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ed, the soiils are probably estimated rather below, 

 than above their real number. 



In constructing the following table, for the pur- 

 pose of giving a collected view of the number of 

 each nation, and an aggregate of the whole of 

 those nations which are so numerous, and so di- 

 vided and subdivided into bands and parties, that 

 their numbers could not be known by any infor- 

 mation the Indians were able to give, are pre- 

 sumed to be, at least, equal to the Great and Lit- 

 tle Osage nation, and their numbers are assumed ; 

 and those nations of whom only the number of 

 men are ascertained, the number of souls are 

 calculated in about the same proportion to the 

 number of warriors, with those of the other na- 

 tions. 



