exclusively the village are nearly three hundred and three -

bearing arms.

These two villages proceeding from the Iroquois of Lake Ontario, or Frontenac, have the same armorial devices. Three principal tribes carry the Wolf, the Bear and the Tortoise.

--Argent,

to the Wolf gules, &c. They usually ornament them merely with charcoal.

Note.

The Ch-eat River of the Outawas. At Lake Nepissingue there is one small village of thirty men, who bear a Squirrel, AtchitamH.

River and Lake Themiscaming.

The Tabittibis are one hundred warriors.

They have for device an Eagle.

At the mouth of the Themiscaming there are twenty warriors. At the head of the Lake twenty domiciled.

THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES.

These savages are what are called Tetes de Boule, who amount to over six hundred in the Northern country.

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I shall speak of them hereafter without reference to their numbers.

At Missilimakinak. The Outawas of this village amount to one hundred and eighty warriors

;

the two principal

branches are Kiskakous (1) and Sinago (2); the Bear (1) and Black Squirrel

(2).

River Missisague.

The Missisagu<§s on the river number thirty men, and twenty men on the Island called Manitouatim of Lake Huron.

And have for device, a Crane. Lake Superior

At

--At

the Mouth.

Sault St. Mary are the Sauteurs, to the number of thirty ; they are in two divisions, and

have for devices, the Crane and the Vine, (la Barbue.)

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North of this Lake is Michipicoton.

The Papinakois and those of the interior