The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-27

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smoks-ssAeks being painted red. They call
them s'big canoes and ss soon - they 9et |
into the Indian country the ne%ss Is carried
ahead by runners, and they ali know when
the boat will arrive. They never modest
them. and Dnrfee & Peck have never met
with any loss at their hands.
arwo BEARS
This noted Chief has been employed by
the firm as a runner, and being very widely
known and popular among his people, is a
valuable assistant. 1.-TWO Bears was with
Colonel Leavenwonh, the man after whom
our Fort and city were named, when he died,
and the Chief assisted to bury him many
years ago..
On the 4th inst, old Jesse Chisholm. proba>
bly, the oldest trader in the West, Who came
here from Tennessee sixly years ago, and
Who vss fitted ont last summer with about
195 900 worth Of goods by Mr.. Dnrfee, died,
away up near the mountains. Old 1.-Two
Bears" thought 90 much Of him thai he took
from his own neck gold medal which bad
been given him by President Harrison and
placed 1t on Chisholm: week, and had it
buried with him.
The first time Mr. Dnrfee saw this old
| Chief, was during one Of his trips up the
river. The old fellow WAS pointed out to him
/ az leading Chief, and Mr.. Durfee invited
/ him on board, taking him directly TO the la
| dies cabin. Now it CHANGED that our red
/ friend was not Just then clad in his Sunday
ro-to-meeting clothes but on the other hand,
looked rather dirty. As soon as hs SAY the
ladies'. he wanted TO leave, and appeared very
| hashful. He then went away. and an inter
/ prefer told Mr.. d. that 1.-TWO Bears" waf
ashamed Of his old clothes, and had gone 10
dress up. Sure enough. in about an hour be
made his appearance, decked OF in all tbs
gaudiness Of First Family Sioux, and stuck
alI over with gewgaws and feathers, and
mounted on q pony. which looked as gay al
himself. Everybody on the boat went ont to
see him. and bis wounded pride was healed
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Durfee has sent oil one boat load Of
goods this season. per steamer Benton, which
will be back 10 June, loaded with fnrs ant
peltries. She took up $50 tons The Bis
Horn, which has gone up With Government
freight, will also bring down cargo. Ihs
Benton will make another trip this season.
i The farthest that boats 60 up Is 2,s0t
miles, by the river.
The proceeds of the stock to be brongh
down by the Benton this year, viii be abou
$3.50. ZOO.
They have suffers stores At Forts Sully
Rice and Stevenson, which are ENTIRELY sepa
rate from the Indian business.
Durfee h Peck handle yearly from % ,oot
10 10000 robes, which average about Ss O
= piece The furs ara, Of conrse, much higher
and the whole business comprises an enor
NOUS trade.
4 There is popular idea that some OF th'
buffalo robes which we End 10 market Ar'
tanned by white men. This ia not So Tb'
Indians do il ALL White men have tried 1t
but failed.
Mr.. Dnrfee has, during his various trips Il
the mountains. secured q large number o
pets /; among them he has kept the foliovIn!
animals, which are ct his New York resi-
dence: one bear, one antelope, one deer. on
badger, . red fox and two American eagles
. He had two buffalo, but they died
. Asa proof Of how profitable the busines
, is to the hunters and treppers, we will stat
. that two Young men were fitted out by Durfe'
. l. Peck, only shor. time ago, who woult
, realize about So 900 for their winters work
Nearly all the goods traded TO Indians b.
this 6rm are imported. Mr.. Durfee vent 4
! Europe two years ago. and Invested largely
He hiss established an extensive post at ih
, mouth of the Arkansas, from which TO suppl
the Southern Indians, ard there are alread
upwards Of fifiy families located there.
Mr. Dnrfee related many Entere sting Incl
dents OF his experience with which We eaui'
fill page Of this paper, " Ee have epdeav
ored in this, however, TO give all the NOR
interesting points in the busiHess, which mus
necessarily possess a grea, charm for mel
who like adventure mixed With profit.