STORIES OF THE BADGER STATE. INDEX ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Tina S. Vickery ==================================================================== STORIES OF THE BADGER STATE by Reuben Gold Thwaites New York Cincinnati Chicago American Book Company Copyright, 1900, by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Sto. Badger Sta. W. P. 7 page(s) 247-255 INDEX Albanel, Father Charles, 57 Albion, 227 Algonkin tribes, 16, 24 Allouez, Father Claude, 45, 55-57, 1471 149 American Fur Company, 85, 86, 90 Andr6, Father Louis, 57 Apostle Islands, 40 Appleton, 36, 86 Ashland, 40, 146 Astor, John Jacob, 85 Atkinson, General Henry, 131, 139-141 Aztalan, 7, 8 Bad Ax River, 130, 142, 143, 212 Badger State, origin of term, 161 Bailey, Colonel Joseph, 242, 243 Baraga, Father Frederick, 153 Barron County, 235 Barronett, 235 Barstow, Colonel William A., 216-221 Bashford, Governor Coles, 216-221 Bayfield, 154 Beaubassin, Hertel de, French commandant, 150 Beaver Island, 193, 194 Belgians in Wisconsin, 228, 229 Belleview, 158 Belmont, 157, 158 Berlin, 15, 37 Bill Cross Rapids, 55 Black Hawk, Sac chief, 212 Black Hawk War, 86, 134-145 Black River, 15, 53-55, 62 Bohemians in, Wisconsin, 222, 229 Bois BruI6 River, 67, 71, 90, 148 Booth, Sherman M., 205-208 Brisbois, Michel, 113 Brothertown Indians, 15, 198, 200 Brown County, 228, 233 Buffalo County, 225 Bulger, Captain Alfred, 116 Burlington, 190 Butte des Morts, Grand, 91, 131, 213 Butte des Morts, Little, 76, 211. Cadotte, Jean Baptiste, 152 Cadotte, Michel, 152 Calve, Joseph, 104 Cass, Governor Lewis, 211 Cassville, 158 Ceresco Phalanx, 183-189 Cha-kau-cho-ka-ma (Old King), 209, 211 Champlain, Samuel de, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 51 Chardon, Father Jean B., 57 Chase, Warren, 184. Chelsea, 55 Chequarnegon Bay, 40, 55, 56, 67, 84, 87, 88, 146-154 Chippewa Indians, 14, 15, 18, 57, 78, 127, 149, 150, 152, 153 Chippewa River, 40, 243 Clark, General George Rogers, 97-104, 111 Clark, General William, 111 Cochrane, Lieutenant Perry, 244, 245 Copper mines, 21 Copper River, 55 Cornish in Wisconsin, 229 Crawford County, 171 Cushing, Lieutenant W. B., 241, 242 Dakotan tribes, 16 Dane County, 225, 227, 228 Davis, Jefferson, 140 Delafield, 242 De Louvigny, French captain, 75, 76 De Pere, 36, 45, 49, 50, 56-58, 86, 88 Dewey, Governor Nelson, 161, 203, 216. Dickson, Robert, 112, 113 Dodge, Major Henry, 142, 160, 214 Door County, 35, 45, 228, 233 Doty, Governor James D., 157, 159, 166 Doty's Island, 36 Dubuque, Julien, 120, 121 Ducharme, jean Marie, 104 Duck Creek, 200 Duluth, Daniel Graysolon, 34, 66, 67f 147-149 Dutch in Wisconsin, 222, 229 Eau Claire, 244 Eau Claire County, 90 Eau Claire River, 90 Eau Pleine River, 90 Embarrass River, 90 English in Wisconsin, 92-98, 104-106, 110-116, 118 Enjalran, Father Jean, 57, 58 Equaysayway, Chippewa maid, 152 Flambeau River, 243. Fond du Lac, 158, 182. Fond du Lac County, 90, 184, 225 Fort Crawford, 128, 133 Fort Edward Augustus, 93 Fort Howard 131,133 Fort McKay, 115, 116 Fort Perrot, 63 Fort St. Antoine, 63 Fort St. Francisq 93 Fort St. Nicholas, 63 Fort Shelby, 112-116 Fort Snelling, 128, 130-132 Fort Winnebago, 133 Fox Indians (Outagamies), 15, 57, 64, 69, 71-80, 134 Fox River, 14, 15, 309 32, 36-389 459 56, 58-61, 64, 67, 68, 71, 72, 76, 79, 111, 113, 114, 122-124, 131, 133, 148, 180, 182, 199, 200, 212, 213, 225 French in Wisconsin, 15, 24-91, 97, 98, 104-110, 117-122, 127, 155, 222. See, also, Fur Trade. Frontenac, Governor of New France, 28, 43, 44 Fur Trade in Wisconsin, 22-25, 27, 28, 32-41, 43, 44, 49, 51, 53, 59-93, 97, 98, 104, 105, 109-113, 117, 118, 120, 127, 146, 149, 152, 171 Gagnier, Registre, 129, 130 Galena, Illinois, 63, 68, 122, 124, 172 Galena River, 121 Gautier, Charles, 100, 101, 103 Germans in Wisconsin, 222, 224, 225 Glode, Indian chief, 209 Glover, Joshua, 204-208 Gorrell, Lieutenant James, 93-96, 105 Grand Portage, 84 Green Bay, 14, 15, 29, 30, 35, 36, 38, 45, 58, 61, 65, 68, 70, 77-79, 84, 85, 88-91, 93-96, 98, io4-io6, 112, 1 13, 123, 124, 131, 158, 166, 171, 173, 178, 182, 187, 199, 212, 213, 228, 232, 234 Green County, 225-227 Grignon, Robert, 213 Grizzly Bear, Indian chief, 209 Groseilliers, Medard Chouart des, 34-41, S3, 55, 59, 60, 146. Hall, Rev. Sherman, 153 Harrison, Governor William H., 106 Helena, 124 Hennepin, Father Louis, 66, 67 Henry, General James D., 142 Hesse, English captain, 104 Hobart, Colonel H. C., 241 Hudson Bay Company, 41, 60, 84 Huron Indians, 1 28-30, 39-41, 5 3, 54, 74, 151 Icelanders in Wisconsin, 229 Illinois Indians, 15, 32, 74-76 Indians, as mound builders, 7-14, 19; life and manners of, 14-23; Pottery, 21; copper and stone implements, 21, 22. See, also, the several Tribes. Iometab, Indian chief, 209 Iowa County, 121 Irish in Wisconsin, 222 Iron Brigade, 237-240 Iroquois Indians, 24, 27, A 39, 45, 53, 63, 72 Janesville, 182 Jesuit Missionaries in Wisconsin, 25, 26, 29, 3 Ij 32, 35, 42-59, 62, 66, 87, 88. Johnson, Colonel James, 121. Johnson, John, 152 Joliet, Louis, 37, 38, 42-50, 6o, 65, 1,8 Joseph, fur-trade clerk, 151- Kaukauna, 36, 86, 91. Kenosha, 184. Keokuk, Sac chief, 145 Keshena, 212, 215 Kewaunee County, 228, 233 Kiala, Fox chief, 79 Kickapoo Indians, 15, 16, 46, 74 Kickapoo River, 15 Koshkonong, 158 LaCrosse, 86, 88, 91 La Crosse County, 90 Lafayette County, 157 Lake Chetek, 88 Lake Court Oreilles, 88, 90, 153 Lake Flambeau, 88, 90, 153 Lake Koshkonong, 46 Lake Michigan, 15 27, 29, 32, 35, 499 57, 6o, 65-67, 69, 93, 94, 104, 123, 157, 158, 162, 164, 171, 179, 182, 193, 198. Lake Pepin, 62, 63, 78, 90 Lake St. Croix (Upper), 67 Lake Sandy, 88 Lake Shawano, 56, 57 Lake Superior, 27, 29, 38-41, 53-56, 59, 60, 65, 66, 71, 104, 146, 148, 150, 151, 154. Lake Vieux D6sert, 54, 55, 90, 167Lake Winnebago, 37, 112, 113, 181, 200, 212, 225. Langlade, Charles de, 100, 101, 103 Langlade County, 90 LaPointe, 55, 56, 147-150, 152-154 La Ronde, fur trader, 150 La Salle, Chevalier de, 28, 34, 43, 64-66, 69 Lead Mining in Wisconsin, 63, 68, 117-124 Le Sueur, Pierre, 67, 68, 119, 148, 149 Lincoln, Abraham, 139 Linctot, Godefroy, 103, 104. Lipcap, killed by Indians, 129, 130. Little Chute, 199 Little Kaukauna, 196,200 Little-Suamico, 233. Long, John, 105, 106 McArthur, Lieutenant Governor Arthur, 219, 220. McKay, Major William, 113, 114. Mackinac, 29, 35, 44, 45, 56, 61, 67, 70, 78, 83, 84, 93, 94, 98,99,104, 105, 111-114, 120, 147, 199, 209, 210. Madelaine Island, 148-150 Madison, 123, 158, 16o, 165, 172, 175, 182, 217, 220. Manitowoc County, 233 Marin, French captain, 72, 73 Marquette, Father Jacques, 37, 38, 42-50, 56, 60, 118, 147, 149, 153 Marquette County, 90 Mascoutin Indians (Fire Nation), 15, 37, 38, 45-47, 57, 60, 63, 64, 74, 78 Mason, destroyed by fire, 235 Massachusetts Indians in Wisconsin, 15 Menard, Father Rene, 52-55, 59, 146 Menasha, 36 Menominee Indians, 15, 46, 59, 74, 78, 94-96, 199, 209-214 Menominee River, 30, 167, 168 Merrill, 55 Methode, killed by Indians, 128, 133 Miami Indians, 15, 46, 47, 6o, 64 Miller, A. G., 206 Milwaukee, 66, 69, 86, 88, 106, 122, 123, 158, 172p 179, 180, 182, 204, 214, 222, 225, 228. Mineral Point, 122, 158, 225 Mississippi River 14, 32, 37, 42-50, 57, 62, 63, 65-70, 72, 73, 76-78, 87, 93, 104, 111, 112, 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 138, 139, 142, 143, 148, 149, 156, 158, f62, 164, 168, 16g, 179, i8o, 182, 190, 225 Mohawk Indians, 197, 198 Montreal River, 167 Mormons in Wisconsin, 190-195 Morse, Dr. Jedediab, 199 Munsee Indians, 15, 198, 200 Nahkom, Indian woman, 213, 214 Neapope, Sac leader, 139 Neenah, 36, 73, 76, 86, 211, 213, New Franken, 233 New Glarus, 225, 227 New York Indians in Wisconsin, 15 Nicolet, jean, 26-33, 36, 37, 43t 45P 59~ 117 Northwest Company, 84 Notivel, Father Henri, 57 Oconto, 233 Oconto County, 233 Odanah, 153 Ogemaunce, Menominee chief, 94-96 "Old Abe," Wisconsin war eagle, 243 Oneida Indians, 15, 196, 198, 200 Oshkosh (city), 37t 86, 213 Oshkosh, Indian chief, 209-215 Ottawa Indians, 15, 39, 53, 60t 74, 78 Partridge, Alvin, 213, 214 Pensaukee, 233 Perkins, Lieutenant Joseph, 112, 114 Perrot, Nicolas, 34, 57-64, 66, 72 Peshitigo, 233 Phillips, 235 Platteville, 158 Point Bass, 209 Poles in Wisconsin, 222, 229 Pontiac's War, 94, 97 Portage, 37, 47, 48, 86, 90, 91, 103, 106, 113, 122, 131, 133, 158, 178, 180 Portage County, 90 Potosi, 68. Pottawattomie Indians, 15, 36, 59, 64, 74, 138, 141, Prairie du Chien, 14, 37, 48, 63, 70, 86, 88, 89, 91~ 98 103-105, 110-116, 123, 1?4, 127-133, 142, 144, 172, 178, 179 Prairie du Sac, 142 Racine, 91, 158 Racine County, 90, 190 Radisson, Pierre-Esprit, 34-41, 45, 53, 55, 59, 60, 146, 147, 149 Reaume, Charles, 105-109 Red Bird, Winnebago chief, 128-133 Roads in Wisconsin, 177-182 Rock River, 123, 134, 138, 141, 145, 182 Rolette, Joseph, 113 Russians in Wisconsin, 222 Sac Indians, 15, 73, 74, 78-80, 134-145, 212 St. Cosme, Father Jean Francois Buisson, 68, 69 St. Croix County, 90 St. Croix River, 67, 68, 71, 90, 148, 169, 170 St. Francis Xavier mission. See De Pere St. James, Jesuit mission, 57 St. Louis River, 148 St. Mark, Jesuit mission, 56, 57 Sauk County, 225 Sault Ste. Miarie, 43, 60, 61, 63 Scandinavians in Wisconsin, 222, 227, 228 Scotch in Wisconsin, 222 Shawano County, 233 Sheboygan, 69, 86, 228 Shell Lake, 235Shull, James W., 121 Shullsburg, 121 Silvy, Father Antoine, 57 Sinclair, Captain Patrick, 104 Sioux Indians, 14, 16, 18, 40, 56, 62, 66, 67, 78, 127-130, 144, 147 Slavery in Wisconsin, 202-208 Souligny, Indian chief, 209, 210, 214 Spaniards in lead mines, 120, 121 Spanish-American War, Wisconsin in, 243-245 Stockbridge Indians, 15, 198, 200 Strang, James Jesse, 190-195 Sturgeon Bay, 86, 233 Sturgeon Bay (water), Indians on, 14 Sugar Bush, 233 Superior, 235 Swiss in Wisconsin, 225-227 Taylor, Zachary, 139 Taylor County, 225 Tecumseh, 135, 209, 210 Tomah, 209, 210. Trempealeau, 62, 63, 169 Trempealeau County, 7, 90, 91 Vanderventer's Creek, 147 Voree, 191-I93, 195 Wabashaw, Sioux chief, 144 Walworth County, 192 War of Secession, Wisconsin in, 236-245 Warren, Lyman Marcus, 152, 153 Warren, Truman, 152, 153 Washington Island, 229 Waukesha, 182 Waukesha County, 216, 242 Wekau, Winnebago avenger, 129-133 Welsh in Wisconsin, 222, 229 Whistler, Major William, 131, 132 White Cloud, Sac leader, 138, 139 White Crane, Chippewa chief, 152 White River, 192, 195 Whittlesey's Creek, 146 Williams, Eleazer, 196-201 Winnebago County, 213 Winnebago Indians, 14-16, 18, 30-32, 125-133, 138, 139, 141, 142, 144, 199; as mound builders, 14, Winnebago Rapids, 73 Wisconsin Cityo 158 Wisconsin River, 14, 15, 32, 37,48,55, 61, 63,67,68, 71, 78~ 79, 113, 141 122-124, 133, 141, 142, 148, 167, 18O Wisconsinpolis, 158 Wolf River, 15, 56 Yellow Banks, 138