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f 1815-48 porlier's narrative 445 at grand butte des morts the brave was always interred in a single grave with his tools and implements of the chase and the earth slightly rounded over the grave as in the manner of the whites ; no other mounds ever existed at this place or wholesale burial occurred under other cir cumstances the village at the grand butte that i knew in early days consisted of less than 100 wigwams though accounted a large one this was their planting ground in summer the system of cultivation was crude hoes being the only implements used in the preparation for and cultivation of their corn ; but the land was not overburdened as they had a rough system of rotation and the crops were generally good each family cultivated its own patch independently ; the squaws of course did all the work though the men assisted in the rice harvest rice was obtained on the marshes opposite their village on lakes apuckaway poy gan and du boeuf buffalo lake and on willow creek a tributary of lake poygan ; that and the corn were gathered in september they kept a small quantity for the winter and buried the rest in sandy knolls drawing upon the sup ply the following summer while preparing the crop — game being the principal food in cold weather harvest over they retired to the hunting grounds which were on the chippewa the upper waters of the wolf wisconsin and fox sometimes upon the embarrass and frequently as far south as beaver dam and waupun other villages of me nomonees more or less strong were located as follows two at winneconne on both sides of the river ; at shiocton ; crooked nose village at semple's place near shawano at new london on the embarrass at tustin at partridge craw on the wolf and at shawano the headquarters of the grand sachem and principal chiefs the menomonee had continually many chippewas mixed up with them and frequent intermarriages occurred the winnebagoes in the earlier days were tabooed from select menomonee society about 1835 i again assumed the position of regular clerk at the grand butte des morts post augustin grignon
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | ix, 491 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0000 |
| Description | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 15, includes the following articles: Some Wisconsin Indian conveyances, 1793-1836; Sketch of Cutting Marsh, by John E. Chapin; Documents relating to the Stockbridge mission, 1825-48; Reminiscences of life in territorial Wisconsin, by Elizabeth Thérèse Baird; A Methodist circuit rider's horseback tour from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, 1835, by Alfred Brunson; Diary of one of the original colonists of New Glarus, 1845, by Mathias Duerst, translated into English by John Luchsinger; Pioneering in the Wisconsin lead region, by Theodore Rodolf; Surveying in Wisconsin in 1837, by Franklin Hatheway; Report on the quality and condition of Wisconsin territory, 1831, by Samuel C. Stambaugh; Narrative of Louis B. Porlier; Osawgenong, a Sac tradition, by George Johnston; Narrative of Alexis Clermont; and Narrative of Peter J. Vieau. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 445 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0479 |
| Author | Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913 |
| Page Type | Article |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | f 1815-48 porlier's narrative 445 at grand butte des morts the brave was always interred in a single grave with his tools and implements of the chase and the earth slightly rounded over the grave as in the manner of the whites ; no other mounds ever existed at this place or wholesale burial occurred under other cir cumstances the village at the grand butte that i knew in early days consisted of less than 100 wigwams though accounted a large one this was their planting ground in summer the system of cultivation was crude hoes being the only implements used in the preparation for and cultivation of their corn ; but the land was not overburdened as they had a rough system of rotation and the crops were generally good each family cultivated its own patch independently ; the squaws of course did all the work though the men assisted in the rice harvest rice was obtained on the marshes opposite their village on lakes apuckaway poy gan and du boeuf buffalo lake and on willow creek a tributary of lake poygan ; that and the corn were gathered in september they kept a small quantity for the winter and buried the rest in sandy knolls drawing upon the sup ply the following summer while preparing the crop — game being the principal food in cold weather harvest over they retired to the hunting grounds which were on the chippewa the upper waters of the wolf wisconsin and fox sometimes upon the embarrass and frequently as far south as beaver dam and waupun other villages of me nomonees more or less strong were located as follows two at winneconne on both sides of the river ; at shiocton ; crooked nose village at semple's place near shawano at new london on the embarrass at tustin at partridge craw on the wolf and at shawano the headquarters of the grand sachem and principal chiefs the menomonee had continually many chippewas mixed up with them and frequent intermarriages occurred the winnebagoes in the earlier days were tabooed from select menomonee society about 1835 i again assumed the position of regular clerk at the grand butte des morts post augustin grignon |