t winter, 25-27;
ravages of scurvy among, 26;
new camp for, 27;
service of, in protection of frontier, 31-53;
withdrawal of, from Fort Snelling, 52, 199
(also see Soldiers)
Truces, making of, between tribes, 131
Turkey River, removal of Winnebagoes from, 35, 36;
reference to, 47
Turner, F. J., 187
Tutor, service of Marsh as, 100, 101

_Uncle Tom's Cabin_, 62
United States, establishment of military posts by, 2;

agreement of, to make peace with Indians, 12;
northern boundary of, 16;
expansion of, 45, 46;
hostility of Indians to, 114;
relations of, with Indians, 176-178;
agreement of, with Chippewas, 184;
land ceded to, by Sioux in 1805, 207
Upper country, extent of, 2
Utah, 64

Vaccination of Indians, 112
Vail, J., 143
Valentine Ball, 197
"Valley Forge" (steamboat), 169
Van Antwerp, Ver Planck, 180
Van Cleve, Horatio P., 212
Van Cleve, Mrs., 231
Vancouver (Washington), 47
Vevay (Indiana), 190
Vinegar, 86
Vineyard, Miles, 179
Virginia, 70
"Virginia" (steamboat), trip of, up Mississippi River, 159, 160
Volga River, 41
Voyageurs, 136, 157, 188

Wabasha (Chief), 33, 117;
land sold by, 35;
meeting of couriers at village of, 98;
missionary at village of, 154;
village of, 171;
payment of annuities to Indians under, 185
Wabasha's Prairie, 35
Wahpakoota Sioux Indians, treaty with, 247
Wahpeton Sioux Indians, treaty with, 247
Wall around Fort Snelling, description of, 73, 74, 76
Wakh-pa-koo-tay, 243
Wakinyantanka, 83
Wamditanka, 83
Wapsipinicon River, 42
War Department, 19, 22, 39, 44, 160;
naming of Fort Snelling by, 29, 30;
attitude of, toward Fort Snelling, 31;
Indian affairs placed under control of, 67
War of 1812, English supported by Indians during, 8-12;
reference to, 18, 209;
service of Snelling during, 57;
service of Taliaferro in, 70
War parties, 106
Warfare, history of, between Sioux and Chippewas, 119-134
"Warrior" (steamboat), 151, 164
Warriors, desire of, to take part in council, 181
Washington, George, 168
Washington (Connecticut), 151
Washington, D. C., 46, 58, 62, 64, 98, 192;
visit of Indians to, 68, 115, 116, 179;
treaty with Sioux at, 184
Washington Monument Association, 197
Washington Territory, 46
Washington's birthday, celebration of, 100
Water power, 178
Weapons, stock of, 76