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been depopulated. This Indian war cost the United States ten millions 
of dollars, and necessitated the maintenance of military posts, with 
garrisons of three thousand men, for some years. Some of these Sioux 
entered Canadian territory, and their reserves may be seen at Birtle, 
Regina, Moose Jaw, and Oak Lake, where they are taking kindly to 
civilization. 
With such wolves on our borders, was it not strange that the little 
white flock of Manitoba did not suffer? In this we see the influence of 
the Hudson Bay Company, who always treated the Indian fairly and 
secured his friendship. Much credit is also due to the Manitoba loyal 
Indians and to Pegwis, chief of the Red River Crees. 
Under the treaty made at the northwest angle of the Lake of the 
Woods in October, 1873, the Saulteaux became bound to live at peace 
with all men. The aged chief Kow-Croche was sent as mediator by 
the red men who entered into this important compact, to formulate 
terms of friendship with the Sioux in the Red River valley. The 
result was satisfactory and the ancient feud was buried. Next year 
the Dominion allotted lands for the first Sioux settlement on a 
reserve. (¢°) 
In August, 1893, at St. Peter’s Reserve, midway between the city of 
Winnipeg and the lake of that name, I met I-and-wah-wah or Thunder- 
bolt, whose English name is John Prince. He is a man of fine propor- 
tions, with features very much resembling the late Sir John Macdonald. 
He was well aware of this resemblance, saying, “I was very sorry to 
hear of Sir John Macdonald’s death. When we met at Ottawa, we 
looked, the one at the other, smiled and thought this is the man that 
looks like me.’ He was affable and polite, as he sat in the Superin- 
tendent’s house, in the official blue coat of a councillor. At our request 
he told two Indian legends, simple tales, which had been recited at 
camp fires for many a score of years. (#). [-and-wah-wah occasionally 
took a whiff of his pipe, or chewed a piece of medicinal bark, apparently 
to help memory and imagination. He seemed to enjoy the telling, 
gesticulating and laughing as he proceeded. Then he became thought- 
ful when I asked him to tell of his grandfather Pegwis and of his 
relations with the Sioux. I informed him that Sir John Schultz, then 
Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, had told me of the sterling loyalty of 
Pegwis. He smoked a while, his wife who also had her pipe and took 
an occasional whiff, jogged his memory, and he said, (the good wife of 
(g) *‘ Morris’ Treaties of Canada,’ 280. 
(h) ** Two Algonquin Legends,” Journal of Am. Folk Lore, Vol. VI., 20r. 
