Allen, Lieut. James, commands Schoolcraft’s escort, 75. Allouez, Père, at La Pointe (1665), 14; at convocation of 1671, 15. American Fur Company, organized, 54; policy of, 54; chief stations, 55; control of Indians, 58; factors of, 59. Anderson, Capt. Joseph, in battle of Birch Coulie, 213. Andrews, C. C., votes against surrender of Third Minnesota, 183; in command at Fitzhugh’s Woods, 243; accepts nomination for M. C., 264; state forest commissioner, 358. Astor, John Jacob, organizes the American Fur Co., 52. “Atlantis,” written by Ignatius Donnelly, 318. Attorney-General of Minnesota enjoined by U. S. courts from enforcing state law, 362. Auguelle, associate of Accault and Hennepin, 18. Austin, Horace, nominated, 265; inaugurated governor, 265; antecedents, 276; proposes constitutional amendments, 268; vetoes bill to squander internal improvement lands, 268; recommends regulation of railroads, 279. Australian ballot system, 342. Bancroft, George, mentioned, 121. Banking, _see_ Railroads. Banks issue notes on deposit of special state railroad bonds, 166. Battle of Big Mound, 235; Birch Coulie, 213; Dead Buffalo Lake, 235; Kaposia, 65; Skakopee, 157; Rum River, 63; Stillwater, 63; Wood Lake, 218. Becker, George L., mentioned, 154. Bee, Capt. Alexander, pursues Inkpaduta, 146. Beltrami, Constantino Giacomo, aspires to discover the true source of the Mississippi, 73; starts out with Major Long, 73; at “Lake Julia,” 74; publishes his “Discovery,” 74; publishes his “Pilgrimage,” 74; charts Lac la Biche, 75. Biennial sessions of legislature, 336; elections, 337. Bierbauer, Capt. William, comes to relief of New Ulm, 208. Big Mound, battle of, 235. Birch Coulie, battle of, 213; dispute as to command, 215. Bishop, Gen. J. W., at Mission Ridge, 243. Blake case, the, 283; modified by later decision, 361. Blizzard, the, of 1873, 289. Board of Pardons, constitutional amendment, 346. Bonanza farming, 273. Boom of 1857, 141. Boucher, Réné, _see_ La Perrière. Boundaries, 86, 98, 135. Boutwell, Rev. W. T., missionary, 64; helps Schoolcraft with his Latin, 76. Brackett’s Cavalry Battalion, in Tennessee, 186; with Sully at Killdeer Mountain, 187. Brass kettle campaign, the, 316. British control lasts till 1815, 52. British hold the Northwest, 38. British proposal in 1814, 52. Brower, J. V., discovers the “ultimate bowl” of Mississippi, 78.