olony at, 118, 149;
success of colony at, 150;
Pond brothers in charge of, 152
Education, work of, among Indians, 156
"Education Families", 103
Education of children, 100, 101
Edwards, Ninian, activities of, as commissioner, 12, 13
Eighth United States Infantry, 18

Elk, hunting of, 105
Emerson, John, sketch of life of, 65, 66;
reference to, 194, 245
Emerson, Mrs. John, 66
Emigration, 14, 15
England, 70
English, rule of, in West, 2, 3;
activities of, in fur trade, 3, 4, 140;
power of, over Indians, 5-17;
support of, by Indians in War of 1812, 8-12;
medals given by, 112;
persistence of influence of, 114, 115;
use of Indians by, 208
English River, 42
English trading companies, 2
Episcopal Church, 169
Evans, William, 190
Exploring expeditions, 109

Factors, 136;
relations of, with officers of fort, 138, 139
Factory System, 107
Fall, activities of Indians during, 105, 106
Falls of St. Anthony, 7, 24, 29, 30, 86, 96, 149, 153, 198, 207;
journey of Long to, 19;
plan to establish fort near, 20;
saw mill at, 27, 28;
fort named for, 29;
road to, 81;
description of, 81, 173, 174;
legend concerning, 81, 82;
visits of travelers to, 159-175;
attempt to cross, 161, 162
Falstrom, Jacob, 191
Faribault, Jean Baptiste, house of, 80;
reference to, 137, 141, 222;
trading post of, 187, 188
Faribault, Pelagi, 187
Farmers, 92;
employment of soldiers as, 95;
work of, among Indians, 155, 156
Farming, efforts to introduce, among Indians, 148-150;
work of Indians at, 150;
assistance to Indians in, 152, 153;
instruction of Indians in, 155
"Fashionable Tour", 159-175
Fat Duty Win (Indian), 156
"Fayette" (steamboat), 169
Fayette County (Iowa), 41
Featherstonhaugh, George William, visit of, to Fort Snelling,
153, 165, 166
Ferries, 14
Ferry house, 81
Ferryman, 81
Fifth United States Infantry, disembarkment of, 2;
orders to, 19, 20;
location of parts of, 21:
journey of, to mouth of Minnesota River, 21-24;
companies of, taken to Fort Crawford, 32;
reference to, 55, 58, 59, 62, 187
Finley, Mr., home of, 81
Fireplaces, heating by means of, 99
Fires, epidemic of, 101
First United States Infantry, 58, 59, 62
Fishing tackle, purchase of, 88
Flag staff, 75
Flags, giving up of, by Indians, 6;
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