character of life among, 104-106;
councils with, at Fort Snelling, 106-109;

effect of military display on, 108, 109;
relief of sufferings of, 109, 110;
visit of, to agent, 111;
help to, in sickness, 111, 112;
vaccination of, 112;
evidence of power of government given to, by Fort Snelling, 112-118;
medals and certificates given to, 113, 114;
influence of Fort Snelling over, 116-118;
regulation of fur trade with, 135-139;
goods used in trade with, 136;
efforts to suppress liquor traffic with, 139-145;
evil effects of liquor on, 141;
work of missionaries among, 146-158;
degeneration among, 147;
log village for, 149;
work of, at farming, 150;
assistance to, in farming, 152, 153;
boarding-school for, 156;
effect of religious work among, 158;
paintings of, by Catlin, 163, 164;
relations of United States with, 176-178;
speeches by, 181, 182;
disputes between settlers and, 191, 192;
drunkenness among, 194;
use of, by British, 208;
plans for permanent territory for, 209;
respect of, for Sabbath, 237;
steamboats feared by, 239, 240
Indigo, purchase of, 88
Intemperance, prevalence of, in garrison, 89, 90
Interior, Department of, Indian affairs placed under control of, 67
Interpreter, service of Campbell as, 71, 72;
danger to, from fire, 78;
activities of, 129, 130, 131;
service of Renville as, 161
Interpreters, foreigners as, 138
"Ione" (steamboat), 169
Iowa, journey of Kearny across, 29;
removal of Winnebagoes from, 35, 36, 47;
expeditions from Fort Snelling into, 41-45
Iowa, Territory of, 32, 158
Iowa City, Major Woods at, 41, 42;
reference to, 43;
description of, 216
Iowa County, petition from, 41
Iowa Indians, 177;
treaty with, 208
Iowa River, difficulties with Indians along, 41, 42-44;
departure of Indians from, 44
Ireland, 92;
immigrants from, 189
Iron, mining of, 25
Irving, Washington, 14
Izard, George, 57

Jack, Captain, war with, 65
Jackson, Andrew, 15
Jail, use of, 196
James, Edward, settlers removed by, 195
James River, 116
Jarvis, Doctor, 112
Jefferson, Thomas, statement of, concerning trade, 4
Jesuits, work of, 146
Jewellers, 92
Jews' harps, giving of, to Indians, 107
Johnson, George, 118
Johnson County (Iowa), 41

Kansas State Historical Society, 221
Kaposia, 83, 15