Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-02

OF them many years ago, that 'the
men are very white, and the women
rather pretty and more gentle than
those of other tribes"
There is no nation in which the
men are so well built, or have so
good figures as this one It was
Charlevoix who said of them, they are
fine looking men, among the most
shapeIy in Canada and taller than the
Pottawattamie.
That Picture.
Oshkosh was of medium size, pos
sessed of much good sense and ability
but is a great slave to strong drink
and two of his three sons surpass
their father in this beastly vice
(Grignon) II was in a brawl occa-
stoned by too much drink that he was
laid up for a week and died at Ke-
shena, August 20, 1858. The artist
Brooks arrived in Keshena a day or
two after his death and painted the
picture which hangs in The rooms of
the historical society at Madison.
The artist lacked good taste in per-
petuating this noble red man in the
| scarecrow clothing some wag had
gwen him. Oshkosh in that plug hat
and high coloTed ribbons may do for
a comic almanac, but does scant JUS
tice to the supple form of the brave
warrior of the Menomonees, who
the white man.
The menomonees.
The Menomonee Indians have re-
sided since first discovered by white
men, and still reside between the Wolf
river and Green Bay or Fox river
Nicolet, Allouez, Andre and Marquette
all met them on the western shore of
Green Bay, They advised Marquette
not to visit the southern tribes as they
were ferocious and would kill
strangers and there were demons
that would devour him. Before this
they had promised to furnish him with
a canoe for the voyage. They are re-
! ported to have four women to every
man, to be good natured, not keen of
intellect, selfish and avaricious, but
brave warriors, but did not steal or
lie. They were great canoe men and
! fisned sturgeon with a spear. Their
language was Ojibway, but they had a
| secret language of their own besides.
| Their war parties Travelled far. They
aided the French at the battle of De
! troit against the Fox and Mascoutins
! joined Charles De Langlade in his
! journey to Fort Du Quesne where they
ambushed and killed Braddock on the
Monongahela, and were with Langlade
! fighting under the banner of France
when Montcalm fell before the plains
of Abraham. And they fought under
the bravest Of the brave" in Bur
goyne's invasion and at Bennington
They refused to join Pontiacs con
spiracy but old Carron, the head chief
guarded and conducted the English
garrison safely away from the post al
Green Bay, for which service he had :
medal
Two centuries ago they were sale
to have numbered eighty warriors. OF
400 people, and since have grown tC
upwards of 1000 people. In 1926
when the New York Indians under
Eleazer Williams guidance made {
visit to Green Bay to treat with the
Menomonees for lands, that tribe
iclaimed to possess a good portion OF
northern Wisconsin which they could
not have made good as against the
Winnebago and Chippewa. But they
pretended to sell the New York In
dams a joint right to five-mile strir
of many miles in length. which, how
ever, was never occupied by them
nor conceded by the government.
The Menomonees and Fox and Sacs
were friends on the Green Bay and
lower Fox river, but about seventy-five
years ago or earlier some Menomonees
joined the Sioux against the Fox. am.
pushed them fifteen miles below
Prairie du Chen and killed their chief
Kettle. Soon after, the Menomonees
being all very drunk in their camp on
an island in the river near Prairie du
Chen, the Foxes fell on them and
killed great numbers before being
driven away
Life for Whiskey.
After the Americans maintained an
armed post at Prairie du Chen, which
was after the war of 1872 the Menom