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REPORT ON THE PICTURE GALLERY. 83

Colonel, his straight-forward good sense, and firmness of char-
acter are all remarkably delineated. Col. PARKINSON was a
prominent actor in the Black Hawk war. For a stirring descrip-
tion of early times in the State, which he wrote, see second
vol. Hist. Coll. of the Socicty, pp. 326-364.
VIII. RAMSAY CROOKS was an early Fur Trader in Wis-
consin and the West, as agent for John Jacob Astor. A
detailed sketch of his life and services, will follow in its appro-
priate place in this Report.
IX. Auausr~s GRIONON, is supposed to be the oldest white
inhabitant of our State, who was born within its present limits.
He was born at Green Bay, June 27th, 1780, and at present
resides at Butte des Morts. For a sketch of his life, see Hist.
Coll. vol. 3, p. 195, and his "Recollections" which follow.
This picture mas painted by BROOKES, of Milwaultee, and is a
fine painting.
was
X. JOSEPH JACKSON one of the early pioneers of
Wisconsin. At present he resides at Oshkosh, of which city he
was recently the mayor.
XI. I-OM-E-TAH.-T~~S noted Menomonee chief is the son
of the half-breed CARROB, and brother of the well-known chief
TOMAH. He was born about 1772. He was engaged in the
war of 1812-15, and in the Indian wars of this State. Re is
an honorable man, and a worthy representative of red-men of
heroic days. This portrait, with the two succeeding, mere
painted for the Society, by BROOKES, and are justly considered
as among t'he best pictures from his hand, in the Society's
Gallery.
XII. OSHKOSH, signifies brave. He mas born in 1795, and
is a grandson of CHA-XAU-CHO-KA-MA, or The Old King, long
head chief of the Menomonees. He was engaged in the war of
1812-15, under TOMAH. He died near Keshena, in Shawano
county, Aug. 29th, 1858, in consequence of a drunken brawl, but
a few days after this'portrait of him mas taken by Baoo~ps. He
has a firm set, intelligent countenance, in spite of thc apparent
ill-effects of the fatal firc-water, to which he finally fell a victim,