Hide Article Text (OCR)
July 2, ’99.* I Treaty was signed by tho Crees yes* ' terday on the same torms as thoso at : the lake. Eleven heads of families,* twenty-four souls in oil, are at present in the band, but some more will be in to-morrow. Five hundred and fifty dollars have been paid out in oil includ-1 ing bonuses of $12 each. The Beaver 1 Indians would not sign the treaty hero,■ but said they would go to Dunyegau ^ and sign there. They might, however,I I do so hero yet Insp. Snyder and M Messrs. Ross and McKenna loft J Dunvogan yesterday morning for St. i John. Indians there bavo not yet* been issued rations so they were all out of Dunvegan hunting for some-r thing to eat when Mr. Ross and thatportion of the treaty party reached 1 there. On that account they did not meet the Indians there, but expect to rnako treaty on their way back from St.John. » •Hon. Mr. Laird said to-day that he might leave hero to-morrow, Monday, at 2 p. m. for down tho river. The H. B. boatmen and part of the treatyprovisions have not arrived fromLesser Slave lake yet. Tho usual ceremony was gone through by tho police viz. tho royal salute blown by the bugler, and present arms.Charlie Anderson, who was sent by the commissioners from Lesser Slave lake with letters, etc., to St. John, made the trip in seven days from the lake on horseback, which is conceded the quickest time oyer mado over that road.
Newspaper Details
Edmonton Bulletin
Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Thu, Jul 20, 1899
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
CA 10 May 2020
Other Publications Near Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton Daily Bulletin
Edmonton Bulletin
