PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE 



Indians rejoice at the return of Sheubana. And 

 it was then I could understand that beautiful 

 saying in the Bible: There is greater rejoicing 

 over one that is lost and found, and there is 

 more joy in Heaven over one sinner that re- 

 pents and is saved than the ninety and nine 

 who went not astray.' Suffice to say, they took 

 as good care of Sheubana as they could and 

 visited him every day. We had some linaments 

 and salves, sticking plasters as hunters always 

 go prepared for accidents and we applied them 

 freely and he mended quickly. But we had to 

 leave and before leaving we left them everything 

 we good spare and plenty of game. I after- 

 wards heard that he got well, lived and died on 

 the headwaters of the Kankakee. Aay his soul 

 rest in peace." /Aany years ago this island was 

 the hiding place of a bunch of counterfeiters and 

 which part of the gang were captured at Bogus 

 Island some years ago. In the Fall of 1859 

 Uncle Marl Seymour was trapping the French 

 Island ground, in the bayou between the river 



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