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Show CHAPT R XXI SHCOND RESIDENCE AT FORT UNION, PROM SEFTEMBER 20TH 10 CTOIER 50 P e o 1 i Nor e Bale st Fort M pol-Apperanc ofthe Country i Avn-Fain of seven) Assinboin smang he odin Keioab (c Sanan T St \m\u‘.‘ o C i, st Tomchey il i War Pary-Skleon o MasiolanW View of e Pre-agero Tus appearance of the country about Fort Union had much changed since our visit in th nonth of July body of Indians ere; now we s tent, inhabited by a half Blackfoot. The whole prairie was naked, dry, and withered; the plant vered with flowers the woods had put on their yellow tint; th ecd, whic f sand banks; the momings and evenings were chill, th nights cold. Changes had also taken place i the fort tsel, M. Me Kenzie, with more tha wenty men, had gone down the river to the Little Missouri; he was expected back in about tw months and there were now only about ity persons in the fort. Mr. Hamilton, who rcccive & the absence of Mr. Me Kenie endly manner, hud the dircetion of the plac and had \mdu him thrce clerks, Messrs. Chardon, Bmzum, and Moncrovie x. The people wer buildings and improvements. In particular,very strong new pickets we employed o placed round the fort, with a basis of brickwork. AS handsome solid powder nmwm, o Ibs powder,powdes was completed M hewn stone, which was capable of eontain clean.sh data import.tsv out README On the i of Pbruary, 1832,here s g e . Foe U o commanicied o hs porder g v, i which he mer 3,000 s, of o, The buldings on the we s 500 ks, s 1,000 dicd bl engucs, srsed s o 0 e i K the e fom the powdler mogarve. T i i ey o and the et stores v e the ire 270 e wers e, and th e palisdes e put up on the 9 of Febrar Digital image© 2004 Mariot Libary, Universty o Uta. Al right reserved |