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Hearing that there was a band of Indians hunting two days’ 26ht. march off, sent Morrison to the Americans to fetch Charbonneau, The trade. in order to go to them, as Ï hardly get a skin when the Hudson's Bay trader is with me, as he understands and talks their language and is known by allthe Indians; my getting skins at the Big Bellies’ since my arrival was owing to my having such goods as pleased the Indians, ï.e., strouds, capotries, iron works,

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Last night some young men arrived with ne dora which 1805, they had stolen from the Assiniboines, (which had been stolen Pr from them by the Assiniboines on the 18th of last month) among de which was one belonging to the Company but now, by Indian law, belongs to him who risked his life in the stealing of him.

They offered him to me for something less than another would have cost me. Being in want of horses I took him at the following price: 1 blanket, 1 casse-tête à calumet, 100 balls and powder, 1 pair leggings, 1 lance, 1 knife, 1 hoe, 1 eyed dag, a few beads.

The White Wolf, my landlord, also purchased two of his own horses back again from the same young men...

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There has been no trade going on this long while, but it is 20tb. impossible to refrain making some small daily expenses, which, though they appear nothing or next to nothing, run away with more goods than is expected. Thinking on this to-day and being anxious to know how I stood in my accounts, desired Mr. McKenzie to take a general inventory of his returns and remaining goods, intending to do so myself to-morrow, as the tending