THE DEFEAT OF THE POTTO WOTTO MIES 



large estate to be settled back in Ohio it was 

 necessary to know his whereabouts. Scott and 

 Haskins made every effort to find him alive, if 

 they could, or where he was buried if possible- 

 They brought with them such trinkets as the 

 Indians usually wants, such as pipes, tobacco, 

 knives, needles, etc. They got in with the na- 

 tives by giving them these goods for very little 

 or nothing. By kindness they gained their 

 friendship. Scott opened a store at Bengaul but 

 when the English come they called it Tass- 

 naugh. This was the first trading post in this 

 region and was an ancient village when the 

 French had established a trading post in long 

 years past, before even the Fottowattomie re- 

 volt. It was on the old Pottowattomie trail lead- 

 ing from the Kankakee River to the Lakes. In 

 the early summer, after the hunting season was 

 over for the fur bearing animals, the Indians 

 would pack their furs, then with their women 

 and children they would start north for the lakes 

 to meet the French fur trading boats which came 



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