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Show 10 T . f ltries furs and other articles which the 0. hnea tsupreac llepsr oo d upce t'ons ~f their country would enable them 1 · to f urm. s h , pro videcl proper encouragement was gt ven p Thteh emla.c es at which it would be II 1 t t mu~ua y ac van ageous o • £01~ the principal establi.shments, m ~rder to supply the several Indian nations w1th merchanchse. Q. The names of the Indian nati?ns wi~~ wh~m t~~y ar:1:~~;:i~~ R. The names of the Indian natwnshwlt 1 lw 10m 1 e~t d by in a friendly alliance, or with w om t 1ey are um e - tercourse or marriage. S. Miscellaneous remarks. NOTATIONS. _ over a denotes that a sounds as in caught, taught, &c. A over a: denotes that it sounds ~~ in dart, part~ &c. a without notation has its primtttve sound as m r~y, h~y, &c. except only when it is followed by r or czu, m wh1ch case it sounds as d. . . , set underneath denotes a small pause, the word bemg dt· vided by it into two parts. THE INDIAN TRADE. The snn1s stated tmder and opposite "L" are the amou.nts of ~nere.handise annually furnished the several natiOns of I.nd1ans, including ~11 incidental expenses of tr::msportatwn,&c. incurred by the n1erchants which generally averages about one third of the whole amount. The n1erchan. dise is estimated at an advance of 125 per cent. on the sterling cost. It appears to me that the amount ~f merchandise which the Indians have been in the habit of receiving annually, is the best standard by which to regulate the quantities necessary for them in the first instance; they will always consume as much n1crchandise as they can pay for, and those with whom a regular trade has been carried on have generally received that quantity. 1~he amount of their returns stated under and opposite "M" are estimated by the peltry standard of St. Louis, which is 4.0 cents per pound for deer skins; 11 (i. e.) all furs and pel tries are first reduced by t?eir comparative value to lbs. of merchantable deer sk1ns, which are then estitnated at 40 cents per lb. These establishments are not mentioned as being thought important at present in a governmental point of view. A. Grand Osage. B. Bar-har-cha. C. Grand Zo. D. * E. Two. F. G. 1.200. H. 5.000. I. At the three forks of the Arkansas river, and eighty leagues up the Osage river, on the south side. J. Merchants of St. Louis. K. At their villages. L. 15.000. M. 20.000. N. Principally skins of the small deer, black bear, some beaver, and a few otters and rackoons. 0. Small deer skins, black bear, and a much larger proportion of beaver, otter, rackoon, and muskrats. P. About the three forks of the Arkansas river, 600 miles fr01n its junction with the 1\'lississippi. Q. With all their Indian neighbors, except the Little Osage, until the United States took possession of Louisiana. R. With the Little Osage on] y. S. Claim the country within the following limits, viz. con1n1encing at the n1outh of a south branch of the Osage river, called Neangua, and with the same to its source, thence southwardly to inter. \ |