Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-12-07

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as the crew were in a very exposed and awk-
ward situation. In this position of affairs,
an effort was made to board, and Swapping
warrior jumped on to the stern, seized the til
ler and set the vessel ashore, but not till after
bullet struck him dead. At this iuncture an
lrishman Of the crew, Familiarity called .s.Sa,.-
cy JGck," jumped ashore, and, amidst show
er Of bullets, showed it off, and escaped un-
| hurt, the boat proceeding without further mo-
lestation, carrying off the body of the ambi-
tious Indian, which was left at Galena. The
sides of the vessel, the boxes, &C., was rid
died by over three hundred bullet holes.
This was a period of great suffering at Ga
lena. The weather was inclement, and two
CT three thousand persons driven suddenly in,
with a scanty supply of provisions, without
ammunition or weapons, and encamped in the
open air, or cloth tents which were but little
better, were placed in a very disagreeable and
critical position.
From Galena, Gen. Cass proceeded with
the utmost dispatch TO Jefferson Barracks
a large force under Gen. Atkinson immedi-
ately came up the river in boats, as far as the
Portage. fort Winnebago,) Gems DODGE
and Whltesides with companies of volunteers
following along each side on land, and scour-
ing out the lurking savages. A force from
Green Bay also concentrated on the same
point, and the Indians beheld with dismav a
formidable army in the midst of their country
! he result was treaty of peace and the Civ
ing up OF Red Bird, who had year previous
massacTed 4 family near Prairie du Chen.
The reports made by the officers and men.
on their return from this warlike expedition.
hrst drew public attention to the unbounded
fertility and eXhaustless resources of south
western Wisconsin-and their return was fol-
lowed by large emigration to the lead region.
1t was while this force was on its march
that Mr.. Bingham and his party returned and
built blOck-hOuse at the point they had left
and recommended their diggings.
In the spring of 1928, he removed TO Blue
Mounds, the most advanced outpost in the
mines, and has resided there ever since, being
by four years at least, the oldest white settler
IN the county. The isolated position he thus
settled upon, will be apparent from the state
ment of a few facts. The nearest settler was
at what is now Dodgeville, about twenty -four
miles distant. Mineral Point and most of the
other diggings where villages have since
grown up, had not then been discovered. On
the south east, the nearest house was on the
q Plane river, twelve miles west of Chi
cago. Gn the east, Solomon Juneau was his
nearest naighbor, at the mouth OF the Mil
WaukCe river; and on the north east Green
Bay was the nearest settlement-Fort Win
nebago not then having been projected.
The country at this time was part of Mich
igan Territory. The northern boundary of
Illinois was so vaguely defined, that the dig
gers on the Mounds voted at the ShullsbuTg
precinct fer Congressman for the Sucker
State. Soon after locating at this place, Mr..
Brigham visited Green Bay in company with
others, to attend an Indian Council, in order
10 settle on certain boundaries between the
whites and red men. The line fixed upon
was drawn from the head of that branch Of
the Blue Mounds creek that heads east of
them, 10 that branch of the Peckatonakie that
heads east Of the mounds, and down these
streams to the Wisconsin and Rock respect
lively. The Indians blazed the trees along this
line notifying the whites not to pass ia
prohibition about as effectual as the whistling
Of the wind.
To explain the reason for this treaty, ii may
not be amiss to lcck back little at some mat
tiers Of diplomacy connected with the natives
Sometime between the years 1914 and 1918
we have not the documents at hand,) some
y1be cedod the lead region to the United
safes. As the real owners refused to be
bound by 1t, Gov. Edwards of H., as Indian
4 z nj, was directed to cede it back again.
In Going this, he reserved three leagues at
frame du Chen, together with such other
tracts rs the President might select, not in all
eEceetag five leagues. This is the substance
OF 1t as we gather from report, not having
lme TO aunt up the treaty; bat under it the
w ar aiartment allowed locations ir tracts
-Uu yards quaTe, and If the miner found no
mineral vi aIn his stakes, he pulled them up
and set then down again at such places and
as oiten as he pleased. The effect thus was,
that the EhIas took possession of pretty
much the WEoe mining region. 1t was in
consequence OF complaints growing out of
this construction Of the treaty, that the Coun-
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upon.
In 832 the BLACK Hawk war broke out
The Ninnebagoes were professedly friendly, /
but 1t was evidently Z kind of friendship not
20 be relied upon IN case of a reverse to the !
WhISeS. To guard against surprise, Mr. B. /
and his neighbors built block-house in /
very commanding position on the prairie near
the mounds, called the Blue Mounds Fort /
Into this the following persons withdrew. and /
kept up regular guard day and night. about
three months, to wit: EbeneZer Brigham /
Thomas McCraney, Esau Johnson, John c. I
heIlog, jeremiah Lycan, George Force. En- /
merson Green, William Auberrv. Jonathan
Ferrall, John Sherman, Hugh Bowen, Jacob .
Keith, Alfred HOughton, - Houghton. |
John Daily, James Collins, William Collins.
Moses Collins, Harvey Brock, and French A.
Lake.
After Stillman's defeat in May, the Sauks
spread rapidly over northern Illinois, for pur-
poses Of massacre and plumber. The murder
Of the families of Messrs. Pettigrew, Davis,
and part Of that Of Mr.. Hall in La Sale coun-
ty, Is generally known, and is of no farther
Importance here, than it is connected VITA the
giving Up Of the two captives, (Utss Hals. y
It seems that the murderers Immediately fed
northward, following up Rock River num-
Der Of miles, and finally put their captives in
to the hands of the Winnebagoes. it is believ-
ed, for safe keeping, for the purpose Of Sc +,
suring better terms of peace with the whites.
News Of the event was expressed to the
mound, and reward of $4,000 offered for the
wO captives. W ord was sent to White Crow.
who with his band was encamped somewhere
,bout the First Lake. The result was, that
leXt day the Indians came to the Fort and
rave them up-and they were returned to
heir surviving friends-the reward doubtless,
n the estimation Of the Indians, outweigh
ng the obligations Of friendship.
4 day two after he Iar,-.,-o e