Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, Band 1The Society, 1872 - 519 Seiten |
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Seite 188 - Their manners are social, friendly, and polite. In native talents, they are said to be inferior to no people; and they have given proofs that they are capable of great and persevering efforts, that they are ardently attached to their country, and warmly enlisted in the cause of its independence. It is not necessary for me to enter into a detail of the causes which led to the revolution in 1810. The most immediate, perhaps, are to be found in the incidents connected with the two invasions of the country...
Seite 20 - His departure was immediate, (AD 1660) and with few preparations ; for he trusted — such are his words — ' in the Providence which feeds the little birds of the desert, and clothes the wild flowers of the forests.
Seite 71 - The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature; and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Seite 355 - ... noise. that reverberated through all those gloomy regions. I found in this cave many Indian hieroglyphics, which appeared very ancient, for time had nearly covered them with moss, so that it was with difficulty I could trace them. They were cut in a rude manner upon the inside of the walls, which were composed of a stone so extremely soft that it might be easily penetrated with a knife — a stone everywhere to be found near the Mississippi. The cave is only accessible by ascending a narrow,...
Seite 278 - When Spring returns, the choicest of ducks shall be your portion. Sugar and berries also, shall be placed near your -grave. Neither grass nor flowers shall be allowed to grow thereon. Affection for thee, will keep the little mound desolate, like the heart from which thou art torn. My daughter, I come, I come. I bring you parched corn. Oh, how long will you sleep ? The wintry winds wail your requiem. The cold earth is your bed, and the colder snow thy covering.
Seite 369 - Mr. B. The Indian chief furnished them with corn and shoes, and showed his friendship by every possible attention. I immediately discharged the hire of the Indians, and gave Mr. Blondeau a passage to the Prairie des Cheins. Left the lead mines at four o'clock. Distance 25 miles.
Seite 410 - Avoins' canoes, and threatened my life ; the interpreters however informed them that I wanted some of their principal chiefs to go to St. Louis ; and that those who thought proper might descend to the prairie where we would give them more explicit information. They all smoked out of the Sauteurs' pipes, excepting three, who were painted black, and were some of those who lost their relations last winter.
Seite 355 - I threw a small pebble towards the interior part of it with my utmost strength ; I could hear that it fell into the water, and, notwithstanding it was of so small a size, it caused an astonishing and horrible noise that reverberated through all those gloomy regions.
Seite 396 - Friday. — -My party marched early, but I returned with Mr. GRANT to his establishment on the Red Cedar Lake, having one corporal with me. When we came in sight of his house, I observed the flag of Great Britain flying. I felt indignaut and cannot say what my feelings would have excited me to.
Seite 312 - I took half an altar cloth which I had wrested from the hands of an Indian who had stolen it from me, and put it on the body of the baptized child; for as I could not say mass for want of wine and vestments, this piece of linen could not be put to a better use, than to enshroud the first Christian child among these tribes.