, 1875-04-03

rctslrued from fhcr annual hunt In tho spring Of
lH29. thny found their c',rno'as atltl fnroral OF
| their dwelling. occupied ny whites. lror 10
fa tnc, linworrr, meet of tlln Two tribes. ,ner
| tLo leadership Of kook,,k, haf pcaccably re-
rnnvod tn tho west sfdc OF tho river. and ostnb-
lisled tcmselsrs M near thc Tresr;nt city 81 Fort
clung to tho ot1 Sink yls'ngo below Rock Island
! with tietc,mnoi pcrtinacity. 1ie continisud 10
! deuv TIC validity OF tho treaty unior which !, tho
United States clain,ctl tho lands, and resolved 10
II! hazards. During 1899 a,,a 1880 1t seems tho
lived and cultivated tho land together
N comparative peace and harmony. OF rpnrso.
nome hso mans COW or rig which Ind advanced
sufficiently in tho grade Of civilization ta defy
the rslo fences Of tho Indians md, entcring
tho tempting bit forbidden tr'lck-,atch, Toast Oil
tho growing corn and vrgctab}cY.
THE orIatsAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
It is related. also, that Black 11awk, rho
vas co unciytlizol a. to 10 tolal-nbssineuco
a1hn, and opposed 10 hss :" hraves using liquor
III my form or unt1cr any circumstances, on one
occasion wont to a white mana rhisky.thop and
Agent at Fort Armstrong, and tho aano
act figured III Tho lat Of "oatr.ges
nnsassr S, 10 os, & ta to s IN
calling ont tho militia to naintnin tho 1na1tcna-
lilo riEht8 Of tho troc-born American whisky
aucknr.
Tho winter hnnsing-eround of tho s.uka Was
In Iowa. Thtthcr t!Inr wont, hfter corn-l.,laknE
with al! tlleir movable ei,nslcls, and romained
until epring. Tho tettlcra ncnr 1sook Island
hoped that' the trilo would not rotnrn to tIcir
cid village in 1881. But thoy did, and tloY
mcass; ths industrious sq,,aws began to pleut
corn anI Hack Hawk notified tho eottlcts that
at the coso Of that seheon they must fcaro. anti
sock home and fortune elsewhere. Tho Hcttlcss
naturally felt for their scales. Petitions woro
suiieA In call Tor 200 militn, who rendezvonscd
at Dcart.stown. OF this forco Cor. Reynolds in
his Life aud Tlmea says: "Tl,o brigade. or
gnnzcd and marching in tho l.rge rratrios to-
wnra lock Island, nads grand display. This
small army wns composed at tho iloTor Of tho
country, and possessed strong Henae and unbound-
cd energy. They nlrn possessed rather an e1ccas
Of the ludlau illwill "a that tt required tnuct,
rontle persuasion 10 restrain tllon from killing
indlsrrin,tnatcly all tic Intlint,a thcv mot"
Gen. (alrcH,' OF lilo United States army; also
proceeded to Rock Island from Jefferson Bar
racko With force Of regulars. 1tc can1o I'm on
tho steamer Enterpriso, commanded by Capt.
men. Gen. GancB held
4 COUNCIL WITH TIE RAnKa
on Rock Island, wl,oso only result was to con-
vince htm that tic Indians would fight before
tboy would leave tho eaet side Of tho river 1fo
ndyised a the settlers In the vicinity to retreat
to Rock Island with their families and moyabto
property. Tlla t!,oy dill, and tho effective mRlo
portion wore tlrEo organized INTO d military
company known as tho lock Ilfror HANGERS
HoEo John W. Spencer, OF thla city. WAS First
Lieutenant OF tho company
Tito volunteer fotce. tudor Gen. Joseph Dun
ca,i, reached the Rock river, oppoalta tho Sink
village, and near tllo rreRcnt sito Ut tho thrifty
ttalucs, had rosted Part ot his ferce,
ths @ Indian villaes. and was hi1nseif
OIL tho iittc steamer WinncbaSo,. armed by
smsIl iorce with swivel sun, Which had rnn M,
llock R!vor and anchored near w!laro Soars'
Touring. mill now atands. It WAS eupposca tho
1ntliauH lad ambushetl On Tnnd1uH . 1Hnul, np-
posito their vil'age. to moot tie attack OF tic
whitcs. When ororsthing was ready, 0atnos'
CANNON oened m tin ta!and to drive tho 1ndiAus
from tl,e bualles. But not q aingto rodskin was
chaecd ont. md when tho situation wAs moro
closely investigated Il WAS discovered that nlncis
Hawk. with ha ontiro following. had Blppefl
left ls village tho,.ndisrutcd prey Of tho whitcs
Tho volunteers. with nob1o rage,
F1REp TIE 1xntAN 1on9ka.
end rctll,crti this ancient srat of Indian ctvlfZa
tiou 10 aslies. Tue war closed without a shot
fto,n tho foe. And tho only material suffering it
cntntlcl on tho acttlcre was tho loss OF their
foncos and tho INVASION OF their Aon.roosta by
ths volunteers while they lay at Rock Island
waitsng ia bo nl,3atcraa out. Con. Ganeh anti
Gov. i!e5nolls concluded treaty Mtl, BLACK
~ As tAa'Hp.ss.s e".'o ~, au'I. ~
W'aca W. @ ~ eu1'fo oaio aeseea " 1eaa'h "ess OF
sae Iascr. T..
,o,o w lls treaty IN tle eprng Q!
10. Mae% - AaMk naNMsIca ~ ent.Se sofss sna
Lectuasea! tIo silsslsaFEa. !,,AF'1N the WINTER
~ ~ n@o !9naIea 70 eohu.lo tno lno'ans OF tae
NoeR MseI country IN ~ c1ncen'
t1a'on 9,s:s rmott 10 feciatm thelf anus.
~ oia "hame1naEn Tlophet Wnn hfsa nh tho
rehc.. s'!e ,! q rfophetstoWn, Ns'tessae Connty'
ansn.ea n'na that his el1Glt "onh na sncceealal.
ihcunE On s!l'h oeuatot,t ne paeaou nis ioiloMora
~ caHoaa al'a cIossaa tse fi9oe apti! q Is:,2 M
uov. aeSholas fa9s nis tnlco a's9nntea 10 wv
.i,a MAsl,ioIa'-"9nen' cn,toleh anu anES ~ pro-
Pornon, -ana han WIN the;n r.. al 1nelf hnfset,
1a."svssr,4 Wa.n. - III. ,t, l. $500 ~
ni.ai, tfn,1. ioIn,J ;.1 f:ai.,,i .i t ~ anas
e,,Jef ~ ~ aUoiuu au',i.a "i' @ MsoAn' n ;t @
+; ;,s rt ~ .nn,ui' usa & ~ IN H. W. LUZ
ay"sJ ~ M'a "nos ,a W s1s ~ sssa aa.e' Inv AuoaaK
.s.aseui asa ..se! sus oecaflon ~ uIako QUO ol
t.W n'onsns ,ln,! ai 'npleasso bpescheh TO nis
s,ss Mioe ~ to "a'e. ~ "as notea' ana a'Ssuaocd
1i1oet " 'Aea' i1o''a eHsa.1hE III
THE FootIJAnpT ESTERrn1aE.
Black Hawks real objccstvo 1'oint was Fort Arm
strong on lock Island. Tho garriron then did
not number over aevent!.fva to 100 effective
men. WHO. under tho skiilfut tactica OF Dlack
HaWk. would havo fallen an easy prey to blu
garage ttoopers. Sanding hls baggage up
In mi kv hn