[Illustration: The house of General Harrison at Vincennes, Ind., as it now appears.] THE LAND OF THE MIAMIS By Elmore Barce Member of the State and National Bar Associations Member Indiana State Historical Society Author "Land of the Potawatomi" [Illustration] An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812. Fowler, Indiana THE BENTON REVIEW SHOP 1922 Copyrighted, 1922, by the Benton Review Shop, Fowler, Ind. Photos and Maps by Lieut. Don Heaton Dedicated to CARRIE MAY BARCE My Wife. TABLE OF CONTENTS A BRIEF RETROSPECT--_A general view of the Indian Wars of the Early Northwest_ 1 WHAT THE VIRGINIANS GAVE US--_A topographical description of the country north of the Ohio at the close of Revolutionary War_ 6 THE BEAVER TRADE--_A description of the wealth in furs of this section at the close of the Revolutionary War and the reasons underlying the struggle for its control_ 12 THE PRAIRIE AND THE BUFFALO--_The buffalo as the main food supply of the Indians_ 20 THE WABASH AND THE MAUMEE--_Chief line of communication with the tribes of the Early Northwest. The heart of the Miami country_ 34 THE TRIBES OF THE NORTHWEST--_A description of the seven tribes of savages who opposed the advance of settlement in the Northwest. Their location. Kekionga, the seat of Miami power_ 44 REAL SAVAGES--_The Savage painted in his true colors from the standpoint of the frontiersman_ 68 OUR INDIAN POLICY--_The Indian right of occupancy recognized through the liberal policy of Washington and Jefferson_ 80 THE KENTUCKIANS--_The first men to break through the mountain barriers to face the British and the Indians_ 112 THE BRITISH POLICIES--_The British reluctant to surrender the control of the Northwest--Their tampering with the Indian tribes_ 126 JOSIAH HARMAR--_The first military invasion of the Northwest by the Federal Government after the Revolution_ 145 SCOTT AND WILKINSON--_The Kentucky raids on the Miami country along the Wabash in 1791_ 173 ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT--_The first great disaster to the Federal armies brought about by the Miamis_ 195 WAYNE AND FALLEN TIMBERS--_Final triumph of the Government over Indians and British_ 207 THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE--_The surrender of the Ohio lands of the Miamis and their final submission to the government_ 238