. Michigan historical collections . d and de Navarre from Detroitwho were to assist Mr. Marantette in paying the Indians. Just beforemornings dawn a settler from an adjoining township unloaded severalbarrels of whiskey in the Indian village. Governor Porter discoveredit and ordered Mr. Marantette to break in the barrel heads and let theliquor on the ground. The Indians were alive to the situation andfalling on the ground vied with mother earth in consuming the fieryfluid. Just then Sauquoquette, the chief, who had figured in the sale cameriding up dressed in his gayest apparel; blue coat with
. Michigan historical collections . d and de Navarre from Detroitwho were to assist Mr. Marantette in paying the Indians. Just beforemornings dawn a settler from an adjoining township unloaded severalbarrels of whiskey in the Indian village. Governor Porter discoveredit and ordered Mr. Marantette to break in the barrel heads and let theliquor on the ground. The Indians were alive to the situation andfalling on the ground vied with mother earth in consuming the fieryfluid. Just then Sauquoquette, the chief, who had figured in the sale cameriding up dressed in his gayest apparel; blue coat with shining brassbuttons, red sash, broad belt and sword; on his head an immensechapeau with waving plumes. His horse was finely caparisoned, andswinging his sword he cried: I sold the land, and I would sell it againfor whiskey. Quansette was standing near and drawing his pistol ^Patrick Marentette was born at Assumption, Sandwich, Canada, March 11, 1807and died May 21, 1818. Idem. ^Gov. Porter—See volume XXXVII, p. 221, this MENDON SETTLEMENT 405 lie aimed it at Sauquoquette and pulled the trigger but the weajjonmissed fire. Quickly swinging his sword Sauquoquette struck at himwith such force that his head would have been severed from his bodyhad he not had a large plug of navy tobacco rolled in a blanket on hisshoulder. Mr. Marantette sprang forward and led Quansette awayuntil quiet was restored and the Indians received their payment. Some-time after this Sauquoquette fell sick, repented of his wicked life, be-came a better man and was bajjtised before he died. A daughter ofMonsieur Marantette told me that he was buried on the south side ofthe river, not far from where the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroadbridge now spans the river and for years after the Indians had beenremoved to the far west, his faithful squaw came each year, in autumn,gliding swiftly up the river in her canoe, to visit his grave, keepinga lonely vigil all night. With the dawn she was ready to depa
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