The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-01

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as high in 1727, thisIfort could be removed
four or five arpens from the lake shore,
without prejudice to the views entertained
n buildingIit on it's present site. la8
In 1875 Saint Pierre was in command
of the fort. Z o.r + ,aoi,n..,.s n. 4.t,o
Not many years after we find France pre-
pairing to dispute the claims Of England to
the valley of the Ohio. i9l i Y Dal '3.Via .
ms Saint Pierre, advanced in years, and full
of experience, is ordered to Fort LIE Berry,
on French Greek, the site of Waterford, 10
Erie County, Pennsylvania, where he ar
rived late in November. Scarcely had he
been there before youth, not twenty-five
years of age, and dignifed bat afable bear
ing, though ,fatigued by long tramp
through marshes and forests, arrived with
q few guides, with letter from Governor
Dinwiddie, of Virginia. That young man
was George Washington, and although
treated with perfect courtesy and hospitality,
he was all the time conscious that his In
dian companions were exposed to. every
temptation to desert. After several days
Saint Pierre returned an answer to Din,
widdie, which irritated, and FASTENED the
final conflict between the two great powers
of the world tor the possession of the valley
of the Ohio and the lakes of the West.
Early in 1 755 France had told England
that she would destroy her forts on the
Ohio, and from that time the forest began
to resound with the roar of artillery and
the groans of the dying. e-....t q fsde
In that war fell several of the French off
GERS who had seen service at an earlier day
on the Upper Mississippi. sat Il
Beaujen and De Lignery, who had fought
with the Foxes OF Wisconsin, on the ninth of
July marched out of Fort Duquesnes, with
soldiers and Indians, to seek an ambush; but
at midday the British troops under Braddock
met them, and Beaujen fell under CALLING
fire of the artillery. Eight weeks later the
troops of France and England met near
Lake George, and in the bloody struggle the
brave Englishman, the founder of Williams
College, Massachusetts,, fell gallantly fighting,
as did also the leader of the Indian allies Of
the French, the old commandant of the fort
on the shores Of beautiful Lake Pepin, the
gentlemanly and soldier-like st. Pierre. A
French priest, Claude Cocquard, writing an
account of the carnage to his brother, re-
marks: I" We lost on that occasion brave
officer, NJ. de st. Pierre, and had his advice,
as well as that of several other Canadian
officers, been followed, johnson was ire
trievably destroyed, and we should have
been spared the trouble we have had this
year." tiara odl 10 ass. 6lt- yt l1'eqo-
The result of that French war, commenced
at Fort Duquesne, we need not tell. When
peace was restored, new banner was seen
floating at Mackinaw and Green Bay, and
the old posts towards the Falls of st. An
thony were never re-established by the con-
quering British. ld3m021s Ei-o 2al '5G Db1
Jonathan Carver, the first English travel
Ter on the Upper Mississippi, passed through
Lake Pepin in 1856, and Says observed
the remains ola French factory, where it is
said Captain st. Pierre resided" I'D s9;frql
Pike, the first military officer who visited
the country after the cession Of Louisiana,
says" Just below the Pt. de Sable, SANDY
POint) the French, Q - % who had
driven the Renards from the Wisconsin, and
chased them up the Mississippi river, built
a stockadei as q barrier against the savages.
It became a noted factory for the Sioux
NOTICE OF FARIBAULT AND MCLEOD.
Within a few months, two of, the early
settlers, whrse names are attached to coun-
ties of the State, have been removed to
another world-Jean Baptiste Faribault and
Martin McLeod.!FAa
Governor Sibley, in an address before the
Society, and Mr.. John p Owens, the senior
editor in the State, and = writer in the Cen.
trdg Republican,, have paid a tribute to the
memory Of the former. From these and
other sources we CLEAN the following facts ::
Jean Baptiste Faribault, at the time of his
death, was probably the oldest white man in
the, North West, His father was quarter
master in the army of Montcalm. In early
life, attracted by the romance and adven-
ture of d trading life, he removed to Prairie
.du Chen, and at the time of his death had
been q resident Of ,the Mississippi valley
more than three score years, and Of Mime
sofa more than a half q century. 81
-. In 1906 he was met by Pike, encamped
just above this city, and three miles below
Mendoza. In this vicinity he resided for
many years. At one time on Pixies Island,
In front of Fort Smelling then on the east
side Of the Mississippi, opposite the Fort and
just below the present ferry and lastly, at
Mendoza. .re
At the time of his death he was eighty
seven years of age. His portrait has been
requested by the Society, and it is hoped
that some of his many descendants will pre-
pare sketch of his life and adventures in
this State, for publication in the Society's
collections. ..-,-,....
Martin Mcleod was one of the Vice Presi-
dents of the Society at the time of its forma-
ton in l849. eaaa log 4s sd. ~
Like Faribault, he was native of Canada,
but of Scotch ancestry. Emigrating to
Minnesotain 1887, he identified himself with
the Indian trade. Of good address and
literary tastes, he made good impression
on men. In the early councils of the State
he was efficient, and one of the Reports on
Education to the Territorial Legislature was
from his pen. ua .aasu -,Jsa 7..ts
It was expected that friend of his would
prepare sketch of him for preservation at
this time, but he has been delayed by the
non-arrival Of papers that had been prom
ised. 49,. -, ~ a. i.r, M :,
Z A few articles have been added to the
museum but they are not sufficiently numer-
GUS to demand an enumeration in this re-
port. 49,. !, -, ~, !. ~. - .1 Z.
nj The Executive Committee at meeting
held November 18th, passed the following
resolution: oirlG4g
Resolved, That military officers, Indian
auopfo traders miaainn q rioc and nfhae v,or