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out a scouting party of Indians constantly for ten days, when
we received an express from Gen. ATKINSON, directing that
the Indian Agent would embody as many of the Menomonees
as could be spared from the Bay, and pursue BLACK HAWK'B
was
party. Col. STAMBAUCT~ assigned to the command of this
Indian corps, aided by Captains GEORGE JOHNSON, and Au-
Giusrrs GRIGNON, A. J. IRWIN, Co1. CHARLES TULLER,
ROBERT GRIGNON, and others. At the Blue Mounds they
learned that BLACK HAWK, with the main body of his follow-
ers, were north of the Wisconsin, and Gen. DODGE and others
in pursuit; and that a small party of the enemy had gone down
the river. Col. STAMBAUQII pursued the latter, and overtook
a small band, attacked and defeated them a short distance from
Cassville. While on this trip, STAMBAUGE'S party captured a
+
small Indian girl, took her to Green Bay, and placed her in the
Mission School, where she remained about a year. She would
not learn, and ate but little, became feeble and emaciated, and
they had to send her back to her people to save her life.
In 1834, I think, the first Land Office was opened at Mineral
Point; and, in 1836, a Land Office was established at Green
Bay, with SAMUEL W. BEALL as Receiver, and Col. WM. B.
as
SLAUGHTER Register. At the first sale of lands at Green
Bay, there was a great rush to purchase, mostly from Mil-
waukee and Chicago. A Land Office was established at Mil-
waukee in 1837 or '38, and most of the land near Milmaukee
mas soon sold. SOLOMON JUNEAU built the first frame-house
in M~lwilukee, and did the first grading ever done there. He
selected four fine lots, erected a Court House on the property,
and generously presented the whole to the County. There
was.a great rush of adventurers to Milwaukee at this early
period-GEO. H. WALKER, BYROX I~ILBOURN, HANS CROCK-
ER, E, STARR, H. N. WELLS, D. A. J. UPUAM, WILLIAM
BROWN, GEORGE DOUSMAN, bIr, VLIET, and many others.
At this period, other towns ;started into existence. Capt.
GILBERT I<NAPP commenced at Racine; JOUN BULLEN, CHAS.
DuR~~.~E, others took the lead at Southport, now better
and