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reached the vicinity of the present river town of Lone Rock she struck a snag and tore a large hole in her bottom. She was sinking fast and Captain Riggs ordered all ashore. All were landed by the deckhands in two small boats. They were able to save some provisions and the captain and his men the money chest. The latter was heavy and could not be carried. It was buried several feet deep in the sandy shore at the base of a high bluff. They marked the site so that they could return for it with a horse. The portage was about 60 miles away. After nearly a week of travel through wild country, following the river, they safely reached Fort Winnebago. The Indians of that region were hostile and it was a miracle that they escaped attack. The money chest was probably later recovered. There was, however, some doubt about this. In recent years, before the river highway was con¬ structed, treasure hunters had dug many pits along this shore of the Wisconsin in a hope of finding the Fort money chest. JUG OF GOLD DUST—Some children were once playing on a hill at Eastman, in Crawford County. In the course of their games they overturned a rock, and, much to their surprise, found buried beneath it in sandy soil an earthenware crock. In taking oft the cover they dropped it. It was filled with bright yellow sand which poured out as the crock, rolled down the hillside and finally broke. The children went home and there told of the finding of the crock but no one thought it of particular ipteye^t. .Ye^rj latgr a Prairie du Chien old lady, who told the story, saici 'thaP she hajij'learned that a soldier who once lived at Eastman, had'buried a^jug'-of California gold dust on the hillside where they played as children. So a fortune sufficient to enrich all of the surrounding settlers was unknowingly lost. The bright yellow sand was grains of pure gold. POTAWATOMI CACHE-In 1835, the U. S. Government removed some 2,000 Prairie Potawatomi from southern Wisconsin to a reserva¬ tion in Iowa. About an equal number of these Indians remained behind. These fled into northeastern Wisconsin and northern Michi¬ gan. Some fled to Canada. The night before some of them left Mil¬ waukee they constructed a cache. This was on the bank of the Mil¬ waukee River not far from the store of the trader, Solomon Juneau. They dug a deep pit and in it placed two large brass kettles. Between them they placed a large thick tin bucket. In this they placed gold and silver coins wrapped in buckskin. Also a quantity of beads and
Object Description
Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Document Number | TP423 |
Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
Genre | pamphlet; |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
Art | Folklore |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | [Page 2] |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946; |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | Wisconsin Folklore Association |
Source Creation Date | 1945 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423313 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 4 p. ; 19 cm. |
Owner Collection | Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | 98- 406 |
Genre | pamphlet; |
Full Text | reached the vicinity of the present river town of Lone Rock she struck a snag and tore a large hole in her bottom. She was sinking fast and Captain Riggs ordered all ashore. All were landed by the deckhands in two small boats. They were able to save some provisions and the captain and his men the money chest. The latter was heavy and could not be carried. It was buried several feet deep in the sandy shore at the base of a high bluff. They marked the site so that they could return for it with a horse. The portage was about 60 miles away. After nearly a week of travel through wild country, following the river, they safely reached Fort Winnebago. The Indians of that region were hostile and it was a miracle that they escaped attack. The money chest was probably later recovered. There was, however, some doubt about this. In recent years, before the river highway was con¬ structed, treasure hunters had dug many pits along this shore of the Wisconsin in a hope of finding the Fort money chest. JUG OF GOLD DUST—Some children were once playing on a hill at Eastman, in Crawford County. In the course of their games they overturned a rock, and, much to their surprise, found buried beneath it in sandy soil an earthenware crock. In taking oft the cover they dropped it. It was filled with bright yellow sand which poured out as the crock, rolled down the hillside and finally broke. The children went home and there told of the finding of the crock but no one thought it of particular ipteye^t. .Ye^rj latgr a Prairie du Chien old lady, who told the story, saici 'thaP she hajij'learned that a soldier who once lived at Eastman, had'buried a^jug'-of California gold dust on the hillside where they played as children. So a fortune sufficient to enrich all of the surrounding settlers was unknowingly lost. The bright yellow sand was grains of pure gold. POTAWATOMI CACHE-In 1835, the U. S. Government removed some 2,000 Prairie Potawatomi from southern Wisconsin to a reserva¬ tion in Iowa. About an equal number of these Indians remained behind. These fled into northeastern Wisconsin and northern Michi¬ gan. Some fled to Canada. The night before some of them left Mil¬ waukee they constructed a cache. This was on the bank of the Mil¬ waukee River not far from the store of the trader, Solomon Juneau. They dug a deep pit and in it placed two large brass kettles. Between them they placed a large thick tin bucket. In this they placed gold and silver coins wrapped in buckskin. Also a quantity of beads and |
Type | Text |