Mower County transcript., 1903-09-16

At the annual meeting Of the Mower
county Old Settlers Association held on 9:
the fair grounds, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1908,
Hon. G.. G. Wilson Of Rochester read q an
exceedingly valuable historical paper
on the early history Of this vicinity. II
showed extended research and contains
SO much Of permanent historical value
that we print it entire in this issue.
The following is the paper complete:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: q
Permit me to speak to you this after
noon regarding the Indian Treaties
affecting title to the lands in this vicinity
and to say something also OF the white
man who first spent winter. in Mower
county. M s
A treaty was made August I825, at
Prairie des Chlens (Fort CraWtOrd) then
within the Territory of Michigan. be.
tween the Sioux Indians, in what is now
Minnesota, on the north, and the conted-
Grated Sacs and F oxes in what is now
Iowa, on the south; establishing a divi-
sion line between them. The United
States, to promote peace, called the In
dians together and was also Z. party to
the treaty. Lewis Cass, then Governor
of Michigan Territory, and William
Clark, Governor of Missouri, were COM
missioners and represented the Federal
Government. The Sioux were repre-
sented by Wabasha, (Red Leaf, Sleepy
Eyes, Red Wing, Sha-co-pe K The sixth,
Little Grow and over twenty other chiefs
and warriors who signed the treaty.
The Sacs were represented by keokuck
1.-THE watchful foxy Quash Kaume Jump
ing fsh), Wau-cau-che (eagles nose) and
ten others. The Foxes were represent
ed by Tia NAH (the bear that makes the
rocks shake), Mis-o-win (moose horn).
Shin-quin-is (the rattler) and thirteen
others. All these sign ed the treaty
The boundary line there agreed upon
between them, commenced AT the mouth
of the PIPER Iowa on the west bank OF
the Mississippi River near the southeast
corner of the present state Of Minnesota,
and ascended that stream, keeping up
the left fork to its source near the pres
ent state line, thence west in direct
line crossing the Cedar River, to the
second or upper fork Of the Des Moines
River and thence in a direct line to the
lower fork OF the Big Sioux River and
thence down that fork and river to the
Missouri. That line was a little south OF.
but near the present state llne between e''
Minnesota ana iowa. &.
This delimitation however did not put
an end to conflicts between these Indian
tribes and on InlyI5, 1890, the Indians
were again summoned to council at
the same, place. To further promote
neace. the confederated tribes of Sacs
and Foxes were induced to cede and re-
l;nnn;sh to the United States. a tract of
country twenty miles in width. from the
M;ssissinpi TO the Des MONIES River.
s;tuate south of and adjoining the line SO
estahlished. The Sionx also were there
induced 10 scede to the United States. !
tract of country twenty miles in. width,
from the Mississippi TO the Des Moines
River sit nate north of and adjoining this
dividing line. .@%>,7 I$
y =. !,
IN OCTOBER lo4l, =. 2. olDley, !nen
thirty years OF age' was agent az: a. Menao1a' e
across the river from or , neltllg nlnn.
Tor the. American me &c. ulfloill,any' ne
was actlve ana vigorous . 9 II oDtall' skl Y
ana Peltries 1or tne i1e =, nlau
least, invited the oioux. kllled TWO 1at
;nd,,cemepts n e & sn;tahle for an Indianshol;.
dav, Invitations had been sent out to
the neighboring villages. and nearly 4
thonsand men q sanaws and children
came "a theIfeast. Alter the Indians had