, 1869-08-12
AN INDIAN RESERVATION.
The Chlppcxvns OF Isabella County,
III. - AGtF lands mud Homes
Their Civilization nnd Probable
ENtuTGS

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From Nj. a. +. Albright and several Indians o.
the Chippewa Reservation Ia Isabella County, whc
have recently teen here upon busincsa with Majoi
the,f lands, We hase o',tained she iSoNtns % tnser T
eating tacts In regard 10 tbs part Of The cn,ppewa
/ tr1l'e loc1icd uion thetr reservation:
ernnien, to gather the Indians together upon ~
| aesyatona NIX townships III Isabella County were
number OF }eazs aKo Sct aside u The future
home Of rue ChlppeH as ot the Sagtna. Valley aud
| that vicinity, aud are now occupied oy the
greater past u those IllIans, Us well asby few
Otta~as. The townships lie In the northern part
Of the county, near t1t Chippewa Mrer, auI arr
intcrscctct. or MI nero us small Streams while at
| 10 great distance Gust The Chippewa ampues into
which the reservation can be reached, one ~ way
Of Saginaw aid Midland. 10 which point the JacG-
son, lansing Saginaw 1iai'rpad runs, and whlct
T. distant bit about thlrsy.fous u+a frum the In.
dian location: the other by the Detrol. / Miwau.
kec Railroad 10 ST Johns, and thence by wagon
no5,n d. distance 81 stle osss my miles u
veuient, aud the ruilsoad ill soon be rnshet1 On
from Midland, past the tier Of 10 ushpa Ia which
uisIalc OF Dol more than ten niieeu nes from
ilckc most remote, thus practically bringing then,
%thin easy reach Of SaR1uaw anu ths southern
part Of The State and a'1ordlng market for their
Ln dlctlona.
Tue reservntlon ID located upon rolling coun-
", quite neayll, wooded along the streams With
pine, aud IN the fntelluI with beech mud n,ap'e
he land coFertd with the latter woods Is excel
lelily adapted to agricultural PURPOSES while thai
uPoa ~ hGu ssaAus tAc plit u ~ no utAls u2tfea,
but capable Of producing good crops Of those pro-
ducts which require ouly rathef Itght shln soil
Along the sttcans touching the reservation und
throushout the whole ndlaceD: COUNTY, = ArEe
numbering trade IS carried Oh, arordug during the
MlnteI aAa spEipg ahunttanI work for al who d.
slts II, Ut very rtinuneraliye wages
For s1me ten or twelve 3tars the reservation
hun been occupied by tue Indians, mud IuflnH rn2s
period several Email towns hsye been built up On
nsn1 aas aId u ether aFts oi no county as Mount
the y nhtrs, containing u population rery1ug To-
Wards 1.t0. anu having stores, schools, churches,
etc: isaoe!la City. little town :on The Fesersa.
and Sip!siuq, another hamlet, where there il Al,
excellent sctnol and also church: while tEo
mis sion. ihat ,1snomitti,,, sre,ntnr ~ h,~snI
most entirely tuoaopozeti The Icllctuus 1sIi' a.
UIon he reservation thrrr are about f,su H.
about id whttrs whits nf fhn 1niaansp AN ~. -
1stD arr th1nneT.s NM, ine ms,uer tr+a 49, "
ih,se 1n,sns h.s sIn av , @ IaIsa ~
fusnf,: JensI nnn the ant ~ ~, ~. s.sp,st,,,
10 them ott1 oees to eab n cenGn sn1l
fnr thrr snnro1 tiar;tr ~ ,n ~ .hei @ w aaoo.
M IN n,r. nu1 .neJ nave seceiEed
which tneir tlls vii BE- secnre, AMI S,. w @ ~
'o's a M ,,,,,oads ,,v. ,e 70, ,oo, x ..u,
,Aatriiu tsnuntv ~ ;n,n ~ w,, 49, .tu !usuuSu S
80 +, n, , VI iate ns t,nnseta1e s!cthHY,
at tha TnnssI ~ ioaus % 'atuasn taa' sect5oa a5e
nas mn a,iya,,.I 49, sasi n naT s9nn5
ijon or wealth. md h st1lt s1,te ami nntt, har'r
iytH. hlEA faEn ,frnk t,ta
land ha,e .1urray e5rrrsi hn,..s a, .oes
few ;rrrs n thr nis.Iia+s. ricnJts - -. M
now d, t,,e ,hef tins tSIwesn th utts,.s r. 1he
assicujti,rist and M ,he sbrrnanp p nnu hnataE w s
Their reslIepces ars vrneraliv ioo hnu4.s mi
srry pxrftcijy mu,te and rrry war1n an, csrs,ort
sltr, lie iuiians developing great ingenuity AMI
within antl without and ul(tcg IN aiI crrr.cfs lii
mud and other substances, SO tnat theiF cabins are
perfectly sigbt ana lry They BUM fencss xfnut
tle uatchrs Of iand " }Ict bay,. f,scn cssa ~
which they desire 10 cultivate, A:,l are well
provided with agricultural imnietnent. AMI
Fl,h household conveniences. Tney WMniy talse
aue heat AM! Dr,:fer br,a., rnadr frnr Yha Ia |
er 10 corn blesd, though most Of the WHEAT f,onr
licL they nse they a5e conpeict, to buy. as
heretofore they have not succer,irti 80 well VIII
Yheat as with other ctrpaia, Frpm Nj rt..sant
md Isabella Cily they can obtain III the annniiSs
leetlet and their traIe Ia the aggregate Is aulie
eayF The Government ai}lJa a. fhe ni.c. Iast |
Ltntionet co1slst or the ontT or,st MI; IN thst
tcis,tty aud a saw mil. ,lriysp tT fhe w.Ieran
be Chippewa River. on which they are siuated.
no has now been therr sercral yeara .rhev "a !
ork not onIy for the Indians bnt for tha sb,fS !
.sidents Of the county anI charcc aii nj far q
ripu!ng While at thtm the in,ii.ns rms ,-,.,at {
ut OF tbe wheat hour used bv them rn,,is i'm,
heat raised b5 whites ' ''''''~ ''N1A E
The lu,i!nos ire nne race Of men, living a I
II at psrt OF the r1nr in fhr 0nen all Via, tartrr
instant exercise ID iafoFinr n In n. Snor1s ~
le chase They have bccun.e ac4.usInn,,sS ~ ths i
avs nj ci,1ttz-ii tIir HnI ,i,,rt1t, ,rnst ~ ~
orcnf ',.srrr, nt.s ~. 9tan3 in3 u1ss =! 1ue yeAs
tnfteamI,fs n ma 1tt a1m H., ~ ss!3 fAse-
1rt ih rrt,inr ont and nnntn1 ora Ha1 ~ .ns5
~ nse,1 =, "Gn tn ou,aaiohA aaey are very apt
1on 1hni- H., - - nis lucy uo some NofE Il
e remainder Of The VEN ther tolin .a Inu uu,ng
nsa,nR -! anu nunuh85 ihey seem generally 10
- ,nah, =, n ~ .ne sGapo!a, wnete lhcr children
mo n3n, All * u,,n anu HaAe Eery PROM
-, ~ , GA.ehi, succeeded la learning to
~ ~ nEu MHte- R9lte humber OF the adults n