The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-02-13

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Keas Hok or Root River the one referred
to BY Lahonlan and remarks @ impossible to read the
part, whole deception 9la8s Las aiq9eaaIi
When doctors disagree, would be Cor attempt decide
Lahontan having region perhaps the
St. Pees RYer descended the mississippi junction
Upon RETURN stopped Fort Crevecrur on the Illinois, the
post from which Hennepin had departed in 1880 on his exploring
Though La Sale had seep cruelty murdered by member Of his
exploring party his friend Count Frontenac the Governor Canada
commercial relations Mississippi valley
1885, he depued Monsieur LIE Sueur build an
with the 6jbwas Dakoas Returning to MonesI
chief from each & & these then as now war tribes accompanied
there with much presented the Governor
the privileges of trade other Indian nations,
LIE sucur brought back the there
Formation before Louis the Xiv N' '"' 'V sna 'A
Entirely successful in his application for to work the
the ship in which he aing captured by the British
Receiving patent he started
an to explore & the mines & believed ss be mot many miles from
possible for him to execute bis ans and he returned third
The of the year 1885, found Canadian
the naval service Of the French Government His
ss a % ne | a forth
North East of New Orleans and here Sueur who
BY Of Iberie Sueur company ninety men,
proceeded to explore the mines the Dakota country which
had reached the mouth of the Wisconsin days
/ a of
which lump copper weighing xv
pounds Passing through Lac des Peurs which that
tembc river was drowned
and in memory of whom received the tears Three
aex this he entered the Minnesota Peters
mentioned by Hennepp, the sight of the
Carver informs us that when he visited this in 7sS there
the side of Lake Pepn the of trading post
that had been early days under the
ST. Pierre and after him. probably did LIE Sueur call the Minnesota
the mouth the Mankao Blue Earth above
the and o band Dos dd os os,
vicinity They claimed that the Fort should have been their lands
do post Fur Company is now s,rats because h hev
the frs. with whom the French had traded
and said to be marked published 1920
oetob the locality Where the %"
Blue Earth was After passing the winter digging he
of the Mississippi from whence 1000 pounds transported f
France where to have been of the value sand
In the vicinity of the Blue Earth said mines copper
but geog and Others who have lately explored country whe
they describe the blue pigment used by the Indians
about metallic deposits the Blue Earth River tributaries
have ceased stated that the white Obliged leave
the country 1920 of the hostility Though
have contributed their departure ira
de impoverished by the bursting the celebrated Mississippi
object associations was ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and cuyp
ton of the colonies of France North America; French
Territory of Louisiana of which this country
Thus gentlemen of the Minnesota Historical Society," with such
of the explorers of Minnesota during century
hoped Introductory other
who by long residence the Territory are
only able please and
buttons that will be of follow in o,
footsteps. t.tf,t.. -.rir1 sbh9T
You have been organized favorable
where assembled there educot;on
the indubiabe marks of the yet u.s. the
skn-lodges of the Dakotas still visible
Our vages the residence the was ere
century ago+ Their hunting
the The enacted within
rolls by but the soil of Minnesota reddened bwa and
Dakota blood brao .n,,ai oax;f9 ~
Legends histories of their
bue Of the tribes dwelling within easily co
lected which years inaccessible
Prosecute then the objects for which the Society
with 'Wrte history you aong you will con-
fer favor the future inhabitants Of which thew
will be grateful. lu ID I'd
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