Neenaby (the person who hitches on his seat), of Sault St. Marie, lodged a complaint against Mr. Butterfield and one of his runners (i.e. persons employed to look after credits given to Indians, or carry on a petty traffic by visiting their camps).  He states that, in making the traverse from Point Iroquois across the straits of St. Mary, he was met by young Holiday, who lashed his canoe alongside, and, after giving him a drink of whisky, persuaded him to land on the Canada shore, where they are out of reach of the trade and intercourse laws.  They landed at Point aux Chenes, where H.’s tent was found pitched, who invited him into it, and gave him more drink.  H. then went to the Indian’s canoe, and brought in his furs.  Something was then given him to eat, and they embarked together in H.’s canoe, taking the furs, and leaving his own canoe, with his wife, to follow.  On reaching St. Marie’s he was conducted to Mr. B.’s store, and told to trade.  He consented to trade six large and two small beavers, and twenty muskrats, for which he acknowledged to have received satisfaction.  He was freely supplied with whisky, and strongly urged to trade the other pack, containing the principal part of his hunt, but he refused, saying he had brought it to pay a credit taken of Mr. Johnston.  This pack, he says, consisted of six large and two small beavers, two otters, six martins, ninety muskrats, and four minks.  As an equivalent for it, they proceeded to lay out for him, as he was told and shown next morning, a blanket, hat, pair of leggins of green cloth, two fathoms strouds, one barrel of flour, one bag of corn, and three kegs of whisky.  He, however, on examining it, refused to receive it, and demanded the pack of furs to go and pay his credit.  Decision deferred for inquiry into the facts.

12th.  Chegud, accompanied by a train, &c., made a visit of congratulation on my return (after a temporary absence).

14th.  Revisited by Chacopee and his young men.  He addressed me in a fine manly tone and air.  He referred to his attendance and conduct at the treaties of Prairie du Chien and Fond du Lac, as an era from which it might be known that he was attached to our government and counsel.  The object of his present visit was to renew the acquaintance he had formed with me at those places, to say that he had not forgotten the good advice given him, and to solicit charity for his followers.  He presented an ornamented pipe as an evidence of his friendship.

15th.  Visited by Monomine Kashee (the Rice Maker), a chief from Post Lake in that part of the Chippewa country bordering on Green Bay.  He was accompanied by Mukwakwut (Satan’s Ball in the Clouds), and five other persons composing their families.  In the speech made by this chief, whose influence and authority are, I believe, quite limited, he said that his visit to me had been produced by the favorable impressions he had received while attending