Father Baraga informs the Bishop that he had contracted a fever at St. Clair River at the occasion of a ten day mission at, Black river and as there were no good doctors, he went to Detroit a week ago to be treated by Dr. White who had cured him entirely. He feels his old self again and thanks God that he has given him such a healthy constitution. The school at St. Clair is flourishing much better since the price has been lowered. Mr. Kelly has now 24 pupils in the school of the priest's house, and 6 pupils in another house 2 miles down from the priest's house. He goes there every day after he gets through with his own school. He takes his board with 3 different families viz. David Cottrell, George Cottrell, Mr. Minie, which helps these people to pay for their children's tuition, and they are very satisfied about it. About the mission which Baraga conducted at Black river Michigan, he remarks that he found a great difference between the Indian missions and the Canadian missions. Whenever he visits the Indian missions he has the consolation to receive many lost sheep into the fold. But with the Canadians one does not gain a great deal. Baraga makes again the resolution to remain always with the Indian missions, if this is the will of God and also the will of his Bishop. In a P.S., Father Floriment Bonduel is still in Detroit because there has been no occasion to go to Mackinaw. Baraga intends to leave Detroit on Saturday, May 23. He would have gone before if he would have had an occasion. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.