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Chippeways of Red lake consist of about two 

 hundred warriors, and seven hundred people, 

 they live on the head of the Mississippi, and about 

 Red lake. They hunt the same animals as the 

 preceding band, and make and sell bark canoes. 



Chippeways of Pemhena river reside on the 

 Red river, of Lake Winnipie, and about the 

 mouth of Pembena river. The number of this 

 band is about one hundred warriors, and three 

 hundred: and fifty souls- They hunt principally 

 beaver, and kill some wolverine and lynx, live by 

 hunting, and do not claim any particular extent 

 of ground. The Chippeways are well disposed 

 towards the whites, but excessively fond of spir- 

 itous liquors. 



Algon quins consisting of two bands ; 



Algonquins of Rainy lake are computed to 

 have one hundred warriors, and three hundred 

 souls. They live about Rainy lake. Rainy 

 lake river and the Lake of the Woods. They live 

 very much in detached small parties ; are well 

 disposed towards the whites, and deal principally 

 }n birch canoes. 



Algonquins of the Portage de Prairie have two 

 hundred warriors, and about six hundred people. 

 They are emigrants from the Lake of the Woods,, 

 and live in a low, flat country ,*on Red river, and 

 the Assinniboms^ where there is an abundance of 

 ■game. 



The Christenoes, or Knistenaus, or Cree In- 

 dians, are a wandering nation, on the heads ©f 



