_Hunter._ O yes, many times; and a most agreeable companion I found him. He has lectured in most of our cities, and shown the beautiful collection of Indian dresses and curiosities collected during his visits to the remotest tribes. If you can get a sight of his book, you will soon see that he is a man of much knowledge, and possessing great courage, energy, and perseverance. I will now, then, begin my narrative; and if you can find pleasure in hearing a description of the Indians, with their villages, wigwams, war-whoops, and warriors; their manners, customs, and superstitions; their dress, ornaments, and arms; their mysteries, games, huntings, dances, war-councils, speeches, battles, and burials; with a fair sprinkling of prairie dogs, and wild horses; wolves, beavers, grizzly bears, and mad buffaloes; I will do my best to give you gratification. _Austin._ These are the very things that we want to know. _Hunter._ I shall not forget to tell you what the missionaries have done among the Indians; but that must be towards the latter end of my account. Let me first show you a complete table of the number and names of the tribes. It is in the Report made to Congress by the Commissioners of Indian Affairs for 1843-4. _Statement showing the number of each tribe of Indians, whether natives of, or emigrants to, the country west of the Mississippi, with items of emigration and subsistence._ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Names of |Number |Number |Present |Number |Number |Number |Daily | |tribes. |of each |removed |western |remain- |removed|of each|expense| | |tribe |of each |popula- |ing east|since |now |of sub-| | |indigenous|tribe |tion of |of each |date of|under |sisting| | |to the |wholly or|each |tribe. |last |subsi- |them. | | |country |partially|tribe | |annual |stence | | | |west of |removed. |wholly or| |report.|west. | | | |the Missi-| |partially| | | | | | |ssippi. | |removed. | | | | | |----------+----------+---------+---------+--------+-------+-------+-------| |Chippewas,| | | | | | | | |Ottowas, | | | | | | | | |and Potta-| | | | | | | | |watomies, | | | | | | | | |and Potta-| | | | | | | | |watomies | | | | | | | | |of Indiana| -- | 5,779 | 2,298 | 92[a] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Creeks | -- | 24,594 | 24,594 | 744 | | | |