Présentation de l'éditeur :
It was with a great degree of embarras Boient that I assi;uted to the various invitations extended to me, to place upon record the recollections of m; youth, and group the incidents for a history of that tritgic event, generally ktiown aa. thi !pirit Lake Massacre, which so far had gone unwritten, and, no progress made in that direction. Believing that a local biatoiy of this lovely lake rion is demanded, on account of its becoming the favorite summer resort in I hu great northwest: and because the awfnl events of the masaacrr transpired here, I have, amid physical Ilia which have disqualified me for the active pursuits of life, devoted two years of painful labor to indicting the bitter reminiacences, and gathering the facts, dates, and events recorded in this volume. In doing so I hope to bene Stmyself, pay a lasting tribute to the memory of those whose lives were consecrated to civilization, and save from oblivion the hiatorical matter within (lieae pages. Being fully conacioua of my inability to execute, to the satisfaction of the public, a task so responsible, I wouia have been glad, fur the sake of history, to impart my knowledge of the bloody drama to one whose gifted pen D,gn,-.
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