THE GEORGE CATLIN INDIAN GALLERY. 



893 



RECAPITULATION (in 1822). 



Indians in New England 2,247 



New York 5,184 



Ohio 2,407 



Michigan and N. W. Territories 28,380 



Illinois and Indiana 17,006 



in Southern States E. of the Mississippi 65,122 



west of Mississippi and N. of Missouri 33, 150 



between Missouri and Red River 101,070 



west of the Rocky Mountains 171, 200 



between Red River and Rio del Norte 45,370 



471, 136 



REMARKS. 



The average proportion of warriors to the whole number of souls is about 1 to 5. In 

 some tribes it is more, in others less. In the tribes dwelling among white people the 

 proportion is about 1 to 3. The number of men and women in the Cherokee Nation is 

 nearly equal. In the Menominee and Winnebago tribes the women are a third more 

 than the men. The number of children is much greater in proportion to the whole 

 number of souls, in the two tribes last named, than in tribes mingled with white people. 



In Indian countries where fish constitute an article of food, the number in each 

 family is about six ; in other tribes, where this article is wanting, the average number 

 in a family is about five. 



In eight years the Winnebagoes increased, according to the account given by re- 

 spectable traders among them, from 3,500 to 5,800. 



Estimate of the proportion between men and women (from respectable authority). 



Cherokees, equal. 



Winnebagoes 



Monominees 



Men. 



900 

 600 



Women. 



1,300 

 900 



Proportion of warriors to the whole number. 



Indians S. of Red River 



Winnebagoes 



Menominees 



Indians in Ohio 



Missouri 



On the W. side of the Rocky Mountains 



Warriors 



13, 229 



900 



600 



753 



7,560 



Whole 

 number. 



4(5, 370 

 5,800 

 3,900 

 2,257 



30, 000 



Propor- 

 tion. 



About 3$ 



3 

 4 



Fishery. — About 40 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River is a famous smelt 

 and sturgeon fishery. Also abundance of wapatoe, a species of potatoe, an excellent 

 substitute for the real potatoe. The smelts are taken from the middle of March to the 

 middle of April, and at no other time. They are fat and of good flavor. The Indians 

 dry and run a stick through a number of them and use them in the place of candles. 

 When lighted at the top they burn to the bottom, giving a clear and bright light. 



Capt. Winship^ Establishment. — Within a few miles of the spot above mentioned, 

 Capt. Winship, of Boston, in the spring of 1810, attempted to make a permanent 

 establishment. A difference arose between him- and the Indians, and after erecting a 

 building he was obliged to decamp. This building was afterward carried away by a 

 flood. 



