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Ohio river and Lake Erie, on the Muskingum, and on the 

 branches of Beaver. Creek and Guyehago, but they have 

 since retired to the country about Lake Erie. They are 

 naturally ingenious, intelligent and of a peacable disposition, 

 rarely contending with any of the neighbouring Indian tribes * 

 Lately they were hostile to the Americans, and committed 

 depredations. The number of their warriors has been 

 computed to be six hundred, and their number of souls 

 about 2,000. 



The Shawanoes resided on the head waters of the Scioto 

 and the northern branches of the Muskingum, but they are 

 now on Stone creek, which empties into the Great Miami, 

 and at the Miami villages. They have been able to raise three 

 hundred warriors. Parts of this nation have emigrated to 

 the southward of the Ohio river, and joined the Creek con- 

 federacy. It has been said of the Shawanoes that they are 

 generally handsome featured, of a rather small size, and a 

 very chearful, crafty people : that counselling among- the 

 pld people, and dancing- among their young men and women, 

 occupies a great portion of their time. 



The Ottawa nation is divjded into several tribes or bands. 

 The largest part of the nation live not far distant from De- 

 troit, and hunt about Lake Erie, and some time past, could 

 raise four hundred warriors. Another part resides on the 

 eastern side of Lake Michigan, about twenty miles south- 

 ward of Michilimackinack. Their hunting ground is between 

 this lake and Lake Huron. They have been able to furnish- 

 about two hundred warriors* One of the tribes live near the 

 Chippewas, on Saguinam bay, who, together had two hun- 

 dred warriors. Another tribe resides near Fort Saint Jo- 

 seph, and have about one hundred and fifty warriors. And 

 one other small band live near Sandusky, who are supposed 

 to have not more than about fifty warriors. 



The Chippewas are a very numerous nation, divided into 

 a vast number oftribes and bands, which are scattered over 

 a tract country represented by M'Kenzie, to extend two 

 thousand miles. Some of them reside on Lake Huron ; oth- 

 ers on the borders of Lake Superior, on the Chippeway riv- 



