VIEWS OF LOUISIANA. 
of these nations. They hunt on the rivers Platte and Kansas; 
their country very little wooded, but qf a beautiful surface, con¬ 
sisting of open plains. 
The Pani Loups, reside on the Wolf river, thirty six leagues 
from its mouth. There is said to be a good deal of timbered 
land between this river and the Corqe-de-Cerf, or Elk horn, prin¬ 
cipally pine and shrubby oak. The two rivers just mentioned, af¬ 
ford excellent navigation; the Wolf river rises in a lake, or ra¬ 
ther a large fountain. 
The Pani, Republican, a small band which seceded from the 
nation a few years ago, reside on the Republican fork of the 
Kansas river. 
MAHAS, (or Oo-ma-ha) 
Reside on the Maha creek, about eighty leagues above the 
Platte, in their village, and raise corn. A friendly and industri¬ 
ous people, and have a considerable trade. Their language ori¬ 
ginally Osage. All the Sioux bands, except the Yanktons,make 
war upon them. Their numbers have been much reduced with¬ 
in the last ten years. 
FOXCAS, 
Originally Maha; village a short distance below the Qui- 
Courre. They were almost destroyed by^ne Sioux, their village 
broken up, and they were compelled to be altogether wandering; 
but within a few years, they have re-established their village, and 
are increasing rapidly. 
ARIKARA 
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Live 1440 miles up the Missouri, in two villages, an indus¬ 
trious people, but from the attacks of their neighbours, are una¬ 
ble to hunt any other but the buffaloe, though their country 
abounds in game. They are at present on veiy friendly terms 
with the whites, though guilty a few years ago of an outrage on 
a party commanded by lieut. Prior. In my Journal I have dwelt 
a good deal on the customs and character of thesjEfc-people, which 
in many respects are peculiar and highly^ interesting. They 
were originally Pani, 
