, 77
Webb, James, journey of, to Fort Armstrong, 117
Webster, Daniel, statement by, 59
Weddings, 191
West, prediction of Carver concerning, 1, 2;
foreign jurisdictions in, 2, 3;
English supported by Indians in, 8-12;
rapid development of, 14;
cause of trouble in, 15;
influence of Fort Snelling in, 52;
service of Canby in, 65;
work of missionaries in, 146
West Point Military Academy, 62, 63, 100
Westward movement, 14, 15
Wheat, spoiling of, 86; raising of, 95
Wheeling (West Virginia), 161
Wheelwrights, 92
Whiskey, 86;
drinking of, by soldiers, 89;
efforts to suppress traffic in, 139-145;
smuggling of, 142, 143;
destruction of, 143, 144, 243;
traffic in, 194, 236
Whistler, Captain, 21, 211
White Head, 118
Whitney, Asa, 217

Whooping cough, epidemic of, 191
Widows, fund for relief of, 87
Wilcox, Captain, 32
Williams, Lieutenant, 99
Williamson, Thomas S., 110;
work of, among Indians, 154-157
Williamson, Mrs. Thomas S., 154
Wines, seizure of, 143;
giving of, to Indians, 144
Winnebago Indians, unwillingness of, to make treaty, 13;
attempt of, to delay troops, 21, 22;
outbreak of, 32-34;
removal of, to new reservation, 35-37, 48;
reference to, 41, 42, 177, 211, 236;
treaty with, 47;
new reservation for, 48;
disturbances among, 48, 49;
language of, 174
Winnebago War, 214
Winnipeg, 188
Winona (Minnesota), 35
Winter, difficulty in securing mail during, 97-99;
life at Fort Snelling during, 99-102;
life among Indians during, 104, 109, 110
Wisconsin, Nicollet in, 3;
Indian outbreak in, 32-34;
desire of Winnebagoes to return to, 36;
reference to, 168;
desire for land cession in, 178;
bishop of, 242
Wisconsin, Territory of, 32, 180;
marshal of, 195
Wisconsin Historical Society, 242
Wisconsin River, 19, 20, 34;
canal between Fox River and, 20
Women, social life of, at fort, 100-102
Wood, Doctor, aid given to sick Indians by, 111, 112
Wood, securing of, for fuel, 99
Woods, Samuel, expedition under, 38, 41-45;
reference to, 40;
fort established by, 44, 45
Wool, John E., 194
Wyandot Indians, treaty with, 208

Yankton Sioux Indians, half-breed killed by, 37;
treaty with, 208
Yeast powder, purchase of, 88
Yellowstone Expedition, 20;
failure of, 21
Yellowstone River, fort at mouth of, 19