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The Kata is a "small nation, who have only 

 about seventy-five warriors, and three hundred 

 souls. They live between the head waters of the 

 north and south forks of the River Chien. 



The Nemausin, or allebome, are a small peo- 

 ple, having about fifty warriors, and two hun- 

 dred souls, and are on the head waters of north 

 fork of Chien river. The principal difference 

 between this nation and the Wetepahatoes, Kia- 

 was, Staetan, and Kataha is, that they never visit 

 the Ricaras, but carry on defensive war with 

 them and the Sioux. 



The Dotame is a still smaller nation, having 

 only thirty warriors, and about one hundred 

 and twenty people, inhabiting the heads of the 

 river Chien. They wander over an open country ; 

 raise great numbers of horses and mules ; are a 

 friendly, well disposed people. 



The Castahana is a larger nation, who live be- 

 tween the sources of the Padoca's forks of the 

 rivers Plate and Yellow Stone. They have 

 thirteen hundred warriors, and five thousand 

 souls. Like the Dotame, rove in an open country, 

 and raise great numbers of horses and mules ; 

 are friendly and peaceable, but have a defensive 

 war with the Sioux and Assinniboins. 



The Kee-hat-sa, or Crow Indians, or Gens-des 

 Corbeau is larger having nine hundred warriors, 

 and three thousand five hundred people. They 

 live on each side of the river Yellow Stone, about 

 She mouth of Big-horn river.. Their country is 



