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Ð8. Bryee, who opened tbe nounds, eonerudedt that, beeause
thEy are loeatecl on very fertlle 3.enct, their bullcterE ï¡ere ågrf-
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eurtur€,11cte.- tbls, fs true of those who bullt the nouncl-
gsoups further s,outh ln thE Janes;tow¡-Ðev11'e Lake-Sheyenne area
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tn tbe Þakstasr-but a later lnvegtigator of s,ounclç f,n trfianttoba
hee ¡rolnted out that the sounüs ln the, Rock Lake and other areag
nealer the Souris bave provfðed tlttLe êvldtenee of agrleultural
aottvity. on the otbEr handl be does tôet 4 hoeE in å eatalogue
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of 41085 arülqles he hee eolreeted.- But fLesh-eorapees.
of bone enct etone &re very eonnon, so it would seen thqt theEe
e,anls dlwelLers fn the Ëourls: basln, Llke thoee wbo foLlowedt
ühen, cte'peadetl nelnly upon the þuffalo anct other anf¡r¿ls for
thelr existence.
ßhe peopJ-e lirv-lng in the sourls baein et the tlme thE
first fur-traclers, same to the west rye.re the AserinLboin3. .å,1r
atelleble avlclenee polnts- to the faet that these fnËna¡rs eane
fron the wogdllanets to Èhe east, anc[ vs.ry sooa wqnclerect over
at1 the country lying iet**un the tr{iesouri Blver antt Eudlsonfs
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Eay.- about the year t66o they were Ltvlng ln the vlelnlty
of Çranct Þortage, beyoað the ¡,orth shore of &ake superlor.
they were known then ae thE FoulEks or å,sslnlpogtees.S *o*
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14 John trüaelean,
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vol. ã p.59.
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