Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-08
EARLYINDIAN BATTLE
RELlCS RECENTLY FOUND TELL OF
SANGuiNARY FIGHT.
Spot whore the Army Of the sac and
FOX Indians Was ENtcrminatcd Proved
to Have Been Near Chicago Impot
tauce Of the Event.


west of Evanston, Chicago's aristocrat-
ic suburb, furnish evidence that mere
was once fought one OF the bloodiest
and most eventful battles of Indian
days. This battle is supposed To have
been fought more than 17O years ago.
and resulted in the complete eXtermi-
nation of the army of the Sac and Fox
Indians that swept down from Wiscon-
sin ana ihTaded the Illinois river coun-
try, Opposing the Sac and Fox Indians
were the united armies of the French
and Indians, consisting of the Cbippe-
was the Mascoutens. Mcnomnccs. and
Kickapoos.
AT that time the French had es-
tablished a trading post here. which
was known as Fort Miami. This and
not Fort Dearborn. as many contend.
was the beginning of Chicago as
trading center Had the invading In
dians been victorious, the trading post
would have been abandoned and the
central point Of commerce established
somewhere else on the lakes.
Hundreds of arrow-heads were
found, and there were spears (the fav-
ored weapon of the KickaDooD, axes.
war clubs, tomahawks, and. in fact.
almost every instrument of war known
to the aboriginal tribes. Adjoining the
fence of the golf grounds and directly
south was found an Indian mound,
from which We're dug out partially ere
mated skeletons, "A French breastplata
made of German silver numerous other
metallic devices, and flint-lOcks and old
medals. From the nature Of the relics
there is no doubt that many of them
belonged TO the Sac and Fox Indians.
Others were those used only by the
Kickapoos and Mascoutens of the Illi-
nois confederation. And then there is
also the style of battle ak or war club
employed In battle exclusively by the
Chippewas and Menominees.
The discovery makes clear the disap-
pearance of the detachment of the Sac
and Fox Indians that We're not killed
at the battle of Plano This latter was
the engagement that many enormously
believe to have taken place at Starved
Rock. The great army of Sac and Fox
came down from Wisconsin over tho
Green Bay trail. They attacked the
French fort at Detroit and were re-
pulsed by Du Poisson, who called to
his aid the Pottawatomies and Miamia
and other friendly tribes. Proceeding
on southwestward the Sac and Fox en-.
countered the Ottawa Indians, and by
them We're driven to the Mississippi
river Here they opposed the fierce
Sioux, and by them were driven east
ward again. The tribe settled in tho
Fox river valley, about fifty miles, west
Of Chicago. In time they recuperated
from their repeated defeats and start
I'd out once more to get vengeance on
the French and Indians who were in
peaceful possession of the fertile val
ley of the Illinois. They advanced in
two divisions intending to surprise the
enemy. They came upon the French
and Indians Unexpectedly, however.
and were separated. One detachment
was driven from the Illinois river up
the Fox river to where Plano now is.
There all Of this division were killed.
The other detachment was the main
ppi' VI Ah' al hgs DtHIJ1ldtt ONtI lUtlI
recent adversities, they rallied every
young Indian that could bend a bow
and made an advance on the combined
forces Of the French and the four tribes
OF Indians. They were under the lea
dership Of Pemoussa, chief of the Fox.
Shortly before starting out they were
Joined by another band OF Sac and Fox,
fresh from Wisconsin. and Pemoussa
was made the leader of the entire
army.
At the advance of the great army of
the Sac and Fox the French and In
dian forces reIreated from Fort Miami
and made a stand on the site where
the Glenview golf grounds are now To-
Gated. They had little time to fortify
themselves when the entire army,
united, bore down upon them. They
fought until every man was dead Pc
moussa himself was killed.
Every indication seems to point to
this battle as one of the most impor-
iant of Indian days. The Kitkapon
and Mascouten Indians are known to
have been in this vicinity in those
days. These two tribes were always
allied. They belonged to what is known
as our lllinii confederation 1t is prob
able that the present golf grounds
were the site OF an Indian village. and
that the battle took place at The vii
lagc There Is but slight mention OF
the early French Fort Miami. and its
origin is unlyunun II u,ag ,,Lt,,