On the march to the setting sun. 



this bark was traced a map of the country between Sandy 

 lake and Leech lake, while plainly marked on the former 

 could be seen the site of an ancient village. 



It would seem one tribe was driven out by a stronger com- 

 ing from the East, which in turn was driven out by succeed- 

 ing ones until the advent of the Ojibways or Chippewas into 

 Minnesota and surrounding territories. By their fables and 

 sacred rites, these people came from the seacoast and were 

 driven back by the Iroquois, stopping for a time in the Otta- 

 wa country on the Ottawa river. Again being driven back, 

 they stopped at the Saulte. 



From here, they followed both shores of Lake Superior, es- 

 tablishing villages at Kaministiqua and Pigeon rivers and af- 

 filiating with the Crees, of some tribal relation to themselves; 

 also the Assiniboines, a branch of the Sioux, finally making 

 their permanent village on Madeline island, on the south shore 

 of Lake Superior, this becoming the home of the head chief 

 and the assembling point for over a century of the tribe, the 

 settlement, by computations of an Indian historian, Warren, 

 being founded about the time Columbus discovered America. 



This village covered about six square miles and traces were 

 found of it by traders in later days. At this time, they became 



