Chapter I: Front Matter

THE LAND OF THE MIAMIS

By Elmore Barce

Member of the State and National Bar Associations
Member Indiana State Historical Society
Author "Land of the Potawatomi"

An Account of the Struggle to
Secure Possession of the North-West
from the End of the Revolution
until 1812.

Fowler, Indiana
THE BENTON REVIEW SHOP
1922

Copyrighted, 1922, by the
Benton Review Shop, Fowler, Ind.

Photos and Maps by
Lieut. Don Heaton

Dedicated to

CARRIE MAY BARCE

My Wife.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A BRIEF RETROSPECT--_A general view of the
Indian Wars of the Early Northwest_ 1

WHAT THE VIRGINIANS GAVE US--_A topographical
description of the country north of the
Ohio at the close of Revolutionary War_ 6

THE BEAVER TRADE--_A description of the
wealth in furs of this section at the close of the
Revolutionary War and the reasons underlying
the struggle for its control_ 12

THE PRAIRIE AND THE BUFFALO--_The buffalo
as the main food supply of the Indians_ 20

THE WABASH AND THE MAUMEE--_Chief line
of communication with the tribes of the Early
Northwest. The heart of the Miami country_ 34

THE TRIBES OF THE NORTHWEST--_A description
of the seven tribes of savages who opposed
the advance of settlement in the Northwest. Their
location. Kekionga, the seat of Miami power_ 44

REAL SAVAGES--_The Savage painted in his true
colors from the standpoint of the frontiersman_ 68

OUR INDIAN POLICY--_The Indian right of occupancy
recognized through the liberal policy of
Washington and Jefferson_ 80

THE KENTUCKIANS--_The first men to break
through the mountain barriers to face the British
and the Indians_ 112

THE BRITISH POLICIES--_The British reluctant
to surrender the control of the Northwest--Their
tampering with the Indian tribes_ 126

JOSIAH HARMAR--_The first military invasion of
the Northwest by the Federal Government after
the Revolution_ 145

SCOTT AND WILKINSON--_The Kentucky raids on
the Miami country along the Wabash in 1791_ 173

ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT--_The first great disaster to
the Federal armies brought about by the Miamis_ 195

WAYNE AND FALLEN TIMBERS--_Final triumph
of the Government over Indians and British_ 207

THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE--_The surrender
of the Ohio lands of the Miamis and their final
submission to the government_ 238

GOVERNOR HARRISON AND THE TREATY--_Purchase
of the Miami lands known as the New Purchase
which led to the strengthening of Tecumseh's
Confederacy--the final struggle at Tippecanoe_ 245

RESULTS OF THE TREATY--_Harrison's political
enemies at Vincennes rally against him in the
open, and are defeated in the courts_ 271

THE SHAWNEE BROTHERS--_The Prophet as an
Indian priest and Tecumseh as a political organizer
--The episode of the eclipse of 1806--Tecumseh's
personal appearance described_ 280

PROPHET'S TOWN--_The capital of the Shawnee
Confederacy in the heart of the Miami Country_ 295

HARRISON'S VIGILANCE--_His political courage
and activities save the frontier capital_ 305

THE COUNCIL AT VINCENNES--_The dramatic
meeting between Harrison and Tecumseh--
Tecumseh announces his doctrine of the common
ownership of the Indian lands_ 316

THE SECOND AND LAST COUNCIL--_The last
meeting between the two leaders before
Harrison marched into the Indian country_ 332

THE MUSTER AND THE MARCH--_The rally of
the Kentuckians and their clansmen in southern
Indiana to Harrison's support--The coming of the
Fourth United States Regiment--The march to
the Tippecanoe battlefield_ 352

THE BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE--_The night attack
on Harrison's forces--The destruction of
Tecumseh's Confederacy_ 371

NAYLOR'S NARRATIVE--_A description of the
battle by one of the volunteers_ 381

LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1. The Home of General William Henry Harrison,
at Vincennes, as it now appears Frontispiece

2. A Section of the Grand Prairie in Benton County,
Indiana, which extends West to Peoria, Illinois 25

3. A Typical Buffalo Wallow on the Donaldson
Farm, in Benton County, Indiana 33

4. The Wabash River at Merom Bluff, Sullivan
County, Indiana--LaMotte Prairie beyond 41

5. Location of the Indian Tribes of the Northwest 57

6. Shaubena, the best of the Potawatomi Chiefs,
and a follower of Tecumseh 73

7. Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the
United States 97

8. Map of the Harmar, St. Clair and Wayne Campaigns 161

9. Map showing the Wea Plains, and the Line of
Scott's March. Tippecanoe County, Indiana 185

10. Indian Hills on the Wabash River, just below
the old site of Fort Ouiatenon 193

11. General Anthony Wayne and Little Turtle, at
Greenville. From an old painting by one of
Wayne's staff 241

12. Governor William Henry Harrison 257

13. Another View of the Wabash. A land of great
beauty 291

14. Raccoon Creek, Parke County, Indiana. The
North Line of the New Purchase 323

15. The Line of Harrison's March to Tippecanoe
and the New Purchase of 1809 363

16. Pine Creek, in Warren County, Indiana, near
the place where Harrison crossed 371

17. Judge Isaac Naylor. From an old portrait in
the Court Room at Williamsport, Indiana 387