The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-07-04


which this region and great amount OF work
being by desirable i'm
migration parts that the agricultural interests
may eveoped said written led to be
eve that this practically and undeveoped region True
tits that has long since that civilized began
this with the intention Of making here their homes
developing country the values that might
them their children but in this region Of Che
uamegon bay there the field for research Of early his
torca when follow the wanderngs and exora
explorers Radison and Groseers who arrived
Chequamegn bay the middle part Of the sixteenth century
who appeared later to be
Father Marquette and along down the line OF
explorers and Of the operations Of the Hudson
bay Fur Trading Companies all this there is
entertaining study that has produced volume
after that reads like the works Of fiction
than the historical accounts and Of early
pioneering.
The burning of the ancient Catholic Island
the principal island of the Apostle group the morning Of June
10TH awaens these romantic stories that have clustered about the
old half 1t is doubtful II structure
during times has been looked upon with
greater building that completely
destroyed together with all its historic contents
The claim that has repeatedly made that this the
original church by Father Aouez 1865 cannot be
ained although persistent the claim has
een Notwithstanding that there nothing that bears it out
Marquette the he has left tells Of his arrival
Chequamegon and of his finding of the ouez
which he conducted services and preached the Gospel
the Indians whom he found here Marquette history tells
was Jesuit and history explorations
well American readers The location of this old
determined although there have
mainland between Washbur Ashland He arrived at this
the Indians who living clearngs
as in five villages The Huons to the number Of four
five hundred souls nearly all baptized and still always
little Christianity continuing he speaks of the reig
conditions the other tribes which not good
thattime
writing says that arrived the
day October, 1865 Chequamegon There at
this place bearing who number about eight hundred
these gathered together from different tribes
The section of the LAKE shore where we have settled down be-
tween large villages and We're the center Of all the
tribes these the fishing here good which
the principal of support these people We have
there small chapel of bark where sole purpose
Algonquin Christians them bapl
catese the children ouez speaks of this place
aPomte Esprit and the of "Ioly Spirit given to
the chapel
Davidson, M, Milwaukee, his historical
before the Northwest Educational Conference held
Island July 1892 the auspices
Superior Congregational Club draws the conclusion that la
Esprit the wide between Chequamegon bay
ahe part of Lake Superior"
right upon point many accepted
hardly stopping question where the whole controversy
sought the old Mission
that the old Mission recently
troyed by should have been claimed by those stopping
anEesgate the original Aouez and Marquette mission for
very good authorities that the Aouezand Marquee
mission Madeline And may be said that the principal
brought the proof Of the mainland theory that
Gnte Esprit to have been entirely mainland
1.-The wide between Chequamegon bay the western
part Lake Superior But in searching the records left by the
missionaries early authorities the location Of
LaIonte Esprit definitely fixed except
only part Chequamegon the old Indian
trading post designated half of latter by the French
Indian tradition brings always to Madeline Island the
starting point the Indian history the Chequanegon
d here the tribes always conferred 1t here that the Amer
Hudson Bay Fur Companies located Taking Aouez
authority tribes here do lead wandering e
reasonable that Madeline Island the place OF
Aoue LeSeu sent by the government OF the New France
said have built the island early 1892 the
Of te old Indian village it's described The object of
she early missionaries visit the Indians and they lived
Them clearly Then why not the villages
the Indians located solved the of the
locating the Marquette and Aouez house Back the
hnry the differences exiStin2 between thel