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an entirely different race are seen commingling with the Anglo-Saxon from those we see in the more southern portion of the West. The French were among the first settlers of this region. Here are the descendants of the "voyageurs" the companions of LaSalle & Hennepin & they still retain their national distinctions. How different their manner, appearance & attitude from the "Americans" around them. They have the vivacity, merry jest & laugh & expressive attitude & gesture of Old france. They still speak french, which is heard as much as English & these two with Indian are often heared at once in the same group.