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Show " 56 L. 15.000. M. 15.000. . · k N. Beaver, otter, lynx, .wolvenne, marten, tnm ' wolf, small fox (or kitts) dressed elk and moose deer skins. 0. The skins of the beaver, ottc 1 r ~ lynx,bwolf, wold-verine, marten, mink, smal tOX, rown ~n grizzly bear, dressed elk and tnoose-rleer sk1~1s, muskrat skins, and some buffaloe robes, dned meat, tallow and grease. p. On the Mi~souri, at, or near the mouth of the Y ellO\t\' Stone river. . Q. With the Siouxs, Fall, Blood and <;row ~~tans ... R. \tVith the Assinniboins, AlgonqAu1hns, hh tppe-ways, Mandans, ~inatar~s and wa a~ays. s. They are a wander~ng natiOn ; do not :ultTiva 11 te, nor claim any particular tract of co~ntry. cy are well disposed towards the whites, a.nd tr.eat their traders with respect. The country In whtch they rove is generally open plains, but in so~e parts, particularly about the h~ad of the Assmniboin river, it is marshy and tolerably well fu:nished with timber, as are also the Fort Dauphm mountains to which they sometimes resort. From the quantity of beaver in their country, they ought to furnish more of that article than they do at present. They are not esteetned good beaver hunters. They might, probabl~ be i~duced to visit an establishment on the Missoun, at the Yell ow Stone river. Their number has been reduced, by the small pox, since they were first known to the Canadians. A. Fall Indians. B. A-Ian-sar. C. Fall Indians. D. Minetare. 57 E. F. 260. G. 660. H. 2.500. I. On the head of the south fork of the Saskashawan river, and some streams supposed to be branches of the Missouri. J. N. W. company. K. Upper establishment on the Saskashawan; but little trade. L. 1.000. ;M. 4.000. N. Beaver and marten. 0. Skins of the beavers, brown, white and grizzly bear, large and small foxes, muskrat, marten, mink, lynx, wolverine, wolves, white hares, deer, elk, moose-deer, antelopes of the Missouri, and son1e bu:ffaloe. P. At or near the falls of the Missouri. Q. Defensive war with the Christenoes. R. S. The country these people rove in is not much known : it is said to be a high, broken, woody count~y. They might be induced to visit an estabhshment at the falls of the Missouri: thetr trade may, no doubt, be made profitable. A. Cattanahaws. B. Cat-tan-a-haws. C. Cattanaha ws. D. * E. F. G. H. I. Between the Saskashawan and the Missouri, on waters supposed to be of the Missouri. J. No trader. K. L. M. 0. See pa£·e 57, 0. N. ,. 8 |
