The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-23

county were generally peaceful ana eX-
changed their venison, peltries or ber-
ries with those who first put up their
rude shaniies for settlement. In 1882
there were many Indians ut the site of
the Manitowoc, and the Twin rivers,
but in 1885 very few We're seen by the
first settlers of this county. But the
country lying along the lake shore north
of Two Rivers was ever favored resort
as is proven by the innumeIable relics
that are found in the sand along five or
six miles of the lake shore Here, where
the waves sang perpetually was the
burying ground of many a tribe. Here
We're heard the lamentations of the
squaws, and the weird chants of the
warrior
And the melancholy fir trees
Waved their dark green fans, above him,
Waved their purple canes above him,
Mingling with his lamentations,
Their complaining, their lamenting.
And here the last bands of Menomon-
les fingered until late in the sixties, no
longer the proud and noble savages of
old, but sorry vagabonds ragged and
debased, who were rendered happy when
they were permitted to gather up the
leavings of the whites at the new settle
ments, of whom they adopted new vices
and contracted new diseases They
hung around the fish shanties where
they gathered MP the ff-fall which they
carried to their kettles on the lakeshore
to extract the oil. This they exchanged
for vile fire water at the settlement, On
their return grand feast was held on
the remnants of fish otf-fall in the ket
Ties and the whiskey. One of num-
Der of Indians who visited Two Rivers
frequently was known as Indian Mary
She had lighter complexion than her
companions, was rather good looking
and was probably the descendant Of
some white cO}tttm dtt bOiS; but she was
vixen when drunk or aroused one
day while IN her unsteady canoe in the
river she rose TO her feet for some pur.
pose, when Il young white man, to
brighten her called ont Look out Mary. Z,
She turned suddenly, her canoe capsized
and she was spilled into the water, much
to the amusement to those on shore
With a cry Of rage she struck out for
the shore. The Young man took to Iii,
heels, but Mary was ileet-footed, and
soon overtaking him, She drew her knife
and plunged it into his back lie was
laid up for many day, but finally re-
covered
On another occasion during one Of
those lake shore feasts Mary had an
alteration with the chief of the band.
and with her ever ready knife she sur
prised the Old gentleman by gouging
out one OF his eyes. In CONSERVATION
all he Indians at once departed for the
woods They returned after many
weeks, and not only was the chief riv-
us one eye, but aralv'a optic also I.....
been rende ed sightIess. Thus was the
Indian idea of Justice like The ancient
law of Moses, An eye for an eye
Between 1880 and 1850 the Pottawa-
tonnes, Winnebagos, Chippewas and
Menomonies, all of whom claimed the
country of which Manitowoc county is
part ceeded their rights to the govern
ment, and in the course Of few years
retired to the reservations assigned to
them The MenomOnie is the only
tribe that has retained in part at least
its ancestral home -ShawanO reserya-
ton. In 1887 Chippewas had Il village
mt Cato Falls, whose Chief Mische.Cot or
Mexico rs the whites called him was
lie died in 1872 and was buried in
Town Of Rapids. In 1913 band Of 800
Menomonie warriors with their women
and children had there winter camps on
the Manitowoc river, where the depot
Of the city of Chiffon now stands, under
a chief known as Lttleway. In 1859
Mcnomonie Indians had planting
grounds in the town Of Schleswig. and
as late as 1862 Indians soiourned near
Two Rivers.
Many Of The bucks oftrr came to the
villages with their horses, dogs squaws
and opposes to trade Or beg or TO
show their dusky babies for TIN, con
sideruion o. q penny OF two, or to dis
play their skill with the bow and
arrow.
1be horses were generally gaudily
arrayed with sleighbells and bangles,
and the Indians delighted to ride them
at full gailop, whooping and yelling
the while III their wild JOY and pride
IN 1880 a party Of Mennmones who
had been indulging in their customary
feast Of fish off fail, and whisky at Two
Rivers were taken sick with SMALLPOX.
/ Twelve of them died, and were buried