The weekly Mississippian., 1859-10-12
Extraordinary Narrative.

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that we have had the fortune to relate has just
come under our notice. 1t was told us by the
hero himself, and the most searching investi-
CATION fails to shake the truth of the story, as
tonishing as it may seem to be. If there is
any deception in the case, we fail to see its OBJ
ject
About twenty years ago some Canada In
dians were in Cleveland, and did some trading
with the people. In the course of the trade
the Indians fancied they had been cheated, and
in order to revenge themselves, stole three
years old boy from the city and carried it off
to Canada. As far as can be learned, the child
was stolen from small brown house, but in
what part of the city, or any farther rarticu-
lars of the theft, cannot be learned.
The captors kept the boy in Canada a few
| days, and then fearing his recovery by the
whites, sold him to party Of Pottawatamies
1 who kept hina aboat month BY these he
was again sold to the Paw Paws, in which
tribe he remained month, but as there were
some fears that he would be traced and taken
| by the whites, he was traded off to the Win
nebagoes of Illinois and Wisconsin
How long he remained in the keeping of
this tribe has not been ascertained, but he was
eventually transferred from them to the Chip
/
| the Sioux Indians of Minnesota.
Twenty-Five years ago he was sold by the
Chippewas to the Snakes and Copperheads Of
Iowa. When this tribe removed to Missouri,
he accompanied them, and afterwards went
with them in their mig-ations through Cali
fornia and Oregon. That portion of the tribe
with which he remained finally proceeded as
far north as the Russian possessions near Beh-
ing's Straits and there with portions of the
Creeks, Uthas, and other large bands of In.
dians, they at present remain. Their princi.
pal point of settlement is about three hundred
miles from the North Pacific Ocean, and about
| twenty-five hundred miles to the 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 map as neal
| the Colville river The hero of this strange
| adventure says the fort is in the vicinity of Q
small river, the name of which, other than
that given by his tribe, he does not know.
The Snake and Copper Head Indians trade
with st. Paul, having semi-annual train to
that place. The train has about two thousand
| Indians. One party starts from st. Paul about
| the same time that the other stars from their
hunting grounds, thus meeting about halfway
| The ftlrs are packed on ponies, elks, and dogs
On their last semi-annual trip, the hero ol
these adventures received pass from one oi
the Chiefs-"M a-ce-chew-a-wa'-to seek out
his relatives, and, if found, to remain with
them awhile. The pass requires his presence
in St Paul at their next trip in 1860. Seven
of the tribe. "Mo-kos-e-que-qua'- that is
the Indian name of the young man-to Chica-
go. From that place he has footed it most Of
n bo.ar A E-o
mont his features were recognized by man
as bearing strong resemblance to one Joseph
Todd, who is said to have resided in Cleave-
land about thirty years since.
For some time past the young man has been
diligently engaged in tracing up his history,
and what we have given above is the result of
his inquiries. he says he has no desire to leave
| his Indian associates, as he has wife and two
children among them. He speaks English
well, having learned it, he saws, in his trading
at st fauL He says that his hair was cut, and
his clothing changed to conform to white usa-
| ges, before leaving St. Paul.
We have given his narrative as he told If
us this day. 1t seems extraordinary. but n
close and rigid cross-examination failed tn
| shake his story in the least As far as we can
learn, his account Of numerous minute details
| of the country and manners of the far north
west regions do not differ from the facts. What
motive there is for deception we cannot see at
present, as he only desires information as to
his parents. He is slightly made, speaks rap
| idly, and is at present suffering from ophthal-
mia, occasioned, he says, by sleeping without
his customary blankets. he says that as
soon as he can get into the woods to search
for roots he can cure himself.
Perhans some of our older settlers can throw
some light on the subject of the alleged steal
ing by the Indians, and whether the swhite
Indian" is not the son of one Joseph Todd.
WOMEN AND PIcTUREs.-If indeed, women