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Title: The Land of the Miamis
An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the
North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812

Author: Elmore Barce

Release Date: October 13, 2009 [EBook #30244]

Language: English

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THE LAND OF THE MIAMIS

By Elmore Barce

Member of the State and National Bar Associations
Member Indiana State Historical Society
Author "Land of the Potawatomi"

[Illustration]

An Account of the Struggle to
Secure Possession of the North-West
from the End of the Revolution
until 1812.

Fowler, Indiana
THE BENTON REVIEW SHOP
1922

Copyrighted, 1922, by the
Benton Review Shop, Fowler, Ind.

Photos and Maps by
Lieut. Don Heaton

Dedicated to

CARRIE MAY BARCE

My Wife.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A BRIEF RETROSPECT--_A general view of the
Indian Wars of the Early Northwest_ 1

WHAT THE VIRGINIANS GAVE US--_A topographical
description of the country north of the
Ohio at the close of Revolutionary War_ 6

THE BEAVER TRADE--_A description of the
wealth in furs of this section at the close of the
Revolutionary War and the reasons underlying
the struggle for its control_ 12

THE PRAIRIE AND THE BUFFALO--_The buffalo
as the main food supply of the Indians_ 20

THE WABASH AND THE MAUMEE--_Chief line
of communication with the tribes of the Early
Northwest. The heart of the Miami country_ 34

THE TRIBES OF THE NORTHWEST--_A description
of the seven tribes of savages who opposed
the