New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-14
Obituary..
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The death OF this celebrated writer on the history
and antiquities Of the kOrth American indians
took place at Washington on Saturday, Dec. 10, al
she age of7l. He was born in Albany County, n.
Y. March %, 1893. At tho age of IL, ho became q
member Of Middiebury College, whore he made a"
Grst acquaintance with tho physical SCIENCES -.
which, in subsequent life he cherished & Marked
prediction. His fsther being the suporin endeh'
OF glass-house in Cheshire, Mass, he studied the
srt of glass-making, and in 1916 commenced the
publication Of a work Oh "yitreology,' which was
never completed. During the next year he made
Eourney 10 the West, and after Ills ro''1A WIZ d"
extensive meteorological nnd geological eoieeuoh'
he publishod "a View OF the Lead Mines Ill Mis-
eouri and narrative of travel, since enlarged, IN
der the title of .Scenes and Adventures IN the
Hs-ni.AInne REGIONS Of the Ozark Mountains Of
nl;ssour and Arkansas" 1853. In 1870 he was
appointed geolosst to an exploring expedition M
ssr General Cess to the copper region OF Lake Su-
perior and the Upper MISSISSIPPI OF which be pub
.,ae.l ~ account in 1921. In the course Of the
same wear he was appointed secretary to an Indian
commission a. Chicago and having travelled through
Illinois aud along the abash and Miami biyers pub
fshed bookof "Trsvels in the Central Portions of
the Mississippi Valley" In 1872 having receveCShe
appointment of Indian Agent on the Northwest
en- frontier, be took Up his residence si sault 81
sIare near Lake Superior, and sfervald ~ Ma
cherian on Lake Huron. and married the grand
daughter OF o celebrated Indian chief, Miss John
ytou. lady Of remarkable beauty and worth, who
Rad been educated in Europe, and no less distin-
gushed for her intelligence and culture, than her
personal attractions. From thet time Mr.. School
craft became dihgcnt and successful student OF
Indian ethnology, poetry, and history from 1873 to
sSSa he Was a member OF the Legislature of Miohi-
gan then territory; in the former year he founded
the Michigan Historical Society, snd in 1851 the
agic Society az Detroit two Of his lectures before
which OIL the grammatical construction OF the In
dian Languages were translated by Mr.. DupOncian
into French, and received gold medal from the
Institute Al this period Of his life he published
sewers, poems lectures and reports on Indian sub
tects and grammar OF the Algonquin language
In 1892 he was appointed 10 conduct second Gov
eminent expedition, and was the first 20 discover
fhe source Of the Mississippi, OF which he pubnsheo
Ell aocountin 1884. Two years after having been con-
nissioned 20 treat with tribes on the Upper Lakes
he procured from them the oession of 100000
scres of u1 to the United States. After acting for
several years 81 superintendent Of Indian affairs and
chief discussing agent for the Northern Depart |
ment, he removed 10 New-York IN lo4l visited Eu-
rope In 1872; and in 1915 was appointed Ivy the
State Legislature 20 make census Of the Six Ma
flons which Was published in lS4s, under the title
OF "Notes On the Iroquo!s." IL lSi', under al sp-
pointmsnt by the L. ;. Secretary OF WaE he en-
gagged in the preparation OF work on the Indians,
Of which sir quarto volumes have appeared, entitled
"Hs;orics and Statistical information respecting
The History Condition and Prospects OF the Indian
rribes of the United States" In addition to the
publications already named, Mr. SchoolcGan was
Sle author 0! great variety OF works on the IN
dams, the most important Of which was "Al5ic Re
searches" In 1917 he was married eesin, 20 lady
OF Sosth Carolina, since which time no resided IN
The city OF Washington. mfr. Schcolcroft was an
interchangeable explorer Of American antiquities, IN
which b,anch of investigation be was an original
pioneer, aud his voluminous writings viii long be
consulted ss leading authorities on whatever Psf~
wins IN Indian character and manners.