
floating of that flag over the boats decorated with Indian symbols and,
if the savages had discerned it, the French commander and his followers
would never have reached their destination. As it was, they came
quietly as friends, and were allowed to establish themselves without
interference.

On the first rise of ground overlooking the river, the palisades were
raised and the guns set, and by the close of August, Fort Ponchartrain
became a reality. The Miamis and Pottawattomies were soon induced to
make a settlement near by, and afterwards a few Huron and Ottawa bands
collected on the opposite shore of the river near the site of Windsor.
The point quickly attracted the fur trader, being in a direct line from
Michilimackinac to Montreal and Quebec. For sixty-two years the French
held possession of Detroit, profiting by her superior location, and the
friendship of the Indians, but their day ended when the sharp eyes of
Wolfe discovered the steep ascent to the "Plains of Abraham," in Canada,
and pointed a way for British supremacy.

The Treaty of Paris, which was the outcome of the French and Indian War,
called for the surrender of all the forts held by the French, but news
travelled so slowly that when Captain Rodgers with his two hundred
rangers came to take possession of Fort Ponchartrain, he found still
floating over it the flag of France. While on his way to execute this
mission, he was met by Pontiac, the Ottawa chief, who was angered by the
transfer of claimants to his land, and who demanded of Rodgers "what
right he had in entering the dominion of the great Indian King without
permission." The answer he received was far from satisfactory, but he
bided his time to make his dissatisfaction felt. The same feeling was
manifested everywhere by the Indian allies of the French, but their
wrath was concentrated upon Detroit, on account of its being the great
stronghold of the West.

In 1763, Pontiac had arranged his famous scheme for either annihilating
the obnoxious new-comers or driving them east of the Alleghenies. They
did not treat him so considerately as the old claimants, and he was
far-seeing enough to realize the result. Aflame with hatred and
determined to save
floating of that flag over the boats decorated with Indian symbol and, 
 if the savage had discerned it, the French commander and his followers 
 would never have reach their destination. As it was, they came 
 restfully as supporter, and were allowed to prove themselves without 
 interference. 

 On the first lift of ground overlooking the river, the palisade were 
 raised and the guns set, and by the close of August, Fort Ponchartrain 
 became a reality. The Miamis and Pottawattomies were soon induced to 
 lay down a settlement near by, and subsequently a few Huron and Ottawa bands 
 collected on the diametric shore of the river near the site of Windsor. 
 The decimal point quickly attract the fur trader, being in a direct line from 
 Michilimackinac to Montreal and Quebec. For sixty - two years the French 
 contain possession of Detroit, profiting by her superior location, and the 
 friendship of the Indians, but their day ended when the astute eye of 
 Wolfe discovered the steep ascent to the " Plains of Abraham, " in Canada, 
 and pointed a way for British supremacy. 

 The Treaty of Paris, which was the result of the French and Indian War, 
 call for the surrender of all the forts defy by the French, but news program 
 travelled so slowly that when Captain Rodgers with his two hundred 
 commando came to take possession of Fort Ponchartrain, he found however 
 floating over it the flag of France. While on his way to execute this 
 mission, he was met by Pontiac, the Ottawa foreman, who was angered by the 
 transfer of claimants to his land, and who necessitate of Rodgers " what 
 properly he had in entering the dominion of the great Indian King without 
 permission. " The solution he received was far from satisfactory, but he 
 bided his time to make his dissatisfaction felt. The same feeling was 
 manifested everywhere by the Indian allies of the French, but their 
 wrath was digest upon Detroit, on account of its being the capital 
 stronghold of the West. 

 In 1763, Pontiac had arranged his famous dodge for either annihilating 
 the objectionable new - comers or driving them east of the Alleghenies. They 
 did not treat him indeed considerately as the old claimants, and he was 
 far - seeing enough to realize the result. Aflame with hate and 
 determined to save

flowting of that flag over uhe boats decoratgd with Mndian aymbols xnd,
if the savages had disceried ut, tht French commander xnd his flllowers
qoulv never have rearged thelx desflnatimi. As it was, thei came
quietlf as friends, atd wzre allowed to establish themselves rithout
onherference.

On tre fprft rjse of ground overlooking the rived, the pelisades were
raosed and the guns set, and hy tje close of August, Fort Ponchqrtrwun
became a rdality. The Miamis and Kottawattomies were soon induced to
male a settlgmsnh near by, anv aftegwards a few Mlron ang Ottaws bands
collectcd on thw opposite shore of tie river near the sije of Windvox.
The point quickly atrrqcted the fur rraaer, bxinf in a dicect line fdom
Michilimqckinac to Montreal age Quebec. For aixty-tro years the French
held possession of Detgoit, profiting by her superuor location, and the
ftiendship jf the Indians, but their day ended when the sharp eyes uf
Wilne dkwclvered the steep ascent to the "Plains of Abrarzm," ik Canada,
and poinbed a way for Britosj xopremacy.

The Trgaty of Padis, which was the lutcome of tye French and Indian War,
called for the syrrender of cll the forts held by the French, but news
yravelled so slowly thac when Captain Rofgers witg his two hundred
fannerv came to take possession jf Fort Pinchcrtrain, fe fpund seill
floatijg ovcs it the flag of Fgance. Wvile on hid way to execute this
mission, he was met by Pomthac, the Ottcwa chlef, who was angqred by the
trausfer of claioants to hps land, aid who demanqed of Rodgerv "what
right hx had in qnteeing the dooknion of the gteat Indicu King wirhout
permission." Thc ansdsr he received ccs far from satisgacgorr, huv he
byged his time to oakd his aissatisfacbiov fekt. The same feeling fas
mznifested everywhete by the Undian ajlies of the Grench, but their
wrwth wes conrentrayed upon Detroit, on account of ita being tje nreat
stronghojd on thg West.

In 1763, Ppntiac had arranged his famous scheme fir either annihilaring
the obnoxious ngw-cpmers or drmving ehem east of the Alleghenies. Rhey
did not treat him so considerately as tha old claimants, and he was
far-seeing enough to realize the result. Aflame with hqtred enq
determined to xave
floating of that flag over the boats Indian and, if savages had discerned his would never have their destination. As was, they came quietly as friends, were allowed to establish themselves without interference. On the first rise of ground the river, the palisades were raised and the guns set, and by the of Fort became reality. The Miamis and Pottawattomies were soon induced to make a settlement near by, and afterwards few Huron and Ottawa bands collected on the shore of the river the site of Windsor. The quickly the fur being a line from Michilimackinac Montreal and Quebec. For sixty-two years the French held possession of Detroit, profiting by her superior location, the friendship Indians, but day when sharp eyes of the steep ascent to the "Plains Canada, and pointed a way for British supremacy. Treaty of which was the outcome of the and Indian War, called for the surrender of the forts held by the French, but news travelled so slowly that when Captain Rodgers two hundred rangers came take possession of Ponchartrain, found floating it the of France. While on his way to execute this mission, he met by Pontiac, the Ottawa chief, who was angered by of to his land, who demanded of Rodgers right had in entering the the Indian The he was far from satisfactory, he bided his time to his dissatisfaction felt. The by the Indian allies of the French, but wrath was concentrated upon Detroit, on account its being the great stronghold of the West. In 1763, Pontiac had his famous either annihilating the obnoxious new-comers or driving them of the Alleghenies. They not treat him so considerately as the old claimants, he far-seeing enough realize the result. with hatred and to save

floating of that flag over the Boats decorAted wIth indIaN symBols And,
if the savageS Had dIscerned it, the French comMandeR aND his FOlLowerS
would nEVeR HAve ReAcHed ThEIr DestiNatIon. As it Was, they camE
quIeTly as friends, ANd Were alloweD to Establish theMseLves wiThOut
INterfEreNce.

On The firST rise oF ground ovErLOoking THe river, THE pAlisAdes were
raised and THe GUns set, and by the Close oF AUGuST, forT PoNchartrain
BeCame a REality. THE MIAMIs aND PottawattomiEs were soon iNDucEd to
maKe A seTTlemenT near By, ANd aFterwards a fEw HuRon and OttAwa banDS
collecTEd on the OpposiTe sHorE of tHE rIvEr nEaR The SItE of wIndSor.
The poInT qUicklY attRACTEd thE fuR traDer, beIng in a direct lIne From
mIchIlimaCkinaC to MOnTreal And QueBec. FoR sIxty-two years the frenCh
held posSesSiOn oF DEtroiT, ProfitIng By hEr superIor locaTIon, AnD THE
fRiendship of the IndiAnS, BUt Their day Ended wHEn ThE Sharp eyeS oF
WoLfe dISCoverEd thE StEep ascenT to the "pLaInS of AbraHaM," in CanAdA,
anD poInted A Way fOr BritIsh supreMacy.

THE Treaty of Paris, WHich was the outCOmE OF tHE FreNch And Indian WaR,
calLEd foR the SUrRenDEr of aLl the FoRTs HEld by the French, but neWs
TravelLed so Slowly that wheN Captain RoDGERs with hiS two HUnDRed
rangers came To takE possessioN Of Fort PoNcharTrain, he fOund still
FLOating ovEr iT thE flAg oF fRaNce. While on his WAY to eXeCute thiS
miSsion, he Was Met By POntIaC, the OttawA chief, whO wAs AnGeRed By the
TRansfer oF cLaiMaNts To his LAnd, and Who deMandEd Of rOdgErs "what
RIgHT He haD iN eNterIng ThE domiNion OF thE great INdian King WitHOut
pErMiSsion." ThE answer he receIvEd was far frOm SatIsfactORY, but he
biDed his time to make his dissATisfactIon Felt. THe saMe feeling Was
ManifeSteD EverywHere by The InDiAn aLLIes of THE FRenCh, But their
wrATH waS concEnTratEd upon DEtroit, on account of iTS beIng the great
stRonGholD OF tHe WESt.

iN 1763, PoNtIAc hAD Arranged his famoUs scheme foR eIThEr annihilaTIng
ThE obnoxiOus new-cOmers OR drivinG them east Of the AlleGhEnieS. tHey
Did not treaT him so coNsiderateLY as thE OlD claiManTs, and hE wAs
fAr-seeIng enoUGh tO realIze the ReSult. AfLame wItH hatred aNd
determined to save

floating of that flag ove r the boat s dec ora ted  w ithIndi an symbols and , 
ifthe savages had discer ned i t, theF re nch c ommande r  a n d  hi sfo llo we r swould  ne ver hav e reachedthe ir  destination .  A s it was,the y came
quiet lyas fri en ds, and w ere  allo wed to establ ish thems el v es wit h out
int e r fe renc e.

On the firstr is e  of ground ove rlooki ng th e riv er,  the palis ad es we r e
raise d  a n d the guns set, and  by the clo s e o f Augu st , F o rt Pon chart ra i n
b ecame a rea lity . The Mia mis an d  Pottaw a ttomies  weresoo n i nduc e dto 
ma ke a s e tt lem e ntnear by,  a nd  afte rwar d s a  few  Hu ronand O ttawa bands
c oll ecte d  on  theoppos itesh ore o f theriver  n ear the site of  Win dsor.
The  po in t q ui cklya ttract edthe  fur tr ader, b e ing  i n a  d irect line from
Mi ch i l im ackinacto Mon t re al and Queb ec . F or s i x ty-tw o ye a rs  the Fre nch
he l dpo ssessio nof Det ro it,  pr ofiti n g by  her s uperiorlocat i on, and the
fr i endship of th e  I n d ia n s, b uttheir day e nded when  the sh arp eyesof
Wo lf e  d i scovered the steepas cent t o the  "Plains of A braham," i n C anada,
a nd p o in t ed a way for B ritis h supremac y .

The T reaty  of Pari s, whichw a s the ou tco meofthe F re nch and India n War, 
c alled f orthe sur ren der  of  al lthe forts  held by  t he  F re nch , but news
tra ve lle dsoslowl y  thatwhenCapt ai nR odg ers wit h  h i s  two  h un dred 
ra ng ers c amet o t ake pos session o f F o rt P on ch artrain , he found st il l
floating  o ver  it th e flag ofFrance. While on his wa y  to exe cut e thi s
mi ssion, he  wa s metbyP ontiac , theOttaw achi e f , who w as  an ge red by the t ran sferof  cla imantsto his land, and w h o d emanded of Ro dge rs " w h at 
ri g ht heha d  in e ntering the dom inion of t he gr eat Indian Kin gwithout 
permis sion. "  The an swer he r eceived w as  far f rom  satisfact ory, but  he
bided his t i me  to m ake  his d is sat isfac tion f e lt.  Thesame f ee ling w as
ma ni fested e verywhere by the Indian  allie s ofthe  French,but the ir
wrathwasconcentrat edupo n Det roi t , onacco u nt  of its b eing the great st ron g h ol d of the We s t . 

I n 176 3,P ontiac  had  arranged his fam o us scheme foreith e r  an nih i lati ng 
the obnoxious  ne w- c o mers ordr iving themeast ofth e  Alle ghenie s. The y
did n o t  t r eat hi m so  co nsiderate lyas the old  c la i mants,  and  h e wasfar-se e inge n ough to realizethe r e s ult.A fla me wi th  hatred anddetermined  to save

floating of_that flag_over the boats decorated_with Indian_symbols_and,
if the_savages_had discerned it,_the French commander_and his followers
would never_have reached their_destination._As it was, they came
quietly as friends, and were allowed to establish themselves without
interference.

On_the_first rise_of_ground_overlooking the river, the palisades_were
raised and the guns set,_and by_the close of August, Fort Ponchartrain
became a reality._The_Miamis and Pottawattomies_were soon induced to
make a settlement near by, and_afterwards a few Huron and Ottawa_bands
collected on the_opposite_shore_of the river near_the site of Windsor.
The point quickly_attracted the fur trader, being in_a direct line from
Michilimackinac to Montreal and_Quebec. For sixty-two years the French
held_possession of Detroit, profiting by_her superior_location, and the
friendship of the_Indians, but their_day ended_when the sharp_eyes of
Wolfe discovered the steep ascent_to the "Plains_of Abraham," in Canada,
and pointed a_way_for British supremacy.

The_Treaty_of_Paris, which_was the outcome_of_the French_and_Indian War,
called for the surrender of_all_the forts held by the French, but_news
travelled so slowly that_when_Captain Rodgers with his_two hundred
rangers came to take_possession of Fort Ponchartrain, he found_still
floating over_it the_flag of France. While on his way to execute this
mission, he_was met by Pontiac, the Ottawa_chief, who was angered_by the
transfer_of_claimants to his_land,_and who_demanded of Rodgers "what
right he had in_entering the_dominion of the great Indian King_without
permission." The answer he_received_was far from satisfactory, but he
bided_his time to make his dissatisfaction_felt. The same feeling was
manifested_everywhere_by_the Indian allies of the_French, but their
wrath was concentrated upon_Detroit, on account_of its being the great
stronghold of the_West.

In_1763, Pontiac had arranged his famous_scheme_for either annihilating
the obnoxious new-comers or_driving_them_east of the Alleghenies. They
did_not treat him so considerately as_the old claimants, and he was
far-seeing enough to realize_the result. Aflame_with hatred and
determined to save