The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-01
MOST CUNNING INDIAN OF HIS
ACE.
Interesting Lecture by horatIo Hight
ESQ.,, Last Night.
Recent Donations TO the Maine His
toricai Society.

Last night the last monthly meeting Of the
season Of the Maine Historical Society was
held In the society's library room. The
meeting was called to order by Hon. James
p. Baxter, who stated that the annual meet
ing Of the society viii be held at Brunswick.
June 25th. Mr.. Baxter introduced Horatio
Hight, Esq, who delivered an exceedingly
interesting lecture In a very entertaining
manner, ON Mogg Heigon; alias Mugg; alias
General Mogg; alias Mogg Megone; his life.
his death and its sequel. Mogg was the
famed Indian leader In the first Indian war
In Maine.
"This Indian Of several aliases" said Mr..
Hight. "was willy foe OF the English set
tiers along the coast Of Maine In the first In
dian war. Concerning the tribe to which he
belonged, there seems to have been differ
ence Of opinion among those whom we have
regarded as authority. Drake informs us
that he was a chief among the Androscog-
gins; he also refers TO an Indian Of the same
name who died in 1724, as the chief actor In
the first events. Hubbard says he was the
principal minister Of Madockawando. Bel
knap calls him an Indian Of Penobscot.'
scot sachem.' Other annalists repeat the
latter assertion. evidently with no thought
of his being other than a PenObsc0t Indian.
With these oft-repeated statements before
us, we wonder whether II may be possible
200 years removed from his time. to find a
trail Of history that may be considered Of
sufficient Importance to convince some that
whatever honor or dishon0r belongs to this
most cunning Indian of his age IL belongs
not to Pen0bsc0t or Andr0scoggin, but TO
the no less sagacious tribe that inhabited the
banks of the Saco. There are traditions
that the Saco tribe were the primogenitors
Of the ADenakis tribe. Parkman says:
'Sac0 and Androscoggin have been held TO
be Abenakis proper I'VE affirm our belief
that to this tribe Mugg belonged; that he
last day Of May. issa, described S; il himself as
Mogg Heigon, Of Saco river, Of New Eng
land and heyre Of sWalter Heigon,
sycamore Of said river By this
deed the grantor conveyed to Major
William Phillips the land between the
Saco and Kennebunk rivers, from the sea as
far upas Salmon falls on the Saco, and "soe
far up the Kennebunk river, until II be OPP
posite said Salmon Falls" In subsequent
deeds, Phillips refers to the former owners
as an Indian sycamore, commonly known to
Heggine. The word "fgan" or "Negan" In
Algonquin signifies an arrow point. That
long point Of land that bounds the Saco bay
on the west was the terminus Of Mogg's in
heritance and 1t Is possible that the suffix
the hunting ground that had descended TO
Mogg through long line Of sagamores who
had borne the name "Hegan." So his name
meant Mogg Of the arrow point"
Mogg had much TO do with the English
and learned their language. Mr.; Hight gave
very interesting and detailed account Of
Mogg's leading adventures, beginning with
his skillful capture Of Black Point garrison
thar was commanded by Henry Jocelyn; the
capture Of the vessel at Richmond Island,
with Capt. John Abbott, James Fryer and
were on board, and finally describing his
second attack upon the garrison at Black
Point on May 16, 1917, when the famous
leader OF the first Indian war In Maine was
slain by the whiteman's rifle. The loss OF
their leader so dampened the courage Of his
Indian followers that they departed from
the garrison, despairing Of victory.
"Who was this Indian leader who had been
much with the English and had learned this
language? Who was sent to fetch the
dence enough to go outside the fertilization
to parley with? Whose name was spelled
M0gg by Gendle and by the depOnents
from the Wells garrison, whom Scottow
called the impudent Mog. who was so bold
as to write himself the Indian g nall? Who
was this Indian leader Of several aliases save
Mog Heigon, of Saco river of New England.
son an .heyre Of Walter Heigon Of said
river?'"
That valuable relic, the bronze crucifx
worn by the French Jesuit missionary Rev
erend Father Sebastian Rasle, who was
killed at Norridgewock. Augusta 1724, has
been put In small glass case that IL may be
well preserved.
The Historical Society has received from
the Gore estate two fire buckets, warming
pan and certificates Of stock Of Maine Bank
issued to Daniel How, November, 1902 and
signed Sam Freeman, president Of the bank
at that time. Postage stamps enclosed In
frames of brass that were used for money
when coin was scarce have been presented
by Mr.. Frank Barrett. A copy Of the "Affec-
tionate Son" from Mrs. Dorcas III. Banks
has also been received. All donations will