Father Baraga arrived in Saut St. Marie to day because the boat of his company, 1'Arbor, was put out of commission and all his provisions for the winter and articles for his settlement in L'Anse had remained in Saut. On his arrival he met Father J.B. Proulx who came to visit these poor forsaken Catholic Indians. He spoke with him about the lack of missionaries in these parts and was advised to write to Pere Chaselle of Sandwich who could perhaps obtain a few Jesuits. Again Baraga begs the Bishop to try to get priests for Saut St. Marie, Lapointe and the other missions on Lake Superior. Father Proulx also said that there are objections against Baraga's Indian catechism. Baraga would like to know the difficulties. He intends to stay in L'Anse until June 10, 1845 and then go to Lapointe and Grand Portage and return to L'Anse about the end of Aug. 1845. He thanks the Bishop for the 9 yards of lasting and asks him to forward that enclosed letter to the Archbishop of Vienna. It is very important. He hopes that the Bishop had received his letter of Aug. 8. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 2pp.