V, ,,//, II Mia, 



whisk. -y. Though th- I r the oounti 



Mlefaed, K'lni..iii..n. I \y M<-l,..i i 



tie < 'iv.-k. and other points hundred* <>f mil.-s distant from 

 . ai-h otli.-r tli.- smallest detachment has aluays proved large 

 enough for any duty with which it ha.s U-.-n .-ntnist.-d an 

 .\ idem-.- oi ' m.iral j... \\.-r that could have I n acquired only 



i Ion;; coiirs,- of just and consid.-rat.- il-alin^. Tin- In-iiun 

 |Mlicy !' tin- < 'ana'lian ( !i\ rmm-iit i^ snin.-tiiin-s lfclar-.l t< 

 be a failin-.-. aii-1 at ntln-r tiiin- is mil-lly MMOTed M K] 

 IIVC Thuu^li I'V ii" nifjiiis j.i-rt't-ct. it may c-hall-n^f c.iinjiai-i- 

 s..n with that i.!' tin- I'liit.-'! Of "f any "th-r ri\ ili/.fl 



nation t.. \\anls a w.-ak-r rar.-. .lu.1^,.,1 l,y its fruits th- 

 niaint-nanr.- of onli-r without sln-|iliiifr MIMMJ, and the st-;i'ly 

 growth of a c.)n\ iction anionj^ tin- Imliaiis that tin- ( Jov.-rn- 

 nii -nt iiii-ans fairly \>y tlu-m it may r\.-n !> j.ronotinoMl a 



SUCCI-S.S. 



Thr caiujx >f tin- Imlians an- sratt-iv<l all ovi-r th- North- 

 west: they aix' ^-in-rally sitiiat.-.l 1,,-si.l,- a laki- st<x-kfl with 

 tish, or in -ar wcxxlr.l valleys, the Lushes of which are la-leii 

 with the In.lian |>ear. or ricli Sask.-tooii Kernes. A peculiar 

 of tin- Indians inhahitin^ these |>arts is the " Dn^- K.-a^t. ' 

 This f.-ast is eelel.rated ..nee a year at th<- princij-al ]>>ints at 

 wliich the In. linns eon<,'ree;ate in summer, either for tin- purpose 

 of tishintr.ir receiving their annuities, <n treat\vmoney. In the 

 midst of the jir. K-.-.-din^s which are cnducte.l with tin* utmost 

 gravity l>y the principal medicine-man of the Land, a d- 

 slain, cut np. cMked and eaten. Although called the Keast of 

 the White Dog, and this colour is pn-ferred. u dog of any other 

 colour will answer the purpose. The ceremony appears to ! 

 son i.- analogy t o th- H.-l.n-w passover, l.iit it- origin ami ni.-an- 

 ini; are lost in ol.s.-iirity. a> is tlie case with most of the r.-li^- 

 olist'rvaiKTs of the Indians. 



Th- .-xteriiiination of the luitfalo has U-en a serious loss to 

 the Indians, and they hav.- now t<> content thems.-lves with 

 the tlesh of the dH'r, antelope, hares, ducks and geese, not ba<l 

 fare eith.-r. and th.-y are experts with iM.th PM! and ^un. Ten 

 years g ther- were a few small herds of lmrtal<H-s still exist- 



