De Smet-Continued: Devil's Lake, Mine-wakan, 788
De la Croix, Canon Charles, 198, 638 makes maps, 561, 662, 1497, 1565, Devil's Rake, 153, 343
284, 1517 planned retirement to Europe, 1581 De Vos, Rev. Peter, S. J., 44, 444,
Delano, Columbus, Secretary of 1852, 65, 1477, 1480 bibliography, 144, 1543 453, 476
the Interior, letter to, 1541 presented to Pres. Pierce, 1853, literary methods, 139, 638, 715, letter from, 1563
Delaware Indians, 279, ioog, iloo, , 693 815, 817, 1530, -1543 Digger, Dignes de Pitie, Poor
1105 European journey, 1853, 66, 693 his writings, 59, 138, 1447, 1479, Devil, Soshoco, Indians, 216,
Demers, Rev. Modeste, meeting, invited to New Mexico, 1854, 1530, 1543 3oi, 990 1032 (see also
1842, 388: 1844. 443 1452 answers charges against them, Snakes")
missionary work in New Cale takes last vows, 1855, 67 1478 Distances, St. Louis to Missouri
donia, 380, 389, 477 travels, 1856-57, 67, services to country, 1577, 1578 river points, 1361
first bishop of Vancouver, 554 European science, 1553, 1567, 1568 Dog-meat as food, 212
mention, 355, 364, 381, 449, 476 Chaplain, U. S. Army, 1858, 69, Indians, 1566, 1572, 1575, 1577, Dog river, 602
letter from, 1840, 1351 715, 1569 1580, 1583, 1584, 1593 Dog-sleds, 533
De Nef, Lake, 463, 563 crosses Isthmus of Panama, 72, missionary cause, 122, 1561, Dole, W. P., Com. Ind. Affairs,
Denig, Edwin T., Assiniboin 733 1562 letter from, 1583
trader, 1063, iio8, 1111, 1497 winters among Coeur d'Alenes, relations with Indians, 115, 816, Dorion, "Old," Fort Pierre, 1839,
letters to, 1214, 1481, 1491, 1494, 72, 759 834, 838, 893, 1239, 1244, 1314, 1549
1495, 1498 European travels, 1860-61, 76, 1486, 1539, 1585, 1595 Dougherty. Major
Fort John, 171, 172
sends books to, 1482, 1495 777 on the Indian Question, 118 (see Douglas, James, Vancouver,
Denominations, religious, and U. S. visits Fort general index) 447
Government, 1?.36 last visit Benton, 1862, 79, 783 on the Oregon Question, 129, Dragoons drowned in Platte, 1839,
to
Des Autels, Mr., at Fort Mandan, 788-811, mountains, 485, 486 175
1326, 1863, 83, "
1516
1846, 606 peace mission to Sioux, 1864, 86, on America, 127 (see United Drips, Andrew, 193, 201, 260
Des Avirons river, 534 812 States ") Droughts, great, 793, 830
Des Chutes river (Canada), 492 European travels, 1864-65, 86, attitude toward Union, 77, 132, Duerinck, Father, death, 67, 1194
De Semalle, Rene, questions, 1202 836, 838 lfor Duke of Brabant, contributes 20
Des Gens Libres river, 534 reception on return, 844
love adopted country, 486,
francs, 1567
De Smet, Rev. Pierre-Jean, S. J.: visits Fort Benton, 1866, 87, 845, 1514
Du Milieu river, 534
family and birth, i8o1, 9 on liberty of belief, 132 (see Dunbar, Rev. John, 165, 177
comes to America, 1821, 12,147 1326 "
Peace Commission, 1867, 89, 887,
Persecution ") Du Vieux river, 534
removes to Missouri, 1823, 5, 12, 889, 921 threatened with episcopacy, 1525
147 Major U. S. Army, 94,881 compared to St. Nicholas, 802
ordained priest, 1827, 12, 148 names U. S. Indian agents, 1298, E
visits Europe, 1833, 13, 148 penetrates to Bull's 1334, 1541, 1547
returns to America, 1837, 14, 149 1868, 96, Sitting camp, exposes life, 625, 649, 791, 8og, Eagle river, 602
903, 1584
missionary to Potawatomies, last journey to Indian country, 816, 833, 903 Eau qui court coule, river (see
1838, 14, 149, 157, 818 1870, 104, 912 plan for Indian reservations, "
Niobrara '), 610, 645
excursion to Sioux country, 1839, European travels, 1868-71, 104, 1579 name, 1384
16, 149 923 plans history Missouri Province, Eccleston, Archbishop, Baltimore,
sees fourth Flathead "embassy," physical decline, 105, 813, 814, 1548 letter to, 1306
1839, 29 900, 920, 1343, 1460, 1518, 1538, De Smet, Lake, 668 Edmonton, Alberta (see "Fort
journey of 1840, 31, 201 1544, Mount, 5'18 Augustus "), 530, 531
raises funds, 39, 2'73 death, May 1545 another (Father Pierre mounElet, Rev. Jean, S. J. Provincial
23, 1873, 107
journey of 1841-42, 39, 275 funeral oration, 1592 tain), 383 to America with D., ii
travels in Europe, 1843, 44, 403 personal appearance, 13, 111, 543, De Smet, Missouri river steamplan to return D. to Europe, 1477
voyage around Cape Horn, 1844, 1473 boat, 107, 1547 death, 1851, 65, 1475, 1478
45, 408 character and temperament, io8, Des Prairies river, 534 Elkhorn Steeple, 604, 1371
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travels in mountains, 1844-46, 48, 1473 Des Roches river, "
534 Eneas, see Ignace
454, 612 itineraries, 147, 193, 403, 613, 693, De Velder, J. B., D.'s companion Ensyla, see "
Michael "
visit to Sioux, 1848, 6o, 617 777, 926 in 1840, 221, 234, 241, 268 Ermatinger, Ermantinger, Frank,
official duties in St. Louis, 58, an observant traveler, 137 Devil, the, 158, 165, 293, 331, 340, 294, 310, 542, 1554
528, 815 knowledge of the West, 136 343, 358, 373, 392, 515, 1 .74 Eustis, Lake (Yellowstone 1.), 1377
Devil's Gate, Wyo., 298, 343 Expenses of 1867 journey, 1329