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Page 68
... valley of the Mississippi . " This line , recommended by Mr. Mitchell , runs just east of Dakota , through the extreme eastern portion of Nebraska , a lit- tle to the east of the middle of Kansas , through the middle of Indian Territory ...
... valley of the Mississippi . " This line , recommended by Mr. Mitchell , runs just east of Dakota , through the extreme eastern portion of Nebraska , a lit- tle to the east of the middle of Kansas , through the middle of Indian Territory ...
Page 82
... valley , and saw the Winnebagoes , but no white people . We then came to the Fox River valley , and thence to the Great Lake ( Lake Michigan ) , where we found a few white people in the Pottawattomie country . Thence we returned to the ...
... valley , and saw the Winnebagoes , but no white people . We then came to the Fox River valley , and thence to the Great Lake ( Lake Michigan ) , where we found a few white people in the Pottawattomie country . Thence we returned to the ...
Page 103
... valley called the Grande Ronde - a fertile basin some twenty - five miles in diameter , surrounded by high walls of basaltic rock , and watered by a branch of the Snake River : around this flag they met their old enemies the Shoshones ...
... valley called the Grande Ronde - a fertile basin some twenty - five miles in diameter , surrounded by high walls of basaltic rock , and watered by a branch of the Snake River : around this flag they met their old enemies the Shoshones ...
Page 123
... Valley , in Oregon , " with a view to their removal , if practicable , to the Nez Percé Reservation in Idaho . They reported this removal to be impracticable , and the Wallowa Valley has been with- drawn from sale , and set apart for ...
... Valley , in Oregon , " with a view to their removal , if practicable , to the Nez Percé Reservation in Idaho . They reported this removal to be impracticable , and the Wallowa Valley has been with- drawn from sale , and set apart for ...
Page 124
... Valley , in Oregon : " Do you want schools and school - houses on the Wallowa Reservation ? " asked the commissioners . Joseph . " No , we do not want schools or school - houses on the Wallowa Reservation . " Com . " Why do you not want ...
... Valley , in Oregon : " Do you want schools and school - houses on the Wallowa Reservation ? " asked the commissioners . Joseph . " No , we do not want schools or school - houses on the Wallowa Reservation . " Com . " Why do you not want ...
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