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breed living on the Winconsin river and who had some cattle, and wasfamiliar with all the trails leading to the rivers. They carried Mackinaw boats and moved considerable provisions and followed the water courses. going across to the Wisconsin river, then down the Wisconsin, thence up the Mississippi to St. Anthony falls, thence up the Minnesota to St. Peter where part of the company remained, together with some others who had been .sent up. from St. Louis. From St. Peter they embarked in carts which they made from logs, and started fo’r Fort Pierre, arriving here in time to prepare for winter.These were the first white men most of the Indians hereabouts hadeve re seen, though a few had metthe Lewis and Clarke expedition, which winterd during the year 1802-’ 3 at the mouth of Bad river. Substantial headquarters were, established and Fort Pierre was the most important point in the northwest belonging to this company. Often a thousand employes were quartered here.
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The Black Hills Union
Rapid City, South Dakota, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1897
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