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Show 36 be induced to settle on the Missouri, if t4ey could be as&urcd of being protected from the Sioux. 1 heir number annually diminishes. Their trade may be made valuable. A. Wetepaha'toes. B W 1\ . ... , . e-te-l.a-lla -to. C. Wete-pahatoes. D. * E. F. 70, including the Kiawas. G. 200, including the Kiawas. H. 700, including the Kiawas. I. On the Paduca fork of the river Platte. J. No trader. K. L. M. N. 0. The same as the Tttons. (see first table) also horses. P. At or near the tnouth of Chyenne river. · Q. A defensive war with the Sioux, and at war with no other within my knowledge. R. With all their wandering neighbors to the w~st, and particularly ' ;vith Ricaras, Mandans, Mina· tares, and Ah\t\ahhaways whom they occasionalJy visit tor the purpose of trafficking their horses, mules, &.c. for European manufactures. S. 1'hcy arc a vvattderiitg nation, inhabit an open cou1 .try, and raise a great number of horses, which they barter to the Ricaras, Mandans, &c. for articles o! Europtan manufactory. They are a well disposed p<.:ople, and might be readily induced to vibit the trading establishments on the 1\fissouri. From the animals their country produces, their trade '"'ould, no doubt, become valw.tble. T'hese people again baiter a considerable proportion of the articles \~ey obtain from the Menetares, Ahwahhaways., Mandans, and Ricaras, to the Dotames and Castapanas. \ A. Kiawas. B K •l A 1\ . 1-a- . a. C. Ki'u'' as. D. * E. F. See page 36, F. G. See page 36, G. S7 ·..~ H. See page 36, H. · . · I. On the Paduca, and frequently with the Wetep~ hatoes. · J. No trader. K. L. M. N. 0. See page 35, 0. P. At, or near the tnouth of Chyenne river. ' ' Q. See page 36, Q. R. See page 36, R. · rt S. What has beet~ said of the W etepahatoes is in all respects applicable to tliese people also. Neither these people, the Wetepahatoes, , nor the Chyennes have any idea of exclusive right to the soil. ' . . • • - f -- I ' A. Kanenavish. B. Kan-e-na'-vish. C. Gens-des-Vache. ~ ' .. ) ( D. * E. F. !50. G. 400. H. 1.500. I. On the heads of the Paducas fork of the .river. Platte, and S. fork of Chyenne river. J. No trade. K. L. M. N. 0. See page 35, o: . . P. ' At, or n~ar t~ moltlh of Chyenne river. |