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266 268 ..THE POTTAWATOMIE INDIANS. wounded by a provincial named Fausett, A brother of the latter had disobeyed the sUly orders of the Gen- eral, that the troops should not take positions behind thetrees, whereupon Braddock rode up and struck him down. Fausett, who saw the whole transaction, im- mediately drew up his rifle and shot him (Braddock) through the lungs." Formerly the Pottawatomie reservation took in part of the county of that name, but now their dimin- ished reservation is a square block of land eleven miles square in Jackson county, the north line being only about three miles south of the city of Holton; the number given as residing thereon being 462. Again, before leaving the Pottawatomie history let it be cited: "From the time of the arrival of the Pottawatomies at their new home in Kansas they lived at peace with the government, and had no diffi- culty with, the neighboring tribes, except in 1850, when, on account of frequent depredations committed by the Pawnee tribe, the Pottawatomies declared vrar against them. • The first engagement between the warriors of the two tribes was on the east side of the Blue river, near the Rocky Ford, and on territory now included within the limits of Pottawatomie county. In this engagement the Pottawatomies were victo- rious, and compelled the Pawnees to retreat west to Chapman creek; here the Pawnees rallied, and here was fought a fierce and bloody battle. Some of the Pottawatomie braves displayed great valor and won for themselves great fame as warriors among the members of their tribe; one of the braves, Now-quah- ge-zhick, particularly distinguished himself by daring