Snelling, William J., 102, 163 Soap, 86; purchase of, 88 Social life, 99-102 Soiree, 101 Soldiers, building of fort by, 27; surroundings of, at Fort Snelling, 73-83; life of, at Fort Snelling, 84-102; occupation of, 92; birthplace of, 92; journeys into Indian country enjoyed by, 93-95; employments of, 95, 96; pleasures of, 96, 97; carrying of mail by, 97, 98; social life among, 100-102; quarrels among, 102; dependence of missionaries on, 148; revival among, 156; church services for, 157; expedition escorted by, 162, 163; drunkenness among, 194; arrival of, at Fort Snelling, 212; ejection of settlers by, 246 Soup, character of, 86, 87 South Dakota, Indians in, 103 Southwest Company, 188 Spain, exploration of domain of, 1 Spanish, rule of, in West, 2, 3; Indian trade won from, by English, 4 Speculators, desire of, for land cession, 178 Speeches, making of, by Indians, 181, 182 Split Upper Lip, 123 Spring, eagerness for coming of, 102; activities of Indians in, 104, 105 Squad-rooms, 75 Squatters, huts of, 79 (see Settlers) Starch, purchase of, 88 Stairway, 73 Stanton, Edwin M., 64 Steamboating, beginning of, on upper Mississippi, 159, 160 Steamboats, use of, to bring supplies, 86; mail carried by, 97; reference to, 159, 199; advertisements of, 169; attitude of Indians toward, 239, 240 Steele, Franklin, Fort Snelling reservation sold to, 51, 52; adjustment with, 52; home of, 79; account books of, 87 Steen, Mr., 43, 44 Stevens, Isaac I., survey of route for railroad by, 46; reference to, 217 Stevens, Jedediah I., coming of, to Fort Snelling, 149; work of, among Indians, 154; preaching by, 157 Stillwater (Minnesota), 197 Stockade, erection of, 25; reference to, 73, 136 Store, purchase of goods at, 87-89 Storehouse, 75 Storer, William, 131 Stoves, use of, for heating, 99 Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 62 Straits of Mackinac, 21 Street, Joseph M., 149, 231 Strong Earth, complaint of, 121; career of, 180 Strong Ground, career of, 180 Sugar, 86; purchase of, 88 Sugar bush, 105 Summer, activities of Indians during, 105 Sumner, Edwin V., expedition under, 38 Superintendent of Indian Affairs, 67, 71 Supplies, character of, 26; bringing of, to Fort Snelling, 86; amount of, furnished to Indians, 182 Supreme Court of United States, 66 Surveyors, destruction of landmarks of, 42 Suspenders, purchase of, 88 Sutler, home of, 79; purchase of goods from, 87-89; service of Brown as, 190 Swan, 96 Swan River, 179 Switzerland, immigrants from, 172, 189 Taliaferro, Lawrence, 28, 35, 66, 72, 77, 78, 84, 89, 91, 98, 102, 103, 114, 116, 139, 140, 160, 167, 178, 179, 180, 184, 193, 221; threat against, 33; service of, as Indian agent, 68-71; letters and papers of, 69, 70;