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Show beavers. and exchange I hem for guus, ammunition, blankets. spirit uou:-~ liquors, ami th' other ~u·tieks of Jndian tJ•affi(~. Uu.ptain Lewis in tm·n inftH'lll<~d tht•m that h · had come fruu• a r;•·ea.t distance up the Ja.q;c a·iver which runs towal'ds tllt.' •·ising sun; 1 hat. he hall uccm as t'al' as tho gt•cat lake \fhc•·c the sun sets; that he ha.d stwn many nations, the greater p~u·t of whom were at wat· with each othct·, out IJy his mctliation wc•·e t•t•stot·cd to 1•c~we; anti all had been invited te come ~tnu trade with him west of the mountains: ho waa now on hi way home, but had left his com1mnions at the falls. and come in search oft he Minnt~tarccs, in hopes of inducing tlwm to live at peace with thcit· neighbour , and ttt visit the tJ·ading houses whieh would he fo•·mc(l at tile entrance of M:u·ia's •·ivcr. 'J'Iu~y ·aid that they wct·c anxious of beiug u.t pca(•c with the 'J1ushctmws, but those \)COlllc had lately killed a. uumhe1· of thcit· •·elations, as they ln·ovcd by showing ~t : Vcl'al of the l>at'ly who had theit· J.tait• cut as a sign or lllOIIt'ning. They w •t•e equally willing, they added, to eCJmc down and tt•ade with us. Cai•tain Lewis thcl'cforc lH'Oposed that they should send some of their young UlCil to invite all theil· band to meet us at the mouth or '.M;u·ia's river, and the rest of the I>aJ·ty to go with us to that place, 'Yhtt·e he ho1•ed to find his men, oit'C•·iug them ten hol'ses au<l some tol>aceo in cast~ they would accou111auy us. To this tlw_y made 110 l'cpl,,. Fiuding I hem vet·y fond or the pipe, cuptam Lnvi ·. who was d ·si•·ou!:l ol'keqliug a constant Wllloh dutllll:) the 111ght, smoked wilh them until a. late bout·, aud as ~oon as I hey "ct·c all a.bkc p~ he woke H. Fields, and Ol'· dci utg him to l'OU::H: us all in case any lth.lhm left the camp, a~ tlu:_y wouhl lH·ohahl) at tempt to steal out· hot'!-WS, he lay down hy the stdc of Hl'cwyt'T in the tt:ut with all the Indians, while Uac Fidd:; were stretched ncar the lit·c at the mouth of H. At sulll·i~c. Sunda.) .7, the h tdians got up and et·owdcd round the fire ncar which J. Fields, who was then on wa.tdt, had mu·elcssty l_,ft. his •·ifie, near th~ bcild ur his IJrf)lher, wb~ ,yas stliJl Up the Missottm. asleep. One of the Indians slipped IJehintl him, and unperceived, took his ht·othet·'s; and his own t·iflc~ while at the same time~ two othm·s seizl'd those or Ot•<nvycr aml ca1•tain Lewis. As !;oon as Fidds tm·twd •·ound, he saw the Indian l'Unning off with the t•iflcs, and instantly callin~; his h1·othm·, they }mt·sucd him for fifty ot· sixty yal'ds, and just a.s they ovm·took ltim, in the scuJlle fur the rilles, n.. Fields stahhed him tht·ough the lu'aJ·t with hiR knirc; the Indian l'<lll a.huut Jiflccn stops a.nd fell dead. Tlwy IIOW l'an uack with thci•· l'iflcs t.O the canq1. 'J'he IUOtntmt. the rt..lllOW toueht•.d his gun, Dt'OW)'Ol', who was awake, jump ·d up and wt·esll..'d lH'I' ft·om him. 'l'he noise awoke captain Lewis, who insla.tttly :~tat•ted l't·om the ground and t'C<u:.ht·d to st~izc his gun. hut lin(\ing llet· gone, cla·cw a {listol ft·om his holt a.ud turniug a.lwut saw the Jmlian l'llllrting off with lae•·· Jlc followed laim and orclcred him to Jay ht~t· down, wlaic:h lw wa:, <loin~ just a'l the li'ields ca.mc up, and we1·e takin~ aim to shoot llilll, when c~q>tain 14cwis uJ·tkt·e•l tlH'm nut 1 o tit·o~ as the Indian did Dot appea1· to intend any mischief. He dt·oppt~•l th'· gu11 and was going slowly off as Urewyc•· ca.mc out and asl ... ed pct·mission to kill him, hut this caplaiu Lc,~i~ furi1id as he had not yet aUemph~d to shoot us. llut liruliu~ that. the Jntlians Wct•e now l'l1d('avom·ing to (h·ivc ofr all Ow ho•·scs, lw onhn·cc. l three or them tO follOW the main pa.t•ly \\ hn WCl't.' tdtaSlll(; the hol'st.·s U[l the t·ivm·, ruul fii'C iu:,tantly upon tiH' thieve~; while he, without taking time to t'lW rot· his shot-pouch. put·sued the fellow who had stolen his gun and ntwthc·•· ludian, who WCl'e <h·iving a.wny the lwa·ses Ull Lfte left or tht- eautp. flo (ll'CS eel them SO closely that they Jefl twt•Jve of lhCiJ· hOl'SCS, IJut continued to drive utr one of uu•· owu. At tlw dis · ta.ucc of tlu·t~e Jnmdn~d p:wes f he.)' l~ntcn:fl a steep uiolw in the •·ivet· hlufl:-;, when captajn Lewis, IJeillh luo mucll out of lll'ea.th to pLO'SIIC them auy ful'l lwt·, ealkd out. as lw ditl !iCVCI'al lime~; before, tltat Hlllcss they gave up the latH':H' Ia • would shoot the au. As he a·;lisetl his h1111 ont• ur tire J~ttli <tlls .inml>Cd behind a. rock and spokt~ to the ntl.tc·t·, who titopt~d |