, 1880-01-03
As Shown by Deed Made to
the French In 1878,
Whereby tho Indians Relinnusstled tic
Grcnter Portion OF Illinois Ter.
rltory.
Tho Chicago River Then KNOWN
as "Cllicag0n, or GarlicIk,
Crock,'
And So Bet Forth In tho Instrument
Above Referred To.

CtfcA0o, Jan. a.-1nny articles hnvo been
p,,hltshosl IN 'rnE TIlBusE AZ to tho origin nn
meaning Of tho wortl ChcnH0, hut IN every i'll
tt,Inco, 80 far ns know, tho writer's tnvo fnlgd
10 furnish nny tilrrrt evidence derived from tho
Illinois nntinns Of 1ndtans as to whut thoy I'LL
lryrtood tho wor1l tn tneln We hnye Ind tho
Dpinfur.s OF ttAnF lnen WIN. It Il cHlmci1, wcro
perfectly fAnnr witt, thu tnsllnn ln,l4ltage, nnu
yet 10 two Of thom nxrrc. l,r. !. IInnmpnh
TrrltnbuI[, nf Hartford, Conn. who II cumctl tn
b. tho highest nuthnrity III tho country OIL ull
questions relating to tho tnl[n Tongues, wroto
10 tho Hon ". II. Wells, as published IN 'rHE
TRIBUNE Of Aug. IL, lSi', rs folows: " Tho
u,cnntng Of tho fiI!llu ChicnKo Il mt doubtful.
'ChIcaHuU (ns tho French vruto tho natne sigltt-
iics The Skunk. .-nntl c,tnutt he nude tn s!KItfy
anything else. IT hus with sl,gl,t notifications
nf local ,alcets} this meaning III alt lndluu latl-
,.,l,l.rs nf that rcglon."
Mr. Gurtl0n S. Hubbard informs nc TINT Tho
won1 Chicago means gArllc or trong.sinony
thing"
Tho .,,cl,lng OF tho word '' ''Ch,cngolt," rs dc
nrtl III the ln'lian deed following, Is conclusive
TINT in Its application to the Chlcagou Creek II
means gnrlie.
Tho decd Is u mnttcr Of interest, not only on
account Of tho light It throws upon tho meaning
Of tho numo Of o,tr city. but us being q very nt-
ctont Conveyance of n laTge portion Of tho
Northwest, nlNl from mntters Of historical inter-
est incidentally mentioned IN i.
'''' no"s'''s'
70 all rxoNo 10 teo,n 'it.s rfvsrnta s'','' cnn'c,
Tst1 Tsfssa8e. SnSw "r ehas, anss sy %Efa @
IMp.fetc: courowny, Ktcou1nlaa, Gr Fish; md
ar ~ l,f e Pscf t"s.ss e,Ils In
"opc GS e e oe bsft e ;ais saf s
I!lask nnE; sicinaulpannliat. AehiHwSwah, a,l.l
tssis Giss and ffsx' se. .! T" e "is!'s ira
tribes of tho !llinnis nnt"n* Of fnl!nit*. and br.
Ing and eilectu,!ty representing NIL tic trt5cs Ut
tho EAti 11Itnnt4 jDt1innH AnNtl
so,.Mtry, n.srehn Pre- q tha Kra't"e+ herein,
"nd beIalfs of tic sexerai sther ssuntecs hSsen @
,,, n attcr ho' Gf"S d M NJ t so'e1a sr isSes it1 @
s'.itl Chiefs and sacfo,ns, for the n'rclaso Of
s%i appsrisn'ss y %n!a s sis ~, u III = TIC l ssysra
nnn 1f,Gcs or h@uon1 oi 1naa''s "@o we fef''se"''
WltEnEAs. We, tho sni,1 Chlefs md snehc,ns.
m iHGDSafey Sn a ,, X, coIes q d,r i
S1rrny. fGr hnsolr and others, to u.s. the sud
wnS''Ess SHSst" W. tiS si s'1 Chiefs and saehc1,.
H. # !!s ss t ssss e. ss%'!s
9s nh f''s 20 o @ afs"r nn sras sd ~a rr
rtNeow Now KNOW ye. !nesri9re. tnnt wt.; tho D anht ~,
thefs nntl snthc'Ms Ot THO xavtrhl trsbga Of t!le
lllinots lntllans nforcsn!d, J.! full Rna pnnl!u
co1''c sse'Ihled ~ M.kaskias v!IinHo nf2re
shilllngs to ~ i1 han pait' ny the A'l,l Wliam
the following goods nt,tl inerohnniisn to
" Tho ns;sl TnMan MI"t"sMaxs Is, M
townrnYnnlh. Maugh5i,1nthtpc,. AehtHwcwnh,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and EscfMwln!ltiwal pnatl And
delivered III f1 council ninrcsattE, that is say
o strotnls. cSQ hlankpts, ao sh!rts, 159 pnl:s q
stroud nnd M nlf-thiok stockings. lsn STROUD sI
no,tilt!s .f lend, one E gross ol killycs, thirty
ptnt's 9f @ @ve1nllinn, 90 E!ln. :lints So pounds
,zcn gilt looking -glasscs,. ono gruss Of gun
stccls, sixteen dozen nt aartcr!nK, l0ooo pounds
f sf M sSs m ,n s6 sly
suit. md twonty gna, tho receipt whercsf we tln
hereby uckt,owlgtlgc, havo g!1lntcd, h.ERatnctl;
fully ecllrmed, and by thesc presents in grant,
hnEKn sell, ulci,, rnc'lsc, ctAfG9if, ratify, nt1tl
fully confirm unto tho HntG William Milrriy.
Atnscs FsYNks, md 1nenb Franks, nj tito Cttynf