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American Fur Company had established a trading post. They never reached their destination and I presume they were killed by the Sioux Indians. We then [[began?]] our hunt, trapping the same streams that we had in the Fall. We travelled to the Yellowstone and up the twenty five yard river to the three forks of the Missouri and from there up the north fork of the Missouri. There we learned that the Smallpox had not killed all the Blackfeet but that there was a larger village full of them in advance of [[unclear]] We travelled cautiously on their time till we found they were only one day ahead of us. Six of us then left the main party and pursued them, find | American Fur Company had established a trading post. They never reached their destination and I presume they were killed by the Sioux Indians. We then [[began?]] our hunt, trapping the same streams that we had in the Fall. We travelled to the Yellowstone and up the twenty five yard river to the three forks of the Missouri and from there up the north fork of the Missouri. There we learned that the Smallpox had not killed all the Blackfeet but that there was a larger village full of them in advance of [[unclear]] We travelled cautiously on their time till we found they were only one day ahead of us. Six of us then left the main party and pursued them, find out their strength the balance of our men continuing their march in our [[unclear]]. We discovered the Indians as they were driving in their animals and making preparations to move their camp. We then reformed our main party and gave them information about the movements of the Indians. We had come within four miles of them, and as | ||
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American Fur Company had established a trading post. They never reached their destination and I presume they were killed by the Sioux Indians. We then began? our hunt, trapping the same streams that we had in the Fall. We travelled to the Yellowstone and up the twenty five yard river to the three forks of the Missouri and from there up the north fork of the Missouri. There we learned that the Smallpox had not killed all the Blackfeet but that there was a larger village full of them in advance of unclear We travelled cautiously on their time till we found they were only one day ahead of us. Six of us then left the main party and pursued them, find out their strength the balance of our men continuing their march in our unclear. We discovered the Indians as they were driving in their animals and making preparations to move their camp. We then reformed our main party and gave them information about the movements of the Indians. We had come within four miles of them, and as