. Michigan historical collections . se points ofthe early settlers. It crossed a dam on the Prairie river just below thegrave of Sauganash. This dam furnished power for a gristmill, whichwas a feature of the early town of Eschol, which has vanished as com-pletely with the years, as the Potowatomies have done. The D. A. R., in erecting the marker to Sauganash, have, also, re-vived the memory of the old Indian trail and early road—the water130wer, now abandoned, and the town of Eschol. The credit of working out this local history is due to Mrs. H. , which she has accomplished through th
. Michigan historical collections . se points ofthe early settlers. It crossed a dam on the Prairie river just below thegrave of Sauganash. This dam furnished power for a gristmill, whichwas a feature of the early town of Eschol, which has vanished as com-pletely with the years, as the Potowatomies have done. The D. A. R., in erecting the marker to Sauganash, have, also, re-vived the memory of the old Indian trail and early road—the water130wer, now abandoned, and the town of Eschol. The credit of working out this local history is due to Mrs. H. , which she has accomplished through the knowledge gleanedfrom the Fitch family. A vote of thanks was extended by the D. A. Mrs. Catherine White,^ of Chicago, (great aunt of John Fitch) toJohn Fitch and Frank Fitch for their help in locating the spot and theprivilege of marking it. ^Mrs. White says Sauganash was the chiefs name but Mrs. Lewis Salsiggives it Saginaw. In St. Joseph County history it is called Sagino. In p. 275, this series, it reads MRS. ALEXANDER CUSTARI). THE FRENCH SETTLEMENT OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY 401 The funeral of Sauganasli was attended by the white settlers, whomourned him as a friend. Among those present at the exercises ofmarking his grave, were children of those who attended his L. B. Perrin, regent, presided with her usual grace. Mrs. H. gave a brief history of Sauganash and all present contributedwhat they could to the history of the spot. A feature of importance was the drive through the gold and scarletroads, flanked by tepee-like shocks of Indian corn, on an ideal Indiansummer day to the grave of the Indian friend of the early palefaces ofthis region.—Dr. Blanche M. Haines in The Three Rivers Daily Com-mercial, Oct. 20, 1911. THE FRENCH SETTLEMENT OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY* BY MRS. ALEXANDER CUSTARD What is history but times record of men and things; what is therecord of the French settlement of St. Joseph County, the settlementwhich roots back
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