He and others met with Chief Little Shell who wanted to retain more land than acceptable to the commission, and refused to accept the terms, including the government's offer of 10 cents an acre for 10 million acres of prime farming land.
When he and other individuals met with Chief Little Shell, who wanted to retain more territory than what was agreed upon by the commission, they refused to accept the conditions, which included the federal government's offer of 10 cents per acre for 10 million acres of prime farmland.