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Lake Kee-waw-nay
7 Years after Col. Pepper’s Councils – 1837
1844 – On revisiting “Kee waw nay” Lake, after
seven years had elapsed, friend Mas sa’s [Massa]
double log cabin still standing intact and
occupied by one of the family of Bruce, after
whom the Lake is now Known.
I found the Indian name was not
known by the settlers around, and in the
neighborhood of this lovely interior lake of
Indiana. The wigwam of O-ga-maus [Ogamaus]
which was a conspicuous object in the year
1837, had naturally disappeared –
from its frail material which composed
its structure; and no other evidences of the
aboriginal existance [existence] of the former village
save Mas sa’s [Massa] cabin – could be traced.
The old council and camp ground
where Col. Pepper held his “powwows” with the
Pottawattamie [Potawatomi] in July 1837, had lost its beautiful
park-like appearance – which was then its peculiar
characteristic. Many a great and noble oak
had fallen before the axe, and the openings
between the trees were now chocked up with
a thick growth of saplings – making a young
forest. obstructing the view in the southerly di-
rection – when the lake spreads out its trans-
lucent waters.
The scene her[e], now presented a wilder
and more rugged appearance – the unrestrained
growth of thrifty woodland, than when occupied
by the Indians – whose annual firing it-
had kept it in an apparently well trained con
-dition. Keeping down the undergrowth.
Object Description
TCHA Identification Number | 1-8(19) |
Purdue Identification Number | GWb1f8i20 |
Title | Lake Kee-waw-nay, revisited in 1844 |
Creators |
Winter, George, 1810-1876 |
Description | "Lake Kee-waw-nay, Revisited in 1844" [title from verso of last page] AMs, 2 p. (2 sheets; written on back of preprinted insurance forms) In 1844, Mas-sa's double log cabin was still standing, occupied by the Bruce family. The lake was now only known as Bruce's Lake. O-ga-maus' wigwam and all other traces of Indian habitation had disappeared. The lovely parkland where the Council was held had become overgrown with brush, due to the felling of the larger trees and the cessation of the annual burning of the area by the Indians. The burial ground that they had kept carefully weeded was now overgrown. Most of the areas near the lake were now cornfields. |
Subjects |
Travel Indians of North America--Indiana Winter, George, 1810-1876 |
Repository | Tippecanoe County Historical Association |
Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
Date of Original | 1844 |
Extent of Original | 2 p. ; 34 cm. |
Language | eng |
Collection | George Winter Collection |
Date Digitized | 07/26/2006 |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
Resolution | 300 ppi |
Color Depth | 24 bit |
Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
URI | ark:/34231/c67d2s2z |
Description
Title | page01 |
Repository | Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries |
Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
Language | eng |
Collection | George Winter Collection |
Transcript |
Lake Kee-waw-nay 7 Years after Col. Pepper’s Councils – 1837 1844 – On revisiting “Kee waw nay” Lake, after seven years had elapsed, friend Mas sa’s [Massa] double log cabin still standing intact and occupied by one of the family of Bruce, after whom the Lake is now Known. I found the Indian name was not known by the settlers around, and in the neighborhood of this lovely interior lake of Indiana. The wigwam of O-ga-maus [Ogamaus] which was a conspicuous object in the year 1837, had naturally disappeared – from its frail material which composed its structure; and no other evidences of the aboriginal existance [existence] of the former village save Mas sa’s [Massa] cabin – could be traced. The old council and camp ground where Col. Pepper held his “powwows” with the Pottawattamie [Potawatomi] in July 1837, had lost its beautiful park-like appearance – which was then its peculiar characteristic. Many a great and noble oak had fallen before the axe, and the openings between the trees were now chocked up with a thick growth of saplings – making a young forest. obstructing the view in the southerly di- rection – when the lake spreads out its trans- lucent waters. The scene her[e], now presented a wilder and more rugged appearance – the unrestrained growth of thrifty woodland, than when occupied by the Indians – whose annual firing it- had kept it in an apparently well trained con -dition. Keeping down the undergrowth. |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
Color Depth | 24 bit |
Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
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