The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07


charge Of trading station on the Cou,eau a
Prairie. WAS barharously murdered by ooe @
J the same hand. sa.a1
! Benjamin T. Baker, Alexander Faribaul,
James Wells, Norman W. Kittsou. Hazcl
J Mooers. Phiaudes Prescott Augustia Rock
Joseph lAframboisc and Francis lAbathe wer,
among the prominent Indian TRADERS OF III,
country. when came into il In 1854. MART,
M'leod, William II. Fosbcs, and Franklir
Steele date their arrival in Minnesota in N,
same year. TO wit: 1897. All Of these gentle
men are still alive, with the single exceptio.
Of Mr.. Baker, who died in ST. Louis in lslO
William A. Atkin. Allan Morrison, Clcmeu
Beaaheu. and Donald Mpcnalj. WIRE among
the iew fur traders with she Chippewas will
whom bad an acquaintance Hon. IL. NJ
Rice, now Delegate 10 Congress. came herr fol
the first time 10 1899 or ls40. lie went iruu
Fl. Smelling TO Prairie du Chen aNcr iex
months residence. aud there engaged in trad,
with the Winnebago Indians whom he accom-
panied 10 their lands on tho Crow Wing river
in lsAI. lilo was extensively engaged 10 trad,
with the Chippcwas, also,
VOYAGE IN NAcxixAc RoArs FROM rR,inis nj
cnisS ~ RgD Rivrs coloNy,
Ia 1890. on the 18th April thru MackinaS
boats manned with six hands each and ladc,
and 30 bushels cf peas. under the charge o,
Messrs. Graham ami lAidlaw. lN Prairie du
Chen for SelkirkIs COLONY on the Red river d
the north. They were detained by icc at Iaks
Fepin and the crews planted thcir May. pols
thereon. On the ID Of May the ice was snlf
GENTLY broken up to allow Of Tho passage of Tho
late tbr.,.xl IL
tipucd up the Minnesota river 10 big Stone
lake, from whicha portage was made into Lake
1raeers about ono and half miles distant,
thu boats being drawn across on wooden roll
CTS. Trayersing the latter body Of water and
Descending the Sioux Wool river TO the Red
river the party arrived al Pembina in safety
with their charge, ON the 81 day Of June. Penn.
bia was at that time, as now, small hamlc,
the rival companies Of the North. West, and 81
Hudson Bays having each u trading post at
the confluence Of the stram with the Red river,
but on opposite sides, Th;crop at Sclkirkscol
ony having entirely failed the previous year,
tho grain was much ueSlcd for svl the cnstl.
| ing SEASON. and l COURSE commanded high
price The trip performed in these boats Is
worthy of mention, ~ il is the only instance 81
heavy articles being transported tho ontir lis
lance from Prairie ia Chen 10 the Red river
s,s,~.n,, ~ : - -,
,cr Cha,i. :, an,,;n. ,.ho 49, ~, r. H.
crew, is now citizen Of Dakota county, AMI IL
one Of the few sur !,ors Of that c,.nihl voy-
age The party returned across the plains on
,oin, ,hn, ,l,soan,i,j -, pr.;r,., 4, 1u;.n 4,
canon' "
pY qualifications. ar ,, s.,,;o.,, ,,r..,l, o,,,
taiu the particumrs of tho Wait Of Lieutenant
Pike 20 the Upper Mississippi. In 1904 @
which resulted in the acquisition. by the Gov.
eminent. from the Dakota Hands. Of the first
tract of land cs,led by any Indian tri,r within
our present Terr;torial limits Iieut Pike was
enncntly fitted lor The delicate task allotted "a
him by President jefferson With his small
,,u,-,.,,a of twenty men no ,.n.,r.ts,i iuto the
midst OF The powcr6,i trih.r Of Dako,a and
CLip,swn indians nrrs,esI the;r ho,.,ite move.
mcnts toward carb other negotiated n treaty
of eessop with the former Threatened evil d..
nosexl ,raacri anil J.i.,,s with ,nni.bmen,
Tar, doxn Al. Ur,;sI Az ,.,,or.,,,r ,I,s,,I.y,J
ami ei,ci,ed tho r,.rec, AMI n,l,,;ra,ion y,
rcs Who wore o,,i,.ly nnJe, i,r;,ish ina,encc
ami Who hal Inn, s,j,, lno,, l.l,,,, of ,h,. ,,o,.
., Of nh, America, Co,eruocn, n"nhiL.ss
Int Hr tho imnress;on nro.lnceJ nv his yisi,
,horo ,,on,, hn, l...,' en- $50, ,..,,s,,, a.
mons,r,,ion on Tho mr., nr ,he naLo,a. ,ha,
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