anford, John F. A., Dred Scott bought by, 66
Santa Fe Trail, dangers on, 56
Sauk River, 133
Sault Ste. Marie, 119, 163
Saw mill, erection of, 27;
reference to, 82, 172
Saxton, Lieutenant, 46
Say, Thomas, 161, 162
Scalp dance, 123, 128, 131, 132
Scalps, taking of, 128
Scenery, description of, around Fort Snelling, 79, 80
School, organization of, 101
Schoolcraft, Henry R., statement by, 14;
reference to, 119, 130
Schools, success of, among Indians, 156
Scientific expeditions, 109
Scotland, 92;
immigrants from, 189
Scott, Dred, fugitive slave case of, 66
Scott, Martin, sketch of life of, 59-62
Scott, Winfield, naming of Fort Snelling suggested by, 29, 30;
reference to, 55
_Scott vs. Sanford_, 66
Scrub brush, purchase of, 88
Scurvy, ravages of, 26, 213
Second United States Infantry, 63
Secretary of War, 19, 103, 130, 149
Selkirk, Lord, colony of, 188, 189
Settlement, opening up country to, 184, 185

Settlements, protection for, 18
Settlers, annoyance of, by Indians, 42, 43;
desire of, for land cession, 178;
service of Fort Snelling to, 187-201;
disputes between Indians and, 191, 192;
memorial of, 192;
efforts to exclude from reservation, 192-195;
ejection of, 195, 246
Seymour, Samuel, 161
Shakopee (Minnesota), 83
Shakpay, 83
Shambaugh, Benj. F., introduction by, v;
acknowledgments to, vii, ix
Shapaydan, 83
Shaw, Mr., 22
Sherman, W. T., military career of, 63
Sheyenne River, 103, 138
Shields, James, 197
Shining Mountains, 3
Shipler, Jacob, 196
Shoemakers, 92
Shoes, purchase of, 88
Shot, stock of, 77
Sibley, General, 64
Sibley, Henry H., description by, 26, 27;
house of, 80;
hunting by, 96, 97;
reference to, 110, 145, 180, 213, 231, 239;
relations between officers of fort and, 139
Sibley House, 223
Sick, taking of, to hospital, 85
Sickness, prevalence of, among troops, 26, 213;
losses because of, 93;
help to Indians in case of, 111, 112
Sinclair, Mr., 245
Sioux Indians, early traders among, 3;
land at mouth of Minnesota ceded by, 7, 8;
visits of, to Drummond Island, 13, 14;
goods sent to, 22;
treaty between Chippewas and, 28;
unfriendliness of, 33;
part of, in Black Hawk War, 35;
hostility between half-breeds and, 37;
reference to, 48, 98, 101, 151, 158, 171, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184,
198