Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-27
BOWLS STORY.
An Account of the Disturban-
ces Oft the Chippewa Indians
at Gull Lake in 1867 and
1862 and their Removal in
1888.
Continued from last week.

(COnCln0eQ from last week.
Oh, ye. the father of rivere, for
ag past thy beautiful current has
often cheered while gliding over thy
currents with my canoe I am leaving
thee I shall never again grace thy
flowing waters. I leave thee, not by
my wish, but am compelled" And
again pointing toward the mountain,
he said, with loud voice, ''Oh, you
beautiful mount! How often have I
hidden under thy walls when in dan
ger! !" So saying he returned, much
cast down and with spirits Of melan-
choly. He was the most earnest advo-
cate that I should move with them.
But. at the same time, he knew we'll
that it was not safe for me to move
with them when the loaded gun was
pointed at me. Again and again I
said that the Great Spirit would open
the door for me to enter into their
country.
After the removal had taken place
and peace and harmony were restored,
the whites aud the mixed bloods in
vited me to come down to Crow Wing
under their protection. Hole-in-the-
day, they said, is man of blood. q
deceivirg man who cannot be trusted.
started to 60 down and to remain
with the people and under their pro-
lection. Two weeks after my people
had been removed received letter
from the chiefs informing me that
they had arrived at their new coun-
try, and giving me in glowing terms
a description of the country. They
said that I had better be preparing
to follow them, and that every pr0tec'
tion would be given me.
About this time ole-in- the day
sent his threatening messengers to me
openly, and from this time forward
he watched me very closely for fear
should slip away secretly toward the
new country, and almost every day
he came down to Crow Wing to see If
I am still unremoved. If he did not
come down himself he would send one
of his warriors. Nearly four weeks
passed away since my people had left
me. I felt very lonely and depressed
in spirits, for I love my poor people
and wanted to see them.
1 knew that they we're waiting for
me and were very anxious to see me
move. Col. G. 81. Beaulieu cautioned
NE that I had better not sit out of
doors TOO much. You cannot depend
upon Hols-in~ the-day; he may he
watching you to have a good chance
to shoot you from a distance. He
knew too well to come to
shoot me in my house because
that would be sure death to him. The
people there were watching him very
closely. At the usual early hour of
the day he again passed through near
US. BE took savage look at on:
house. He was with one of his war
ri,rs, and returned home. In about
two hours, up from the ferry man
was running toward the village and
waving blanket upward. and sav.
ing in loud voice that Hole-in- the
day had been assasinated by lis own
friends. Bye-and-bye another man on
horse back fred FIVE times, informing
the people of Crow Wing that Hole-ln-
he. day had been aesasinated by his
own friends, and thue confirmed to
the doubling people that he was truly
killed.
went home to inform my late COM
panion that the man who sought to
take our lives had been aesassinated.
Now the bolted door against our
reaching White Earth was broken
down and unbolted. Come, my dear,
let Us be purposing to follow and fine
our people.
In a few days got ready to move
my caravan, which consisted of three
yoke of horned horses. The day arrived
when the departure should take place.
The hardest day of our lives To leave
the little graves of our dear children
was the most sorrowful thing We ever
experienced. It was long time be-
fore I could get my wife away from
the little graves. and finally got her
away with broken hearts. know 90
we'll I shall never walk around them
again while life shall last.
The loving whites and mixed bloods
I thanked most heartily for their kind
protection and babe them farewell un-
j, til I should meet them % hoped, In
the new county, White Earth. I took
different route and came down to
Swan river to strike the Long Prairie.
once the home of the Winnebagoes.
took this route for deer hunting pur.
poses. Ducks and geese and deer were
! very plentiful. My son killed all the
ducks and wild geese we needed.
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