The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-12

Agent fleTTt MtIdTu tl OHt slut, duu
the tribes of the Chippewas, Winnebagos,
Ottawas and Menomlnees on the other,
for the purpose of more closely defining
the territory of these respective tribes,
and the lands of the United States. Az
was always the case in Indian signatur'
es each chief signed with His Y Mark. )"
Way meek see GOO was the thirty.
sixth to sign.
The treaty of Prairie du Chen con.
cluded July 90, 1929 was by commission.
ers Gen John McNiel Col Pierre Men.
ard and Caleb Atwater, representing the
United States, and the united nations of
the Chippewas, Ottawas and Pottawato-
mics of the Illinois, Milwaukee ana
Mantowock Rivers on the other As n
result extensive lands in southern Wis
consin and northern Illinois were ceded
to our government. Meek say mank"
was the tenth chief of the thirty. five to
sign.
The treaty of Chicago concluded in
1888 and ratified Feb. 81, 1885, was one
of the most important Indian treaties
ever made in the West The Chippewas,
Ottawas and Pottawatomies ceded to
the United States that large strip of ter
g'tory bounded as follows Beginning
at Crosse Point, twelve miles north of
1 r. 'bipDnn thanan l,,a f,, p,nly pi,,.
er, thence up the Rock to its source near
Fond dn Lac, thence south east along the
Milwaukee River to Milwaukee, u total
area of approximately five million acres,
in exchange for lands of equal extent
west of the Mississippi River to be as.
signed by the president. This document
had affixed the signatures of seventy.
seven chiefs, -"Wah mix-i-co" being the
fifth, which fact alone attests his promi-
nence in the deliberations.
According to the narrative of Peter J.
Vieau, as published in the Fifteenth
the following tragical romance was en-.
acted at Chicago during lull in the
proceedings of the treaty, the central
figure being one of the four daughters
of Wainpun. At this gathering which
resembled great fair, some five or six
thousand Indians and several hundred
whites were present. Two young men,
otherwise the best of friends, were both
smitten by the charms of this young
squaw. A duel was proposed The IA.
theirs of the young men submitted the
question TO the council of wise men,
where the conclusion was reached that
the survivor should have the girl The
eager dnelists on their ponies, bedecked
with gay ribbons and armed with long
bowie knives, flew at each other at u
given signal. In a very few minutes,
both were weltering in their blood NOR
tally wounded, while the unfortunate
girl wrung her hands in frenzy of
despair.
Wampuns presence at the Treaty of
Butte des Morts in 1927 is mentioned
but cannot be substantiated; however,
it is highly probable that he did take an
active part in its deliberations.
The city of Two Rivers is located on
the Twin Rivers whose waters enter the
lake by common mouth. The Mishi,
cot River is named after we'll known
Ottawa chief, who was grandfather
of Benjamins mother. The Neshoto is
IA Chippewa word meaning Twin. The
business, or main portion Of the city, is
situated between these two Rivers,
while that part lying to the South of
the Neshoto River is to this day known
as Mexico. 1t is a mooted question as
TO whether it derives its name from the
old chief, which stream was one of his
favorite haunts, or whether it was 80
named in contradistinction to Canada,
which is that part of the city north of
the Mishicot River, whose fisher folk
population was formerly almost exclu.
sively of Canadian French origin.
Early in the year 1921 DR.. VIM Mad
ison, the post surgeon of the troops at
Fort Howard received furlough to visit
his Kentucky home. He started on
horseback on the only trail in these parts
at that time, the Green Bay Military
Road, on his way to Chicago accompan-
led by two soldiers on foot. When a
few miles north of the spot where we
are assembled to-day, the doctor was
mortally shot from ambush by Ketan.
kah, Chippewa Indian, the whole
charge lodging in the back of his neck.
One of the soldiers, mounting the horse
hurriedly returned to Green Bay to sum
mon help. A number of officers and
soldiers started at once, but found the
doctor dead The culprit was detected,
aid in our minds eye we can picture to
ourselves Wsmpun delivering the mur.
derer to the authorities. Ketankah was
taken to Detroit, duly tried and convict.
ed in October, and executed the 9th
day of December following.
The first genuine Indian scare of our
county occurred in 1912. Vague rumors
of an impe uding massacre filled the air.
Active preparations for defense were
made everywhere and the greatest anxi
ETY. and uneasiness prevailed, when Mex.
leo appeared at the Rapids and fully
reassured the settlers that their fears