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Show 38 ., P. Q. s. At, or near the -li" alls of the Missouri. R. · f h Fall Indians is, in all What has been smd 0 tl ~ t' on They are both respects, appli~able to t us na 1 . wandering natwns. A. Black-foot Indians. B. . c. Blackfoot Indtans. D. * E F G H. · J on I . Betw~en the .Saskashawan and tl~e 1'1I~soun, . waters suppo secl to be of the Mtssoutt. , J. Notrader. N. K. L. M. 0p : See page 57, 0. . · At, or near the falls of the Mtssoun. Q. R. . S. See page 58, S. A. Blue Mud and Long Hair Indians. ~: Biue Mud and Long Hair Indians. D * E. F. G. H. . 1 . I . West of the Rocky mountams, and near t lC ~a~e . on water courses supposed to be branches o t 1e Columbia river. J. No trader. g: Not\nown~ut fro~·~he P?sitalion ?f~::~irt~o~~~~:~ suppq~ed ~o abound In antm s Simi tnentioned in page 57, 0. ' P. Q. R. 1 · their coun- S. Still less is known of these peophe., ~t thev reside try. The water courses on w 1c 4 .. are supposed to be bra~ches o_f the Columbi~ river. They are wandermg natwns. A. Flatheads. B. Tut-sec'-was. C. Flat-beau Indians. D. * E. F, G. H. I. On the '''est side of a large river, lying west of the Rocky 1nountains, and running north, supposed to be the south fork of the Columbia river. J. No trader. K. L. M. N. 0. See page 58, 0. P. Q. Defensive war with the Minetares. R. S. The information I posses with respect to these people has been received from the Minetares, who have extended their war excursions as far westerly as that nation, of whom they have made several prisoners, and brought them with then1 to their villages on the Missouri: these prisoners have been seen by the Frenchmen residing in this neighborhood. ,.fhe Minctares state, that this nation resides in one village on the west ~ide of a large and rapid river, which runs from south to north, along the foot of the Rocky mountains on their west side; and that this river passes at a small distance fi·om the three forks of the Missouri. That the country bet\veen the mountains and the river is broken, but on the opposite side of the river it is an extensive open plain, with a nun1ber of barren sandy hills, irregularly distri. buted over its surfi1cc as far as the eye can reach, They are a timid, inoffensive, and defenceless people. They are said to possess an abundance of horses, |