, 1877-08-05
4 Graphic Description of the
Way in Which the Rioters
Were Received.
They Were First Temporized With,
and Afterwards Fired
Upon.
With Some Incidents Of the
War Of 1912.

11 fHan avis hoe lar
corner OF Madison and Dearborn streets:
Thc history of the massacre of Chiearo wh;c,
,nsrcs IN the main mari Of This chantcr ~,
-unl;she, in 1s3G in the Narrative bv Mrs 1oh,
r E,rz;+ and the same was ,r,nsIe err,,, ~ ho
-orr entitled .Wau-hun,, which we NH
,;shed in 1876 >swon.bnn >, r. -, T.,
+orss,,np hook of nearly 5no n,ocs
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a1so ssna'1 mouse on INC lahe snofe south OF
the fort, occupied by Mr.. Lee, the owner Of the
South Branch farm, called Lees place, where
,hr f;rst massacre of the whites o,r,rred IN tbe
49, -, ~,
IN OF 3pfal' 1eE
40 understand properly tne history OF these
times, it is necessary that we also understand
the location and condition of the Indian ponu-
l.t;on in tris vic;nitv II shou1d hc rener,harca
.'. .a1'o1 ~ Iulo '.sA - s"oulo W .eeuDe.so
American settlements. Ohio was the most
Western State, and contained but little over
eOO 0tD Inhabitants. White settlements west Of
ob;o .,r:.or,r .,,oro w.. no,a o,h,r ,hou
-, o"o' p'opete' 'asae "eas a"ne7 o'"et ,naa
tnose clustering aoouta 1ort or an trading
post, such as Fort Wayne, Detroit, OF Chicago.
Scattered over this section of the country. Of
which Chicaeo wou1d then have renresented the
....- S:r1 r.s:.
eenue' were aInelent trioes Oh inolahs' occupy
Ing the same territory they had occupied Tor
ages before any white man had set his foot upon
their shores, We hare before niven the locality
of Tim +r;hee ~ +no y,r+huos+ II s,ou1d no ~
nNI W.. 1e' -. Wv .,"' sun n ss~
me'aptieu Ia Una. tne lot!a""tonlles were
the Chicago Indians. The Miamis were their
near neighbors at the south. The Winnebagoes
foned thcn, IN +he n,rth and .occn,;od tha re-
c;n, of.he 81. d.. ~ c.,,1.o .a ro-n.
eN" ~ WIG A"o1h AA'eA' -. e4uNs oao 'oAs'
on tne north and west, and the hlckapoos at the
south, were known as the Indians Will Whona
communication was had By the trade OF the
nat3on at Chicago. The villages or bands OF
sne fottaWatomles we're at the t:alumet.- Des-
blanes, Geneva Lake tslnce called blg foot
rr) rai1ac) on FOX AlVer, near AnE2sa' Au 'sapie
creek, west OF Joliet, OF the k:@nkakec, and in
1he st. Joseph country, eass cf the lake. At
points conyenient for hunting End fishing the
!nalan bands congregatGu, aE1 made what local
aah1at'ons they he'd. .........
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