Historic Mackinac: The Historical, Picturesque and Legendary Features of the Mackinac Country; Illustrated from Sketches, Drawings, Maps and Photographs, with an Original Map of Mackinac Island, Made Especially for this Work, Volume 2Macmillan, 1918 - Mackinac County (Mich.) |
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... side to side , the players run and shout , fall upon and tread upon each other , and in the struggle some get rather rough treatment . " When the ball is thrown to some distance on each side , the party standing near , instantly picks ...
... side to side , the players run and shout , fall upon and tread upon each other , and in the struggle some get rather rough treatment . " When the ball is thrown to some distance on each side , the party standing near , instantly picks ...
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... side . " On this occasion , Wabojeeg and his partizan army as- cended the muskigo , or Mauvais River , to its connecting portage with the Namakagon branch of the St. Croix . On crossing the summit , they embarked in their small and ...
... side . " On this occasion , Wabojeeg and his partizan army as- cended the muskigo , or Mauvais River , to its connecting portage with the Namakagon branch of the St. Croix . On crossing the summit , they embarked in their small and ...
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... side of the portage of the great falls of the St. Croix . The discovery was a surprise on both sides . The advance of the Chippe- was had landed at the upper end of the portage , intending to encamp there . The Sioux and their allies ...
... side of the portage of the great falls of the St. Croix . The discovery was a surprise on both sides . The advance of the Chippe- was had landed at the upper end of the portage , intending to encamp there . The Sioux and their allies ...
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... side , and the arch or bow , which springs from each side , and protects the face and head . These are tied together with 15 The Indian in His Wigwam , p . 390 ff . deer's sinews or pegged . The whole structure is very 24 HISTORIC MACKINAC.
... side , and the arch or bow , which springs from each side , and protects the face and head . These are tied together with 15 The Indian in His Wigwam , p . 390 ff . deer's sinews or pegged . The whole structure is very 24 HISTORIC MACKINAC.
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... side of the white cliff , in a way that the fishermen would be sure to be attracted when they came again . " Willow - Wand was loved by a young man by the name of Kewe - naw ; he had thrown a white doe at the door of her lodge , in ...
... side of the white cliff , in a way that the fishermen would be sure to be attracted when they came again . " Willow - Wand was loved by a young man by the name of Kewe - naw ; he had thrown a white doe at the door of her lodge , in ...
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