Trailing and camping in Alaska . n-dian village, and in the sight of an Indian tepee,and I have been in sight of them almost eversince. 111 fought for the Union, but was discharged forinjuries received on Shilohs dark and bloody fought the Sioux with Generals Sibley and once swam a horse across the Yellowstone Riverand then across the Missouri to get to Rock FortUnion. I was an Indian trader from 1865 to 1867,and dealt with the Blackfeet, Pegans, Bloods andCrees. I left St. Cloud for Winnipeg, where I pro-cured fresh cattle and proceeded with the first emi-grant train to Fort
Trailing and camping in Alaska . n-dian village, and in the sight of an Indian tepee,and I have been in sight of them almost eversince. 111 fought for the Union, but was discharged forinjuries received on Shilohs dark and bloody fought the Sioux with Generals Sibley and once swam a horse across the Yellowstone Riverand then across the Missouri to get to Rock FortUnion. I was an Indian trader from 1865 to 1867,and dealt with the Blackfeet, Pegans, Bloods andCrees. I left St. Cloud for Winnipeg, where I pro-cured fresh cattle and proceeded with the first emi-grant train to Fort Edmonton. There were 500carts, 700 half-breeds, and three white men,—Boyd, John Beaupre and myself. Again I started out to trade with the Indians,and employed Hugh Morrison, a man with a Black-foot wife, who had lived with the Indians for fortyyears. We came upon an Indian town of aboutthree thousand souls, and, as my hair was red andlong, they looked upon me as a freak, which I swarmed around and grunted astonishment. James Germmisen. {at the time of his narrative) Trailing and Camping in Alaska 319 and awe as they ran their fingers through my scalp-lock. The price of a buffalo robe was two cups offlour, and it was but a short time until our cartswere loaded down. When I was ready to leave,Chief Maxipeta (Great Eagle), kindly offered memy choice of his six wives, and insisted that Ishould take a certain pony-built one, but I declinedthe offer on the ground that I was too young. Thisincident caused an enmity towards me that prohib-ited me from returning to that village to old chief, however, warned me to look outfor roving bands of his young Indians who werethen on the warpath with the Big Knives, (Montanaminers). We arrived safely at Fort Edmonton, and afew days later, Dancing Bill * (Tom Latham),an old California pioneer, came into camp and de-manded flour; and although he had no money, hesaid he was going to have it. He wore two six-shooters and just too
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