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ADvisor—Tuesday, June 3,1975PAGE 5County HeritageLafayetteBy DAY ID SK ATT I'MFor years small parties erf Sioux, Sauk and Fox had been ambushing one another an hunting grounds claimed by each. In May 1830. however, eighteen Fox invited to a government conference at Prairie du Chien were ambushed by a mixed war party of Menominee and Sioux; seventeen Fox were massacred The attackers put the sole survivor, a youth, in a canoe, broke his arms and set him afloat to carry news of the defeat.According to the treaty the soldiers were supposed to catch and bring the murderers to judice. One reason for this was the traditionally peaceful behavior of the Menominee, who almost alone among the tribes of the old northwest ttrrilory could boast that they had never warred against the United StatesNaturally the Sauk and Fox were angered by the massacre Unlike the Menominee, the Sauk and Fox were a proud people who had resisted contact with the Whites To them thecnly decision they could mane was being forced on them.When the opportunity arose, they took advantage of it. In 1831 a Sauk and Fox war party-surprised twenty-five drunk Moicmmee and killed them The score was even so far as the Sauk and Fox were concerned The government failed to see it that way. The Indian agent St. Vrain demanded the murderers and the Sauk promptly told him where to go. Everyone got mad and rumors spread of another Indian War.As the rumors swept the countryside word came from Washington. D.C.. to take some adieu. General Duncan and General Gaines had forced the Sauk to live on the west bank of the Mississippi River in 1831. But Black Hawk and several at his followers crossed the river and visited his old home showing no hostile intent. But inwardly Black Hawk was fuming His pride was beginning to get the best of him All that was needed was a single spark to set off a combination of fadors.It soon came in the form of Ne-A-Pope, another Sauk Chief Like Black Hawk he still harbored pleasant memories of the British NeA-Pope had just come from Canada. On his return trip he had visited with the prophet. White Cloud of the Winnebago While Cloud had an even more intense- hatred of the Chcmokemons. Together. White Cloud and Ne-A-Fope made up a he to tell Black Hawk The story was that the Ottawas. Chippewas. Pottawattomies and all the W'innebagoes would fight alongside Black Hawk and that the British would support him.His ego bruised and his pride hurt Black Hawk tried one more time to obtain concessions from Washing!in. Of course he did not get any satisfaction He then decided to take action. Not much would have happened if it were not for the foreigners of Illinois.For sometime ill feelings had started to develop between the residents of the Illinois territory and Wisconsin territory- The ones in Wisconsin called the ones in Illinois foreigners at best It would be the foreigners that would cause most of the grief to follow.DOES YOUR £HOME NEED iTj RAINGUTTERS? |iW »- bruin ihr JfijIni t4if* tlim fl\InilimrMi-fi! kVJBl Por %lt;ir b, o *lt;»o * ■ g«»•— Solt;f on labor..-l ••»_•-. I jri ... -JlVV .»• ,|.|» I- I .)■« C llolt; lip« *»»imiirr»I™... (815) 367.3II6|GUTTERS UNLIMITFDWinslow, IllinoisRememberDADon June 15th with a Quick QuietLAWIM-BOY\ \ ?t MfWH 7?'FATHER'* nAY I
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Jun 03, 1975
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