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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: United States. War Dept Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects: Pacific railroads Discoveries in geography Natural history Indians of North America
Publisher: Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer (etc.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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oodwishes you must be at peace with one another. Some of you were present or know of thetreaty of Fort Laramie. On that basis I wish to make a treaty of peace between the GrosVentres, Blackfeet, Piegans, and Bloods, and between these and the Indians west of the moun-tains who resort to the plains of the Missouri to hunt the buffalo. I then proceeded toexplain the advantages which would arise to the Indians from entering into such a treaty andreceiving from the government directly what they now get from other Indians. They wouldthen obtain goods, provisions, &c, in the way of annuities; could keep their horses, instead Ofbeing obliged to go with their horses and purchase of other Indians, at an increased price,what the liberality and benevolence of the Good Father, in his fostering care over his children,would at once freely and abundantly supply them. I dwelt upon these and other advantagesto them, and closed by insisting upon their reflecting upon these matters. Think well of the
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NARRATIVE OF 1853. 95 matter. Suspend for the present your difficulty with the Blackfeet Indians. Let some of yourprincipal men come with me to Fort Benton and we will try to settle the difficulty between thetribes. If it cannot be settled there let it be referred to a commissioner appointed or senthere by the Good Father at Washington, who will settle all your differences at a council of thetribes to be held next year, where the grievances of both parties will be fully heard. But Imust insist, as before stated, on a safe conduct of every white man through this country. I again advised a peace between all of them, and soon after, the first meeting broke up, with-out any answer to my propositions or suggestions. They then field a consultation witfi tfieir braves, warriors, and principal men. In about anhour we again met. They assented to every proposition made. Some of their chiefs con-sented to accompany me to Fort Benton, and the whole tribe announced their willingness towait until s

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