[106] See his portrait in the central figure in Plate 79, in the accompanying atlas, our volume xxv.—Ed.
[107] See opposite page for diagram of Indians seated before Fort Mc Kenzie.—Ed.
[108] See Plate 78, in the accompanying atlas, our volume xxv.—Ed.
[109] Isidore Sandoval was long employed on the upper Missouri by the American Fur Company. In 1832 he was one of the men sent with Kipp to begin the Blackfoot trade, and upon the latter's return to Fort Union was left in charge thereof. He was a valued interpreter and clerk, charged with many important missions. Finally he quarreled with Alexander Harvey, who shot and killed him in the store at Fort Union. See Culbertson's narrative in Montana Historical Society Contributions, iii, p. 231; Larpenteur's account in his Journal, i, pp. 168-170.—Ed.
[110] Later glimpses of this renegade Bird are afforded by Townsend in our volume xxi, pp. 353, 354, who reports that he was a great chief among the Blackfeet, leader of their war parties, and in 1836 took a treacherous revenge upon Antoine Godin, one of Wyeth's engagés at Fort Hall. Father De Smet met Bird at the Rocky Mountain House of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1845; he speaks of his treacherous and suspicious character, which was proved when he deserted the missionary priest in the wilderness. See H. M. Chittenden and A. T. Richardson, Life, Letters, and Travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet (New York, 1905), pp. 526-528.—Ed.
[111] See Plate 20, in the accompanying atlas, our volume xxv.—Ed.
[112] In the preceding summer Mr. Mitchell had had a similar adventure, by which he was made acquainted with the nature of such meetings with the Indians. He was riding out, unarmed, with one attendant, when he met two Indians, who immediately demanded tobacco. He gave them what he had, but could not satisfy them; they demanded his knife, threw the tobacco which he had given them in his face, and with a menacing air drew their bows. They did not suffer him to go till he promised to give them more on board his vessel the next day. They came on board accordingly, but Mr. Mitchell took no notice of them. Since that time he never goes out unarmed.—Maximilian.
[113] Snow River, as named by Lewis and Clark, is a southern affluent of the Missouri not far above its junction with Maria's. The present name of this stream is Shonkin Creek, rising in Highwood Mountains, and flowing nearly north, disemboguing just below the site of Fort Benton, for many years the head of navigation on the Missouri, and the most important post of the upper country.—Ed.
[114] The three forks of the Missouri which unite at the present town of Gallatin, Montana, in the county of that name. These names were given by Lewis and Clark (1805) in honor of the president, and two members of his cabinet.—Ed.
[115] This range was probably the Highwood Mountains, for which see note 71, ante, p. [83].—Ed.