Journal;" Schoolcraft's works, in
three volumes; "Shea's Catholic Missions and Discovery of the
Mississippi" "American Annals;" "Lanman's History of Michigan;"
"Parkman's Siege of Pontiac;" "Annals of the West;" "Foster and
Whitney's Geological Report;" "Ferris' Great West;" "Disturnell's Trip
to the Lakes;" "Lanman's Summer in the Wilderness;" "Pietzell's Lights
and Shades of Missionary Life;" "Life of Rev. John Clark;" "Lectures
before the Historical Society of Michigan;" "Mansfield's Mackinaw
City;" "Andrews' Report of Lake Trade;" "Heriot's Canada;"
"Presbyterian Missions," &c., &c. He desires particularly to mention
the works of Schoolcraft, which have thrown more light on Indian
history than the productions of any other author. He also desires to
acknowledge his indebtedness to Wm. M. Johnson, Esq., of Mackinac
Island, for his valuable contributions to the history of that
interesting locality. The statistics in relation to that portion of
the country embraced in the work are taken from the most recent
sources, and are believed to be perfectly reliable.

We are indebted to J. W. Bradley, of Philadelphia, the publisher of
"The North American Indians," for the beautiful frontispiece in this
work. Mr. Catlin, the author, visited every noted tribe, and, by
residing among them, was initiated into many of their secret and
hidden mysteries. It is a valuable work.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. Page

Mackinaw and its surroundings -- Indian legends -- Hiawatha
-- Ottawas and Ojibwas -- Pau-pau-ke-wis -- San-ge-man --
Kau-be-man -- An Indian custom -- Dedication to the spirits
-- Au-se-gum-ugs -- Exploits of San-ge-man -- Point St.
Ignatius -- Magic lance -- Council of peace -- Conquests of
San-ge-man. 9

CHAPTER II.

Indian spiritualists -- Medicine men -- Legends -- The
spirit-world -- Difference between Indian and modern
spiritualists -- Chusco the spiritualist -- Schoolcraft's
testimony of -- Mode of communicating with spirits -- Belief
in Satanic agency -- Interesting account of clairvoyance. 19

CHAPTER III.

Marquette's visit to Iroquois Point -- Chapel and Fort -- Old
Mackinaw -- The French settlement in the Northwest --
Erection of chapel and Fort -- The gateway of commerce -- The
rendezvous of traders, trappers, soldiers, mis