The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-03
AN OLD INDIAN CLAIM.
ca UGHNh VA U6As AGAIN sEEH
THBIR RIG r. IN VERMONT.
Since I11s They Have Been Toying 60
Obtain TO D n sstiou for Hunting
Grounds. OF which They Were De-
prived Unjustiy - Repeated Appeals.

trad,t,ona the rsmnan,a NJ tho once.povsrfpl
caugbnava,.o Ina,on. nr.sa,,.d ,hi. ro.r m
the G.nera, Assembly their ANNA, and time.
bonored claim IN a ooodlv por,,on NJ Vermont
territory. The caugbnswenee are sunposed 70 |
he n hand of IN, rreat Al.onouin division. and
from chief To .on has been handed down tho
story Of the white man, persdv. Their fore
fathers welcomed Champlaiu when be sailed ont |
on Tho water. NJ ,be l,ke which bears hi. nam,
and from thu. tim. avov bact IN Isoo
they trace ,rcacherv ana doubIc dealing. Tho |
terrltorv what the Cauubnavauca, call their |
anoient hunting grounds for which. accord. |
inp To tribal tradition. thew were pever mid. |
4. today the mos, fer,i,. and tb,ctIv NOM. |
Ia,oa .nd ronro.on,s a.. waa,,h,.st ona ,no., |
influential mart of tho stat, Tho claim dates ,
hack tn co,onial dava. and cver s,nee 1874 the
indiana. havs sboved mn d,.po.,t,on IN c..se
- rn--- r.
pressing IL. fe'iuro 10 YET WAT they ooek mas
for them no encouragement, and they will DO
n '. 50. A' VIVA
ton as heretofore.
alan. ,homs.,yn. s..m % hnow much ahon, tbs
history %, TN TINS SCI. Sia, ina ana inc Indians a. ,nem,
occos,ops wh,n their renre..nta,ivs. como he.
go ,ha c.nsro, A...mh,v Th.vsr. "a .sn.
guino as the claim is interesting. Years ago
when the rod men were wheedled with bad
whiskey and trinkets there was undoubtedly
some sort Of deal In which the palefaces came
out ahead me hrst mint OF trouble arising
from TINS oiu-time bargain Is contained IN =
letter written by Thomas Chittendon. the first
-
IDENTITY an attorney employed by the Indians to
oil n, A r,,no,on .Jn,v 90 ,77o and r.ads.
~ vu.p ~ "a ,Vaus'
81 have laid before my council the matter
relative to the claim you mention tho natives
have 70 this part Of the country. but they being
in some measure unacquainted with tho justice
of their claim. thought IL most proper that a
ms,tsr ~ .nch conseon.nce ,bopis he laid be-
NV" .'"'otuon'' "u w '"u w
fore the GENERAL Assem- Oily OF the state at their
next session on the second Thursday Of Novem-
pcr next 10 U c'u u. Mahenesoer'"' "h'h
time and place you probably can have an OPP
For some reason not explained. but probably
because the indiana had no definite outline TO
present OF what ~. constituted %s,,sr sa. incl. me, am, sn9, ! htd nuGt;
up Tor legislative cons sid Grafton for nineteen
years. but in the Interval representative OF the
Indians living in lower Canada visited the
Assembly each year and talked the matter over
with the lawmakers. These hardy old farmers
taIns COULDN'T see how the Indians had
any claim on land they had never turned
over. and little sympathy was found among
Caughnawauga were again ready to press their
claim; and h this time ac"o 1ss y. gave "a ,b an S MnI ne q the
ing, still belongs 20 them. Isaac Tichenor was
then Governor. He laid before tho Assembly
certain papers and an application made TO MIN
by a ieputat.on OF chiefs Of the seven Nations
Of iowersCansda, who conceive they have an
ttSSee,nrr hnetinS Srounds Within the state" Q
When tho General Assembly was convened at
yerrennr. that wear the big chiefs were present
In bncl Az ms and furs and one of them who
had mastered English. under the direction OF
one Of the French Jesuit missionaries. madea
nre.ented letter, of introdnetion and displnyeS
lie credentiais Of tho chiefs who Accompanied
'":.lGS fe", Brother" the chief, and councillors
.. ss1 ,ss os ssy Iay. s ns5' Ssso OF love; 10 y.n c sns 1so ,I fanII;
by Ave OF our agents, which We. the chiefs. have
i ssn IN 10 Uo ySa s 10 tseai BeSiSn ins S on ,be sa ,saa ,id 'ss Of
Ticonderoga. thence to the great falls on Otter
Greek. and eGn,inuins &c same course % the
thence along the height Of land to opposite
the land Belonging to the seven Nations. Which
We have sent to settle for with you. as we have
BBee settled. so that both sides viii be- contentcd."
,,S Much S1, 70 The . asiisGs Of ;A1 In lsa..n' o ,ne,. Ds ,ss
legislator. an interest In fact never before dis
played. Whether II was the improving manner
Of presentation. or tho mapping out OF their old
time hunting grounds that was Responsible for
this interest. the records OF Legislative doinGs at
was !" aroused and The Indians claim was re.
ferrei 10 a mmit for Investigation. Ali OF
the old time town and city and state rec
ords were gon, over by this committee. and n
S.port WAS returned that while the indians
might have some remote claim 10 tho
lands descrlbed. IL was clear That no
settlement could be- made with them without
the nermissIon ~ the United States The com
mittee mmr that the Governor be re-
oue.ted 10 inform III. deleeation thai when the
tribes laying claim TO the land described could
nrodnce clear and undeniabie proofs of title the
State would see 10 il that the claim received
proner Attention. or course the chief, we're
mnch Aforementioned Int the foxy old Law mnker
sent them nwny with hearts light and br.ntha
redolent Of old rye. Something over 5000 was
yn.nded ON the chiefs in trinkets and other
things which caught tho Indian fancy.
The red men had However, left a deem impre,-
sion in tho Vermont mind and GOV. Tichenor
entcred A. once into correspondence with the
New York State authorities concerning tho
cisim referred To as having been settled by the
Inaians Armed with The in formation receiyod
from New York. Gov. Tichenor made a report
10 tho Assembly OF l7og and he was AT once d.
rscted nv thet body 10 notify tho chiefs. who
rere again on hand. that IL their claim ever did
eIist. H Ind long before become extinct in
conscouence Of tho treaty OF peace in
i7Ga between Grent Britain and Franco
Aud the treaty in l7S3 between England
and Tho United States. at which latter
time ths Indians were subjects of the
G..t,h ,h. nax, ,n..tinr ~ IN.