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it turns out that he had, and that is the Assistant Chief interested himself and I spoke to W. about my desire to get from him what he knew of the rites and the old man got it into his head that the Asst. Chief wanted to get them himself through me and without paying for them. I am after this man and in truth I think I shall be able to get the rites of the claim to which he belongs.

Paul Radin is the man who had to leave the Bureau. He was stationed at Winnibago for a long time. I doubt if he got true information: But true or not he will get his [[things?]] published. He was a pupil of Boaz and so I suppose it was on that account that he gave him the fellowship.

My cold is getting better now but while I had it it made me much trouble.

I think I wrote you about the Osage election and how it was managed by white persons interested in certain projected oil leases and how a fight was brought on with the Secretary about the four leases which these