Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago, Part 1 |
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... tribes meant an onion . And in the language of the Pot- tawattomies , who dwelt at Chicago , it meant a pole - cat . These [ * 1 Alexanik never a bit were its literal meanings in a positive sense , and CHAPTER I. ...
... tribes meant an onion . And in the language of the Pot- tawattomies , who dwelt at Chicago , it meant a pole - cat . These [ * 1 Alexanik never a bit were its literal meanings in a positive sense , and CHAPTER I. ...
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... tribes named one of their chiefs Chicago , and thus ele- vated above his peers , he was sent to France in 1725 , and had the distinguished honor of being introduced to the Company of The Indies . + The discovery and exploration of the ...
... tribes named one of their chiefs Chicago , and thus ele- vated above his peers , he was sent to France in 1725 , and had the distinguished honor of being introduced to the Company of The Indies . + The discovery and exploration of the ...
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... tribes numbered 40,000 * and held the country far to the West - even beyond the Mississippi river . They told the French traders about the great river which flowed southwardly through the interior , which were the first direct tidings ...
... tribes numbered 40,000 * and held the country far to the West - even beyond the Mississippi river . They told the French traders about the great river which flowed southwardly through the interior , which were the first direct tidings ...
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... tribes of the adjacent countries , among whom were representatives from the Illinois tribe , which is the first mention made of them . In Father Alouez , they beheld a champion of human rights , and to him they unbosomed their griefs by ...
... tribes of the adjacent countries , among whom were representatives from the Illinois tribe , which is the first mention made of them . In Father Alouez , they beheld a champion of human rights , and to him they unbosomed their griefs by ...
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... tribes . The squaws dug up the rich prairie soil with sharpened sticks , planted their corn and cultivated it with the same rude instru- ments . The yellow harvest was carefully stored in cachest for the common use of the tribe , none ...
... tribes . The squaws dug up the rich prairie soil with sharpened sticks , planted their corn and cultivated it with the same rude instru- ments . The yellow harvest was carefully stored in cachest for the common use of the tribe , none ...
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