. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. River, and killed or carried ofif as prisoners fourteen persons—men, women and children. Henrys father-in-law was the first one killed. Hismother-in-law reached the woods in safety, but finding that one of the youngerchildren had been left by the young woman in whose charge it was placed, shekissed the older children and went back for that one. She recovered the child,but was stricken down by the Sioux. Springing to her feet she drew a knife andplunged it into the neck of her antagonist, but others coming up, she was dis-patched.
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. River, and killed or carried ofif as prisoners fourteen persons—men, women and children. Henrys father-in-law was the first one killed. Hismother-in-law reached the woods in safety, but finding that one of the youngerchildren had been left by the young woman in whose charge it was placed, shekissed the older children and went back for that one. She recovered the child,but was stricken down by the Sioux. Springing to her feet she drew a knife andplunged it into the neck of her antagonist, but others coming up, she was dis-patched. All of the bodies of the dead were shot full of arrows. The skull of Henrysfather-in-law was carried away for a drinking cup, and indignities perpetratedon other bodies too horrible to descrilie. TRI.\L OF THE NEW POLICY From the time of the consolidation of the companies there was a change inpolicy—a change in the grade and strength of the liquors sold to the Indians, andin the profits, which were greater, and f rnni that time on there were no presents,. rhotos by D. F. BaJTj. Superinr. Wis. Chief GaulRain-in-the-Face Sitting BullBull Head NOTED SIOUX HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 49 and no liquor given to induce trade, but an amicable arrangement was madebetween the North-West and Hudsons Bay companies whereby strife, for awhile, ceased, and the Indians were obliged to pay for whatever they this happy condition did not continue to exist, as we shall see later. It wasbad enough before. October 6, 1805, the Hudsons Bay Company built their new post at Pembina,and Alexander Henry, in carrying out the new policy, immediately made a divi-sion of the Indians, giving the Hudsons Bay Company, Tabishaw and othertroublesome Indians among their portion, and thereupon refused to make theusual distribution of liquors; being determined that they should not taste a dropwhile they lay around the fort idle, but gave them credit for many necessaryarticles. Some flattered, some threa
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