JOHN CONNER. . gos 
CHAPTER XVI. 
"THE INDIANS OF THE COUNTRY. 
Names of the tribes—John Conner, the Delaware Guide—Customs among the 
Delawares.—Traits of character with anecdotes illustrative —Description of 
other tribes,—Creek green corn dance and feast.—Traditions among the 
tribes.—Incident of the Quapaws.—The Cam: anches.—Number and division.— 
Supposed origin.—Religious ideas.—Contempt for the whites—Treatment of 
wo n Christ, +} Thai H A Art, frih rn. 1 
—General remarks. : 
Tue Indians who subsist in the vast regions of the far 
South-west, are the Camanches, Wacos, Caddos, Jonies, Ah- 
nan-dah-kas, 'T'o-wac-co-nies, Ton-kah-ways, Paluxsies, Mos- 
calara, Apaches, Lipans, Kechies, Witchitas, Kickapoos, 
Quapaws, Kioways, and N avajoes, all Nomadic and the 
Creeks, Seminoles, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Shawnees, and 
Delawares, who live in permanent homes. 
The principal settlement of the Delawares is on Caw river, 
Missouri, but there is quite a number settled at old Fort 
Arbuckle, in the Choctaw nation, from whence our hunters 
and guides were procured. 
John Conner, our quondam interpreter and guide, was a 
very intelligent man, differing from the generality of Indians 
in this respect, viz., he would not only give a direct answer to 
a question, but also express a decided opinion and support it 
by argument. 
