The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-09

iair supply oil alcahnl. The trabpers drop
IN slngly and IN small bands, bringing their
packs OF bever TO this mountain market, not
inirequently to the value of thousand
dollars each, the produce of one hunt. The
dissipation Of the ''rendezvons," however,
soon turns the pocket of the ,rapper's peck.
ct inside out. The goods brought bv the
traders, although Of the most inferior qnali-
ny, are sold at enormous prices:-cutfcr,
twenty aud thirty shillings pint, cup,
which is the usual measure; tobacco fetch
eS ten and fifteen shillinCs plug; alcahcl
from twenty 10 fifty shilingS a pint; gun
powder, sixteen shiIiincs pint cup aud all
o'her articles at pruportiouably cxhorbitaut
prices.
The beaver is purchased At from two to
eight dollars per pound; the IIudson's Bay
Company alone buying il by the plnie. or
"piew," that IL, the whole skins, whether
of old bever or "nttcns.n
The rendezvous is one continued scene Of
drunkenness, gambling, and brawling and
lighting, as long as the money and credit Of
Inc trapPcrs last. Seated, Indian fashion,
round the fires, with a blanked spread be.
'ore them, groups are seen with their decks
OF cards, playing al euker, poher, aud seren
up, the regular mcuhtain games. The
,,,' ~"'c" mere current
% ,I ~ '"e '"r Is eone' ,he'r h"iS-
'I ''', ""eN' ""u s,'r',, hunting packs
make the rounds the camp, challenging
each other 10 play for the trapperS highest
>'ake-hs horse, his squaw, (if he have
one and rs once happened, his scalp
4" here goes boss and bcver.n is the monu-
.";' .N'r'>>'"n "heh any great loss Is shS
t,,, ""'' s"V"ec or ''ter '"e, moss an"
aa,;at, ~" ','''' wa! i''o ''e III
r.i"' po'H''S y, ''e 'ra"erS' q raPpcr
''V I'ou''' VI 'iH h,th''
Ln,,,', -, ,',';"i' w, VI nu''".S' !" ie"
nn,,;n,,a ""'' aPi'." WI ,'e"l' WIN "no''e'
orn,L or ov,o1;,i',' ,,I,, ,'I '''neA,"us y"
s,,l lima or,ar ,;' Nv, ,"> ','o s",,r
ll,, suo.os.r ,,l l,,.,.ii Wv
., ,,., ,,,'' "U'''' 'i'""r nun |" re-
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f,r,, ,,d w. IT,, "a. "',' ''"' u "
,ho ,,,.;l' >''N "''' '0"''"'
"'u "'PPer' fehch oahadiah, aSshr-
"'e ',"' nc IA" receive" Hl'eet' Thousand
""'''r' '"r never ""fl''S S'louTn OF twen-
y ye'rS III t'ie mountains Every year he
'eSoNc" III MS ihihh 10 return 10 Canad y,
""o, win 'n'' "oJer'. always converted ms
'ur mo ca'n Dut a fortnight a! the "ren-
u'N'o"s always c'"ah'u MN ON, ana al
''e e''" VI twenty years, he hah not even
w., '"o"-' !" ou! Pouh" I" power.
i"eSe annual gatherings are often the
>''"eS ~ o'""uy "uei>, Tor over their cups
anu '"'">' no men are more quarrtlNome
'n'" y""t 'h"uh'"lmr'TS. kiHtS at twenty
P"ee>'f"'e an u'lsichccs, ana, as may he
'"'", we IAN W one UT the "ther oi the
con'o@'a,'s' /, CERTAIN, or, as sometimes hap.
Pe">' oo'" '''' 10 'He "ord "iire."
'"'''"'" "0"' AM mn" CITIES
no ANIMALS III thrSe western regions in
tcres'eh me SO much As the Prarir-dogS.
These hvely little fellows select for the site
OF thelr towns level piece ul prarIe with a
sandy or gravel sou, out oi when they
can eNcaNa't lhtir dwellings with great
'aciiIty. Beng o! merry, suciable di,po.
>'hoi'' 'hey, unlike the bear or vol, choose
TO !ive III a large community. where laws
exist Tor the public good. and there is less
danger TO he apprehendrd from the attacks
oI theT numerous ana crazy encuie. Then
Towns equal III extent and population the
49, - 49, - ''''!''' '''''N NV '''''-
ny mics III length, with considerable regn-
'arlty IN Their streets, and their houses Of n
UNIFORM style OF architecture. Although
'heir form OF government may be styled re-
puohcan, yet great respect is paid 10
'he'r ch'eI magistrate, who, GENERALLY a
uoS "i large hlmen'i"ns and imposing ap'
Pearance, resides III mouse conspicuous tor
NHe !" '"e 'eo''e VI inc Town. "here ne
'"y """! u. SO" "" w, ""'Se'"P' re-
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VIC "'".'' "lP's W '""'H' "'"e's o"''"'ha'
'" .ePa',ng '"e'r houses WINE many
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