The Red Cloud chief., 1879-05-29

Ahcus III ara of Novsmhes. vhsn
II. animals ksv. gps thssr ssnssf ens.s,
sna fur 70 s.in ssason." The tndisn trap
psr laws cot his trapping walk BOT he
.in,sr, along whbch no PLACES . hne OF
,sps from 10 TO IS miles IN seszth.
Once or twice q wcek be \ the
round % this vsik. aaa gathers sasA
surs ~ mar Be eArghi Mos; OF the
sn.r surs are iaksn BY means of The
so.-.en deal fall and steel traps u va
rsou. ssses. the larger fss-e<assng Aas-
mails hrsng cs;hsr shot, esn.hi In saafes.
or Killed by The poisoned bait
Toward The lat;sr ED of March The
Indian trappsrs leave their haaiiag
grounds. ana make . journey To the
forts with The produce Of their vin,sf .
toll. Herr .hey come. moving 'hrpush
The forest, q motley ,hrong. Tbs brsse'
march In front. too proad and lssy so
carry any thing bot th.ir guns. and DO
alsa,. dong even ,h,i After them
come the ,quass, ecsdinz under Ioaas.
driving dogs, or hauling hsnd sisis
laden VITA meat, fars. AIMED der
skins, and infants. The puppy de- and
inevitable baby never fail 30 ladiAn
ledge or procession. The ehecrfal spcc-
,acle Of The too psckcd ,,geihcf upon
the back of = woman 10 10, of infre
auen, occurreues. Day alter dsv she
mopgrv. party journeys on. until The
for, Is reached. Then comes the trade
The trader separates the furs into s"c.
placing the standard valuation spoa
each. Then b. adds tho amounts to-
ge.ner, and informs the trspper hat he
has got 90 or 30 skins" Al the same
time he hands his customer % OF 30
latter may know, by re'urnisg
these In payment, for the goods foe
which be really bariers his furs. Just
how fast his funds decrease The hn'
act Of the Indian Is "a cancel the debt
contracted for advances al the begin
ming Of the season; then he looks round
upon the bales of cloth. blankets. etc.
and after \ long while concludes to have
n small white capote for his tocdiing
boy. The price Is told him, AID be
hands back ten OF his little pieces OF
wood, then looks ab,u him for some
thing else. Every thing Is carefully az
aIllLtus anu Wlka s8Ia RshttS'
is n contest Owe the apparent ine9ash
" between the mou received and
that given. In the Indians opinion one
skin should pay for n article Of mer-
chandise, No matter what the value of
the latter may be. And he insists. too,
upon selecting the skin. The steelyard
and weighing balance are his especial
objects Of dislike. He does not know
what medicine that 10. That hts TEA
aud sugar should be- balanced against .
bit of iron, conveys no idea Of the icls-
tive values of peltries and merchandise
to him. lie insists upon making the
balance swing sven between the traders
goods and his own furs, until u new
light Is thrown upon the question Of
steely ards and scales by the acceptance
Of the proposition. Then, when he
finds bis fine furs balanced against
heavy blankets, he concludes to abide
by the old method Of letting the white
trader decide the weight In his " way
for IL Is clear that the steelyard Is = very
great medicine, which no brave q I'M
derstand.
When the trspper has spent ali his
little pieces Of wood, and asks for fur
Their advances, he is allowed 20 draw
any reasonable amount; for, contrary
To the rule in civilized life, q debt Is sci
dom lost ave by the death of the Indi-
An. lie may change his plsce Of abode
hundreds Of miles, but he still has only
3 Company's post nj which To trade.
The Company has always been q good
friend To him and his, and be pays when
he can. He knows that when he liqui-
dates his old debt, he can contract q
e one just n big. No attempt was
y made TO cheat him, and there never
will be. When he is Ill he goes 10 the
dearest fort, and is cared for and At
tended until he " When he does
his duty well he gets a present, and he
never. performs any labor without re-
eeiving fair compensation. Such hu.
name treatment strongly binds the In
dian and hall. breed 10 the Company
II. r. Robinson, IN Harper's Magazine
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