Three years among the Indians and Mexicans . children ofthe mountains and prairies, he shows kindness, lik- 10 ing and admiration. While their faults are not over-looked, they are mostly attributed to the evil influ-ences of the whites. The Waterloo War Eagle, at the office ofwhich James book was printed, was a weekly news-paper, edited, published and most likely printed byElam Rust at Waterloo, Illinois. Rust issued hisfirst newspaper at Waterloo in the spring of 1843under the name of The Independent 1845, he changed its name to the War Eagle,but the Eagle was not long lived, and
Three years among the Indians and Mexicans . children ofthe mountains and prairies, he shows kindness, lik- 10 ing and admiration. While their faults are not over-looked, they are mostly attributed to the evil influ-ences of the whites. The Waterloo War Eagle, at the office ofwhich James book was printed, was a weekly news-paper, edited, published and most likely printed byElam Rust at Waterloo, Illinois. Rust issued hisfirst newspaper at Waterloo in the spring of 1843under the name of The Independent 1845, he changed its name to the War Eagle,but the Eagle was not long lived, and the publica-tion of the paper ceased about the year 1847. Grateful acknowledgment and thanks are due tomany friends for valuable and kindly suggestionsand assistance, and especially to Miss Stella , Librarian of the Missouri Historical So-ciety, whose store of accurate knowledge has been anunfaihng resource. To Miss Drumm belongs, also,the credit for the index, which is entirely her work. W. B. Florissant, 23 September, SHE-HA-KA. From McKenney and HallsiHan Trihes of Noi-tli Atneria THREE YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS AND MEXICANS. BY GEN. THOMAS JA]»IES, OF MONROE COUMTV) ILLINOIS* Waterloo, ILL. PfilKTED AT TUi OFFICE OF TilE «WAR EAGLfiJ*184G. CHAPTER ONE Introduction—Missouri Fur Company—Terms of Engagement WithThem—Departure for the Trapping Grounds—Incidents on theRoute—The Pork Meeting—Scenery—Cheek, a Western Pioneer—His Affair With the Irishman—A Hunting Excursion—TheRickarees—The Mandans—The Gros-Ventres—The CompanysFort—Cheek and Ried—Friends Between the French and Amer-icans—Violation of Contract by Company—Departure for Up-per Missouri—Wintering—Trip Across the Country—Famineand Cold—Scenery on the Yellow Stone—Manuels Fort— and Manuel Liza—Indian Murders—A Snow Storm Inthe Mountains—Blindness—Arrival at the Forks of the Mis-souri—Preparations for Business. I HAVE often amused myse
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