. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. they quarreled, made up,fought their battles with the Sioux over again, sang war songs, discussed theSioux, boasted of their own exploits, sometimes maneuvering as in actual battle,with a pipe stem for a weapon, and finally the chief fell, exhausted and the othercontinued the performance alone, until he worked himself into a frenzy andthinking he was really in a battle and the Sioux were upon him, grabbed his upon his imaginary comrades to follow him and fired—mortally wound-ing Joseph Duford. The next morning when sob
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. they quarreled, made up,fought their battles with the Sioux over again, sang war songs, discussed theSioux, boasted of their own exploits, sometimes maneuvering as in actual battle,with a pipe stem for a weapon, and finally the chief fell, exhausted and the othercontinued the performance alone, until he worked himself into a frenzy andthinking he was really in a battle and the Sioux were upon him, grabbed his upon his imaginary comrades to follow him and fired—mortally wound-ing Joseph Duford. The next morning when sober, the Indian was in great distress, insistingthat he intended no harm, that he knew that he was a bad Indian; that he hadkilled three of his own children, but he had never hurt a white man before. According to the record—he was forgiven. ETTENNE CFIARllONNEAU Etienne Charbonneau went up the river with Henrys Red River Brigadeto Park River, and the winter of 1803-C4 was with Henry at Fort Pembina, wherethey turned in 211 beaver skins, 29 bear and 37 HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 45 For the winter of 1804-05, the returns of the catch at Fort Pembina were 829beaver skins, 36 bear and 102 wolf. There were ten grizzly bear skins in the returns of that year from the threeposts, viz.: Salt River, Pembina Mountains and Pembina post. THE STAIN ON THE RECORD Oh ! stay not to recount the tale— Twas bloody—and tis past,The firmest cheek might well grow pale To hear it to the God of heaven, who prospers us, Could bid a nation sliield us from the red mans curseTwo hundred years ago! —Grenville Mcllcn. From the 28th of August, 1801, to the close of the year 1804, the record ofthe life at Fort Pembina is a series of complaints, demands, quarrels and casual-ties, the revolting details of which involve the characters of many brave Indians,who doubtless merit honorable mention, but who appear at best as trouble-some and many of them as answerable for a long list of
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