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Some account of the fur trade-The lakes, rivers, and moun-

tains of North America-Indian hunters-Courreurs des

bois-Voyageurs-North-men-Comers and goers-A dé-

charge-A portage-Trappers-Beaver hunting-Adven-

ture with a bear-Peltries and furs-Deer hunting-A

cache-Fur companies-Bisons, bears, deer, wolves, badg-

ers, beavers, minxes, martins, foxes, racoons, lynxes, hares,

rabbits, musk-rats, squirrels, and stoats

Difficulty in ascertaining who were the Aborigines of Ame-

rica, and from whence they came-Various opinions on

the subject-Catlin's publication on the "Manners, Cus-

toms, and Condition of the North American Indians"-

Census of the different tribes-Locality of the Crows,

Blackfeet, Sioux, and Creeks-The names of some of the

Indian chiefs and remarkable characters

Wigwams-Crow Indians quitting an encampment-Villages

-Food-Pomme blanche-Pemican-Marrow fat-Fruit-

Dress-Full Dress of Máh-to-tóh-pa, "the four bears'

Bows and arrows, quivers, tomahawks, spears, shields, and

scalping knives-Scalping-War clubs-Indian warfare-

Warfare of white men-Language-Names of the sun and

moon, a buffalo, and the Great Spirit, in different languages

-Indian method of signing treaties

The history of Black Hawk-Na-nà-ma-kee's dream-Black

Hawk's birth-place-Becomes a brave-Fights against the

Osages-His father killed-Destroys forty lodges of the

Osages-Sac chiefs go to St. Louis-Americans deceive the

Sacs, and Black Hawk joins the British-He returns home

-Kéé-o-kùk made chief-Black Hawk again goes to war-

He gives himself up to the Americans-A buffalo hunt ....

Valleys and prairies-A flat prairie-Bluffs and square hills

-Floyd's grave-Blackbird's grave-Fruit grounds in

prairie-Prairie la Crosse-Prairie du Chien-Couteau des

Prairies-Missouri prairies-Swan Lake River rice grounds

-Lover's Leap-Savannahs-Red Pipe-stone quarry

The Seminole Indians-King of the Red Hills-Oceola-A

council-Agreement to an exchange of land-Oceola refuses

to sign the contract-Made prisoner, and afterwards set at

liberty-His message to the whites-Made prisoner again—

His death-Adventures of Nikkanochee, prince of Econ-

The religion of the Red Indians-Medicine, or Mystery-

Rain-making-Marriage-Flattening the heads of children

-Cradles-Practice of shaving the head-Exposure of the

aged-The Leaping Rock-Catching white fish-Fasts,

feasts, and sacrifices-Runners-Indian squaws-Dog feast

-A common life scene among the Indians-Smoking a shield

-Pipes-Indian burial-Resting-place for the dead

Anecdotes of the Red Indians-Indian observation and saga-

city-Indian conscientiousness-Indian honesty-Indian

ignorance-Indian shrewdness-Indian cunning and deceit

-Indian heroism-Adventures of an American trapper... 132

CONTENTS.

Buffaloes-Bisons-A grand surround of buffaloes-A buffalo

wallow-Bears-Adventure with a grizzly bear-Anecdote

of a common bear-Wild horses-Catching horses with the

laso-Creasing horses-Cougers-Wolves-White, black,

and clouded wolves-Deer-Moose deer-Elk- Common

deer-The wapiti deer-Black-tailed deer-Cariboo-Moun-

tain sheep-Prairie dogs-Musk rats-Taking musk rats-

Fearful adventure of the prairie on fire

Games-Ball play among the Choctaws-Ball play by the

women of the Prairie du Chien-Horsemanship-Foot races

-Canoe races-Wrestling-The game of tchung-kee among

the Mandans-Archery-The game of the arrow-Swim-

ming-Mode of swimming customary among the Indians-

Prank of the Minetereer children on the Knife river-Buffalo

dance-The poor Indian woman

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Musical instruments-Whistles, lutes, rattles, and drums-

War whistle and deer-skin flute-The beggars' dance-The

doctors' dance-The pipe dance-The black drink-The

green corn dance-The dog dance-The discovery dance-

The slave dance-The scalp dance-The sham scalp dance

-The eagle dance-The snow shoe dance-The straw

dance-The bear dance-The war dance-Sham fight...... 187

The mystery lodge of the Mandans, to appease the good and

evil spirits-The Great Canoe-The unknown man from

the prairie-The old mystery man-The bull dance-Pre-

paring young warriors for hardships and dangers-The tor-

tures inflicted-The self-possession of the young men-The

last run-Fainting and recovery of the tortured Indians-

The speech of Logan, an Indian chief-Address of the Se-

neca Indians to Governor Clinton-Address of the chiefs of

the same tribe-Speech of a warrior-Speech of Red Jacket 203

oisoned arrows-Poison making-The deadly power of the

poison-Council of war-Enlisting-Preparation for battle

-Indian mode of fighting-A war party-A night_march

-A surprise-A village attacked-The resistance-The re-

treat-False alarms-Camanchee war party-Their chief in

ull dress-The wounded Crow warriors-The mystery man

-His useless attempts to restore the wounded-Death of

Oceola, the Seminole chief-The death of a Christian

A treaty of peace-The tomahawk buried-Pipe of peace

dance-Assinneboin chief-Tribes who shave their heads

-Turning in the toes in walking-Names of women-Dif-

ferent modes of building lodges-Buffalo hunting in wolves'

skins-Begging horses-Medicine rock-Hatching thunder

-Captain Smith saved by a chief's daughter-Horned frogs

-Mosquitoes-Salt water brooks

Dreadful ravages of the small pox-Loss sustained by the

Minetereers, Blackfeet, Crows, and Crees-The Mandan

people all destroyed-Death of Mah-to-toh-pa, "the four

bears"-Attempts to introduce vaccination-John Eliot, the

first Protestant missionary among the Red Indians—His

progress and death-Brainerd; his Christian course and

death-Character given of him-Letter of the Oneida chiefs

-Speech of Little Turtle-Missionary trials-Slaughter of

the Christian Indians-Two Chippeways visit England

American Board of Missions-The United Brethren-The

Church Missionary Society-The Wesleyan Missionary

Society-The American Presbyterian Board of Missions-

The American Baptist Missions-The American Methodist

Missionary Society-Stations, schools, missionaries, com-

municants, scholars, etc.-Missionary relations-Conclusion 275

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