to bring their cattle thro' the Winter --

He also said they were very thankful
for the Smiths Tools we had sent them
and that two of their young men was
active at the smiths business - that some
years ago if they broke a hoe or an ax they
must go thirty miles to get it mended --
which took a great deal of time besides
paying for it, but now their smiths
were capable of doing such things for them
and they only last an hour or two ----

He further said, we might rely upon
it they had taken up strong resolutions against
the use of Whisky and other strong drink --
and that all that was then present were Chiefs
and each of them kept a daily watch over
the rest of the Indians to caution them
against drinking Whisky playing Ba
and other bad practices which they believ'd
was not pleasing to the Great Spirit --
but were of the mind the Great Spirit
was better pleased with them when they
took hold of the hoe and the Ax and went
to work -- that since they had got