Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-06
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shake the truth Of the story, astonishing % may
seem to be. lftbere 10 sny deception in the case.
We fail TO zee lie object.
About ,wsnty-six years ago some Canada In
dams were 10 Cleveland. and did some trading
with the people. In the cousss Of the trsds the
Indians fancied they had been cheated, and in or.
der to ayenge tAemsrlves. stole q three year old
boy from the city and earried II OF to Csuada.-
A. far be learned. the child was stolen from
. small brown house, bat In Whist part Of the city
or any further particulars Of the then. cannot be
learned.
The captors kept the boy in Canada for few
days. and then. fearing his recovery by the whites,
solJ lin to q compa Y OF Pottawotsmies, who
KEEP, him about month By these he was again
snld to the Paw Paws. in which tribe he remained
q month. but. as there were some fears that no
would he traced and taken by the whites, he was
traded 81 ~ the WinBebagoes Of Illinois and
WISCONSIN,
How long he remained in the keeping Of this
tribe has not been ascertaiaed. but he was event
uslly transferred from them ~ the Chippewas Of
Wisconsin. who again sold him to the Sioux In
dams Of Minnesota.
Twenty-Five years ago hc was sold by the Chip
pewas to the Snakes and Coppsrheads Of Iowa.
panied them. and afterwards went with them in
their mgrations through California and Oregon.
That portion of the tribe with which he remained
finally proceeded ms far north the Russian pos
sessions near Behring's Straits, and there with
portions Of the Creeks, Utahs, and other large
hands Of Indiana, they ut present remain. Their
principal pint Of settlement is about three hun
dred miles from the North Pacific Ocean. and a
bout twcnty-two hundred miles to tho northwest
of st. Paul.
One Of the points in the Russian Territory
where the tribe occasionally visits is Russian
Fort" which is laid down on the maps as near tho
.'olvllc River. The hero Of this strange adyen-
iurc says the frt is in the vicinity of small riv-
or, the name of which. other than that given by
his tribe. le does not know.
The Snake and Copper Head Indians trade with
st. Panls having sem-annual trnin to that place.
The party starts from st. Pa6is about the same
time that the other starts from their hunting.
grounds. thus meeting about halfway The furs
are packed on ponies, elks, and dogs.
On their last semi. annual trip the hero Of these
adventures received n pass from of the Chiefs,
"Maco-chew.n WI" to seek out his relatives, and,
If found, to remain with them awhile. The bass
requiftr his presence in St. Pnuls, ut their next
trip in 1860. Seven OF the tribe accompanied
"Mokos-e-gue-qua' that is the Indian name
of the young man-to Chicago. From that place
he has footed it most of the way, and arrived here
yesterday. At Fremont. his features were recog-
nzed by man as hearing II strong resemblance
O., one Joseph Todd, whois said to have resided in
Cleveland about thirty years since.
For some time past the young man has been dill
igenty engaged in tracing up his history, md
what we have given above is the result Of his in
quiries. lie says no has desire to leave his In
dun associates, rs he has n wife and two children
among them lie speaks English well, having
learned it. lie says, in his trading at st. Pauls.
lie says his hair was at, and his clothing chang