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CHAPTER III.

THE TECUMSEH WAR.

Pages 50 - 68.....Indian Territory--Various Treaties--Tecumseh--The Prophet--Scheme for Uniting the Tribes--British Influence--Gov. Harrison--Council at Vincennes--Exciting Scene--Alarms on the Frontier--Tecumseh's Visit Among the Tribes--Seizure of Salt --Preparations for Defense--Battle of Tippecanoe--Indians Defeated--The Prophet in Disgrace--Tecumseh's Return--His Indignation--War with England--Tecumseh Joins the British--Attack at Brownstown--Major Van Horne--Capt. Brush--Attack at River Raisin --Tecumseh Wounded--Fort Dearborn--Hull's Order to Evacuate --Massacre of the Garrison--Capt. Heald--Capt. Wells--Heroic Women--Hull's Surrender--Expedition against the Illinois Tribes--Col. Russell--Gov. Edwards--Gen. Hopkins--Attack on Fort Wayne--Attack on Fort Harrison--Capt. Zachary Taylor--Harrison's Promotion --Campbell's Victory--Winchester's Defeat--Battle of the Thames --Tecumseh Killed--Indians Disheartened--Treaty of Peace

CHAPTER IV.

TRIBES ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

Pages 69 - 80.....Pike's Expedition--Council with the Sioux--Prairie du Chien--Treaty of 1804--Treaty of Portage des Sioux--Fort Madison--Plot to Destroy the Garrison--Indian Girl's Warning --Quashquame--Pashepaho--Attacks on the Fort--Indians Repelled--A Siege--Provisions Exhausted--Fort Burned--Garrison Escapes--Fort Edwards--Post at Bellevue--Attack of Winnebagoes--Enemy Repulsed--British Traders --Great Council at Portage des Sioux--Black Hawk Refuses to Attend --Treaty at St. Louis in 1816--Council at Prairie du Chien--Important Treaties--Relinquishment of Indian Titles--Winnebagoes Dissatisfied --Keokuk

CHAPTER V.

PREHISTORIC MAN IN IOWA.

Pages 81 - 94.....Ancient Remains--Mounds and Enclosures --Prehistoric Art--Explorations of Mounds--Researches of Rev. J. Gass, Samuel Murdock and S. B. Evans--Relics--Locations and Descriptions of Prehistoric Remains--Shell Beds--Human Remains --Fragments of Wood Unearthed with Marks of Human Workmanship --An Iron Cross--Reflections.

CHAPTER VI.

FIRST TRIBES KNOWN IN IOWA.

Pages 95 - 106.....Voyage of Marquette and Joliet--Foot-prints in the Sand--First Interview with Indians in Iowa--The Illini--Indian Villages--Reception of the Strangers--Feast--Ceremonies--Hospitality of the Natives--Their Mode of Life--The Mascoutins--An extinct Tribe--Traditions.


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Contents, page 12 (Chapters 11, 12, 13)
Contents, page 13 (Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17)
Contents, page 14 (Chapters 18, 19, 20)
Contents, page 15 (Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24)
Contents, page 16 ( Appendix - Pontiac's War, Etc., Chapters 1 and 2)
Contents, page 17 (Appendix - Pontiac's War, Etc., Chapters 3, 4, 5)

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