The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . live in the open country and possess muchwisdom, shall be the 5th Nation, because youunderstand the art of raising corn and beans,and making cabins! You, Five Nations, greatand powerful, must unite and have but one in-terest in common, and no foe shall be able tosubdue us. If we unite, the Great Spirit willsmile upon us! Brethren, these are the wordsof Hiawathe! Let them sink deep in yourbreasts I Each description was typical of forest, quarr


The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . live in the open country and possess muchwisdom, shall be the 5th Nation, because youunderstand the art of raising corn and beans,and making cabins! You, Five Nations, greatand powerful, must unite and have but one in-terest in common, and no foe shall be able tosubdue us. If we unite, the Great Spirit willsmile upon us! Brethren, these are the wordsof Hiawathe! Let them sink deep in yourbreasts I Each description was typical of forest, quarry,hill, or open country occupied by these Nations,and of the characteristics which later historyverified. Coupled with this community of in-terest was a subordinate system of societies,tribes, or clans, bearing such names as Wolf,Turtle. Bear, Snipe. Beaver and others, whosemembers affiliated with brethren of similar clansin the other nations, so that, to cite Morgan,the whole race was woven into one great familyof households; and during the whole history ofthe League, they never fell into anarchy norverged upon dissolution from internal SIX NATIONS The advent of Champlains French followers,with firearms, gave fresh stimulus lo Iroquoisenterprise. Securing and mastering the use ofas many guns as possible, they fearlessly ex-tended their range of triumphs. In 1O43 theydestroyed the Eries and pushed for the Ohio. In1670, they controlled the whole country betweenLakes Huron, Erie and Ontario, and the northbank of the Saint Lawrence as far as the OttawaRiver, near Montreal. They terrorized NewEngland, and in 1680 invaded Illinois, even tothe Mississippi River, at the time when La Salle• was preparing to descend its current to the Cherokees upon the Tennessee, and theCatawbas of South Carolina, yielded captivesto their demand, and both Lake Superior andMichigan were visited by their warriors andhuntsmen. Even as early as 1607, Captain JohnSmith met a band of the


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