New-York tribune., 1902-08-24

southwark, until his return. This journey was
taken for the purpose Of examining the 1ortiieo
beaver hunters camps of the Outagamles' "hose
village is definitely located at the forks OF the
river which he describes. and 1t is now that we
hear for the first time of the outagamie RIVER
subsequently changed to Fox River. which was the
nickname of the tribe. On his return down this
river of the Outgames and of Dabon, which
flowed to the north of Mascoutens. La Hontan
lands on the banks of the little lake OF Hennepin
and Marquette. Here he finds the Captain Gen
eraf of all the tribes of Central Wisconsin, n ute
accorded only 10 the Mascoutens chief, and is
taken by him the summit of the neighDorns
bluffs, where from the famous outlook he can
see the disposition of the beaver camps. After
two days La Hontan proceeds 70 the portage up
the little rice fringed stream
1t thus appears clearly that there were two
streams at MascOutens whose confluence was not
far below the
The one was river flowing from the west and
a mile and half north of the town. The other
a rice choked stream of swamps and shallow
lakes extending directly under the southern wall
Of the town. flowing from the Portage. The west
ern branch was anciently considered the parent
stream and called by the Winnebagoes the
Neenah river. It named by the whites,
however, the Outagamie, the Reynard. or the Fox
1t is still denominated by piece OF stupid geog-
raphy the Neenah O.. e. the river Creek. The
southern branch. which has usurped the name and
rank Of the western; was anciently called hiIho-
with Father Hennepin attempted 10 XIII a running
swan near Governors Bend and tipped over their
o al S the nn q sv she pedd d Ss SeePt Jo
describe the Neenah alone, 1t Will thus be seen
that modern ge9sraphy has reversed the ancient i.
the key to the situation has been lost; The limo
roke5a which Vas ignored anclent Is ;,i no% NJ, mag
mics, Foxes described ancienty as the parent
existence et Forgotten To add to the confusion a
Modern canal has nsfm aus frI % and from
three to six lower than the ancient bed. Into
sWan @ pfn have St bee S dred The shallow lakes
ell but disappeared. stream of surplus water
whose current is held back for navigation by the
modern Fox River which has little connection
with the ancient Teenah OF the swan only an
river and whose studies hare been pursued on tts
banks GOULD eEsr no. t' md the the eIs" ose oi tne
deducting one-thrd the distances for the the crooks
Mascouten was five and one-half miles north OF
Of the Fort WnnebaCo Portage. 1t and
one.half miles south of the springs of Corning
cast from the ola forks Of the Neenah: where the
of Governore Bend Canal and locks. 1t was there,
Mud Lake the banks OF the Hihorokira or Run
ming Swan. The fortihcauon mounds which sup
pensabie to the argument These have been sought
diligently al through the pper Fox Naey' put 6ut
Hope without the seeking. scattered over two
and copper. and one of bronze Of exquisite work
manship have been found Sown Ike dragons teeth
over the surface the soil. Coins ranging from
1886 to 1856 have been turned up by the piough
Indian corn hills and garden ridges furnish eVi-
dence of former cultivation. Fretted river land
ings and crumbling trading posts give PROOF OF
ancient commerce. Seymours Valley was natural
fortress a sort OF Indian Gibraltar. vastly stronger
by nature than the modern post OF Fort WINNIE
bago ever was made by art Its front was pro pro
tected by four lines OF defence-an impasSap!e
swamp an unfordable river. a precipitous bank
and a pasaded wall. Its sides were sheltered by
lofty bluffs. Its double outlet in the rear was
commanded by a central buttress of rock spring
brook flows within the inclosure. Innumerable
fountains spring up In the deserted riverbed. The
waters never freeze in winter They are never
warm In summer. Even natural drainage was per-
feet, owing the shape OF the valley and the
of the soil.
From the bluffs of old Mascouten the Swan
and on the Neenah the outlines OF seven counties
are still visible. Far the eye can reach ana be-
yond the range of vision limit could be dis
covered the vast prairies and groves of oak
The Fire Nation had learned the art OF beautify-
ing the landscape without toll and clearing the
timber without labor. Under these ma ssiVe oaks
and under those sheltering bluffs the Mascoutens
pitched their many wigwams.