“On Monday, July 7th, the Commissioners arose at 7 o’clock and immediately after breakfast made payments to one-hundred and forty-six Indians. The Paymaster made a generous distribution of clothing and certain useful articles to old widows and dependent old men, Dr. Mitchell the while treating those requiring medical attention and dispensing drugs. The work was rushed to completion at 3:30 p.m., and there being a welcomed rift in the cloudy sky the party took for Fort Hope, and reached there at 4:45 p.m.”
Treaty Commissioners Report on the making of the Adhesions to Treaty No. 9, 1930, INAC file 1/1-11-12