Lizard Creek, 35, 38, 40, 284; settlements along, 39

Lott, Henry, character of, 31; whiskey traffic carried on by, 31, 32; attack of Indians upon, 32, 33; murder of Sidominadota by, 34-36; reference to, 68; location of cabin of, 285

The Spirit Lake Massacre — Part 187

Lott, Milton, death of, 33; marker on grave of, 285

The Spirit Lake Massacre — Part 187

Luce, Harvey, 48, 61, 97, 100, 101, 108, 118, 122, 180; family of, 50; settlement of, at Lake Okoboji, 50-53; journey of, east for supplies, 59-61; return of, to Lake Okoboji, 96; attempt of, to warn settlers, 100; killing of cattle of, 101; burial of body of, 195

The Spirit Lake Massacre — Part 187

Luce, Mrs. Harvey, 51, 97; effort of, to prevent murder, 102; killing of, 103

McKnight's Point, 171, 174, 175; relief expedition at, 176-179; departure of relief expedition from, 179

Madison, Robert, 54, 118; killing of, 106, 107

Ma-kpe-ya-ka-ho-ton, ransom of Mrs. Marble by, 226-231

Marble, William, settlement of, at Spirit Lake, 55; massacre of, 113-118, 296; taking of money from body of, 117; reference to, 118; visit of Markham and Palmer to cabin of, 137; burial of body of, 158; preëmpting of claim of, 270

Marble, Mrs. William, 115, 116, 156, 222, 223, 233, 234, 242, 245, 246; taking of, as captive, 117; burden borne by, 216; attitude of, toward captivity, 220; history of ransom of, 225-231; information secured from, 232; reception of, at St. Paul, 239, 240; later life of, 271, 317

Markham, Morris, 55, 132, 134, 135, 140, 142, 147, 148, 149, 189; discovery of massacre by, 122-124; news carried to Springfield by, 124, 125; doubt concerning story of, 136; proof of story of, 136, 137; oxen secured by, 148, 149

Massacre of 1862, services of John Other Day during, 312

Mason, Frank R., 165, 184, 185, 187, 188; experiences of party guided by, 211-213

Mattock, James H., settlement of, at Lake Okoboji, 53, 54; camp of Indians near cabin of, 95, 96; reference to, 99, 118, 123; plan to concentrate at cabin of, 100; failure of warning to reach, 101; massacre at cabin of, 105-107, 295; killing of, 106, 107; burning of cabin of, 106; discovery of massacre at cabin of, 161; burial of victims of massacre at cabin of, 194, 195

Mattock, Mrs. James H., killing of, 106, 107

Maxwell, John N., 165, 175, 176, 184, 185, 192, 194, 200, 202, 264, 307; effort of, to secure aid, 176, 177; men kept awake by, 201, 202; crossing of river effected by, 203, 204