Part 31 (2/2)

Mr John W Goulding of Princeton

My first knowledge of Indians hen I was about ten years of age We lived on Rum river about three miles above St Francis, where a canoe load of Indians landed and camped near us Mo-zo-man-e as then a chief, was said to be sick and his squaw cans for pills, of which ave her a box She was afterward afraid that the Indian would take the entire box at one dose and ould be killed in consequence The taking of the whole box at one dose was probably the fact, as the empty box was at once returned and the patient reported to be cured, but no evil results caed with McAboy in the construction of the Territorial road through Princeton to Mille Lacs Lake, thought it best that the family remove to Princeton and we came with a six ox tea settlements of Estes Brook, Germany and Battle Brook, had perhaps one hundred and fifty people

Indians in blankets and paint were a daily, alave us no trouble In the summer of '57 two Sioux warriors came in by the way of Little Falls to the falls in Rum river just above the mouth of Bradbury brook, where they shot and scalped ”Saway-do-say and returned home to the Sioux country south of the Mississippi Soon after this occurrence one hundred and twenty-five Chippewas came down Rum river on foot armed and painted for war They stayed with us in Princeton over night and had a war dance where Jay Herdliska's house now stands, which itnessed by the entire population then here

Away-do-say, Benja they killed Dexter Paynes'

cow for beef and took their departure down the east side of the river

In about twenty days they came back in a hurry somewhat scattered and badly licked They had found the Sioux at Shakopee and had been defeated, it was said with the aid of the whites living near there, which was probably so, as we should have aided the Chippewas under siuntil 1862, the year of the Sioux massacre We, at Princeton, had heard of that outbreak, that the Chippewas had been urged to join, that ”Hole-in-the-day” had been sending runners to Mille Lacs asking that band to join with hi nervous Finally all the people in the outlying settle hotel near the big elest and most beautiful tree in the city) Captain Benedict Hippler, an old soldier who had seen service in Geruns were drilled continually by the Captain, as a martinet and at one ti on our post It was found that Stevens the Indian trader at Mille Lacs had a large stock of powder, and H A Pemberton was sent to haul it ahich he did with Stevensit to Princeton where it was stored in my brother's cellar About this time it was deters from which it was built with my father's oxen from just across the East Branch, and I made many loads in a day

We moved a small house within the enclosure for the women and children and had the fort, such as it was, about coh one of his drills an Indian face appeared at a port hole and Kay-gway-do-say said, ”What you do here, this no good, pooh!” He then told us that Hole-in-the-day had sent his runners to Mille Lacs urging war and that the Mille Lacs band had held a council and that ”soed war but the older heads led by Mun-o-ainst it and that there would be no trouble

This eased our radually returned to their hohth Minn, who stayed with us tinters in ”The old quarters” across the river, but, save their effect in overawing the Indians, their mission was peaceful

That same fall, '62, the Government concluded to make a display of force at a delayed payiment was sent with several cannon to accompany the paymaster to Mille Lacs

Stevens, the trader at Mille Lacs had a large stock of Indian goods at Princeton and just before the paye, with four oxen and a wagon to haul these goods to Mille Lacs some fifty miles over as then and for twenty years afterwards, was one of the worst roads in the state After several days on the road I was reaching the trading post at night and as I neared there, was puzzled by the great nuhts to be seen Finally as I approached the post I passed through a line of torches on each side, held by Indians who had heard that oxen were co for beef and were ready to make beef of my team, had not the trader Stevens explained to the I set out onof Ruon a few rods out of the road, tied ht by drunken Indians ”going to payment” The next day Iif I were not afraid passed along up river

That evening Iof Rum river encamped on the east bank

The quarter I must turn about and help draw his supplies to Mille Lacs and upon uard The next ain discussed the ained permission to drive my oxen unyoked to the river for water, which, as soon as they had drank, they waded and struck out for Princeton and no one could head theon for four of his beef oxen and went his way allowing me to come home After some days, with much labor the troops reached Mille Lacs, where, it was said, the discharge of the cannon into the lakethe first cannon they had ever seen Upon the return of the troops to Princeton the quarteron and paid for the use of theway-do-say, as always a great friend ofthe Sioux war he served with others, as a scout, was always a great friend of Captain Jonathan Chase, whom he always spoke of as ”Me and Jock” He visited in my father's family many times and one of my sisters tried to teach him to read It was not a success but he was much amused at his own mistakes A few years before he died he visited me, inquired for my sisters, hunted them out and visited thee-ma,” my Indian name, ”you and your sisters see,” like about all his associates has gone to the ”Happy Hunting Ground” Peace to his ashes

Mrs Colbrath

My father, Roswell P Russell caion of Mendota as a boy and was employed by Gen Sibley At one time, Mrs Sibley sent him on an errand to St Paul and he ventured tosuddenly upon a crack in the ice, he lashed the horse, thinking he ht and swept under the ice, while he and the cutter rereat impression, naturally and the story was handed down to his children

My father married a Miss Patch of an old family of pioneers and they were the first couple married at the Falls of St Anthony

CAPTAIN RICHARD SOMERS CHAPTER

St Peter

MISS EMILY BROWN

Mrs Mary B Aiton