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20th..—
a Cold fair day Several Indians
at the fort to day a
Missunderstanding took place between the two
inturpeters on
account of their squars, one of the Squars of Shabowner
Squars being Sick, I ordered my Servent to give her Some
froot
Stewed and tee at dift times which was the cause of the
missundstd.[14]
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I went up with one of the men to the villages. They treated us
friendly and
gave us victuals. After we were done eating they presented a
bowlful to a buffaloe
head, saying, "eat that,"
Their superstitious credulity is so great, that they believe
by using the
head well, the living buffaloe will come, and that they will get a supply
of meat.—Gass (pp. 98,
99).
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