198 J. H. Lefroy on the Indian Population of British America. 
TABLE. 
1838)184411846]1847 
Deserving Chiefs | 52) 81). 29 
Warriors ... : 38|. 88) 51 
Women 62} 41) 41 
Ordinary Chiefs . .| 1384] 162; 178 
Warriors 
Women 
Boys, 10 to 15 years : 422) 492) 578 
x 5 to 9 Ke 430; 475} 595 
$ lto4 - 433! 690 
OED TOR Sh Ua eR oh ea SARE, Sa ee 810] 421] 455 
Mp 5 to 9 442) 444] 567 
a lto4d Te eee ie ee ye ue Uc he Ob eule 148 SE 497) 481] 778 
ten, lew ick ohev se pocoe ie cere 16643\687418756)8862) 
The Chiefs and Warriors in the first class, are those who served 
in the last war. The numbers in 1847 are taken from the Que- _ 
bec Gazette. The apparent increase in 1846 is due to the — 
permanent settlement of many Indians within the Province, 
tates to our continuing to supply arms and ammunition to 
friendly natives belonging to their territory ; the details of the ta- 
ble, however, when they are comparable, give satisfactory grounds 
for supposing that as regards the small portion of the Indian race 
inhabiting Canada, the worst is over. ‘They appear to be slightly 
on the increase, and are at the same time acquiring to some ex- 
tent the habits of civilized life.* 
The following table of the number of Indians in Lower Can- 
ada, is taken from the Report presented to the Legislative ‘Assem- 
bly, 1845, ‘ice 1844-5, App. 2,) to which reference has been 
made before : 
DENOMINATION, 
Iroquois, Caughnawaga ............4] 
St. Regis, 14 St. Francis waeaien 
Nipissings, oe of Two rector dy 
| Abenequais, St. Francis... 6... 5.00600. 
“ pees 
ee ee a as 
Hurons or Wyandots ~ Jeune Lorette . 
| Tetes de Bou LIS eee 
amas, Abenequay and Amaleites, of 
certain r Be GSA: ie Peete 
‘Total. | 0 Tos 3031 a0 aro wa 4 404 
* “aod fact that the Mohawk Chief, John Brant, was once | elected member of Boss 
House weer ns? 
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