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206 EARLY INDIAN HISTORY.
Baraga's version of it in so far as it disagrees with this is erroneous. Nothing is put in the grave of the dead to assist them but is put there as a sacrifice on the part of the living and for no other purpose.
I will now trespass on the good nature and patience of the reader for the purpose of giving a brief history of one of the islands belonging to the Apostle group, called ' 'Hermit's" Island, and sometimes called "Wilson's" Island, which recieved its name from the foUoAving circum¬ stances:
In the year 1845 there came and settled upon this island a man by the name of Wilson—his first name I have forgotten. He lived there alone, neither family or neighbor and would not alloAV anyone to land, using his gun to en¬ force his orders when necessary. He wounded several people, but never killed anyone that I ever heard of. He had a few friends he had made through dealings Avith them whom he would allow on the island, but they were few and such as he had learned to like and con¬ sidered his friends. He told me stories of his adventures and claimed that he embarked with the Hudson Bay Company when a boy and was transferred from place to place, even to the Rocky Mountains, but the route he took he could not or would not explain, but thought for many years he Avas a life prisoner Avith them as he could see no way to escape from the com¬ pany. Finally he made his Avay to Lake Su¬ perior but by what route he was unable to say
Object Description
| Page Title | Early Life among the Indians |
| Author | Armstrong, Benjamin G., 1820-1900 |
| Place of Publication | Ashland, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Press of A.W. Bowron |
| Source Creation Date | 1892 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP175000 |
| Description |
In 1840 Armstrong took up his residence among the Indians of northern Wisconsin, learned the Ojibwe language, and became a well-known interpreter. He won their friendship by respecting traditional life and culture, and was welcomed into the family of the most respected leader of the Lake Superior bands, Ke-Che-Waish-Ke, or Great Buffalo (1759?-1855). In 1852 he accompanied Great Buffalo and other chiefs to Washington, D.C., to plead against the proposed forced relocation of the Ojibwe west of the Mississippi. The mission was successful: a meeting between the elderly Ojibwe chief and President Millard Fillmore brought a reversal of the removal order of 1849.
Through his connections with Chief Buffalo's family, Armstrong had access to leaders of all the Ojibwe bands. His book contains their recollections of battles with Sioux adversaries, memoirs of the Sandy Lake tragedy, accounts of the crucial treaty councils that defined modern Ojibwe life, the arrival of miners and loggers in the Ojibwe homelands, and much more about northern Wisconsin in the 19th century. Armstrong admitted that his memory was faulty about precise details, but comparison of his text with other sources confirms the general accuracy of his accounts. An edited version, with footnotes correcting such errors, appeared in Wisconsin Magazine of History volumes 55 and 56 (1972-73) |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Recommended Citation | Early Life among the Indians: Reminiscences from the Life of Benj. G. Armstrong... (Ashland, Wis.: Press of A. W. Bowron, 1892). Online facsimile at http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,25084 |
| Document Number | TP175 |
| Size | 266 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| URL | http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,25084 |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | E99.C6 A6 |
| Genre | memoir; |
| County | Ashland County; Bayfield County; Iowa County; Iron County; Jackson County; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans; |
| Sub-Topic | Colonialism Transforms Indian Life; Later Mining in Northern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island; |
| Event Date | 1833-1875 |
| Event Years | 1833-1875 |
| Animals | Mammals |
| Domestic Life | Clothing and dress; Cookery; Family; |
| Land Use | Forest conservation; Lumber camps; Conservation; |
| Politics | Indians of North America Government relations; Indian reservations; |
| Religion | Missionaries; Missions; Religion; Rites and ceremonies; |
| Topography | Forests; Lakes; Trails and paths; |
| Transportation | Railroads; |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Logging; Sawmills; |
| Indian Tribe | Dakota (Sioux); Ojibwe; Sauk; |
Description
| Page Title | Page 206 |
| Author | Armstrong, Benjamin G., 1820-1900 |
| Place of Publication | Ashland, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Press of A.W. Bowron |
| Source Creation Date | 1892 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP175225 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Size | 21 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | E99.C6 A6 |
| Full Text | 206 EARLY INDIAN HISTORY. Baraga's version of it in so far as it disagrees with this is erroneous. Nothing is put in the grave of the dead to assist them but is put there as a sacrifice on the part of the living and for no other purpose. I will now trespass on the good nature and patience of the reader for the purpose of giving a brief history of one of the islands belonging to the Apostle group, called ' 'Hermit's" Island, and sometimes called "Wilson's" Island, which recieved its name from the foUoAving circum¬ stances: In the year 1845 there came and settled upon this island a man by the name of Wilson—his first name I have forgotten. He lived there alone, neither family or neighbor and would not alloAV anyone to land, using his gun to en¬ force his orders when necessary. He wounded several people, but never killed anyone that I ever heard of. He had a few friends he had made through dealings Avith them whom he would allow on the island, but they were few and such as he had learned to like and con¬ sidered his friends. He told me stories of his adventures and claimed that he embarked with the Hudson Bay Company when a boy and was transferred from place to place, even to the Rocky Mountains, but the route he took he could not or would not explain, but thought for many years he Avas a life prisoner Avith them as he could see no way to escape from the com¬ pany. Finally he made his Avay to Lake Su¬ perior but by what route he was unable to say |
| Event Date | 1833-1875 |
| Event Years | 1833-1875 |