The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-12-07

eIadlng posts eSLaDllsueu az Green Bay.
1917 May 10. Indian treaty confirm
ing that of 1904. June 81 United States
troops took possession of Prairie du Chen.
July is. Colonel Miller commenced the
erection of Fort Howard at Green Bay.
August "a. Indian treaty-lands relin.
quished to Indians &c. Jacques Vieux
settled at Milwaukee.
1917, March 80 Indian treaty at st.
Louis. Major s. Fl. Long assembled the
1913, April IS State of Illinois or
eanized. Wisconsin attached to Mich
igan September Il. Solomon Juneau
built his cabin and trading post at Mil
waukee A saw mill built four miles
above Prairie du Chen. October 26.
Brown and Crawford Counties organic
ed, including the whole State.
1919. A saw mill erected at Black
River Falls, by G. Andrews. Fort Shell
ing built and occupied.
1920. U. S. Commissioners adjusted
land claims at Green Bay.
1921. Oneida and Stock bridge Indians
settled near Green Bay. First post office
established at Green Bay. Fort Crawford
built at Prairie du Chen.
1922. The New York Indians purchase
lands east of Winnebago. James johnson
obtained from the Indians the right to
dig for lead by negro slaves from Ken
lucky
1928, January. Wisconsin made a
separate Judicial District by Congress-
First government leases to lead miners.
Land claims at Prairie du CHEN adjusted
by the government. Major S. f. Longs
expedition to the upper Mississippi, &c.
First steamboat on the upper Mississippi,
with Major Taliafero end Count Beltremi.
Lieut.. Bayfield,, of the British Navy,made
a survey of Lake Superior. An Episcopal
mission established near Green Bay
1924, July II. First Court held in
Brown County. October A. First term
of U. S. Circuit Court held at Green
Bay.
1926, August 18th and 10Th Indian
treaties at Prairie du Cnien. The Carver
grant of land rejected by Congress-
1926. First steamboat on Lake Mich
igan. Indian treaty at St. Louis. Great
flood in Mississippi 26 feet above low
water at Prairie du Chen Troops sent
to settle them. August H. Treaty
with the Menominee Indians at Butte des
Morris.
1928. Fort Winnebago built at the
portage. Indian treaty at Green Bay
the lead region purchased. Lead oaI
discovered ae Mineral Point and Dodge
vile.
1929, July 80. Winnebago treaty al
Prairie du Chen. A Methodist Mission
established at Green Bay.
/
at La Pointe. May, The Sioux killed 1;
Sauks and Foxes near Prairie du Chen
1881, February s Menominee treaty Al
Washington. Public lands in the ort
region surveyed by Lucius Lyon and
Others.
1882, June Is. Battle with" the Sank
Indians on the Pekatonica. July 81
Battle on the Wisconsin river. Battle
at Bad Axe the BLACK Hawk defeated
First arrival o. steamboat at Chicago
Scho0icrait discovered the true source O
the MississppiSeptember 10, WinnebagC
treaty AT Fort Armstrong, October, 81
Treaty with the Menominee. High watel
in the Mississippi
1888. A Methodist Mission established
at Ottawa Lake (Chippewa riyer) Sep
TENDER 26, Indian treaty at Chicago
Lands south and west ofMilwaukee cedeC
to the government, December II, First
newspaper (Green Bay IntelJagcncer, ;,
published
1884. Public latis near Green Buy
surveyed by a. G. Ellis. Land offices
established at Mineral Point and Green
Bay. Population by censrs taken.
1885. First settlement at Milwaukee,
Samuel Brown and family. Geo w
Jones elected a delegate to Congress J.
n. NicOllett commenced scientific ex
ploratioa. Public lands at Milwaukee
surveyed by VIM. a. Burt.
! 1886, January Z. The Legislative
Council of Michigan met at Green Bay
April 30 Henry Dodge appointed Gov
eruor by President Andrew Jackson
July 4. Territory of Wisconsin organic
ed, July IA Milwaukee Ad0ertazer pub
llshed at 81 Third Street. September 8
Treaty with the Menomonees at Green
Bay. October 10 Geo. w. Jones elected
Delegate to Congress. October 25-F First
Legislature Of Wisconsin convened az
Belmont, Wisconsin December g. Seat
OF government establishment at Madison
First school opened in Milwaukee at No
37l Thirt Street. u S. Land Office opened
at Milwaukee.
1887, January IL. Michigan admitted
as a State, July 20 Chippewa treaty al
Fort Smelling, September 80 Sioux treaty
lands east Of the Mississippi coded. Nov
ember 1-Winnebago treaty; lands coded
November L. Legislature met at
Burlington, Iowa.
1888, June IL. Special session Of the
Legislature a. Burlington, Iowa Sep
TENDER 10 james D. Doty elected Del
egate to Congress. November 26. First
session of the Legislature at Madison.