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attitude, Weiser and the proprietary gov- 

 ernment made a future nation possible. 

 Pennsylvania suffered that a nation might 

 live. She brought upon herself after 

 many years a Delaware war, but escaped 

 a Six-Nation war, a French alliance with 

 the Iroquois, and the threatening possi- 

 bility of the destruction of all the f^nglish 

 colonies on the coast." Shikellamy did 

 not sign the treaty of 1744, because, it 

 appears, he was determined not to recog- 

 nize the claims of Maryland to lands n. 

 of the disputed boundary. 



Weiser had many good reasons for re- 

 garding Shikellamy as the key to the se- 

 cret policies of the council of the Iroquois 

 at Onondaga, hence in 1745, when Shi- 

 kellamy was requested by (Governor 

 Thomas to visit Onondaga for the pur- 

 pose of inducing the Six Nations to agree 

 to a peace with the Catawba, Weiser took 

 an offering with which to " wipe away" 

 the faithful old chieftain's tears for the 

 death of his son, "Unhappy Jake," 

 among the Catawba; for until this was 

 done the chieftain could not devote at- 

 tention to public affairs. Having thus 

 comforted the aged chieftain, he set out 

 in company with Andrew Montour, Shi- 

 kellamy and son, in May, 1745, for Onon- 

 daga, where he was kindly received, but 

 was able to learn only that the Six Na- 

 tions favored peace with the Catawba. 



On the acquisition of firearms by the 

 Indians, the smiths of the white people 

 became a necessity to the Indian hunter 

 and warrior. On account of the remote- 

 ness of these conveniences from the In- 

 dian country, Shikellamy persuaded the 

 colonial government to establish a forge 

 at Shamokin. This was granted on con- 

 dition that the Indians would permit the 

 Moravians to begin a mission at that 

 place, which the missionaries regarded as 

 the greatest stronghold of paganism. To 

 this proposal Shikellamy readily con- 

 sented, and in April, 1747, a smithy and 

 a mission house were erected there. A 

 year later, Zeisberger, who had become 

 proficient in the Mohawk tongue, became 

 an assistant missionary at Shamokin, and 

 while there began the preparation of an 

 Onondaga dictionary under the interested 

 instruction of Shikellamy. During this 

 year (1748) Shikellamy received from 

 Count Zinzendorf a silver knife, fork, and 

 spoon, and an ivory drinking cup richly 

 mounted in silver, accompanied with a 

 message entreating him to hold fast to 

 the gospel which he had heard from the 

 count's own lips. This resulted in the 

 conversion of Shikellamy at Bethlehem 

 shortly afterward; he was not baptized 

 by the Moravians, however, because he 

 had been baptized many years before by 

 a Jesuit priest in Canada. On his way 

 to Shamokin he fell ill of fever and ague 



at Tulpehocking and had barely strength 

 to reach his home. Zeisberger, who had 

 returned to his post, ministered to the 

 stricken chieftain until his death, Dec. 6, 

 1748. The colonial government sent a 

 message of condolence, with the usual 

 presents to the family, and requested the 

 eldest son of Shikellamy, JohnorThach- 

 nechtoris (Taghneghdoarus) to serve as 

 the Iroquois deputy governor until the 

 council at Onondaga could make a per- 

 manent appointment. Another son of 

 Shikellamy was James Logan (q. v.). 



Consult De Schweinitz, Life and Times 

 of David Zeisberger, 1870; Walton, Con- 

 rad Weiser and the Indian Policy of Co- 

 lonial Pennsylvania, 1900; Bartram, Ob- 

 servations, 1751; Pennsylvania Archives, 

 i-iv, 1852-56; Minutes of the Provincial 

 Council of Pennsylvania, i-v, 1852-56; 

 Crantz, History of the United Brethren, 

 1780; Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1802; 

 Mayer, Tah-gah-jute or Logan and Cre- 

 sap, 1867. (j. X. B. H.) 



Shakallamy.— Pa. Arch., I, 228, 1852-56. Shecala- 

 my.— Ibid., 494. Shekallamy.— Min. Prov. Coun. 

 Pa., Ill, 409, 1852-56. Shekellamy,— Ibid., 506. 

 Shickalamy, — Ibid., v, SO. Shick Calamy.— Pa. 

 Arch., I, 650, 1852-56. Shickelimy.— Ibid., 673. 

 Shikallamy.— Mln. Prov.Coun. Pa., iii, 404, 1852-56. 

 Shikelimo,— Ibid., iv, 584. Shikellemus.— Crantz, 

 Hist. United Brethren, 269, 1780. Shikellima.— Min. 

 Prov. Coun. Pa., iii, 334. 1S52-56. Shikellimus.— 

 Jefferson, Notes, 356, 1802. Shikellimy.— Min. 

 Prov. Coun. Pa., iv, 641, 1852-56. Shykelimy.— 

 Pa. Arch., I, 499, 1852-56. Sicalamous. -Ibid., 648. 

 Swatana.— De Schweinitz, Life of Zeisberger, 109, 

 1870. Swataney.— Min. Prov. Coun. Pa., Ill, 435, 

 1852-56. Takashwangaroras.— Ibid., iv, 80 ( = 'the 

 saw-mill'). Ungquaterughiathe. — Ibid., 584. 



Shikshichela ('bad ones of different 

 kinds'). A band common to the Sans 

 Arcs, Miniconjou, and Hunkpapa Sioux. 

 Cikcitcela.— Dorse V in 15th Rep. B. A. E., 219, 220, 

 221, 1S97. Siksiceia.— Ibid. 



Shikshichena ('bad ones of different 

 kinds ' ). A band of the Upper Yanktonai 

 Sioux. 



Cikcitcena.— Dorsey in 15th Rep. B. A. E., 218, 1897. 

 Siksicena. — Ibid. 



Shilekuatl {CilEk'ud^tl). A Cowichan 

 town at Yale, Brit. Col., belonging to the 

 Tsakuam tribe (q. v. ). Probably the In- 

 dian name for Yale. Pop. 77 in 1909. 

 CilEk'ua'tl.— Boas in Rep. Brit. A. A. S., 454, 1894. 

 Lichaltchingko.— Brit. Col. Map. Ind. Aff., Victoria, 

 1872. Yale.— Can. Ind. Aff., 7-1. 1878. _ 



Shilkhotshi. A former Yaquina village 

 on the s. side of Yaquina r., Oreg. 

 Cil-qo'-ioi. — Dorsev in Jour. Am. Folk-lore, in, 

 229, 1890. 



Shimmoah ('a spring'). A former vil- 

 lage on Nantucket id., off the s. coast of 

 Massachusetts. 



Shimmoah,— Writer of 1807 in Mass. Hist. Soc. 

 Coll., 2d s., Ill, 25, 1815. Shimmuo.— S. D., ibid., 

 X, 174, 1823. 



Shimpshon. A body of Salish of Kam- 

 loops agency, Brit. Col. ; pop. 186 in 1884, 

 the last time the name appears. 



Shimps-hon.— Can. Ind. AIT. 1884, 188, 1885. 



Shinagma. A Nunatogmiut Eskimo 

 village on the Arctic coast, close to Anxi- 

 ety pt., Alaska. 



