The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

county auditor at Hastings. Kennedy
was a tall, broad shouldered Scotch
man, who had just left his home in
Canada, and was going up to Traverse
des Sioux to see his brother Duncan,
who had charge of the American Fur
company's warehouse at that place.
We crossed the Mississippi river on
horse ferryboat, at the steamboat
landing, and struck out for Mankato
over the "Dodd road. After travel
ing six miles, we camped for the
night at place where a man had re-
Gently settled and built board shanty.
Here we first discovered that we had
started on this journey through an I'M
settled region, and had taken no sup
plies of provisions, owing to misun-
Outstanding as to which one OF us was
to procure them. We had, however, a
small quantity of crackers and cheese
that remained of Hanna's supplies on
his down trip, so we made a supper
from that, after which l went and
slept under the edge of a haystack.
We started early the next morning,
knowing that we should pass only one
house before we reached Mr.. Pettis
at Lake Emily. We travelled through
beautiful country, mostly prairie,
and arrived at the house, Mr..
Brackett's, on Prior lake, % miles
from St Paul, in due time. Mr..
Bracket had just settled at this place,
and was living alone. We expected to
get some provisions from him to last
us through to Mankato, but found he
had only little -four. one ham, and
plenty of milk. He offered to divide his
ham with us, but when we learned that
he could get no more short of going to
st. Paul with his OK team, we decided
to take none of his provisions except
some milk; as Hanna told US he saw a
small band of Indians camped on q
lake about twenty miles further along
our road, shooting ducks, where he
thought we could get something tc
eat, and l thought 1 could shoot some
game with my six-inch Colts revol
yer. So we pushed on six miles and
encamped on Club creek, in brushy
region full of sink holes filled will
water. Here we built rousing fir'
and fixed up to pass the night. Abou
midnight Hanna found that one of hi
horses was very sick, and in a few
minutes it was dead.
Matters now began to look serious
J but in the morning Hanna rode hi
, other horse back to Brackets, go
his oxen and hauled the wagon bacl
: to Brackets house, where it would b
safe, and about three O'Clock p. m.
we all left our camping place am
: started along to reach the Indians a
/ the lake. Hanna riding his horse, an
the others on foot. The weather wa
fine, and we stepped out lively, and i
about four hours reached the Indians
Goodrich, who could talk Sioux
IOuuu tu0 u0du HAL anu 1Olu hih "
r wanted to stay all night and get some
g thing to eat The chief took US in hi
:. tent, seated us in circle on til
ground, where we each in turn smol
# ed kinikinick from his red stone pip'
IS after which we all went out and 81
:. on the ground by the side of til
q kettle, from which we helped ou
/ selves to boiled ducks and wild ric'
J. Then we smoked some more in tt
o tepee, while Goodrich talked Siou
!, with the chief, after which we all Ia
down in circle in the tent, with OF
d feet pointed to small fire on I'll
# ground in the center. I slept wei
10 but occasionally felt of the top of N
d head, to be sure that the hair WI
still there. In the morning we ga,
o the chief silver dollar, ate mo-