.58 = 24 13 53.57 = 76 56 37.7 4'— vCephei= 52 42 44.13 4,— PPegasi = 52 42 35.46 0 /I 0—Mean = 52 42 39.80 NOTE.—The foreging ten series of observations, on alternate northern and southern star, by Mr. King, give the following results for the latitude of Battleford 1 /7 . 1 Pegasi and 31 Cepehi. 52 42 39.92 31 Cephei and . 2 Pegasi 52 42 39.89 Aqmae and 51 Cephei 52 42 39.13 P Cephi and . 2 Pegasi ....... •••.- 52 42 38.57 P Pegasi and . Cephei 52 42 39.80 The Mean of these would give for Battleford Lat. 52 42 39.5 [PART HI.] 67 SCHEDULE E. :SHEWING Surveyors employed on Surveys in Manitoba, Keawatin and the North- West Territory, during the year ended 31st October, 1876. ti Name. Character of Survey. 1 Beatty, W. F.. Road from St. Peters to Gimli. 2 Bolton, Lewis Block. 3 Bray-, Edgar do 4 Caddy, E. C Indian Reserves, &c. 5 Doupe, Joseph Block and Subdivision. 6 Forneri, C. C Subdivision and Indian Reserves. 7 Harris, J. W Settlement. 8 Kennedy, L Subdivision. 9 McPhillips, Geo. do 10 McPhillips, Geo., jun do 11 Martin, F. A. Indian Reserves. 12 Miles, Chas. F do 13 Ogilvie, Wm Block. 14 Pearce, Wm. Settlement. 15 Reid J. L Block and Indian Reserves. 16 Sinclair, Duncan Subdivision and Indian Reserves. 17 18 Stewart, Elihu Wagner, Wm. Subdivision. Indian Reserves. A. H. WHITCHER, Inspector of Surveys. SURVEYS OFFICE, DOMINION LANDS, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 31st October, 1876. S C H E D U L E F . SH O W IN G B lo ck S ur ve ys c om pl et ed d ur in g th e Y ea r en di ng 3 1s t O ct ob er , 1 87 6. S ur ve yo r' s N am e, D es cr ip ti on o f S ur ve y. W il li am O gi lv ie E d g ar B ra y L ew is B ol to n Jo se ph D ou pe W il li am P ea rc e Jo h n L . R ei d L ac h la n K en ne dy f 6t h C o rr ec ti o n L in e, a cr os s p ar t of R an ge 2 1, W es t 1 i M er id ia n E x te ri o r, b et w ee n R an ge s 20 a n d 2 1, W es t, T ow ns hi ps 2 1 an d 2 2 6 th C or re ct io n L in e, N o rt h L im it , ac ro ss R an ge 1 7 an d p ar t of 1 8, S o u th L im it o f sa m e p ar t, R an g e 17 M er id ia n E xt er io rs , be tw ee n R an ge s 16 a n d 1 7, T ow ns hi ps 2 3 an d 24 , al so R an ge s 18 a n d 1 9, T ow ns hi ps 2 7 an d 2 8, W es t. .. .. .. .. 6 th C or re ct io n L in e, N or th L im it , ac ro ss R an g es 1 1, 1 2, 1 3 an d 1 4, W es t, an d S o u th 1 L im it , ac ro ss R an ge 1 2 . . 7t h B as e, a cr o ss p ar t o f R an ge 1 2 an d R an ge 1 3, W es t ; 8 th B as e, a cr os s p ar t of R an ge 13 , W es t M er id ia n E x te ri o r, b et w ee n R an ge s 12 a n d 1 3, W es t, T ow ns hi ps 2 3 an d 24 , an d p a rt ] of 2 5 ,M er id ia n E x te ri o r, b et w ee n R an ge s 6 an d 7 , W es t, T ow ns hi ps 2 1, 2 2, 2 3 an d 2 4 '2 nd C or re ct io n L in e, N or th L im it , ac ro ss R an ge s 11 , 12 , 13 a n d 1 4, E as t. 3r d C or re ct io n L in e, S o u th L im it , ac ro ss p ar t of R an ge 2 2, E as t } M er id ia n E x te ri o r, b et w ee n R an ge s 14 a n d 1 5, E as t, T ow ns hi ps 9 a n d 1 0 M er id ia n E xt er io r, b et w ee n R an ge s 26 a n d 2 7, E as t, T ow ns hi ps 1 ,2 , 5 an d 6 .. 1 st B as e, a cr os s R an ge s 7 an d 8 , W es t, a n d p ar t of R an ge 6 , W es t { M er id ia n E xt er io rs , be tw ee n R an ge s 6 an d 7 , W es t, al so R an ge s 8 a n d 9 , W es t, T ow ns hi p 1 . .. . . . E x te n t of L in e S u rv ey ed . R em ar k s. M il es . 15 .3 0 38 .5 5 54 .8 6 24 . 4 5 37 . 7 2 24 .4 5 25 .5 0 S u rv ey ed i n co n n ec ti o n w it h S ub - di vi si on C o n tr ac t. A . H . W H IT C 1T E R , In sp ec to r of S ur ve ys - SU RV EY S O FF IC E, D OM IN IO N LA N D S, W IN N IP EG , M A N IT O BA , 3 1 st O ct ob er , 18 76 . S C H E D U L E G . Sf lo w ir ro S ub -d iv is io n S ur ve ys c om pl et ed d ur in g th e ye ar e nd in g 31 st O ct ob er , 1 87 6. N am e of S u rv ey o r. E x te n t C o n tr ac te d f o r. T ow ns hi ps a n d R an g es . N o. o f T 'p s. E li h u S te w ar t C . C . F o rn er i Jo se p h D ou pe C h ar le s F . M il ls L . K en ne dy G eo rg e M cP hi ll ip s G eo M cP hi ll ip s, j un D un ca n S in cl ai r T ow ns hi ps 3 , S o u th , R an ge s 23 , 24 , 25 a n d 2 6, ' { E as t. . T ow ns hi p 4, S o u th , R an ge 2 6, E as t T ow ns hi ps 3 a n d 4 , S o u th , R an ge 2 2, E as t T ow ns hi ps 4 do R an ge s 23 , 2 4 an d 2 5, E as t. T ow ns hi ps 5 , S o u th , R an ge s 25 , 2 6, a n d 2 7, E as t T ow ns hi ps 5 a n d 6 , S o u th , R an ge s 28 , 29 a n d 3 0, E as t T ow ns hi p 5, S o u th , R an g e 31 , E as t W es t h al f of T ow ns hi p 7, R an ge 8 , W es t. .. .. .. .. T ow ns hi p 23 , R an ge 4 , E as t, a n d p ar ts o f T ow n- sh ip s 19 , 20 , 21 a n d 2 2, R an g e 4, E as t T ow ns hi p 2, R an ge 2 0, E as t T ow ns hi ps 1 , 2 an d 3 , R an ge 2 1, E as t T ow ns hi ps 1 , R an ge s 7 an d 8 , W es t P ar t of T ow ns hi ps 1 , R an g e 6, W es t do 19 a n d 2 0, R an ge 4 , E as t do 21 a n d 2 2, do 4, do do 18 , R an ge 2 1, W es t L ak e T ra ve rs e, i n T ow ns hi ps 1 7 an d 1 8, R an ge s 21 a n d 2 2, W es t. . 1 5 15 2 2 E x te n t C om pl et ed . R em ar ks . T ow ns hi ps an d R an ge s. N o. o f T 'p s. M il es . A ll do 5 15 30 8. 48 58 8. 19 In cl ud es 8 3 4 3 m il es o f T ra ve rs e of R ai ny R iv er . do I 11 12 5' 52 t C om pl et io n of o ld c o n tr ac t. In cl u d es 1 9 m il es , L ak e an d R iv er T ra ve rs e. do 4 64 .1 2 t F ra ct io n al T ow ns hi ps o n B ig I sl an d , L ak e of W oo ds , s ur ve ye d in c on ne c- ti on w it h In d ia n R es er ve s. do 2 i 13 3. 71 C om pl et io n of o ld c o n tr ac t. do 2 50 .4 8 In cl u d es 1 0. 30 m il es , L ak e T ra v er se . d o .. .. .. . 2 68 .3 1 do 14 .1 4 do do d o 12 7. 75 C om pl et io n of o ld c o n tr ac t. A . H . W H IT C H E R , In sp ec to r of S ur ve ys . SU RV EY S OP PI CE ,Il kD OM IN IO N LA N D S, W IN N IP EG , M AN IT OB A, 3 1s t O ct ob er , 1 87 6. S C H E D U L E P . I SH OW IN G In di an R es er ve s su rv ey ed du ri ng th e Y ea r en di ng 3 1s t O ct ob er , 18 76 , 1; a n i . L o ca li ty . T re at y . C hi ef s K it ch ek ok a, K ai ta ke pe en ai s, K it - ch ek ak ai k, N es ot ai , M aw ed ob en es s an d th ei r se v er al B an ds W il d L an d , R es er ve i n T ps . 2 an d 3 , S o u th , R an ge s 21 a n d 2 2, E as t C hi ef P as ko nk in I n T ow ns hi p 2, S o u th , R an ge 2 1, E as t K it ch en an ga be an o r th e " B is ho p " do 3, S o u th , R an ge 2 1, E as t C hi ef M aw ed ob en es s. ... d o 3 a n d 4, S o u th , R an g e 25 a n d 2 6, E as t. ... ... ... .. C hi ef N es ot ai do 3 a n d 4 , S o u th , R an ge 26 , E as t C hi ef s K ai ta ke pe en ai s an d K it ch ek ak ai k .. . do 4 an d 5 , S o u th , R an ge 27 , E as t C hi ef K it ch ek ok a do 6, S o u th , R an ge s 29 a n d 30 , E as t R es er ve f or H al f - B re ed s a t ➢ 'o rt F ra n ce s. . S it u at e n ea r F o rt F ra n ce s a t m ou th o f R ai n y R iv er .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . d o d o of do .. O n R ai ny L ak e in T ow ns hi p 3 a n d 4 , S o u th , R an ge s 30 a n d 3 1, E as t " L it tl e E ag le ," G ob ay a n d B an ds ... ... ... .. R es er ve s k n o w n a s B a n d C o n R ai n y L ak e C hi ef " P o w aw as sa n 's " R es er ve O n S h o al L ak e C hi ef M em in w ab in as hk un g' s R es er ve do C hi ef N oo ti na qu ah am 's R es er ve do C hi ef M em in w ab in as hk un g' s O n B ig I sl an d , L ak e of th e W oo ds ... .. B ro ke nh ea d B an d. . B ro ke nh ea d R iv er C hi ef " Y el lo w Q u il l's " In T ow ns hi p 5, R an g e 11 , W es t C hi ef " S h o rt B ea r' s " . In T ow ns hi ps 9 a n d 1 0, R an ge 8 , W es t W h it e M ud R iv er B an d do 18 do 9 do C hi ef G eo rg e G o rd o n 's O n S o u th -E as t c or ne r of L it tl e T ou ch - 1 w oo d H il l N o. 3 ... .. it '' 'C ti ft if it it it it it " 1. ... . '' 1. ... . " 1. ... . A re a. B y w ho m S u rv ey ed . R em ar ks . 24 35 8. 27 C . C . F o rn er i 23 00 .9 4 I do 39 82 .6 6 -d o 63 66 .7 3 50 46 .7 5 57 36 .5 0 20 70 .2 9 16 0 . 00 11 20 0. 00 84 48 .0 0 19 20 .0 0 12 80 .0 0 64 0 .0 0 46 08 00 65 00 . 0 0 do d o do do E . C . C ad d y do do G eo rg e A . B ay ne .. do do C h ar le s F . M ile s D un ca n S in cl ai r 12 30 0. 00 J. L . R ei d 10 87 1. 00 do 12 08 5. 00 do " 4. ... 30 72 0. 00 W il li am W ag n er R es er ve i n c om m on to al l th e B an d s. N or th o f " H u n g ry H al l. " A t " H u n g ry H al l. " O n R ai n y R iv er do do do K no w n as R es er ve A . do D . S u rv ey o f C . n o t co m pl et e. A re a gi ve n co m pr is es th e ex te n - si on o f th e R es er ve a n d p or ti on su b d iv id ed . C hi ef K aw ah ka to os .. C hi ef K es ic ka w ac ha ko os C hi ef K an ah aw ac h ap aw s O n E as t S id e of B ig T on eh w oo d H il l. do do do do 4 .. .- " 4 .- - 24 96 0. 00 15 36 0. 00 16 64 04 00 do do do C hi ef P as qu aw s S o u th Q u 'A p p el le R iv er a n d F is h in g L ak es . ac 4 _ 36 48 0. 00 do C hi ef S ha ke m as N o rt h of Q u' A pp el le R iv er , n ea r C ro ok ed L ak e " 4. .. 50 20 .0 0 do C hi ef O ok en is N o rt h of Q u' A pp el le R iv er , ne ar C ro ok ed L ak e ig 4. .. 17 94 0. 00 do C hi ef A ch ah oo sa hk ao ot ak oo hp it s. ... . . .. .. . N o rt h of Q u, A pp el le R iv er , n ea r C ro ok ed L ak e .. .. . •• • 10 88 0' 00 do A . 11 . W H IT C 11 E R , In sp ec to r of s ur ve ys . SU RV EY S O FF IC E, D OM IN IO N LA N D S, W IN N IP EG , M A N IT O BA , 31 st O ct ob er , 18 16 . 72 [PART III.] SCHEDULE K. SYNOPSIS of Block and Subdivision Surveys. Townships Subdivided. Section Lines Surveyed. Block Lines. Range 4 East, Townships 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 do 20 do do 2 do 21 do do 1, 2 and 3 do 22 do do 2, 3 and 4 do 23 do do 8 and 4 ......... ..... do 24 do do 3 and 4 do 25 do do 3, 4 and 5 . do 26 do do 3, 4 and 5 do 27 do do 5 do 28 do do 5 and 6 do 29 do do 5 and 6 do 30 do do 5 and 6 do 31 do do 6 do 6 West do 1 do 7 do do 1 do 8 do do 1 and 7 do 21 do do 18 Miles. 173.35 2.60 61.52 31.10 91.74 91.03 143.03 108.69 7.37 79.92 94.70 88.37 24.60 5.10 67/3 88.45 14'50 1st Base Line 2nd Correction Line 3rd do 6th do 7th Base Line 8th do 3rd Meridian Exterior, West 4th do do 6th do do 8th do do 9th do do 10th do do 7th do East 13th do do Total Mileage Block Lines Mileage in Townships. Total Number of Miles run Area of Subdivision Surveys.. Line Surveyed. Miles. 13.28 24.45 1.05 48.95 8.15 2.03 30.56 6.11 14.26 10.88 12.22 12.22 12.22 24.45 220.83 1,173.40 1,394/3 420,507.00 A. H. WHITCHER, Inspector of Surveys. SURVEYS OFFICE, DOMINION LANDS, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 31st October, 1876. S C H E D U L E L . ,_ ,S TA TE M EN T sh ow in g th e tr an sa ct io ns o f th e D om in io n L an ds O ff ic e at W in ni pe g an d B ra nc he s, f or t he y ea r en di ng 31 st O ct ob er , 1 87 6, a ls o th e to ta l ac re ag e of l an ds d is po se d of , a nd a m ou nt r ec ei ve d. Y ea r en d in g 3 1s t O ct ob er , 1 87 6. F ro m e st ab li sh m en t of o ff ic e to 3 1s t O ct ob er , 18 76 . N at ur e of G ra n t. N o. A cr es . in ca sh . R ec ei pt s R ec ei pt s in w ar ra n ts an d s cr ip . N o. A cr es . R ec ei pt s in ca sh . R ec ei pt s in w ar ra n ts an d sc ri p . R em ar ks . ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. $ ct s. H om es te ad s 34 7 55 ,5 20 3, 47 0 00 3, 38 3 54 1, 28 0 33 ,8 30 0 0 F o re st t re e cu lt u re 3 48 0 30 0 0 3 48 0 30 0 0 S al es .. • 20 7 28 ,2 73 2, 95 3 00 25 ,3 20 0 0 68 7 83 ,4 64 57 ,7 28 0 0 25 ,7 36 0 0 M il it ar y b o u n ty w ar ra n ts 17 3 27 ,6 80 1, 00 2 16 0, 32 0 P re -e m p ti o n s 26 3 42 ,0 80 1, 29 0 20 6, 40 0 T im be r do es 62 0 0 92 9 00 S al e of m ap s 31 0 0 16 0 00 T o ta ls 99 3 15 4, 03 3 6, 54 6 00 25 ,3 20 0 0 6, 36 5 99 1, 94 4 92 ,6 77 0 0 25 ,7 36 0 0 C er ti fi ed c or re ct , D O M IN IO N L A N D S O FF IC E, W IN N IP E G , 3 1s t O ct ob er 1 87 6. D O N A L D C O D D , A ge nt D om in io n L an ds . [PART III.] SCHEDULE M. SHOWING the new Settlements and Villages formed in. the Province of Manitoba during the Year 1876. No. of Land District. O. O No. 1.—Office at Winni- peg 9 10 be pi C) 0) 7E 6E No. 2 —Office at Emerson 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 Name of Settlement. REMARKS. Distances estimated as the crow flies. Caledonia 27 Miles South-east of Winnipeg. Millbrook 19 do East of Winnipeg. 4E 1 Grossweide 4E 9 Postwall 4 E 25 tOsterwick 5 E 9 Schonwiese 5E 10 Chortitz 5 E 21 Schonthal.... ...... . 5 E 35 Blumengart 6 E 5 Ebenfeld 5E 1 Schonberg 5 E j 3 Hochstadt 5 E I 5 Priedrichsthal. .......... 5 E 13 Rosengart 5E 17 Blumstein E 19 bchonan 6E 21 Bluminfeldt 5 E 23 Schonfeld. 6 E 35 Steinbach 6 E 5 Villages not yet named. E 5 'Bergfeld 5 E 19 Guadenfeld 5E 35 ISchonsee 5 E 3 Villages not yet named. Plumenfeld. ( Rosenthal Hochfeld. IPlumengart I Chartitz Newendorf lOsterwick Reinland Blumenort Ehenfeldt Rosenfeld Rosengart. Schanzenfeld . Rosenort Niuhorst Blumstein Schoenwiese Neuenburg. 27 24 22 28 28 25 24 31 Miles South-east of Winnipeg, 36 German Mennonite villages 35 or dorfs in Reserve East of Red River. 34 33 31 30 32 33 33J 34 Miles, from centre of Township 39 35 85 38 do do German Mennonite Villages or dorfs at Mennonite Reserve, South, near Dufferin—Town- ships, Ranges and Sections not known—centre of Reserve 66 miles South-west from Winni- peg. DOMINION. LANDS OFFICE, WINNIPEG, 31st Oct., 1876. DONALD CODD, Agent of Dominion Lands. ,44 111 tr. 62 •• 1 th• A rf -s. "42 ?Tx "A, 44' :14 t•-• 5 GSC(991orl irn A I I II OOG 02875243 ,4° •!, . .„ ff .4a !Y, a amp .6+ .« •,. • 1 1 t i 1.71 • '1 • f: it ; e 1 1 f( t t X */) it 4