The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-31
the Northwest by the Quebec act.

1886 Julian Dubuque explored the
lead region of the upper Mississippi.
1877, July IA Ordinance of Congress
for government of Northwest Territory.
1888, Sept. % Indian council at
Green Bay. Permission to work lead
mines given to Dubuque.
1896, July l Green Bay, Prairie du
Chen. &C., surrendered by the English
to the States.
1900, July Indian Territory organ
lied, including Wisconsin. Oct. Loui-
siana ceded to France by Spain.
1903 Antoine Barth settled at the
portage of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
April 80 Louisiana ceded to the United
States by France.
1904 Indian treaty at St. Louis; SOU
thern Wisconsin purchased.
1905 Michigan Territory organized
Lieutenant Pike assembled the Mississip
pi river.
1909 Thomas INITIAL, the botanist,
explored Wisconsin. Illinois Territory
organized, including Wisconsin. First
saw mill built near Green Bay,
1872 Indians assembled at Green
Bay to join the British.
1914 Governor Clark took possession
of Prairie du Chen. July II Prairie
du Chen surrendered to the British.
1915 American Fur Company began
to establish trading posts. United
States trading post established at Green
Bay.
1917, May Is Indian treaty confirm
ing that of 1904. June 2l United
States troops took possession Of Prairie
du Chen. July 16 Colonel Miller COM
menced the erection of Fort Howard at
Green Bay. Aug. "a Indian treaty;
lands relinquished to Indians, &C. ia
ques Vieux settled at Milwaukee.
1917, March 80 Indian treaty at St.
Louis. Major S Ell Long assembled the
Mississippi, &c.
1918, March Is State of Illinois or
ganized. Wisconsin attached to Michi-
gan. Sept IA Solomon juneau built
his cabin and trading post at Milwaukee.
A saw-mill built miles above Prairie
du Chen. Oct 26 Brown and Craw'
ford counties organized, including the
whole state.
1919 A saw-mill built at Black Riv,
er Falls, by G Andrews. Fort Smelling
built and occupied.
1920 U commissioner djusted land
claims at Green Bay.
1921 Oneida and Stoekbridge Indi
ans settled near Green Bay. First post
office established at Green Bay. Fort
Crawford built at Prairie du Chen.
1882 The New York Indians pur-
chase lands east Of Lake Winnebago
James johnson obtained from the Indi-
ans the right to dig for lead by negro
slaves from Kentucky.
1923, Jan, Wisconsin made separ
ate judicial circuit by Congress. First
government leases to lead miners. Land
claims at Prairie du Chen adjusted by
the government. Major S II Longs ex-
petition tC the upper Mississippi, &c.
First steamboat Iii the upper Mississp-
pi. with Major Taliafero and Count Bel
trami. Lieutenant Bayfield,, of the
British navy, made a survey of Lake
Superior. An Episcopal mission estab-
lished near Green Bay.
1924, July II First Court held in
Brown county. Oct 4 First term of
U S circuit court held at Green Bay.
1925, Aug l and 10, Indian treaties
at Prairie du Chen. The Carver grant
of land rejected by Congress.
1886 First steamboat on Lake Michi-
gan. Indian treaty at ST. Louis. Great
food in the Mississippi; 26 feet above
low water at Prairie du CHEN.
1927 Difficulties with the Indians.
Troops sent to settle them. Aug IL
Treaty with the Menominee Indians at
Butte des Morris.
1923 Fort Winnebago built at the
portage. Indian treaty at Green Bay;
the lead region purchased Lead ore
discovered at Mineral Point and Dodge
vile.
1899, July 20 Winnebago treaty at
Prairie du Chen. A Methodist mission
established at Green Bay.
1880 A Methodist mission established
at La Point. Nav. The Sioux killed Il
Sauks and Foxes near Prairie du Chi
en-.
1881, Feb Menomin ee treaty at
Washington. Public lands in the lead
regions surveyed BY Lucius Lyon and
others.
1882, June 16 Battle with the Sank
Indians On the Pekatonica. July q
Battle on the Wisconsin river. Aug 8
Battle at the mouth of the Bad Axe;
Black Hawk defeated. First arrival o.
steamboat at Chicago Schoolcraf
discovered the true source of the Missi
sippi. Sept Is Winnebago treaty a
Fort Armstrong. Oct 81 Treaty with
the Menominies. High water in the
Mississippi.
1888 A Methodist mission establish
ed at Ottawa Lake chippewa river)
Sept 26 Indian Treaty at CHICAGO.
Lands south and west of Miiwauke e
coded to the government. Dee l6
First newspaper (Green Bay LnteUige..-
cer) published.
1884 Public lands near Green Bay
surveyed by A q Ellis. Land Offices es-
tablished at Green Bay and La Point.
Population by census taken.