. Indian history for young folks . e Iroquois had declined in importance. Someof the Delawares and other smaller tribes dwelt upon the head-waters ofthe Susquehanna and the Alleghany, but the larger part of them livedupon tke Beaver creeks and the Muskingum. The Shawnees were found INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. along the Scioto : the Miamis, on the AVabash and tin- Maumee. The Illi-nois, once numerous and powerful, had, through intemperance, becomescattered and degraded. Along the Detroit and near Sandusky were theAVyandots, whose industry and good husbandry had placed them foremostamong the
. Indian history for young folks . e Iroquois had declined in importance. Someof the Delawares and other smaller tribes dwelt upon the head-waters ofthe Susquehanna and the Alleghany, but the larger part of them livedupon tke Beaver creeks and the Muskingum. The Shawnees were found INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. along the Scioto : the Miamis, on the AVabash and tin- Maumee. The Illi-nois, once numerous and powerful, had, through intemperance, becomescattered and degraded. Along the Detroit and near Sandusky were theAVyandots, whose industry and good husbandry had placed them foremostamong the western tribes in civilization and progress. Albany, Xew York, was the largest town on the frontier. Tradersand others, journeying to the region of the lakes, made this their starting-point. Ascending the Mohawk to Fort Stanwix, they would pass overlandto AVood Creek, follow the windings of this stream to Oneida Lake, andcrossing its western extremity, descend the river Oswego to the town ofthat name on the banks of Lake TRADINT, WITH THK INDIANS. From Philadelphia the route to the Indian country was over theAlleghanies, then descending their western slope to the valley of the the close of the war adventurous traders, transporting their goods onthe 1 tacks of horses, regardless of the perils that beset them, pushed onover the mountains. They were a bold, rough set. and went well armed. v Their wares consisted of blankets and red cloth, guns and hatchets, liquor,tobacco, paint, beads, hawksbills, etc. In Southern Illinois were to be seen the old French outposts, Kaskaskia,Cahokia, and Vincennes. Farther up the Wabash was Fort Ouantenon, PONTIACS WAR. 265 whence a trail through the forest led to Fort Miami on the Maumee. De-scending the Maumee to Lake Erie, one would have Sandusky on theright, or, farther north, through the Strait of Detroit, would pass FortDetroit to the northern lakes. Farther east, beyond the Alleghanies, wereForts Presque Isle, Le Bceuf, an
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