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CHAPTER II. 



'it of the St. Croix above the falls. — 1)ir<rt the burning nf illegal ira- 

 komses*—8nMks Uwer, — Eta chief Pexkicki. — JYbttce* of Snake 



RtMT. — Its population and trade. — Jifon ign trading company fnunrly 

 located here. — Effects upon the Indian intercourse of the present day. — 

 Jmcdole of the former mode of using rum and tobacco. — Kettle Rapids- 

 — Shell Rirtr. — .i hunting party of Chippewa boys. — Pokanokuniws, or 

 Yillow iiiv<r. — Its population and trade. — Notice* of its natural hutory. 

 — Shells. — Prairie stjuirrel. — Widow of a murdered Indian, called the 

 Little Frenchman, declines having her son put to school. — Reach the 

 forks of the St. Croix. — Notice of the ffamak&gon Branch. — The chief, 

 Kabamappa. — Women's Portage, — The Sturgeon Dam. — Kabamappas 

 village. — Upper St. Croix Lake. 



\Xi: paretN d our way as early on the morning (28th) as the 

 clearing up of the fog would permit. Soon after reaching the 

 head of the series of rapids, we observed a couple of buildings 

 of logs, upon the left shore, and landed to examine them. They 

 proved to be deserted cabins which had been occupied by tra- 

 ders, with their doors open, and containing nothing of value. 

 As these had been erected contrary to decisions of the Indian 

 office, made under the law of Congress regulating trading posts, 

 and at a point where the Sioux and Chippewas are thus impro- 

 perly brought into contact, we directed them to be burned. 

 The remainder of the day was diligently employed in the as- 

 cent. The following day being the Sabbath, was devoted to 

 rest. The water in the river appeared to be very low, and 

 was momently falling. We removed our place of encampment 

 in the evening, about ten miles. A Chippewa whom we met 

 with his family, in a canoe, informed us that Snake River was 

 bauhotk a term denotinir near at hand. 



