Chapter 9 cont. TELEPHONING THE NEWS During the summer of 1828 a company of Sacs and Foxes went in their canoes to where Jackson and Clinton counties were eleven years later laid out, on a summer hunt.  A number of their most bitter enemies, the Sioux, killed two of their warriors.  The remainder of the party entered their canoes for home.  It was a beautiful, clear afternoon, so it happened the trail was well filled with Indians, consequently the new had preceded the returning party.  As it had been halloed first down the river before they landed, to the Indians at the trading post, these passed it in the same manner along the island to the fort, then across the slough, next down the trail to the village, all within th espace of a very few minutes.  At once about two hundred of the warriors armed themselves, taking their canoes, paddled down the Sinnisippi or Rock river to the Mississippi, up the latter to Rock island (the island, for of course there was no city).  These warriors were upon the war path to avenge their fallen comrades.  The Sioux had, however, fled toward their own country, so were not caught and punished. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L