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Assinniboin, and tow***ds the Saskashawan river ; 

 do not cultivate, but take and traffic in beaver, 

 otter, lynx, wolverine, mink, marten, wolf, small 

 fox or kitts, dressed elk, and moose deer skins.. 

 They have three hundred warriors,, and one 

 thousand souls* Their language differs but little 

 from the Chippeways, and have probably an affin- 

 ity to that nation. These people sometimes visit 

 Fort Dauphin mountains ; are not esteemed 

 good beaver hunters $ are well disposed to the 

 whites, and treat their traders with respect. 



The A-lan-sar, or Fall Indians, are supposed 

 to have six hundred and sixty warriors, and two 

 thousand five hundred people ; reside on the 

 ; south fork of the Saskashawan river, and streams 

 'supposed to be branches of the Missouri. They 

 trade with the northwest company; the country 

 over which they rove is not much known. 



The Cattanahaws is a wandering nation, near 

 the Fall Indians ; their number is not asser- 

 tained. 



The Tut-see-was or Flat-head Indians live on 

 the west side of the Rocky mountains, on waters 

 supposed to run into the Columbia river. The 

 most that is known of the Flat-heads, is from the 

 Minetares, or Grossventres, who are at war with 

 them, and often take prisoners. They say that 

 this nation resides in one village on the west side 

 of a large and rapid river, which runs from south 

 to north, at the foot of Rocky mountains. Their 



