85;
raising of hay for, 96;
exchange of, for liquor, 141
Hospital, 75;
taking of sick soldiers to, 85;
number of soldiers in, 93
Howitzers, 77
Hudson's Bay, 189
Hudson's Bay Company, 8, 140, 188, 206, 244
Huggins, Alexander G., 154
Hull, William, 10, 57;
surrender of Detroit by, 57, 58
Hunt, Abigail, marriage of, 57
Hunting, skill of Scott in, 60, 61;
success of soldiers in, 96, 97;
activities of Indians in, 105, 106;
reference to, 111, 188;
efforts to supplement, by farming, 148
Hunting grounds, 82
Hunting parties, size of, 38;
encounters by, 129;
watching of, by Indian agent, 129, 130

Illinois, admission of, 15;
Indian outbreak in, 32-34
Illinois River, 177
Indian affairs, regulation of, 34, 35, 67;
relation of Fort Snelling to, 103-118, 231
Indian agency, buildings of, 77;
proposed removal of, 78;
councils with Indians at, 106-109
Indian agent, protection for, 18;
service of Taliaferro as, 66-71;
relation between military authorities and, 67;
house of, 77, 78;
task of, 103, 104;
visit of Indians to, 111;
aid given to sick Indians by, 111, 112;
efforts of, to promote peace between Sioux and Chippewas, 119-134;
service of, as mediator, 191, 192;
reference to, 220
Indian ball, 101
Indian country, preparations for march into, 93-95
Indian dances, holding of, for Catlin, 164
Indian schools, 118
Indian Territory, removal of Indians to, 63, 64
_Indian Tribes of the United States, History, Conditions, and Future
Prospects of the_, 62
Indian villages, 83
Indiana, admission of, 15;
reference to, 63
Indians, influence of French traders over, 3;
trade of English with, 4;
power of English over, 5-17, 114, 115;
support of British by, in War of 1812, 8-12;
treaties with, 12, 13;
sending of presents to, 13, 23;
visits of, to Drummond Island, 13, 14;
proposals for dealing with, 15;
regulation of trade with, 15-17;
refusal of, to supply troops with food, 26;
relation of Fort Snelling to, 31;
hostility of, 32-34;
opposition of, to half-breeds, 37;
power of agents over, 67;
tepees of, 73;
blacksmith work for, 78;
legend of, concerning Falls of St. Anthony, 81, 82;
treatment of deserters by, 92, 93;
plan for civilization of, 103;
number of, around Fort Snelling, 103, 104;