Box 23, Folder 6: Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin 1855, Third Edition

There was a village of this name, retired on 20. an island (2) to the number of twenty. The [illegible] At the head of this [tray] lake (1) is the sojourn, or rather the country of the Lakis (3).

150-could put under arms one hundred & fifty new. Others do not count but 120-They have for device a crab, a wolf, and a she-bear.

Fox River

(4) Fox river discharges into this Lake. This nation (5) now migratory, consists when not separated (100) still of one hundred mean bearing arms. They have for device a fox.

The Kickapoos, formerly their allies, may be (80) eighty new. They bear for device the Pheasant and the Otter.

The Muskoutin has for armorial device the (60) wolf and stag. The nation is estimated at 60 men.

South of Lake Superior

Kiouanan. (6). In this quarter there are (40) domiciled forty Sauteurs, who have for device the crane and the stag.

The Lanteurs of Point Chagouamigon are (150)one hundred & fifty warriers.

The Sioux are at the head of this lake, in the woods and along the lakes. Though scattered, 300/1060 comparted at 300 men.

(4) Neenah river. (5) The Foxes? (6) Kewenau.

(1) Green Bay (2) Potawatamie Island, Outlet of Green Bay (3) Sauks.

263.

As only about one person in ten may be ranked as warriors, we may suppose that Wisconsin in 1736 had an Indian population of 10,000-and allowing for tribes in the interior and along the Mississippi, not enumerated we may add say 5,000 more making for a rough estimate 15,000.

264.

J. Long.

-Left home Apr. 10, 1768-slayed 7 years-1775

-According to Long 1791-Michillimakenac was then the last port to the north-west (p. 16) (Scarce any but savage [inhabitant?]

In 1777 left Montreal-Mac a Jun 17.

1778-p. 57.

1779. (end of) 117.

June 1788.

Followers! or Wild Oats Long 146!!

265.

Organized 1847. To avoid mistakes, Correspondents will observe the precise name of the Association. Incorporated 1852.

[Letterhead-Rooms of the Young Men's Association. Milwaukee, Wis. [blank] 18.]

Lewis H. Morgan. N. Am. Rev. Jan. 1870.

The Indian nations, from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains and from Gulf of Mexico to the country of the Eskimos [in] near the Arctic Sea have the same system of consequently & affinity. It is elaborate & complicated, and affords the strongest evidence yet obtained of the unity of origin of the Indian nations within that region.

Morton found same unity by examination of skulls.

Great confession in names of Indian nations!

M. du Chesnau-Memoir on the western Indians 1681 (N.Y. that IX p 161-Potawatomies, extended in[to] Green Bay.

Growth of one "nation" crowds out another!-The Iroquois of N. York were the rising power forcing the Ottawas & Chippewas towards the west.

O-Je-bic (Ojibwa) signifies root, trunk, or stem people.

Algonkin (Chippewa, Ottawas, Potawatomies, Menomonees, Kickapoos, Sau & Fox, &c. &c.)

Dakotan (Sioux, Winnebagos-Puantits?-illegible)

Feeble governments allows separation -emigration and the organization of other nations [and?] [in function?]