Gafron regrets that he is unable to send Gennin the copy of the letter he asks for since he has sent it to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington, D. C., just two weeks previous. Instead, he sends a short summary of its contents. in the Indian Reservation at Bad River, Wisconsin , there are 570 Indians and half breeds belonging to the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. There are 279 Catholics, 29 Protestants, and 202 pagans. The Protestants, even though a great minority, many years ago received 300 acres of land from the government for their mission, and in addition they also receive a public fund of $5000 a year for their school and mission. The Catholics receive no aid for their mission and never have received any. At the time the Protestants received this 300 acre land grant the Catholics already had built a church at Bad River, but unfortunately the site of the church was located on the land given to the Protestants. The Catholics lost that church since the minister took it over and used it as a barn and stable for several years. Some years ago the Catholics and white people built a new church but not owning any land they built it again on public land and so are in danger of losing it again. Gafron stated these facts in the letter to the Commissioner, asking him in the name of the Catholics and pagans to give to the Catholic mission the few lots including and surrounding the site of the second church, altogether about 96 acres. This grant would be no more than an act of justice to the Catholic Indians of the reservation. The Indians of Red Cliff Reservation, Bayfield, Wisconsin, of whom nearly all are Catholics, there being but few pagans and no Protestants, sent a petition to Washington asking to have a good Catholic teacher sent to them instead of the customary Protestants. It remains to be seen whether these petitions will merit any results or whether the Indian Commissioner will continue to believe that there is no justice due to the Lake Superior Indians. From Bayfield the following stations are attended; Bayfield itself has 450 Catholics of which 80 or 90 are white persons; La Pointe, which has 150 Catholics including a small number of whites; Ashland, 150 Catholics who are nearly all whites; Bad River, 279 Catholics, all Indians and half breeds; Amick, 120 Catholics including no white people; Flambeau farm, having 150 Catholics; Lake Courtes-Oreilles Reservation having 190 Catholics, and Pakwewan having about 40 Catholics. Contained in James Alphonsus McMaster papers . :: I-2-c A.L.S. 200. 12mo.