Trips of Trade Con't...

Missionaries, like the Reverend John McDougall, complained to authorities in Ottawa in effort to get the illicit trade halted and to gain influence among Blackfoot peoples.  Trading took place in the trade or Indian Room. Usually only a few individuals were admitted into the Fort at a time, particularly if the customers were not known to the American traders or if they had a reputation for making trouble. In the bastion, a slit enabled a man to watch over the trading and if necessary a gun could be poked through the slot to put a stop to any trouble.