Since Lefevere's visit, Kohler has not been at Sault long enough to take active part in their Temperance Society about which he had promised to write. Since his return from Lake Superior and other missions he has seen several of his Irish people. He found them well disposed and while they have all abandoned the "Sons of Temperance ", they are not less faithful to their promise. He would have nothing to complain about those who speak English if it were not that many rarely approach the Sacraments. Because of his frequent absences, he believes that it will not be possible to have regular meetings; however, he will first form a nucleus of good people. He wants to obtain several English books for a little library. Several times Lefevere has promised to give him the statutes of the Catholic temperance society of Detroit. Kohler was greatly pleased to see Father Frederic Baraga there and also to see him accompanied by a new missionary, Father Angelus Van Paemel . The Sault grammer just finished will be very helpful and the new ascetic work which Baraga has had published is what is needed. Lefevere has no doubt heard of the ridiculous manner in which the 'treaty' was made at Sault Ste. Marie between the English government and the savages in regard to the land sold by the government to the Miner's Association. However the savages kept a good third of the land which they will occupy and they have the right in perpetuity of hunting on the untilled land. If they had held out for Mr. McDonald they would have been better treated. He doubts if the chiefs knew what kind of paper they signed. The Hudson's Bay Company made threats in order to disunite the rest. He recalls to Lefevere his promise to send him an altar stone which he could carry easily. Kohler is not always in Sault when trustworthy people go to Detroit but if Lefevere sees Mr. Paiement or Mr. Barbeau he can send it by them. He adds a word for Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey, Superior of the Madames of the Sacred Heart. If she is no longer at Detroit Kohler begs Lefevere to send his letter to New York. She may have $80 or $90 for him, destined for buildings for the priest. The savages of Sault St. Marie, American side, propose to buy some land for an agricultural settlement. They need a chapel and house for the missionary. As this mission would be in Lefevere's diocese, Kohler hopes that it will receive help from the Association for the Propagation of the Faith. They are encouraged by what Father Baraga has done. P.S. They have just received a visit from Placidus Ord who tells them that Lefevere has written recently to Father John Baptist Menet . The steamer Franklin, probably the carrier of this letter, has been shipwrecked. Menet wants Kohler to ask Lefevere for his instructions about the claim of the Catholic mission at Sault. It should extend up to the water's edge but is cut off by the encroachment of the Fort Brady. Lefevere having the title at hand would know the rights of the church and what steps to take. Brother Lacoste S.J. asks Lefevere to send him 12 French primers and 3 copies of English-French grammars to be used by those pupils who wish to learn French. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo. 11