New York Tribune in New York, New York

Uncle Tom and Mab Write Our Fort Chicago Dream

In a frontier tale, Tom Andy Bill and Balser plan to join an old Wyandotte from Blue River to trek to Fort Chicago with a Wyandotte employer. They gather gear, face doubts from family, and set off in May after helping an elderly man with oxen and sharing fare and loyalty alongside Mab, Nan, and their sisters. The trip spans Cincinnati to Blue River and toward Chicago, marking a bold bid for fur company work and a hoped treasure at journey’s end.