GC2KA4K Mondo's NAT # 056 - Assegun
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 12/12/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 43.543 W104° 38.438 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
         

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Native American Tribe series.

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Assegun


A traditional tribe said to have occupied the region about Mackinaw and Sault Ste Marie on the first coming of the Ottawa and Chippewa, and to have been driven by them southward through lower Michigan. They are said, and apparently correctly, to have been either connected with the Mascoutin or identical with that tribe, and to have made the bone deposits in northern Michigan.


The Assegun or Bone Indians, lived on the south shore of the Upper Peninsula from St. Ignace northward. There are said to be still visible a short distance from St. Ignace mounds and earthworks of these aborigines. This tribe trespassed on the territory of the Ottawas on the Manitoulins and a war was the result. In this contest the Chippewas were allied with the Ottawas and a great battle was fought near Detour, where the Asseguns were completely vanquished. They were pursued by the victorious tribes and were driven westward, finally crossing the strait and sitting down near old Fort Mackinaw on the south shore, where they established their village. But peace with their neighbors, the Ot- tawas who occupied the other side of the strait, did not last long. Some encroachments gave excuse for renewed hostilities. The Ottawas and Chippewas gathered their forces and crossing over the strait, surprised and attacked the Asseguns in their new village and a terrible massacre followed. The latter were again routed and fled southward, following the eastern shore of Lake Michigan as far southward as the south bank of the Washtenaw, called by the French the Grand river. Here pursuit stopped and the Ottawas retired to St. Ignace.

03/17/2019 By Frieza
46th of 55 finds today -- 3:59 p.m.
Out caching in the area on a cold day, visiting from San Jose. This was day 2 of my two week adventure, spent the day caching around the Denver area. This was a quick find with nobody around. Nice hide! TN/LN/SL. Thanks for the cache!

Frieza
Find #19825

09/03/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #48907

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Thanks so much for the hide mondou2, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

09/01/2018 By Geopokemongo
Found with cejamison4 and BVBfan!.. TFTC/SL

09/01/2018 By BVBfan!
Found with cejamison4 and Geopokemongo... TFTC/SL

09/01/2018 By cejamison4
Found with BVBfan! and Geopokemongo... TFTC/SL

08/19/2018 By ColoradoA_Team
Happy National Geocaching Day!! ??? ??? ? TFTC!

08/17/2018 By Sqweeter
Thanks for placing these NATs in the area! SL

07/22/2018 By GanderGoose
Out for a caching drive this morning on a beautiful summer day near Watkins. Thanks for the history and placement, mondou2!

07/15/2018 By BrianandStacey
TFTC

07/13/2018 By tc54915
Had the whole day to waste waiting for my coworker to get into town, so I figured I would grab some easy ones. This is so not fun doing park and grabs by yourself. Oh well...TFTC