sements of trip on, 168, 169;
description of journey up, 169-175;
reasons for cession of land east of, 178, 179;
cession of land east of, 182-185, 192;
military reservation on, 193
Mississippi Valley, settlement of, 39;
erection of military posts in, 47;
work of missionaries in, 146;
opening of, to settlement, 185;
reference to, 200
Missouri, increase in population of, 15;
reference to, 66
Missouri, Territory of, 29, 32
Missouri Compromise, 66
Missouri Fur Company, murder of employees of, 113
Missouri Indians, 116
Missouri River, 2, 3, 6, 13, 21, 30, 37, 46, 56, 72, 107, 112, 113, 116,
135, 138, 148, 167, 205, 216, 230;
English traders on, 4;
Lewis and Clark expedition on, 4, 5;
treaties with Indians on, 12, 13;
forts on, 19, 20;
return of Sacs and Foxes from, 42;
removal of Indians to, 44
Modoc Indians, war with, 65
Molino del Rey, Battle of, death of Scott in, 60, 61, 62
Moncrief, W. T., 226
Monroe, James, 36, 49, 186, 236
_Monsieur Tonson_, 100
"Monsoon" (steamboat), 169
Montreal, activities of merchants of, 4
Moores, Hazen, 143
Morgan's Bluff, 89
Morrill, Mr., 50
Morse, Jedidiah, plan of, for civilizing Indians, 103, 118
Mud Lake, 125, 191
Mumford, Mr., 101
Murderers, surrender of, by Indians, 113;
killing of, by Chippewas, 122-124;
punishment of, 125, 126, 132
Murphy, R. G., 71, 145
Musick, Peter, killing of cattle of, 191
Musket flints, 77
Muskrat furs, exchange of, for liquor, 142
Muskrats, trapping of, 105
Mutinies, causes of, 91

Nadin, complaint of, 181
Nadoueseronoms, 119
Navajo Indians, expedition against, 64
Needles, purchase of, 88
Nelson River, 189
Neutral Ground, removal of Winnebagoes from, 47
New Mexico, 64
New Orleans, 56
New Ulm (Minnesota), 49
New York City, 56, 145, 172, 175;
draft riots in, 64
Niagara Falls, 55, 173
Nichols, R. C., building of Fort Armstrong by, 18
Nicollet, Jean, exploration by, 3
Nicollet, Joseph N., explorations by, 166, 167;
reference to, 180
Nine Mile River, 174
Nokay River, 48
North, Lords of, 54-72
North Dakota, 40
North West Company, activities of, 4;
traders of, 5;
extent of commerce of, 6;
reference to, 8, 9, 10, 244

Northern Pacific Survey, 46
Northwest, period of foreign rule in, 1-17;
reference to, 18;
importance of Fort Snelling