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Show - 24 of the Tetons, their trade would.increase rapidly, an d ml;.- o,- ht be •e xtended. to a const•d he rahb l.e amo. unt. They maintain a partial trade wit t etr oppres-sors the Tetons, to whom they ?arter ho:ses, mules, corn, beans, and a ~pec.Ies of tobclCCO which thev cultivate; and receive In return g:l ns, ammunition kettles, axes, and other articles which the Tetons obtain from the Y an~tons of the N. and Sissatones, who trade With 1\Ir. Camn1er~n, on the river St. Peters. The~e horses and mules the Ricaras obtain from thetr we~ tern neighbors, who. visit then1 frequently for the purpose of traffickmg. .. A. Mandans. { Ma-too-ton'-ka, 1st village. B. Man-dan Roop-tar'-ha, 2d village. C. Mandans. D. *, some words resembling the Osage. E. Two. F. G. 350. H. L250. ~ I. On both sides of the Missouri, 1612 miles 1rom its 1nouth. J. The Hudson Bay and N. W. companies, from their establishment on the Assinniboin. K. At their villages. L. 2.000. M. 6.000. N. Principally the skins of the large and small wolves, and the small fox, with buffaloe robes, some skins of the large fox and beaver, also corn and beans. 0. The same as the Ricars (see page 23 0.) exce~t the grizzly bear. They could furnish, in addition, the skins of a large species of white hare, a very delicate fur. I 25 P. At or near the tnouth of the Yellow Stone river. Q. With no nation except a defensive war with the Sioux. R. With all nations who do not wage war against them. S. These are the most friendly, we1l disposed Indian~ inhabitino· the Missouri. They are brave, humane anl'hospitable. About 25 years since they lived in six villages, about forty miles below their present villages, on both sides of the Missouri. Repeated visitations of the small pox, aided by frequent attacks of the Sioux, has reduced them to their present number. They clain1 no particular tract of country. They Jive in fortified villages, hunt immediately in their neighborhood, a~d cultivate c_orn, beans,squasl~es · and tobacco, wh1ch form articles of traffic With their neighbors the Assinniboin: they also barter horses with the Assinniboins for arms, am .. munition, axes, kettles, and other articles of European nlanufi.lCture, which these last obtain from the British establishments on the Assinniboin river. The articles which they thus obtain fi·om theAssinniboins and the British traders v•ho visit them, they again exchange for horses and leather tents with the Crow Indians, Chyennes, W ctepahatoes, Kiawas, Kanenavich, Stactan and Cata ka, who visit them occasionally for the purpose of traffic. 1'heir trade may be much increased. 'I'heir country is similar to that of the H.icaras. Population increasing. A. Ahwahhaway. B. Ah-,~,ah-ha -way. C. Gens des Soulier. D. Me~1etarrc'> E. One. F. |