Harrodstown (Kentucky), 201 Hartford (Connecticut), 21 Hastings (Minnesota), 26 Hay, raising of, 96 Hays, John, 190 Heald, Nathan, 10 Heiskell, William King, Fort Snelling reservation sold by, 51 Hennepin, Louis, 3 Henry, Alexander, 206 Herring, Elbert, 221 _Hiawatha_, 62 Higby, James, 196 "Highland Mary", 43 Hill, James J., 235 Hivernants, 136 Hole-in-the-Day, 124, 126, 129, 228, 231; career of, 179, 180 Holland, 92 Homesickness, 25 Horses, feeding of, 85; raising of hay for, 96; exchange of, for liquor, 141 Hospital, 75; taking of sick soldiers to, 85; number of soldiers in, 93 Howitzers, 77 Hudson's Bay, 189 Hudson's Bay Company, 8, 140, 188, 206, 244 Huggins, Alexander G., 154 Hull, William, 10, 57; surrender of Detroit by, 57, 58 Hunt, Abigail, marriage of, 57 Hunting, skill of Scott in, 60, 61; success of soldiers in, 96, 97; activities of Indians in, 105, 106; reference to, 111, 188; efforts to supplement, by farming, 148 Hunting grounds, 82 Hunting parties, size of, 38; encounters by, 129; watching of, by Indian agent, 129, 130 Illinois, admission of, 15; Indian outbreak in, 32-34 Illinois River, 177 Indian affairs, regulation of, 34, 35, 67; relation of Fort Snelling to, 103-118, 231 Indian agency, buildings of, 77; proposed removal of, 78; councils with Indians at, 106-109 Indian agent, protection for, 18; service of Taliaferro as, 66-71; relation between military authorities and, 67; house of, 77, 78; task of, 103, 104; visit of Indians to, 111; aid given to sick Indians by, 111, 112; efforts of, to promote peace between Sioux and Chippewas, 119-134; service of, as mediator, 191, 192; reference to, 220 Indian ball, 101 Indian country, preparations for march into, 93-95 Indian dances, holding of, for Catlin, 164 Indian schools, 118 Indian Territory, removal of Indians to, 63, 64 _Indian Tribes of the United States, History, Conditions, and Future Prospects of the_, 62 Indian villages, 83 Indiana, admission of, 15; reference to, 63 Indians, influence of French traders over, 3; trade of English with, 4; power of English over, 5-17, 114, 115; support of British by, in War of 1812, 8-12; treaties with, 12, 13; sending of presents to, 13, 23; visits of, to Drummond Island, 13, 14; proposals for dealing with, 15; regulation of trade with, 15-17; refusal of, to supply troops with food, 26; relation of Fort Snelling to, 31; hostility of, 32-34; opposition of, to half-breeds, 37; power of agents over, 67; tepees of, 73; blacksmith work for, 78; legend of, concerning Falls of St. Anthony, 81, 82; treatment of deserters by, 92, 93; plan for civilization of, 103; number of, around Fort Snelling, 103, 104; character of life among, 104-106;