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lived on the east side of the Mississippi, and still 

 claim the land between the Ouiseonsin and Illi- 

 nois rivers,. They frequently hunt west of 

 them, towards the Missouri, but consider both 

 sides of the Mississippi their hunting ground. 

 The Saukees have about live hundred warriors, 

 ind two thousand souls ; the Foxes three hundred 

 warriors, and twelve hundred souls. They raise 

 large quantities of corn, beans, and melons. They 

 are extremely friendly to the whites, but implaca- 

 ble enemies to those Indians with whom they are 

 at war. 



The Sioux is a large nation, but divided into 

 many independent bands. They retain the com- 

 mon appellation of Sioux, but each band has its 

 appropriate name. The number of warriors is 

 two thousand five hundred and ninety, and seven 

 thousand six hundred and ten souls. They are 

 roving bands, without any fixed habitations for 

 any considerable time, and are generally at war 

 with most of the other Indian nations. They 

 claim, as their hunting ground, a very extensive 

 country, on the waters of the Missouri and Mis- 

 sissippi. The following are the principal bands. 



Wahpatone band rove on the northwest side 

 of Saint Peters, to the mouth of Chippeway river, 

 and on the head waters of the Mississippi, in- 

 cluding the Crow-wing river. Their lands are 

 fertile and generally well timbered. They are 

 only stationary at their village, while the traders 

 are with them, which is commonly from October, 



