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Show K. L. M. N. 0. See page 35, 0. . p. At or near the mouth of the Chyenne river. Q. See page 36, Q. R. See page 36, R. . . S. The information I possess, w1th respect to tlus nation is derived from Indian information: they are said to be a wandering nation, inhabiting an open country, and who raise a grea! number of horses and mules. They are a fnendly, well disposed people, and n:igl:t, from the P?~ition of their country, be easily Induced to visit an establishment on the l\llissouri, about the ·mouth of Chyenne river. T'hey have not, as yet, vi. sited the Missouri. A. Castahana. B. Cas-ta-ha' -na. C. Castahana. D.* E. F. 500. G. 1.300. H. 5.000. "' I. Between the sources of the ~adoucas fork, of the rivers Platte andY ellow Stone. J. No trader. K. L. M. N. 0. The same as the Chyennes (see page 35, 0) and the skins of the lynx, or louverin, and martens in addition. P. At or near the mouth of the river Yell ow Stone, on the Missouri Q. A defensive war with the Siouxs and Assinniboins. R. See page 36, R. S. What has been said of the Dotames is applicable to these people, except that they trade principally with the Crow Indians, and that they would most 41 probably prefer visiting an establishment on the Yell ow Stone river, or at its mouth on the Mi~ soun. A. Crow Indians. B. Kee'-kat'-sa. C. Gens des Corbeau. D. Minetarre. E. F. 350. G. 900. H. 3.500. f. On each side ofthe river Yellow Stone, about the mouth of the Big-horn river. J. No trader. K. L. M. N. 0. See page 40, 0. P. At, or near the mouth of the river Yellow Stone on the Missouri. ' Q. Defensive with the Sioux and Ricaras. H. The same as the Wetepahatoes, (See page 36, R.) except the Ricaras. S. These people are divided into four bands, called by themselves Ahah'-ar-ro'-pir-no-pah, Noo'-taPa- rees-car, and E-hartl-sar. They annually visit the Mandans, Minetares, andAhwahhaways, to whom they barter horses, mules, leather lodp-es, and ma~1y ~rticles of Indian apparel, for which they rece1ve In return, guns, arnmunition, axes, kettles, awls, and other European manufactures. When they return to their country they are in turn visited by the Paunch and Snak~ Indians, to whom they barter n1ost of the articles they have obtained from the nations on the Missouri, for horses and mules, of which those nations have a greater abundance than themselves. 6 |