44 Sioux City Academy of Science and Letters. 



After supper we all went back to the Angle cabin, 

 where the marriage ceremony had been performed. Here 

 a certain John Brazo [Brazeau] played the fiddle and 

 the dance proceeded, as was customary upon such occa- 

 sions. Brazo was a character who was accustomed to 

 say that he was the first "white man" in this part of the 

 country. In fact, if he was not a negro, for he was as 

 black as one, or a mulatto, he was at least a very dark 

 Spaniard. In my opinion he had both negro and Indian 

 blood in his veins, but that made no difference with him. 

 He considered himself a white man, and, as far as he was 

 concerned, that settled it. After the dance our party 

 returned to Sioux City. This was the first wedding in 

 Dakota Territory after white settlers came to Sioux Gity. 



Whatever became of the married couple I do not 

 know. I presume, however, that the Frenchman learned 

 the Indian language, since the Firench did this readily, 

 and perhaps became a fur trader. Of the twenty white 

 persons who accompanied me across the river to perform 

 that marriage ceremony but two or three are left to tell 

 the story [1904]. One still living is James E. Booge, of 

 Sioux City, and another is "Gov." F. M. Ziebach, of 

 Yankton, S. Dak. 



SETTLEMENT OF SIOUX CITY. 



In 1857 there were two clusters of houses in Sioux 

 City, one on the levee on Second Street and the other in 

 the region of Sixth and Douglas. At the latter place 

 were located the IT. S. land offices for the receiving and 

 registration of claims, as well as the offices of many 

 private land agents. 



The first settler in Sioux City, probably, was Joseph 

 Lyonais [Leonais] or Theophile Brughier [Bruguier]. 



Dr. John K. Cook, government surveyor, laid out the 

 first city and named the streets. It consisted of a half 

 section, laid out into lots, on the west side of Perry 

 Creek. This was in 1854. 



Then Sioux City East was laid out on the east side 

 of Perry Creek, followed by a half section up on the 

 bluffs known as Chamberlain quarter. 



The population in 1857 numbered less than one 

 thousand, though it was larger in this year than at any 



