. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. 1174 FIRST NEWS FROM THE WORLD. m. excursion up the YcIIcvvstonc. They had left the lUinois in tfic summer of 1804, and had spent last winter with the 1 otons, in company wit
. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. 1174 FIRST NEWS FROM THE WORLD. m. excursion up the YcIIcvvstonc. They had left the lUinois in tfic summer of 1804, and had spent last winter with the 1 otons, in company with a Mr. Ceautoin," who had come there as a trader, and whom they [the Tetons) had robbed- rather, they had taken all his merchandise and jriven him a few robes in exchange. These men had met the boat which we had dispatched from Fort Mandan, on board of which they were told, was a Ricara chief on his way to Washing! ton ; and also another party of Yankton chiefs, accompany, mg Mr. Durion on a visit of the same kind. We were sorry to learn that the Mandansand Minnctarees were at war with the Ricaras, and had killed two of them. The Assiniboins too are at war with the Mandans. They have, in conse- quence, prohibited the Northwestern Company from trading to the Missouri, and even killed two of their traders near Mouse river; they are now lying in wait for Mr. McKenzie of the Northwestern Company, who has been for a long time among the Minnetarees. These appearances are rather unfavorable to our project of carrying some of the chiefs to the United States; but we still hope that, by effecting a peace between the Mandans, Minnetarees, and Ricaras, the views of our Government may be accomplished. After leaving these trappers Captain Clark went on and camped nearly opposite the entrance of Goat-pen [Little Knife: see note '\ p. 274] creek, where the party were again assailed by their old enemies, the mosquitoes. p. 270 Communication with tl,e world was thus first resumed near the
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