Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XIII (1895)

              1825 j narrative of walking cloud 463 narrative of walking cloud in an interview with the editor.1 my name is mauchhewemahnigo walking cloud i was born on the wisconsin river i was about ten years of age when the treaty was held at prairie du chien,2 where they fixed the boundaries between the winnebagoes and the chippewas and our cousins the sioux i went with my father to that treaty my squaw's name is champchekeri winke flash of lightning her uncle was hootschope four legs).3 she was born at his village on lake win nebago during the black hawk war my father had his lodge near la crosse i did not go to the war i was too young but my brother did his name was seeorous pinka general dodge sent a messenger down to prairie du chien and said he wanted the winnebagoes to go into the war and help the great father punish the sacs our 1 the interview took place may 18 1887 at the winnebago settlement in the town of albion jackson county moses paquette was the inter preter and afterwards revised the ms of the narrative which i have given as nearly as possible as it fell from walking cloud's lips as with that given by spoon decorah this story has ethnographical rather than historical importance i think that these two narratives are the last of any value which may be obtained from the winnebagoes of wis consin for the reason that the younger generation of men have no tra ditions to which we can attach any scientific importance spoon and walking cloud were regarded by their fellows as practically " the last of the mohicans and their offspring are allowing the old tales to die with them spoon died in 1889 but moses paquette writes me black river falls nov 6 1895 that walking cloud still lives his squaw how ever is dead — ed 2 aug 19 1825 ed 1 wis hist colls x p 114 note wau bun 1856 p 85 ed