North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-06-09
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Mus.qua-kes is more generally known.
originated a. follows: James Marquette,
the Jesuit chief of French missionary
post at Green Bay, in June 1878. started
from that station in search Of the Missis.
sippi River, being accompanied by
rowing French gentleman in search Of
adventure, by the name of Joliet, together
with five French voyageurs. and two
Indian guides While ascending the
rapid current Of Fox River with his
companions in bark canoes. he found the
shores of that stream inhabited hy
numerous tribe Of Indians calling them
selves Mus qua-kees. and the adroitness Of
these Indians in stealing, from our worthy
missionary articles Of small value. prompt
ed him to bestow upon them the name
"Reynors," from which circumstance the
river acquired the name Of the Rio Rey-
nor,' and it il go recorded upon the
French and Spanish maps Of that day.
The country afterwards falling into the
possession of the English, the name
"Reynor' assumed its English translation,
which is Foe, and now without further
digression, we resume the design of this
article, by saying that the name Of Turkey
River in the Saw kee and Mus-aua-kee
language is "Ps na>kun- seJo." "Pe.na,"
turkey "sebo," river.
The Vinnebagoes who came upon the
river from the Wisconsin after the white
man had begun to settle upon it, were
aware of its name in the Saw-kee Ian
guage, which they translated into their
own language and called it "Ce Ce Ca,vah
ne pish." "Ce Ce Carrah," a turkey ;
"ne- pish," river or water. At the time
the white man came upon the river in
1884. it abounded with game of every
kind peculiar to the country so numerous
were the wild turkeys, they were often shot
from the cabin door.
A short distance below the mouth of
Turkey River, "Panther Greek" unites its
waters with the Mississippi. This stream
received its name from the following
- hunting incident. Addison Sheriff., who
resided in Dubuque County near Sherill's
< mounds, having discovered in his barn
yard one morning in the fall Of 1885, the
track of panther in the snow that had
,, fallen during the night, he Immediately
y mounted his horse and putting his dogs
. upon the trail gave pursuit. The dogs
u after chase of several mil g, came uE
l. with the animal on this stream. wher.
e Sheriff. shot and killed him. Sherill, VIII,
F' is now dead, was known to the earl,
q settlers of Dubuque County, not only as
great hunter, but as master marksmar
n with the rifle. In the spring of 1884 We
IS saw him at the town of Peru, in Duhuqu.
= County, agree to shoot with his rife at
i grain Of coffee thirty times at the dis,anc,
It Of twenty yards, and was to receive {
e dollar as often as he hit it, and pay one a.
o often as he missed it. In the thirty shot,
Is he hit the coffee grain twenty seven times
q consecutively. The loss Of tie three las
shots was attributed by his friends t.
! some liquor at the bottom Of jug.
d We now approach ''Plumb Creek" tn,
n last and the most southern Of all thu
e streams flowing into the Mississippi from
: the County of Clayton. This stream re
8 ceived it's name from John Plumb, who
d in 1886. purchased out the claimants to M
d extensive tract of timber land, through
p which it flows, and commenced the build
d Ing of saw-mill, which he soon afte
abandoned, owing to an insuficiency o
q, water in the stream. We h d SOM
~ acquaintance with Mr.. Plumb. and as w
l. knew him to he the originator of the grea
e idea ofa Pacific Railroad. we will venture
Is as an expression Of respect for his memo
A. rv,to briefly speak of him here in connection
n. with that great idea. Mr.. Plumb wa
lie horn in Wales, in the kingdom of Grea
N Britain, and emigrated to this country il
e, 1921, at the age of twelve years. In tb
ID spring of 1885 he became resident o
s. Dubuque, and in 1887 conceived the ide
ID Of railroad from the Lakes to the Pacf
of ocean, and Immediately commenced advo
N eating his project through the medium Q
v the New York and Boston press. BeinI
IN in the enjoyment of pecuniary compe
" tenry, and ready writer, possessing
at high order of educational attainment
0 together with fluent command O
" language, which enabled him to presen
,e from the public rostrum this great nation
2 al theme with display Of argumentatv
lie power, convincing, pleasing AM
y captivating, he, in the summer of 1888
convened large public m:cting a
Of Dubuque. where, for the first time il
ts public, be submitted his project of rail
s. road from the Lakes to the Pacific ocean
Of urging upon the people of the West tn
!, Importance Of securing from the Nationa
X Government, in aid of this work, gran
VI of land extending from the Lakes to th'
J. Pacific ocean, before the public domain
>. was otherwise appropriated by the Gov
IL -rnment. Soon after this meeting Mr.
sr Plumb commenced lecturing in differen
Is parts of the Union upon this subject. Ii
IF the cities Of Boston. New York, Philadel
s. phia, Baltimore, Washington and tn ougi
20 out the West, he drew around him tn,
le mind and capital Of the country, ant