Tā̆h ā̆h, waeh, Nais, heh sa deā̆h oh,
Oi wa neā̆′gwat ni ya′wah oh,
Sgie′yah seeh heh, de ga yah sont.
Da gyah′da geh′hā̆ aak′, dih′ sho,
Ne′ dyòt gont neh ā̆ ges′ nyet haak′,
He ni sah′sanno′nā̆ ā̆ gwat,
Kuh′ he ni sa da ni daā̆ oh.
The number of Senecas at the last census was 2,449.
The three Reservations which now remain to the Indian in Western New York, are called Tonawanda, Cattaraugus, Alleghany, containing in all about sixty-six thousand acres. No white family is allowed to settle upon these lands, and the law forbids the trusting of an Indian or the selling him intoxicating drinks.
There are at present 14 Schools, 16 Teachers, 480 Scholars, one Boarding School with 50 scholars, 8 Missionaries, 47 Church members. [[302]]