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30 WISCONSIN IIISTOK~CAL COLLECT~ONF.

and preserved in 1687, and which fell August 21: 1856, pre-
sented by C. M. CLEVELAND.

Picture Galle9.y.
This inost attractive and ixiteresting department of the
Society has received several important additions since the last
Report mas made-whicrh serve to add increased interest to our
picture collection.
A View of the Pecatonica Battle-Field, painted from an
original drawing made on the spot, and generously presented to
the Society, by the artists, Blessrs. BROOKES Rt STEVENSON, of
Milwaukee. This completes the trio views of the Black Hawk
war battle localities in Wisconsin, and will convey to future
generations the primitive appearance of these renowned and
classic spots in Wisconsin history.
The fine purtrait of the lamented Arctic explorer, Dr. E. K.
KANE, painted and presented by the Chevalier JOSEPII FAGNANI;
and the characteristic portrait of the poet PERCIVAL, painted by
FLAOG, and obtained by purchase, forin an addition that mould
be regarded as most desirable and iinportailt in any collection.
The first house in Madison, a fine and truthful representation,
painted by C. A. JOHNSON, and presented by Hon. SIMEON
MILLS; a portrait of WAU-ME-GE-SA-KO, The Wampum, a
or
prominent Wisconsin chief, a copy from Healey, an Irish artist,
made by MARK R. H~RRISON, of Fond du Lac, *and presented
by Hon. NARCISSE M. JUNEAU.
WAU-ME-QE-SA-KO, The Wamnpunz, was head chief of the
or
Chippewas, Pottawattamies and Ottawas, who resided at Mani-
towoc, where he died in 1844, aged about fifty-five years. He
had acted a prominent part at the treaties of Butte des Morte
in 1827, at Green Bay in 1828, at Prairie du Chien in 1829,
and at Chicago in 1833-at the latter of which, the Indian title
wsra extinguished to all that fine tract of country, commencing
at Gros Point, nine miles north of Chicago, to the source of
the Milwaukee River, and thence vest to Rock River, which
was ratified in 1835. The portrait of this distinguished Indian