The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-04-29
From the Alton Telegraph.
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Tee h"iiaHs ef hos'"Hth bt,3e and af,
tie year loU,
In 1909, all the various tribe, Of the LII
noi' Indians were united, and formed tine na
ton known as the ka>kaskia tribe. Ia III.
amaigimatipn, the Peoria, CahohiaS, Mich
isamiJs or Iammar0us, and ka,kashigs wcr
embraced under the above nrmc. Ihcs
Tribes hal been originally known under TN
general appcllativc OF Him, or LIMOS; an,
Lon them TIE river and couutr, of iliiuoi
derive their name inim,an, real men,
Suth a. whites Of the State are at TIL
tnh', Inc whole Of tlIlSc tribes. ia 1850,
Thank, from my knowledge g l4,ln and ia,
information received, bu,uJ-,,l bout 1T
warriors.
!, is Il melancholy ,.,k to mace ,., doclin,
alt 'il. ot these Indians. We Inst .iHu tam
ding IN ..T-'c to"n near the present ,ity
NJ l.a,a!I' IN the e. unity of the same nam.
,N the Illinois river; ana i any of lh,,,
small remnants survive a al al ill., tiu,
thy aree'lHg in 4J,tE. The Missionaries.
fath.r Marquette and Father A.ou. L pr,ar.. =
/ cd TO tHynln tl"ir native yla.c-tuy former
IN the year 1914; aud The ia.tcr in 1877.
cal,y OF tai, large Indian town, then named
haS"a,s,ia hut bg,icyc it wa; Situated
som where iii the yiciI ~ OF the French fort
CALI! 81. Louis, or Rock Tent La sale
/ hal this tent bui.t in the year 1852 1t i,
asccrimn,d that this small fortress occupied
the SIT known at this day As the ">,arvrd
hoth. fhis work stand, iiy miles cas-: Of
Tue c!ty Of Lasalic, on the south side Of the
limo, iNcr, which washes il, lasa. Alou-
~ says ", MS village lie, in latitude 10 i, =.
IL MN. North, aud contains oOI cabins 1t
tlcn hal norv tGJu the ordinary uIIuhgr OF
/ iaag'..Ju't V..J had ,s-!ub cd 10 hear the
mS1lonlry preach
The roitaw"ttomicS, kicharoos, MiamicS,
AMI believe the v iunvbayo s. were the
deadly enemies Of these Illinois Indians, and
gradually drove them doNu the river + e
f.nflas made town at thc SITE Il ti- pres ut
city q feu,ia. The tahr,a-a, they are
s'mctm, raiyd-!0catyd ut the od village
OF that Gan an thn ka>'ta hig, at the I'D
fr'nth town, IL; ,Aaa!.a. In process Of
un' their Old cu,u,c, forced all the trib, J,
0i tiy llIno $ indians tpr,llcr al kasaasAia
inlp Wa tn.,r cJnuItou in laJu, when /
hist 'aW t.ym.--.Iy,u lriDi, wtrr not chen
. ''''''''
tictu were stu known a. p,pia-, Iaulua-
rou', aui C1hoy~, amongst the gc.'sra. ma
To-! the ha-ka.hias.
1t Is as.0ul. hing 10 witness the deadly hos
uhty existing b-t",pn the Illinois Indians
amt Then enemies. Their lsGd must have
tAi'tvt at least one hundred and iIlty years,
unll Il" ! !hA "giv almost entirely ann,uilp-
tea 1t /, singular that nature sloud nave
H'pft''lH many oi mr. aLiHaS with su h
III 'r'u ANTI athy, that It frequently causes
t'Nh 20 sl"y tach otAgr. ms disposition
Is often I'll l'yrd ~ wolves, tigers, J.. ais 90 d
MN "Hi tHr I7l at'OIr one anJ.nlr u,
mater U! I!S"t. Nor u man ,uli!e.y L. G
H".h 'H'' propensity, l"iiiiuaiiy % '.s uu-
'N"l%Gu a''tt. me ht'haaAia Indians enm-
'u U consider thi> perpetual ln-n'ltg b.
tween 'irhi ana thyir 'n"tui's rs matter Of
ca ,N'NinS am1ns them from n-s.s-''.
ana a. Il t'"dd not 10 oih.Fwl'n.
inns state ot existence reduced "a" ha5
k.N..l, Indians into DEGRADATION and min,
they wyr. uo, free. men. t,,ry d,.,l mn,
hunt lar iron, h.,ha.ki.. and inIiI..Ju, many