From thence he disappeared and
at intervals he appeared along the
the shores of the St. Lawrence
until he reached the great chain
of lakes, of which lake Superior
is the king. He finally reached
the shining shores of Sha-gah-nah
mic-ong, two miles from where
Bayfield now stands at a place
known as Black creek, here the
Great Megis come ashore to rest.
At last he reached a place known
as Mon-mg-wah-nay-con-ing, here
while resting the Great Megis saw
the smoke as of many fires, and
he soon ascertained that a great
village was situated here and that
many thousand Indians lived
there, and here he resolved to de
liver the Great Spirit's message to
the Indians.
At Sandy river there is an open
spot, which looks like a prairie
from a distance, and it was here
While the old men were sitting
in the Grand Medicine Lodge
which had been built by the di
rections of the Sun spirit, they
heard curious noises as if some
body was laughingthe noise be
ing similar to that which you have
probably heard made by an otter
upon looking up they saw the
Great Megis when it first came
over from the big Earth. It is
believed to have first come ashore
at the mouth of Mon-ay-yah se-
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"A higher Civilization: The Maintenance of Law and Order.
WHITE EARTH AGENCY, MINNESOTA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1888.
