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Show 20 no idea of an exclusive right to any portion of country. They hunt on t~e Wolf river above their village, and on th~ nver Plat.te above. t~e mouth of that river. Th1s country IS very snnllar to that of the Panias proper; though there is an extensive body of fertile well timbered land between the Wolf river below their village and the river Corn de Cerf, or Elkhorn river. rfhey cultivate corn, beans, &c. The particulars related of the other Panias is also applicable to them. rfhey are seldom visited by any trader, and therefore usually bring their furs and peltry to the village of the Panias proper, where they traffic with the whites. A. Mal1a~. B . 0 /- 1nAa/- ha" . C. La Mar. D. Osage, with different accent; some words peculiar to themselves. E. }4'. 60. G. 150. H. 600. I. The river Quicurre and the head of the Wolf nver. J. Merchants of St. Louis. K. At their old village, though no trade latterly. L. 4.000, including the Pon'cars. M. 7.000 including the Pon'car~ N. See page 17, N. 0. The same as the Ottoes' and Missouris', with the addition of the skins of the Missouri antelope, (called cabri', by the inhabitants of the Illinois.) P. See page 17, P. . Q. Great and Little Osage, Kanzas, Loups, Ottoes, Missouris, and all the Sioux, except the Yankton Abna. 21 R. '\tVith the Panias proper, Panias Republicans, Y anktons Ahna, Saukees, Renars, and AyouWals. S. 1,hey have no idea of exclusive possession of soil. About ten years since, they boasted 700 warriors. 'l'hey have lived in a viliage, on the west bank of the Missouri, 236 miles above the mouth of the river Platte, where they cultivated corn, beans, and melons: they were warlike, and the terror of their neighbors. In the summer and autumn of 1802. they were visited by the small-pox, which reduced their numbe1s to something less thnn 300; they burnt their village, and have become a wandering nation, deserted by the traders, and the consequ~nt deficiency of arms anrl ammunition has invited frequent aggressions frOJn their neighbors, which ]lave tended to reduce them still further. They rove principally on the waters of the river Quicurre, or Rapid river. The country is generally level, high, and open : it is fertile, and tolerably well watered. rfhey might easily be induced to become stationary : they are well disposed towards the whites, and are good hunters: their country abounds in beaver and otter, and their trade will increase and become valuable, provided they be .. come stationary, and are at peace. The Tetons Bois brule' killed and took about 60 of them last ~ummer. A. Pon,cars. B. Poong-car. C. la Pong. n. Maha. E. F. 20. G. 50. |