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THE POT'l'AWA'l'I'OMIE8. '" .nd U •• Al,o" 'I"I .. rao., wbOM born .. wen I .. ~b. "orth .. o.t, oomprlll .. , 1'ot1o .... "ttoml .... Ojlb ... )'I. On ...... , Me .. oml ....... Sec., F OJ:u a .. d oth ... . T h .... two oonfe<ieTAtlon . .. e,e .. t dotodl), '"mlt)' .. IIh o...,h othor for ), .... , .... d hi,tor), d""" not reoord the tim ... be .. the ),o""g hr ..... thirotl"c f" r dillin"lio .. o<>,,]d nol o r,."lu. war p •• t), fro,.. .Ithl, of ~ .. _ g ..... t eI .... to 1'''')' on the otber. War .. Ith """h otb., .... tbei, .. or ... 11 oo .. diUon. '1'bo rro<t"ol •• boo t the ti",,, of their j{.eat ~I oto.)' htod boonomo 1'' '-d of U ..... ,m., o .. lnC to Ion, ... Int.o,oo .. tli ... it,1l the wbltel, .. blob gu. thorn g ••• t &d~.nlajte o~ •• Ihelr en~m l ..... nd mati. Ihem • t.o ...... to Ib.l •• neL.", fM., .. bo 1I'oro read)' '" I ....... 00"01,), ... fr ... ght .. It II d."g.... 80 .... ... I), .. ri' • • , 'poak of til .. I'ou.,uttomlea oocll p, ing lO"th .. r n ll!cblg.n ., tb.t tl", •• nd lIning, going .. round Lake Mi\lhl, ... lI .. d nortb ..... d 10 ,h, ",&Ion of Or .. n aay. In 1 6 41 t .. o J.,nit ml .. lon •• i., .i.lt.d I.he f.lI, ot St. ;o,b.", bnl Ibo,do nOl mo .. tion tb .. P otl .... I.<omi... I " 1068 U ""'I".tto founded tbe 1'Irol mllllo" .. IS ... 11 SI. 1I.r" bul. .... nt;on, " 0 ['olta .... ttom l .... I n 1611 Mon.I .... . P •• OI ""Iled • g ... t oo"lJoil of ..... Ier" IrlbN d Ibal 1'1_ .nd the Pott .... tlOml .... e .. p .... nt f..,m 0 • .., .. lh, 10 1.'&0 n~ ... • b.... In 1073 U8N)u~ttn ,nnt to 0 ..... D., .nd found th .. poll ..... 'lOmi ... Ibero .. t th .. t tim... A"""'AUII, 'l'*ol<ln., Onr ftrot ."tbontte kno .. led&. o f Iho PoU .... ttomi ... ".1 .. bon a~ 0 ... " B.y. party of th, ... belpod M. r_ qnolUl On hi, "i.it &0 Ib, Illinoi ... t .... Cbl,,",&o ... II ... b o .. i"tared I .. 1674, fI"dln& tho ~[j .",11 there.

Whon L~ Sa!!o c.,., n t.o St. J ..... pb In tbe f.ll of 1619. wh .... be built. to.t, b. tound Ibo count .. ,oo<:"vl.d b)' th" Mla,.,ll •• nd the SI. J .... pb rl ......... k .. o ...... Iho Mi.mi ot Ih .. I.k.... Wilbl". obo.1 Um ... Dot moro than t .. o '.""', tb .. I roquol ..... nl. ..... h d ri ~;ng •••• , tri"" ""to .... th.m, ... d .. ven ... ~, .. l, cripplluR lb. JIIl" ol" louin& aouthern Michlg." d8h~l..b"

¥'''IOn,1. 1'-0' t .. & .. I, y .... tho .... atto. hi llory I, nol o.cenr .. Io I" ruga"\ to th .. p oU ..... ttoml... Cadlll.., ..... ,I.Uone<! .t M.oki" ..... , comm.nder of tbo 1" .. uch In .... _to In Ih' No.tb .... I, ."d thiDki"j{ tb • .Eugli,h ...... ..;qniri .. & too ... ncb ioll .. e""" .. llh tb. I"dl .... , ,11"&tod .. tbe, "0" .t 1"0.1 Pitt • .. h.", I'ilt,bu.& no .. . I>& .. d., I"'tI Ii onod tbe F"'DOh gou. n mon l to "" .1I0 .. ed to .. atabli.h" milil8'Y 1'0.1 On the Det.olt ,i.o .... hlch h<l d id In 1101, I ... \t· iDg tho ludl.n. of .. rioul Lribea 10. ,.",10 .n,1 Mttl. n" •• , throu!il:lI Iho )"0' lection .lforded them from th.ir Ancient .. neml ... Ib .. druded lroquoi .. Do tbAI .. ;t m." .. " nut hoar of lb. )'O'I>& ... tto",l .... OGCup,lng IODlh .... 1-

ern }[i"bi&'n, north" .. te." lI1inol •• nd 110rthun In,Il" ... , .. llh band •• nd " ttlnm.ntan .... Dat,o!t. Some hiltori .. ", la1 Ih.t t.!w P n\LlOwRU"mieo .. e .. "",wded 1O"lh b, Ih. M.nomio _ . 'l'h ..... 01 thorn In I lIino! ....... kno .. " AI PolL .... llOml .. of tbt prairio, .nd Ib ..... in )(lohi,au, ['ott .... I"' ... I ... ut ..

'" ANNUAL )lEET1:<O. 1_.

tb" .. 00<1.. Fathe. U ...... l .... ,. ;11 1706, that th" PoUto .. aUom; .. aDd th" OIU ..... f".m (ld .... Ili .. """. aud made wu on the ~n.""., dri""1f tbem tou t h to India .... and O blo; "q"ite probable Itor,. In .l~ .. of th, f riond!y ...,1.';0". ui.tiDK "t""'1. bot .. .,., .. t b. trlb ••. 'l'b. Potl ...... ltoml". in Michl· ,,0" .... ~Ul 10 h .. v .. "lo.;,,,~d the ""lIioo ,,..\.ero,J by tho S t . J.,.., p h ."d 1>: .1 .... mU<>(> riv@n, an d th~l . nibot ... l ...... hllo the 011 .... ,," cl.lm "d thn •• ..,\

... I" .... d by the G ..... d .ju. end u ......... e"'ptylng thMoln ... nd the Chlppe-w .. , ..... te.o Mithig .... and tho Do.tho.n pao:! of tho pooi ... "t.. Patb •• Mat .. !, writing In 171l!, ... y. the mlaloll :" 81. J """1'1., .".OUI{ tb. rou .... t· toml •• i. in .. f!ou.lohIDIr eondition, • ....., .. d onl,. to M""kln.... In 1712 U'O EUlll.h in.ligatod on .. Ur.ek on Cadillo.o .t Dot...,i!, and ,i~ t.ibN, ~he PO~I~' ".\ I.<>mleo .. moDa the D U moor, c .. m~ r.o tL~! ..... i .... ,,"". I u 1703 ~be 1'ott ..... t· lOl>1le. joined tho I' on t i"", cO"'pi.at)l, tn.nlohlng m .. nl ... nlor.. Tbl. eon.pi.ac,. a • .,.. from th. t ...... t,. mado hot ........ EIlgl ... d .nd ),',once, I ..

'1163, .. he ... h,. the French t,Ue In lb. North ............ el[.i"g • .tohed. Tb. AIg"",!"in •• 1 .... ,.. hulog _0 l.a0aH that Ih. Enall.h ... ", their ... tu.,1 enem;"., r.,."nted the Id". of hoiDg t," .. of • .....t to thol. fo.mer foel Ind h~ncu tho wild I'r"Jud "r Po"ti..., to fr .... hi, oount ' l .nd d.i.o tho F. naUlh iow ~h. IU. Pnntiac'. Ichomo Included thu ""Jlt."r~ 01 .. 11 th. }:oall.h forti ;n the No.th .... t , .od ....... """" •• r,,1 o~oept .. t Det.olt , 1'1 ...... and l'ittobu.g. Th .... "0'" t .. O]'o pOlio in.1l to be .. ttooked, com. prl.h" e di,to .. "" Of l,tOO mil.. The p"\1. ...... tlo"'i,, •• Irte. the tint att.ompto OD D.tro;t, ........ nt t" ".pt ...... 11'0", 8t. ""..ph ... nlch the,. accompll.hed. M.,. 28, 1163; of th,little g ..... iaon of fourt .. o m ..... I ... n .... killed .nd th ... mlde p.lao .. e ... wh" w.ro taken to Ootroit .nd OIcb..nged for ...... . 1·ott ..... \0""e p.i.oner.. t~l<en bl ll.Jo. Olad ... l .. o! th .. ~ poot. I .. 1700. 1'''ntl'''' ..... k;lIed b,. Bn U tioo;. Indio" .t C oholri .. , n eMll ol'poalt~ 8t. Luull ... hilu drunk. I'onti&(> ... ",.n Ott . .. B I ndi.", .. nd tho inte ..... t. of tho I'otb.attoml~. and Ott ...... "'.relO IDUnu.tel,. bl.nded tb ... t he,. mad. the _ioll of t b, de.tb of th" g .... t ..... io ... n "~Cll" f" ......... Itb th" lIIillOll, whicb ..... c .... ied on .. ;tb g ...... t .Igo., .nd ..... g. forocit,., leading ftnlll,. to the nUe. nlloctlon o! tbe I m",,; ... t sta ... nock. on tho IlHn"l. r iur. LA" th.n t",.nt,. •• "al'ed. a"d th.,. went into dllr~.~nt tr;IMo., ."d their namel <li." pl'"a.od f o.o..... 1'hil 011,,1 proud RDd """'0'''''. t.ibe ha,l been are .. d,. hu",bl~d ""u h""dred 10 ... bel" ... b,. the hoql1oi., 8nd feU .. n ... ,. p .. ,. to t h". en.mlu, .. Iter ...... t .... lIna to thn rock ... he ..... be, ... oro 1110 •• 11,. lI .. ned, .. tho Dam, impli .... till c ... od ... ith thl .... n,1 famln" th.,. made a deaperate lO.tio, onll to be ,1 .. l1lhterod.

,,, tho l ndl .. " ....... .. hlch .uoceoded the n .volution, tho 1'0tte .... UoID1_ look. part and ....... p ..... ntod at tho dofo"U of Harme ... nd St. C].I.,

Til E I"O'lTA WATTOIolIES. ." btl .. C themMh .. dere .. 1.<td b1 " • ..d ADtboDy WaYDe, .. nd at bia ."mmD" • .. ,et him, with tb. chior. or otb,. triboo,.' O~DyiIJD, Obio •• nd .i&"",1 • tro.tt 011'0""', wblch I .. tod .bout IItLoon y •• '.. AmoDC tb. IllI n • •• fro ... tho l'ott ...... U.oh.I ...... th .. chid, Torl"._. wbo h.ld tho chlol pooition .mong tbe PoU ..... l<o ... i .. 10. nUdr forty '--"'" In 1810 &Doth •• DOC"'_ ...,no. took pl_ ...,,,, ... blin&" tb. Ponti"" OI,i_I.. Th .... I.brated Sh .... Doe ehl.f .... in. T..,um .. h. 0 .... IMO the rill"3'" of tho poll .... 'UI"'i .... 0.000"'-p.n!~ by th ...... other chior. of 10 .... ' noto. mouDtod on ol'i,i\.Oool bl""k ponl •• (I'.ob~bl, tbo /lrll ther h.,1 U~, .... n). th. lr obj..,t ""Ing to oombin .. tbe • .,.torn .. ibe. I" ........... with tho Amo , lc",,",. T ho boome .. ttitud. of }:"gl&tld ,o .... rda the UDilOd !:i"' ..... jn.t "&"I"nlne 1.0 .1.0.101' ... u ... od. the OOC&.Iion. br }!",Iioh t, .. lotl and poole. to InotlSa .. tba ........... to .... ,. -r .... "m"'h ..... n ...... ful. and tbe pot .... lloml .. , witb cblef Topin .. bee at tbol' ho.d. jolDW tbo nniOD . 'I'ho l'ot ...... Lton.i@ ... e"'atTlpp.e.noe and .Jofoat~d .. ith u ... ,~d; fo, .. tim. tber ... '" ,\"Iot, but on t bo ..... onncemon! of Tecu", .. h Ihat h .... onld Join tllo U,itlab eeolnat tho U .. ited 8ta ..... th., p .. "lcipatod In tb. balUN of Lo ... , &lId".k" m •• , Ral.l", and tbe m .. • •• ,,,., .t Fo,t O .. ,bo,n, and Ih •• Il, ... dod thel' .. arlike .~plol ..... t the batUe o! the Tham •• , O«o"-r~, 1818.

I " ... gard to thol, lond •• I .. 17D~ tb"r join .... "itb other t,lbe. and c.d..:! • ... 11' of land .ls n.ilea ,tid". "I> th$ "'ell .Id. of the Deuol~ rlvor. f .... m I .. k . St. Olalr 1.0 th~ Rive r n.I.ln. I n No.ombo r , 18()7, ther m.do .. "e.tl .. Itb OeD. II nll ..... mp,i.iDI ."ulb" ... terD M\ehigan. ill conneeUoD .. ltb 0' ......... Obippe ..... aDd W,."do'teL Th. 1'oll ..... tlO"'I .. , OU ...... and ChipJ>ew" ... e ... ODDoldered .. forfelting .. 11 M,bll 10 tbei, I ... d.., br joiDing the E"gHob In tbo ... , of 181t, but September, 11I1~, O~ ... 1h •• looD mad • • t .... atr of po_ .. ith th" ",. ,""orl"g all 'Ighll of lando. Oil ooDdlei ou o f ",,.I,,t .. illlu, oll.,la .. o:. '0 tho Unltod St ......

I n Isn at Cbi ....... tbo I'ot", ... tl.omi ... OU .. " .... nd CI. i I'p" .... ",.t 0.". Co. ... d ""dtd .h.' ..... "" po,tio" of .hel, I . .. d. h. ll l(:lIl,aD, .... r .. in' .. , ... cboio:. .""' ..... tribal ho", •• lind pro .. ldlng 10' th" l'otta ... tlOm;u .. nd 0.",,, .. a .chool lind bl"'''"mlth .hop 1.0 be kept up Of ..... " 1~ ..... Ith '1 . 000 "nn .. allJ 10, th.i. UJ>poT' ... d .... 000 , ... ,Iy" an IInnnlty to tho .rl1>o. ' 1'110 oehool .... ,I .hop 10' t ho 1'0110,..."0 ... 1 .. "'0,0 I"""'t.d by tb. I .. t. C, O. T rowh,i,I,I. of O.troit in II/n. won of .. ud odjoinlne tbe cit, of l'iI.... In 1827 _t C ..... r N loolon. th. oebool .lIuded 1.0, Olin. C .... b"ld • 0011 n~il ... ith tbe ] ·Oll ....... tto-."Ieo. and .u .... 1 of tb •• m,,11 ..-, ... IiODO ..... ~ed 10 th. United S~. aDd In th. 10110 .. 1011: fe'" tb"r ceded n".,lyall the ",,,,.Inlng II1"d. II.ld by thom. &Ome mo,. ",ou~1 l>o:i "' I'Rld and on oth •• eond itioDl, ."oh .. kcop iDII: ~he 1.JI""k •• nlth perm~Dent ODd p,oold inJr th .... I.bore ... fou, "'onth. in tho

Tue, 10' ten T ...... , to work tor th. St.. J _ph "",,,d. I .. 1833. tlnal L ..... L1 w ... ... .d. L .. rl •• "p all . _ ,nti .. " • ...,m.inl~1r wl 'hl u Lh ..... l '''ro &J>d mo., w .. L of th Mial .. lpp!. I'ok",o .. ,. C.Lh .. lio couon , ... d hi, follo .... .. wo ... nompL from it.o 1,..,oi,.o". ,.,,,1 p"rcb~ I .... d. I .. 8ih". O .... k "" .... . • hlp, C_ 00" .. 11, wbo ... oomo .......... I<> Ihi. d.l. n.lo .... Lhl tI", •• u t o. dopa.,,,..., Lh I~diaol ... g ... tted th.l. pro",l_ nd uinl,. " ied to ...,.,"" f.om ,bo""ollol. It ..... not .ill 1838,0' t .. o ,.uro .ft". Ib, tim .. ",t fo. ,h.ir 1"0"'0 .. 1, that tb.,. . e.o ooJled to,otho" .od no'.ilhot..o",U"g .b.lr remo .. ,tro" ... , • band ,,,,.li in "nmb .. com"",od wi.b .hoi ..... 1,. hi,I<>'" I.f. 1I.1Id .. In ....... , of U. 8. troopo. !."f. th"i. old h"n'h., ,.onod., Ibt ,... ... of .b.i, f .. tb ... , u.d with oorro .. flll ...,..llK,i .. n. of 1''''' bll'l'in_ Lnrned Lb,l. footo,opI, . i,h ''''\ for.bodlng. 01 ,h. fntn .. , to Lho .... t.. ", Orot .h'r ..... loca",d In bli .... u.1 oppooite Ft. r .. u~n .. o'Lh, bU I in t .. o 1""'", .llh. inltig.lion .. f el . I ...... of lb. SI&Ie, ..... L ..... fe • ....:! "" 10 .... n_. Counoll Bh.Il.; ''''1in, Lhe .. ""I •• hort .1", ..... ""o.od to K ...... , wb .... alloo. tblrt,. ,.... ... bl,. .... "O mo.'" 10 Indian T'fTilo'". T hl l .... n "'0" .ill proNbl, be to .h. hapPl bnudng rround , .. 1 Lb" Oro •• Spiri t, ... tbol.· Dombo .. 1.a<!u.U,. bOL ...... 1,. di ... lnl.h f,om , .... W ' ••• ; It I, onl,.. qaoo· l ion of lim . .. hiD lb., .111 ... 1" ... 11 .. ni.h , .. lb. Ill inoi. 1.lboo did by lho . alo. of Lb.i.a.m. oYe. 100 ,......"'''" Soma .. l .bt Pot ...... LIo"'I ... d_. tood .... d _ped on lb. WI, ...... ; 00"'" ..... bid inlh .<>0<1., .. "d II. 1839 .b_ toaDd ........ ",o~od. 'I' hl mean. uHd 10 moko ...... t;o ... lib tho Indiou Ind l eno.11 t",atmon, 01 tb . ... in eo",i"g 0~1 tholr p.oololo ...... dOOL no .redi. on lb ... hi •• rooe, a .. d .m nor remoin .. a d.,k bIoi on Ih. pog .. 01 .boi ... Ib ....... brim ... 1 ""'hi ....... oloo. A ... ",.,k 01 Topi ... bee, Lb. b...t ebi.l, I<> Gil ... C ... , .. bo 1<1 .. 1_ bl ... 10 k""p ..,boo ..... <1 "" ... tor hI. peopl1 .bo ... lh.l. conditio" aud .. t",. h.lpl ........ to _i.t tbo ",mptalio", .. hlolo un.erupul"" •• nd inlor.''''d .. bile mIn ,uec<>uml...t 'b .... .,.Ith. '·t-·atb • • ," .. ,.. Topi".lMoe, '·WI do not oa" t o •• b.l.n~. no. Iho mone" 1)0' tlte '-', wb ......... n." .bl,kl, ,i'. u .hl,k,..·'

In laU .hdg. Lolb, • 1I"' ••• n .... nI actnt, ol,i';nll C ..... , "" .. Ion, "po,tad. f ...... bl' 01 Ita """,lilion; Improo.m ... to I ... g.ionllu"" .aloln, of do", •• lio .nimo!., .ad otbo • •• idoDe .. of ehlli .. tioo> . an> , ,,' ong hi. 0101' 0)'''''; but ., Lb.llim" Ib. 10di ....... e" •• Ih. lr bell . 10' u. •. M. Mo001, lbe n,i.lo. k..,p .. , •• 1 ... thot wbi,k,. lnod" ........ ''''' ..... Ing, .nd tbl .... alto on tho I n,li.DI, .bo . .... Iln.bl. to .... lallb.i •• ppe" ......... demo •• lizlng. Tb..,-_ mod 10 lbamlon.1I .U.mpll to. Imp .... om ... ' .nd ",0" "'" to uoo_ on t bo Ie .. , to"'pt.tion. .l.eticl .. of oloU,; "g, cook Ing "ton.H •• 11''' .... 0.0'1 · thin,g "-""1 10 .nuln Ib.m .. h .... ltb, .0 .... acrilloed 10 Ihei • • ppeli .... A .il ... · .... llatood .illo .0 .. ld bo .old 10' ....... T·h. 01'''' I .. whllk,.. OJoLbea

TilE I'OTTA W A "rt'O)[I&s' '" .nd cookin" ....... ll., p"",h-'. 10, .he t<adon le< liquor and b&rtfI~ for tu ... bo.ok ... . IorbitAo' p<i-. Tho ""uion"'''' _i.t4d .. i~b the Re •• Moo.., ....... l"'<lect1,. di_u<allOd .... b. p",.pee'. )[ •. L,kin ... n ... i ... ". or .IoleOo,. "'rol.e 1.0 O .... r.1 0_: "I l.ell ,.ou .... ", ho"", ..... , proor-t 10 •• ho ladi .... "",,,od nl i. pron ... I.e. i. eo.irel, " ... olf: I ........ t ,.I>U \.0 riCA'! for .h"l. remo ... I;" .. I.h mu"b mo.e to .h ....... elfool. Judgo Loih • .. ho m.,I~ annu.1 vi.il. II> Ihl' t.lbe, rel .. wl.b.t h. arg<ll'l "ron tb.obl,,1 ,be I"'por ' '' .. oo 01 0 .. 0'00 ... 101' their p .... "" ... i'i ••• "ba .. donln, .. bitk, .. ud """"1',11'1' tha &dn .. t.~. 01 chlll ••• lo... S.id 00. of .hem. " Wh.I ,0" .. ,. i ...... , ... or. rallilll l rom d.,. 1.0 d.,. b"'''e did 00' ....... hl.k,. it .... b .... ulbt \.0 "" "0 could "0' p .... n. it; noither conld ... ab.ta.in ho ... dri .. k· in, It .. h.n .. i.hi ....... b. 'V. bn.loot manhood ... d Ind.""ndonoo; ... look Oil tba .. hi .... ace .. '''pe.lor, "nd .. ho kno .. "'0" tb.n ... do. tb ... to ... ... o ... oot .... i •• 'h"ir .. I.h .. ; b .... " "" .. ,inned .be ehl.f. "if O"r O .... t FAtb •• ( ..... oing the U, S. 10u.o .... ".) f ... 11 ."ob "" I"w. .... W. 1'''''''''" " ... ,.ou m~ ... ion ... 11 po ... rful ... b" i .... h, do .. h. "otcomm.nd bl. pMpla t o .1>o ... ln f.om .... king our dOl,ruoUon; he h .. but.o ",mi., aDd it i. don •. Ht CO" puoitb, ho c.n ....... hom th~ ruin .. blOb ''''fouod. u.," No .Irou,~. 11.&w.II1.nl of the duli .... bleh • "oo.nm.nl Ibouid u..-1)i .. i .. bebolf of I ...... I.red peoplo copld be med. i .... f ... word ... th_ b, tb. beoo.t4d obiet "f • 0""" ...... 1,. ... d po ... rful t.ibe of red mo .. .

At the Noll.& ... Soepe ..-.. Uon th ... m. tooUmon,. I • .Ilu .. of the ... pid. dO.l.ed.'ioo of the Indi .... fro ... oommuniutlo .... lIb •• il .. hit. men. In Augu.t. 1833. 'be ... 1 ...... ben. bo" ...... t NU ..... d tho Itreo" ...... full of '''dl ...... 8110 .... "n~ ~blld ... n. man,. 0' .. hom ..... drnnk, altbongb it w .. "" o.di" •• , """ .. io ... T h •• i.u ford co"necli"e Ibe ",i ... ,o .... 111"". wllh Nllol_mod h,1\ of Judi.". ,nd .'1" .... , poni .. wllb obll<l"" .. on .bo ... "o",ln, and "oing coollo ... II,.

Abo .. I 1837 o. 1888 .Im.ll bend of Iodi.n ••• bo .. t 3(1 In """,ber. luu,· m.~ In ;\1 .. ",,1["',0 ... co"n',., pl.uted "o'n ... d •• ilMl • erop. A g ....... , "'0' ..... kept at Cb.rl .. ", ... 0" Llttl. P .. I.I. Ro"d., .bont .I~ mil ... from .h.ir Clmp. For wneb thol ""mo .Im""t d.i1, on tbolr poDI .. ", tbit ."' •• ; On ,hot .... y the ... he,. ..... dlpUled, CO"'!.<IP", and ordorly, .. t ... ning like d.mo ..... acinl, .. hcoplng. ,olll"" &nd q"" ... l ... ,,,.. One ni.lbt .. bon "0'" tb ... Ulual • • "'l""" .... killod, ltahbed '0 lb. b ... I. hnt • ",,"ibl. oonol"alo" .... &ttl.ed aI, the .. hllk, did it, ... d tb, mntdo ..... ont frot. Amonl tbo lett ..... t Ibe J ohn Jacob Allto. 110 ..... M..,kln.w, ... It"'n In 1~17, the w.ilo. of ono doplo .... tho .Imool n"""OIil,. "",,,IUN .... 1 com-p.nle. ,\1<1. 01 dealing 10 Uqu,,0'1 _lIb tbo Indi."., .. it .... leadiog "' ouch

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t .. t .. 1 reoul"-. Wben ..... r trom lr..tin&" poata and tr .. hom tb. innne"". of llquor thu,. wore olltirely diffe rent.

Tllo ... rl ..... •• Up"rience, ucept in the .Ummer onoamp",.nt rolon-.. d 10, .--11. no .uch caMII ot deba.uchory. Tho ludi .. n. en", .. in t . ... iliea. nNI,. mo.e thIn th ...... togoll>" •• 01"'\0 Ihei. c.mpo, hllnt.ed. a.h....!., plokiiJ. bitni .. , ond , .... <l.ed ~~nl.on. berri" • • ' .. nned <l.eor . kin. and m"""",in. to •• aU, poto­toe •• lI.on •• P<'rk .m<l IIrud. 'J·b.,. "ore, howno •• iu~otorat. baaaan. t .... In&" fo r bread 0. "tber tood lor Ih"m .. I'O'" and pappo_. and g.".nU,.. behli\.oba ••• 11 .... 1' al .. lNotglin. Tho tN..galnlng ..... eondllot.-l moatly by .i&"nl, ce.t .. ln ... o.d . Or phr ... " ...... hitt"".". [n<li .. n, d""t, "euilon. pork. corn. tlonr, briO"". IhllHng. good. bod, .nd lOme otho ... in Indian IBngu .. "e, oomp.ioed. the Toco.bull'r ot tr&d ... unmba ... bai,,&" computed by boldi,,&" up the II.n,o" Ind blud •• • Tb ......... bul lInl. difllcult,. in mlklT,&" .. trad • • .. lthough tbo I ndl .. n. "ere otl~u .np~ to <lndorli.alld tbo I",,&"u"go ot Ih • .. hlte. baHe. Ihln ~h8y I''''t~nd"d 1.0. in ot,l .. 1.0 p.oflt by tbo oommunio ... tion ot tbe .. bl1." ... Itb eacb o~he.. The,. .. ero friendly. hllnte<! .. nd fl.he<! .. lib the whll4l on tb. belt of t"r",.. al".YlltricUy hOllo •• bl ... ilh th .. , .... <If tbe .. nod" .ny &"ame I .. ken In I,.rtllerohlp baing dlyided eqn.lly, oInept th .. akin. whlcb wen~ .epa.ately ttl th~ One .. ho lIut .. onnded it. bait "our .to Ilight.. H .. bee tI'M ..... foulld In the .prlng. II ..... quill o .. . t.om.ry • • nd tb. IInde. wl.h.-l It to ... mal" till lb .... ho .. ld ba an &ocum<ll",ion of bone,. •• Ilmple chipping of l.h" bark p","n.-llhe rlgbt ofdiooo .. o.,. int ... t. Ind no ch.'j{e of thofl W.I e .... h,I" to ,<II ludi.n, Ihough tho I~ ...... mll .. f.om tbl o .. n •• '. bo",.. T be "'\n ..... did tb, ... ork, planting th., corn. cui. tluting .nd clrlnlr tor it. d ...... l08 the Iki, ... g<>ttiDJI: II .... ood. doiD&" th. c .. mp .. ork. m .. kl,,&" co.d frolll .o, .. ~ pr.I ... atioll of bark, .. nd g.theri"g . ... h •• to "eaTe Into mat. fo. "".eriug tbel .... igwam •• or "' ''king bed •• ~1'I1. Indl.n. It camp we.~ g~u, ... lly .mokin&". cleanln, thoi • • 11101. d.yi"g Ih .. ir clOlh .. or mooc ... l"" .... 'h, d ...... In .nd .... ml' .... ade thil dail""TO-cation .lmOlt .. ,,_lly. DOli .... re commo". gene.all,.a Im .. ll, Ihin, eo ... Rrdly oet of OU", .. nd If. t .. t dog. mo.de a ... ro t .... t, ... 1. t .... quontly claim .. l. fo. l ndiln dlt': they dId !lot I" .... "'''''y in Michi, ..... Indi .. n I'o"ieo "' t r. tbei. be .. 11 ot burde" lint, ,II .. MiuI'" nul. Th .... ponie. .. 0 .... Im"ll • • nd .. II _med to hue tb. l ... ork t., do; the olde. OD" ........ Imnel burl.-l ullde. caml' equipaee, .. ltlL .. "IU .... Oil 101', and u." yoa.lingl would bu. to c~rry I boy Or Irlrl. Oue or two ot the I.o.ding I'onl" .. 0 .... R bell, ,,"hloh, du.ill&" tb. mo.rcb ...... ItnlftKl ""th I~a ...... but in c.mp the lonco. ... .,rO nmo .. ed .nd Ibe 1'0"1 ... 1' .... .,.,1 .. <1 ... hloh ..... dOli. by tyinJl: Iho for .. f .. t tOlretll"r, loooelJ ... lth ba.k, "" Ih.t Ihey conld f-' On .. ll .. ilhl ...... oh, and by rOR.;IIIr up and plunKing .hu~d, .,.,uhl huo • limited r .. ngo of pn.t" ....

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TtlE POTIAWA'M'OlI IES, '" "nd yet "h .. y. be .. ithin hearing. T b.le poni •• we~ ... comp.r.ti.ely new ""qui.ilion to Indians. 'l'he e$rly }''''nch e1plorer. no~er wroto of them, and it i. '''l'l'ooed tb"t they .en lira. introduced <0 the I ndianl by tbe Ipoil. of B,addock" defeat, in 17~~, ... the Muicon Indian. obtain . d th"i .. from Gorle.. The ha,d.hlpo of .inte, up<»ure and poor foed gradually ch."ged the high hred .Engliob hone to the d ... arf penyof the India". Thor. were .. coptiono <0 l<Ju .... doing all th" camp drudgery.

One afternoon;n October, two Indianl aboot thirty year. of age, paMed

my father'. hOllle on foot, going in<o tho Woodl aonth of wh.r~ Nieholl_ ~\1l e no .. if, ... hioh "oo<b at that time 10.", a don ... fo ..... t, f!"1)'" .ight to 6ftoon milea in ntent .ithollt a habitation . They h&d blankoto, • camp.. kottlo and riflel, and ."re """,,,npRni.d by .... orRI dogo. From the ftring hea,d frOln day to d"y, .. e kne .. they we .... CAmped .... ithin" mil .. or t .. o. Abont " .. eek f,om the time of their .. rrl~al, they came from Ibe wood. wilbout tho dog. or oamp !btu",. . The nut day boing Sond .. y; the fron_ tieromen'. holiday, my brother and myoeU w.nt to th.ir camp, .... hieh we .... .r.dily found on the main t,ail, abont. mile dilt"nt. The dog. m&de a p~t(on06 of defen ... at .. dilhn ... , but ran t~ the ... oodo al on, app,ooob. Tb" Indi",," bed killed lix or .even d""r, and bnilt ocaffoldiOj: of poloo on .. bieh ..... th e veoioon cut np into pi"",,_ abont on~ inch "qU,...." '"1(\ .Irung ou ItrJnga of bark, like appl .. to dry, abo •• tbe 'oacb of tbe dog., IhowiDg quite ooDolu. li~ely that tbey h&d employed tholr time diligenUy. In two day. they returned .... ith ponie. and got tbeit jotked o.noion. It i. claimed by 10m& ... ,it ... that the I ndiano tiled di..,retion in "'liard to tbe game; bunting one lealon in a locality and not reputing their .i.it fo, O6 .. oral yearo, 00", to .110" game to becomo mO'" plenty, but r tbink thi. a milt.ko ... fa, ... the Pothwalt<J111'." ....... ""n"""'ed, at the timo of .. hich r ... ,ite, ... tbey "0'" ill tho practice of ooming eve,y ... ....,n, and enn kUling K~me when out of oondition, for l"otan"" dO<)(}ying : .. ild tu , koY' in tho 'pring of the yea •• t pairing ti",c . when tbey re.r.dily came .... ithin reach ... f the r ifle at the OOun_ "'rf"it e Mil of the hunter. A mo", cruel practice ..... by mean. of a .... ed inl t.uonent by wbieb theyeo11ld .n"" .... fully imi,oto tho e,l ... of a fa ... n in diltreu, and thereby lure a motber doe, .. hich happened to have f ... no bid_ den ncar by, wilbin C""1 "'Reb of l.h~ Ist,.1 rille, .h~ peri.bing by tha bullet Rnd tb" f .... n. by .tanation. IT.,·ing often beard tb. India" bunte' I ilni_ tetod the aoand one day, whilo dri.ing "attle f!"1)m tbe .. ood., at t.be proper oeMon, and was nlneh ourprioed if not frightened at. the ,""ouH. A doe c.une r".hing th!"1)ugh tho brll l b, her hai, turned tor ... "<I, indicating attack, making f'antic effort. to rel<>lll" the IUppooed captured fa .. no.

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Sp .. lring 01 the r~.d tn"tu"'en~ uood for d ocoy;olr deat, I1l1a l"d, .... of • • imil ... 0"0 "oed by a roung "hi.f, .. biolt p .... dlloed • I"onoUlnoll', pl.lnti"e, tlutfl·like 10"", .. bleb p_nmohl,. .... for tbe p OtP'OM <>! r_i .... 'in .. t he du.lry bell~. of tbe 10,..,.1. Woo!,e" no&d of " Lanl'bi". Wa'er," .. Slar of Ib, Sky," "LlJ:ht o f ) (1 £,,,",," and ""0"1 otb,. wood DJmpl .. of .be forN' 1I1..uN, .. llh ItOI' of tb~ t ... n, "eck of tbe .... ";.1 .. Iii., \"" .. ,..,Uo; d.-.d. ill r'(I~' <>! tb, ncboo! fur., trimllIed with t h" 1'1" """60 of .0_1 hlrth. mOC_ I" .. ;". pUr bo<I..,lred .. ill> pOrcop!"e quill, and oolo""'! with tile brlJrht.e>t d r e>. Th •• " uil' in th e brain of the poet o r bi,,,,.I,n, 1I_ .. e .. 1I1. 0' l ... t ." ... b cb.,,,,,,te .... ere 1101 planly a' t b, ti m .... iUe" of. I remcmbar b ut 0"', and 'he .... 'he.-i In eo.!loo, IlDd 0<>"'0",1>., of he, brilliant beso,,. .... nl_ donUt owing to. remote ~''''Dob ."ooato.. T he ''1''"'" .. er. u,,,"llr d~ I .. hlue b'OI'.dcl .. 'b 1~lll ..... ilb lri .. p pe.blIN 0 ... end. b.1f inobe .... id~

• on 'h~ o "t.lldo of litb •• limb ; • bl". ~Iu ro<l do","ti ...... 1100 .bo.t go .... . o~e ... hich ...... o .. n. bl.nket, uul, .. It ......... m " " .. tbor. Ou 'hel. t Nt thel .. ore moceaoi ... of d .... ...J d .. r Iki n . 'l 'ho bl."ke' ..... "pponed br. bolt at ti ... e •• OI p".","lll if Ibe .... ..... p.PJ>OO*l,. year or t .. o old, .. ho .od. on tho u.ok of tb, mother l"oId. or tho blanket. U tb, child .... 10"ng i t

.... ",rapped tn .. board .nd bung 0" tbe bo.ck bl • belt 0 .... tho "'oth ... . fo ... h,o<I . Tb, b.lr .. u .. onnd up on • chip .bout t .. o Inch .. aqu ...... nd fulontd jUd bo.ck of tho head; ."olher .tyle .... braided end ba .. gl .. g do .. .. tb. back . It Ibe .. eath ....... I .. d.menl. thi hl."k.1 .... bro"Ch! up our tb~ head . oth . . .. i .. t b ......... "0 hIM! OOY&.IUI. T he carr,i .. &, It.lp ....... judlope ..... bl. a .. ticl. of temale .... ; It oo ... "ted of I •• tbor tour ... IiI tnt I" l.",tll, t .. o iooh •• broad i .. t ho cento .. .. ba . & It eroued the to .... b~&d, t he _t btlng .bout.n iu"h i" wldlh for 00 ....... 1 ...... in tli .. , up Ih, Imm.n .. plCko of bo" .. hold good. or olber .rti~J" to bo mOyed . T be Indl .... "0" l'lgi"o. m...,.,..i ... , a c.tlloo ohlte go .... . !!1 of a ligh ter eolor . ... h.n ne .. . t lo .. t; the leggl" •• 1 ........... ",Ir blue. g~ .. e ... 1I1Iigb~ oolored bl."k •• clotb. Ibe t ringco ooD.lulnl of the oolored horder _n on ~I aekln." blanket... A blauket .... bel~d at tb ... a;'1 ODd .. 0. " I......., oyer . b •• ho"Id.. .. I" Ih. belt. .. ore " . .. led A I",lto (prolooted hI a leother Ib .. th) .... d o ..... U &I or tomaha"k ... bll. d.pe .. ding from tbe right OhOlllder, b"nll: on the le ft. ,ide, the powd .. ho ........ d ahA' ..," •• "d bullat ponoh oo"taini"g bnlloto, bullet Uloldl, bulllt.larto •• patcb olnth, . nd 0.01 •• ftl .. t.I. for f1 i" l lock. We'" In 00 ... · mOn ..... ."d ... y otber n_ed utru f o r tho oh_, .t ..... ot forgetting plp6 ond tobAooo . On th" bead "U alm.,.,t in .... i.bly ... o . .... largo OOlored coUoo h ."db",blef . .... pped orou" d In 1O", ... h.t of .. turban .t.rlo. Thi, d ....... .. Ith a .ifle "'roll tbe .ho .. ld ... ... b .... lock .... proloeCted fro ... do",p .. _ by

'" • tOl< ''lul ... 1 Ikin,compl.'od tbo oootnmo. So,notimOl& f •• tho. or .. '0 .... -:sId...t. e,pecl&lIylt tbo part,,'AI hIgh tn .anlr.

'J'apID.be.., tho head ehtef belo ........ tioned, b..J otbo. chi\Ot. undo. him , the prIncipal of .. hom w .. ", Pokaaon, WH .... and Sh .. ~.b .. ad. POkqOD ....... ati •• of Topi" .. bee by ma.riaao, hi. wi!" to.oi"jt ,. "1_; hl. head­'1"".1<1 .. "'era ".a. tho pr.i.i. named .. Ite. him. Uo mo,od to Sil ••• Or ... '" townahlp. uewl'wd from r~"", ... l w ... t, ... Itato,l, "nd dl"d Aug".t, 1840. \\ ............. nUr ...... IMOd to ·l·opln~be .. th .. " I'olr.goo, huing ", ... dod hi, da"rhw.. lie bad t ... " otbe. ",I,,,", b"t the prJn".... ..... the f .... orlt • • Ib,. had tb, pl_ of hODor and ... 1 .. *<1 .. lIt to him In the r ••• , tho ol.h •• wiv .. tollowl"g hor .. benuor t he,. ,LIlted lb ... Mt... U oo. 0..,. B. Tn.o ... delO<>.i,," hlm .. beini: ....... 1Ineh ,. king, \all, .tately ""u dla-nIHed; lond o! orn .... ent. hi. legging. booln .. bord • ....! .. ith litH. booll., hi. hoad adorned b,. • brilll""t turba .. , hi .... i.t bound wltb. like ... b ... hll. on bl, b . .... ' he "0'" • hu .... ilye. a",,,lol. .kGpt ¥o.,. b.lght, .nd he.y,. ringo 01 .1Iur do~ntlo;d ttOw biB ear .... ,] n...... Ife b,.,1 a ¥lllaV n.~r Nil .... 1.0 at a lal., 1'0,100.1 In Volinio to" ... blp 0" tbo Buelll",m. 8hn~hud ..... a dltre",nt ",a" from "jthor o! tho otbGr •• being muoh

oldo,. U. h.;! p ... licip .. ~ In mao,. batUe., and had a .-.U["U hat.rW of the .. hIlM. Trl. bomo .. ,.. In the toutb .... t. r o part of (Jato oonnt,.. on. praid" of that .... mo. Y .n,. inciden ... a.e .elaled of bi. ¥iodicti ... nu... OJalmlDg bl, r la-hla .. proprietor ot tb, .oll h. lUi'" tribute at a lorr,. of the St. J _ph ri UT at llott¥i11e. At other time. he took propert,. ... oh .. h .... anted, .. \tbo .. t p .. ,.,.iII the Mttl" ..... h .. tiood him for it, and ahbough 1a ... bidi .. , th" .... II.\I •• h ....... I .. a,.. mor ...... a .. d ,,,lien. I t .... currenll,. .. por<ed t.hat he bad .. Inot,. ... io • .".bil.\l me .. '. lona-"u o',,,ng on b •• I<. atld mutlt to luovo tho ouo hund.o<lth be foro ho died. 'l 'be .. rito ...... him "e'l"enU,.. lio ... "'. tho only ueepHon ... t o heOld. oonrinil; ".b.t hai' hv hOld. "' .... dra" .. tightly together "p ... . d and t1~ .".ilh aUrin". m.king. tuh on Ih .. lop'" hi. h .. d; .ometimoa a feather or two ..... i"""Led.

Whe .... nl,. .. om~n and chlld .. n ...... 1 h .. m·" ho onforood hi. d"m.nde f .. , food by layinj: hi. hand. 0 .. the knlte In hi. belt, .nd It n_ ... no .... ]>0.

tldo .. to _ ..... a .uppl,.. 'l'ho IIr.t timo I mot him b. earrlod an old rltle. Wlt.bln. ,.ea. or.., hi. Tin, hod b$en ..... m ... DDt and ....... h.t ..... tarm'" a . mooth_boro, ... i .. g .lther b .. ll or .hot. N .. t I ........ fterward hi, .mOOl.h_ bo .... h';! t-n uch""iI'0d I ..... h .. t_gun . and. d .. ,. partridge hDng to bl. belt. lii •• tep ,.. ... I ... HrUl. hi. hood Ie •• ,,",~L, fttlU It """ld be Oee n .. t e gl .. n"" that h ....... but •• h.d ..... f the proud ohl.ttol" of oth.r d .. y. . lli. I .... p~ .... nee in I.he ... hl~"'unt to Iny ,"""Il""tlon found thu ahot-,un ao"o, and in ita pI ..... h. oarrlod 0 110. .. o"d .. ,ro ..... bGggod hi. food "Dd .bot

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• t ""nni.,., In ... rtGd In .. den dick for .. wack. ~ho colli to be hi. If h. hit il. lI u h~,1 .. br away lnnk th~t .oom~cl '0 Nll¢h I.>""k tn chlld!>o",! d ay" whe" It" Ihot ,nro ... ,.ith boy. of hi. 0"" "lI'u, or ro .. mod In '..-lom througb .. 00<1. full of gA"'''. "",,,,,mmalod by the .... uriciio". of Ihe h.u.d pal& fa.... 0. el ... , ho might h" .... thoucht or tbe .. 1I,J I..ttl" 10'"'''' of the ..... path ... otL~n trod by him In hi ..... ly day.. The ",.ito. onoo aa .. him wh en h ........ e""Uing .'i"I"1I ..... nt. of othe. daYI. h ....... [n my fether ' • ... bin; he ..... barilll It. bOlpllallt,. one night, lOG .11 ........ t .. o F .... ""h I.....J..... ' r ho,. ....... ,.lkillS lO hi ... iu hi ... w" l .. "gnag .. , and I,u .... :elllng thorn of old b .. ttl". 100 hK.J p",.od th.oulI:h. The ", .. rd. I did not undo •• ••• "..1, only ... lnt.rp .... t.d by the ludo .. ; but tho ,ignific.nt Ire.turel, Ihe tono of ~oioo , tb .. lI .. blBB .. , ... "look .. eloq"elltly of the ch .... th. ''''prllO, th ... ' rulgle. tho ft ...... oo",bat, the triuIlIphant rel .. lt. IIio d_th, 11k. bll lifo, i. onlbro"ded In my"t<lr, •• ,,01 the urlon •• htomontl e~ r r}' .. 1 hlO<lk to Iho IClcn(l"ry Itoriol of th. mld dl. "iN. ·I" i.ot, to bo brief. I", )".01 .. II inll", ... friond of tb, .. hi .. ,_, • uJi."t hutlter, U .. lng " •• r hi, ho\,,". on Shueh ... a<lprairi.... Thoy were ot ...... comp."';o". in the ch .... nd ....... 1, .. 01 ......... _ .. ful.

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bruut mauae .. 01 th •• anioon of United Stat" troolN at Fo., Ou.bo.ll, tOI!:$,her .. i'h .. omon and ehild..,n, afte •• h"J haU lurrendor-ed and d'An,],med th" fort, And ...... a mU e and a half on thoir ".J to ~'ort Wa,."., in ....,ord_ ane" wi,h tho term. of capitulation. Thu !tulia" w.rmlld "p .. Ith hi •• "b_ joe., 10.,eU,,1 of hi. eudlen",,; told the feartnl 'al. with ntllt. horron, and whon h .. bo .. ted of hi. acbiOT .. ",enc.a, u.n to braloln. Inn<>eM' chlltl ... n cUnah., to .hei. mo.ha .. ' kn_, and then linking down tbe mO'hero, and then, .. ith handl ..... I<i"g .. ith blood, tea.h'J[ their oceIp. trom their h ... t. Uen barD", d"",h "owl pot.n e"d to tb.i •• olle.i",., 'be be,mi, e(.ark!d, and ... Ullored boh''''n bl. comp..,OHd lilN, "II il he; I lhou,h. It .... at "rot, no .. I knBW fe. co r'AI"." lio in90lnnleril,. took hiogun tr<>'" hi •• houl(lo'. hut pan.ed, e~identl,. obnnging bi. mind, liol.<lnod ca .. I ... I,., I. _med, to tbe turtner ..,eital, ".I'lng pAtientl,. and .... tcbingth. Indi .... '. f.r.her me~omont ..

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