Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-20

at Gull Lake in 1862 and
1862 and their Removal in
1858.
Continued from last week..
CHAPTER III.
REMOVAL TO WHITE EARTH IN
1868.
Some gentlemen came to see the
feeling of the Indians. The first ques-
tion was asked was what I thought
of the removal Of my people. Before
this had often thought about it.
saw the sad condition of the whole
Chippewa nation in Minnesota. We
were decreased beyond number by the
devil spirit. have seen it with my
own eyes-four killed in one day
among themselves, and 80 On in pro-
portion.
Here was my own question when
the removal should come up at any
time, what shall say1 Shall I lift my
voice against it. Here is my own race.
No one protects them. There is no
law to protect them and shield them.
Die they must soon or later. Oh. no !!
I must lend my aid secretly for their
removal.
I eaid to these gentlemen, II have
long ago answered your question.
Here are my poor race, who are dying
! of without number. Here are two sill.
meots working against them-the
devil spirit and the wars with the
Sioux nat;on-and in order to save
them one thing must pe DONE
To resist their removal was like
! throwing stone against a rock, it
! would bounce back. The time came
when all must rise and leave their
country and the homes they have
loved. Poor fellows! Chiefs and
brsves. old and young. filled my house
asking and asking whether I shall be
moved with them and saying that
every protection would be given me.
Why protection? Have I done any,
;; thing to need protection? Here let
me give the explanation. The great
war chief, HoIe-in-the-day, had re-
ceived message from the war chief
,, of the Sioux nation. inviting MIN to
take up arms and join him in a gen.
eral warfare against the whites.
Hole-in.the-day positively accepted
the invitation, though the Sioux and
Chippewas had been at war between
themselves for many generations past.
You know the two nations are the
greatest warlike tribes on this con-
tinent, and they are the most numer-
GUS and have the strongest warriors
among the Indian tribes.
Hole-ia- the day espoused the cause
secretly, and sent messengers to the
interior reservations to give general
invitation to the warriors to make a
general warfare against the whites.
The great Sioux nation had already
commenced and was massacring the
whites without number. This news
fred the war spirit Ct the warriors TO
make preparations to 20 forth to war,
and the warriors began to arrive in
our village.
When l saw this dilemma and the
earnestness of the warriors, I made
up my mind to take my OK team and
run away to the nearest white settle.
ment, and in the darkest hour of the
night, started with my wife aud
children. When we had gone about
half way to the place where we ex.
pected to find shelter and protection,
four warriors overlook Us and stopped
| US and said that we must return
back; that no harm should be done U.s.
but every protection would be ex-
tended to Us. We returned. Soon AFTER
wards I saw that preparations were
being made by the warriors to go and
attack and massacre the nearest
white settlement, or rather the
Aeency ana the property.
When I heard of this plan imme-
diately sent word to the whites that
Hole in-the-day and his warriors were
about to visit their village and Kill
every man, woman and child, and I
urged them forthwith to prepare
against being attacked. Men, women
and children worked all night like
beavers. On the second day after I
sent my warning, one of the chiefs,
Crossing Sky. came in the darkest
hour Of the night, and advised us to
be sure to prepare to flee away to the
nearest white settlement or to Fort
Ripley, because when the warriors
return they will be 30 ugly and will
spare no one whom they know to
have sympathy with the whites. This
information greatly relieved US. The
following day, sure enough, Hole-in.
the-day with his warriors passed
! fhpnrnh moon r,,v Ho1~ H.