OF THE

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OF WISCONSIN

EDITED AND ANNOTATED

BY REUBEN GOLD THWAITES

Corresponding Secretary of the Society

VOL. XIII

Published by Authority of Law

MADISON

DEMOCRAT PRINTING COMPANY, STATE PRINTER

1895

(CII, 4)

LL527507.67)

51896

The Smocity

COPYRIGHT, 1895

BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN

The Editor, both for the Society and for himself, disclaims responsibility for ny
statement made either in the historical documents published herein, or in articles
contributed to this volume.

PREFACE.

CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

Page.

vii

EVENTS AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN PREVIOUS TO AMERICAN OCCUPATION.

Alfred Edward Bulger.

THE BULGER PAPERS. The Editor.

ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS: Letters-Gov. William Clark, 124;

Col. Robert McDouall, 74, 78, 88, 91, 94, 101, 105, 107, 118,

122, 133, 135, 143, 145, 152; Col. William Russell, 126; Maj.

Taylor Berry, 130; Capt. A. H. Bulger to Gov. Clark, 148;

Bulger to Col. McDouall, 20, 25, 36, 51, 54, 111, 115, 124, 140,

149; Bulger to Agent Dickson, 47, 63, 64, 67, 70, 127, 135;

Bulger to Joseph Rolette, 23, 44; Bulger to John Lawe, 116;

Bulger to Jacques Porlier, 123; Bulger to Inhabitants of

Prairie du Chien, 53; Bulger to Inhabitants of Green Bay,

110; Bulger to Black Hawk, 133; Indian Agent Robert Dick-

son, 38, 45, 63, 64, 66, 68, 73, 85; Joseph Rolette, 24, 43, 46; In-

habitants of Prairie du Chien, 52. General Orders — Gra-

ham and Keating promoted, 19; Bulger appointed to command,

100. Garrison Orders-Bulger appointed captain, 10;

instructions for Bulger, 15; assembling troops to witness pun-

ishment of mutineers, 42; confirming Bulger's authority, 85;

miscellaneous promotions, 89; Dickson ordered to Green Bay,

105; instructions to Indian Interpreters, 127, 129; praise of

Bulger, 152. Proclamations - Martial law at Prairie du

Chien, 38; calling a court-martial, 46. Reports of Courts-

Martial Trial of Dupuis, 39; of Senecal, 41; of Chunksah,

48. Roster - Of officers at Fort McKay, 65. Interview —

Between Bulger and Dickson, 60. Indian Speeches-Mc-

Douall to the Indians, 97; report of council at Fort McKay,

131.

LAST DAYS OF THE BRITISH AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. Alfred Ed-

1

10

ward Bulger.

154

PAPERS OF JAMES DUANE DOTY

PAPERS: Official Journal, 1820-Of expedition with Cass and

Schoolcraft, to Lake Superior and the sources of the Mis-

sissippi, 163. Documents, on Territorial Organization—

Thomas H. Benton to Doty, 220, 235; Doty to Benton, 236;

Doty to James Strong, 241; petition of trans-Michigan In-

habitants, 221; bill for organizing Chippewau Territory, 227;

Arguments before Congressional Committee, 237, 241.

THE TERRITORIAL CENSUS FOR 1836. The Editor.

DOCUMENT: First enumon of Inhabitants of Wisconsin Ter-

ritory, 251.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Maps - Extent of Wisconsin Territory (1836),

248; Wisconsin counties east of Mississippi river (1836), 249;

density of population in Southern Wisconsin (1836), 251.

NOTES ON EARLY LEAD MINING IN THE FEver (or Galena) RIVER

REGION. The Editor.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LEAD AND SHOT TRADE IN EARLY WISCON

SIN HISTORY. Orin Grant Libby, Ph. D.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Maps - Density of population in Wisconsin,

(1836) 332, (1840) 332, (1850) 334.

Page.

163

247

271

293

Orin Grant Libby,

335

CHRONICLE OF THE HELENA SHOT-TOWER.

Ph. D. . .

ILLUSTRATIONS: Cut- Reduced facsimile of sketch of Shot-

Tower (1833), 316. Maps - Reduced facsimile of contem-

porary map of Old Helena (1837), 336; general map of Lead

Region, in Southern Wisconsin, 373.

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THE BELGIANS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. Xavier Martin.

397

THE STORY OF CHEQUAMEGON BAY. The Editor.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Cut-Roman Catholic chapel at La Pointe, 421.

Map-Chequamegon Bay, 419.

HISTORIC SITES ON CHEQUAMEGON BAY. Chrysostom Verwyst,

O. S. F.

426

ILLUSTRATION: Cut - Bird's-eye view of Chequamegon Bay, 427.

ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS AT GREEN BAY, IN 1816. Extract

from The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer.

441