The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-12-05


measures to clog the machinery and IMPEDE
the operations of his competitors. There IS
reason to believe he found Efficient aid IN these
from former partners and clerks OF the North !
west Com rany, who, in accordance with the |
terms of agreement bet tween the two COM |
papies at the time the American association |
was org sniged, had unfortunately peen re-
tanned in it's service,
He also enlsted motley crew of roydgears,
coaresrs Ses bots, half breeds, free trappers,
and renegsdes from civilization, to carry ONT
his we'll concerted plApe for embarrassing the
enterprise OF his rivals by land and water, ana
iiscouragng their officers aud agents in every
department. All these designs were accom-
nltshed with such silent adroitness rs not only
to ha ffie detection, but to avoid awakening
any suspicion in the minds of his victims who
f,und themselves, shwsrted and defeated at
every point without being able to discover the
cause
AZ part Of his general policy, he dispersed
large body OF hirelngs among the tribes who
had Formerly been hostile to those embraced in
ire newly eoptern rlated alliance (but whose
! animcsity had been oueiled, and mutual
friendly relations between the factions estab'
lished eV the d'lsent eSertions OF the mis-
sicnartesN representing TO them that their
arcieHt enemies were about 10 unite, under the
appreciation OF the missionaries, with the
-rer5can companies, to destroy them aud take
possession of their bunting srosnds: that the
missionaries had been insinceFe 10 Their profes'
sions anG Instructors, aiming only to keep
them cE}et until measures were perfected TOT
their rrin These enisssrieS were also in
st~rctAi u offer them arms and ammup milton, il
they would wayIay the different parties or
thH'v course to the American trading pos 3, and
prevent their reaching them and the highest
Pre-. foJ alv reltcieA thus obtained
Tnc most considerable body of Indians,
Honrd foI 81 these posts with a large
arrcr0t o, valuable furs, was nn'tev command
o. the srea7 chIes. Rig Feather. Against this
bard rhe hostile force directed II was
surprised completely ronted, and the chief.
VIII many OF his tolo~ers killed, Al the
goods we're conveyed by the vfctors without
- ay m q
COMPANY.
Their operations were coma i successful in
cthe. oNsrter> ard the trade entirely secured
fog tina, season
The free traprer " hon tho Indians called Rig
Srr, heC held hi us< reptrai, hut had noted
With TIE keen shrewdness al his race, the
: 60, rse sffsir> were taking. snd had traced the
Disturbing csrse 70 his own satisfaction. He
cxerteG 81 his irfrerce 10 pacify the outraged
IrdisH> c"reljr betrayed Ard p(HndAred,
ard rsAG his hes eff6ffs 70 convince the victors
q. she stratagep1> ar, fs'sehonds by which
thsv he'd heer dece;veN
Rot Dsrrie> listened -sitl coo. decnruH 70
Nt~ arCu rrert> hrt would make DO renly This
si'erre VS. deeT"c a. n. omen By the priest
~. she hnrter.
Nrn thfs c'.~5 El,, Feather. hal a youuC
d.gr,l-t.r VII v,sl ne Ae2jrh, Of his hasrr
~, ~. glory n. rhe whole tribe. She was
haaurifpi graceful en- modest wit n ouiet
staf-}iness o. mspre- that distinguished haV
among che deughter- O he- neonle and was
distributed b. than f. M" "0ve- q thc Christ
isu fsitL vVhicn sND rtae first ~ he nation
- profess anG 500 Lao he fsths. and brother
ats O -anlive
SNa had hee' unfortunate - oaDt waite
~ rur~;rcin1AC commando a. the North
weste-E tTadip-.nnsts who haG EseL every
nrti6c- = CaiL re- v0un- heart and. il wa
know. had long snurhs - cprnrtnuity TO get
b. 1y5tsis ~ nOvcF. OF Fhr night o. the
euhr~. an. ettaH,. b yrhicE ne fathe- lbs
h. 15f-. IN ous~tars where she wa lief was
as etr="s-@n some % IN, wnmer snJ ohii5Teu
cruel naesss"reu. I'm h. had Fn8 thai q;
he ar V n. wa