MISSOURI RIVER, THE burials along shore, 36 commercial importance of, iv, 73 destiny of, 445 discovery of, 87 early exploration of, 89 first navigation of, 87 first steamboat to enter, 90 head of navigation on, 220 highest point reached by steam, 220 improvement of, by the government, 422 et seq. Indian tribes along, 351 kinds of boats used on, 91 et seq. modern view concerning, 445 navigation of, 115 origin of name, 88 physical characteristics of, 74 et seq. relation of, to gold regions of Montana, 273 scenery of, 83 sediment carried, 78 source of, 74 Missouri River Commission, abolition of, 424, 448 creation of, 422 Mitchell, D. D., attends Council at Fort Laramie, 358 builds Fort McKenzie, 226 Montana, first railroads in, 419 gold fields of, 265 Montana Historical Society, 239 Mormons, the, in Missouri, 65 La Barge’s acquaintance with, 175, 333 migration of, to Great Salt Lake, 171 relation of, to commerce of Mo. r., 171 sketch of, 167 McCann, Dave, meets La Barge, 430 McCune, John S., relations with La Barge, 337, 396, 435 McKenzie, Fort, 137 burned, 232 founding of, 227 sketch of, 228 McKenzie, Kenneth, 134 opens trade with the Blackfeet, 223 McKenzie, Owen, killed by Malcolm Clark, 233 McPherson, W. W., government contractor, 409 N _Naomi_, the, discovery of a Bible belonging to, 79 Negro boys lost, 285 New Mexico, conquest of, 172 Nez Percé campaign, steamboat in, 392 Nicollet, J. J., 347 _Nimrod_, the, injured by hailstorm, 164 inspection of, at Bellevue, 156 voyage of, in 1844, 154 Northern Overland Expedition, 270 Northern Pacific R. R. reaches Bismarck, 419 reaches Montana, 419 Northwestern Fur Company, 239, 260 Northwestern Treaty Commission--See “Peace Commission of 1866” Nutt, H. C., quoted, 369 O _Octavia_, the, built, 396 great profit on voyage of, 416 voyage of, 1867, 408 Omaha, first railroad at, 418 Omaha Indians, 351 _Omega_, the, voyage of 1843, 141 et seq. Ophir City, 279 “Opposition,” meaning of term, 59 Orleans, Fort, 88 Osage Indians, 351 Otrante, Comte de, 155 P Passenger fares on Mo. r., 276 lists on Mo. r. steamboats, 120 Pawnee Indians, 27, 351 capture La Barge, 160 La Barge’s residence among, 27 Peace Commission of 1866, 396 et seq. quoted, 360 Peindry, Comte de, 155 Piegan, Fort, founding of, 225 Pierre, Fort, 137 transfer of, to United States, 201, 367, 383 Pike’s Peak Gulch, 269 Pilcher, Joshua, in charge of Cabanné’s post, 37 interest in young La Barge, 39, 44, 48 Pilot, Missouri r., experiences of, 131 important duty of, 115 wages of, 276 Pilot shields, 250 Poles, use of, on keelboats, 104 Pope, General, plans Indian campaign, 371 quoted, 357 Price, General Sterling, 255