Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1905 — A Rare Old R[?]fie. [ARTICLE]

A Rare Old R[?]fie.

David B. Helm, of Bass Lake, Starke county, has in bis possession a rifle, made in 1829, which was made for Francis LaFontaine, the last war chief of the Miami Indians. Ihe historic gun cost S2OO and is a fine piece of mechanical skill in de sign and workmanship. It is decorlUd with silver eagles, deer and national embles. Chief LaFoutaine was a noted marksman and in his day won many prizes in shooting matches with the white settlers.