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was situate on the Republican fork of the Konza river. As 

 he had no horses to transport his merchandize, he requested 

 the chief of that village to assist him in conveying it to the 

 Grand Pawnees on the Platte, as he intended to descend 

 that river to trade with the Otoes, on his way to St. Louis; 

 the chief directly ordered horses to be brought, the furs were 

 packed upon them and they departed on the journey ; but 

 owing to some alleged misconduct on the part of Dorion, 

 the chief, when half way, ordered the goods to be taken from 

 the horses and to be left on the plain. He then, with his 

 followers, returned to his village. The trader, after bewailing 

 his unfortunate condition, at length resolved to go to the 

 Grand Pawnee village, and solicit the aid of Long-hair. Hav- 

 ing arrived at the residence of the chief he related to him in 

 what manner he had been used by the Republican chief, and 

 concluded by requesting assistance to bring in his goods. 

 Long- hair, without reply, ascended to the top of his lodge 

 and called out to his people to bring him one hundred hor- 

 ses. Taking the best of these, and a sufficient number of at- 

 tendants, he accompanied Dorion, and assisted him to trans- 

 port all his peltries, and did not cease with his good offices, 

 until he had aided him in building a skin canoe, and had 

 packed all the merchandize aboard, although previously told 

 by Dorion that he had nothing to reward him with, having 

 as he said, traded every thing away, though at the same mo- 

 ment he had a number of Indian goods concealed in his 

 packs of bufFaloe robes. After all was completed, " now," 

 said the chief, " Dorion, I know that you are a bad man ; I 

 have no doubt but you have a quantity of such goods as we 

 want, concealed in those packs, and could reward me if you 

 were liberal enough ; but I ask nothing. You have a forked 

 tongue. You have abused me to the whites, by calling me a 

 rascal, saying I robbed the traders, &c. ; but go, I will not 

 harm you ; tell the red head (governor Clarke) that I am a 

 rascal, robber, &c. I am content." 

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