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the first attended here by the settlers." The place of his burial 

 is not known. " In the fall of 1796 several young- Indians joined 

 the settlers in a panther hunt in a large ravine south of the 

 settlement, now known as ' Tannery gully.' 



The winter of 1797-98 was uncommon for the depth of snow. 

 The Indians could not hunt even with snowshoes and were re- 

 duced to the verge of starvation and were frequently supplied 

 with provisions by the settlers. On a certain day the Indians 

 assembled at a point now in the southern part of the village of 

 Naples and after a basswood tree had been cut down the tall 

 chief On-is-o-ti-ka mounted the stump. The Indians silently sur- 

 rounding the chief with their rifles pointing up as in an act of 

 presentation, remained in silence while the chief addressed 

 them with an eloquence and dignity of manner which seemed 

 to impress them and arouse their feelings. At the close of this 

 speech the report of the rifles told the end of the conference 

 and the Indians quietly departed to their homes. 



In the autumn of 1798 the Indians held a grand festival on 

 the higher ground a mile southwest of their larger village, hav- 

 ing assembled from a great distance, all dressed in their neatest 

 manner. A large fire had been built the night before. The 

 Indians stood in small groups. The squaws were sitting quietly 

 on the ground, the little papooses lashed to the board were set 

 up against the trees. At a given signal the Indians joined hands 

 in one grand circulade (sic) and danced around the fire, rattling 

 small sticks, beating small drums and singing in a loud monot- 

 onous tone, giving great emphasis to the last word of each 

 strain. The squaws were in their best attire, with fur hats 

 with silver bands and with numerous bells and hawks' claws, 

 beads and shells hanging from their blankets. The Indians 

 had many gaudy trinkets and trappings peculiar to their taste 

 and their clinking sound seemed to harmonize with their wild 

 music. The chief Onisotika presided." 



At the time Mr Sutton wrote the Annals there were living in 

 the vicinity several sons and daughters of the pioneers and it 

 was from them that he derived his information. 



In a centennial address delivered in 1889 by Hon. E. B. Pottle, 

 grandson of one of the first settlers, he described their journey 

 over the ice on the lake and up the inlet " until, as they in after 

 years said, they reached the lower Indian village. This was on 

 what is now my farm, the upper Indian village being south of 

 the road across the flats on lands now owned by Ira C. Williams." 



