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Sickanies, the Fahas of the Mountains and the Mackenzie River, 

 the Slaves of the Great Slave Lake, the Chipewyans of Athabasca and 

 Portage la Roche, and the Beavers of the Peace River. 



West of the Rocky Mountains the Carriers, still a branch of the 

 Chipewyan stock, intermingle with the numerous Atnah Races of the 

 coast. On the North Saskatchewan a small wild tribe called Surcees 

 also spring from this great family, and as we have said, nearly three 

 thousand miles away, in the tropic plains of old Mexico, the harsh, 

 stuttering 'tch' accent grates upon the ear. Spread over such a vast 

 extent of country it may well be supposed that they vary much in 

 physiognomy." 



