CHIEF LOGAN AND OTHERS
he Delaware Indians of eastern Pennsylvania have always called the Iroquois the Mingo Indians.
Skikelling was a Mingo. He was chief of the Cayugas, one of the most intelligent tribes of the Iroquois union. The son of Skikelling was also a chief. He is celebrated in the history of Pennsylvania as Chief Logan.
When a babe Chief Logan was brought by his father to Fort Augusta in 1742, to be baptized by the Moravian missionaries. Hence his American name, which is famous in history and romance.
There was another Chief Logan who was for a time chief among the Delawares. This chief lost an eye in a battle and was then deprived of his position, as a chief must be physically perfect.
History has preserved the names of numbers of Indians famous in war and peace.
Samoset, who greeted the Pilgrims with the cordial “Welcome, Englishmen,” is one of the first on the list. [[69]]Squanto, Massasoit, Canonicus, Miantonomoh are well known in New England history. These are the names of men who kept their promises and fought bravely for their white friends.
King Philip saw the ruin of his country and people and commanded an uprising. He was a terrible warrior, and his name is both famous and infamous. Tecumseh, Red Cloud, Black Hawk, and others are well known in western history. These names and hundreds of others are kept in memory as the names of cities, rivers, or lakes. [[70]]
