- Blackfeet Sioux.
- Can-te-pe-ta, his x mark, Fire Heart.
- Wan-mdi-kte, his x mark, The One who kills Eagle.
- Sho-ta, his x mark, Smoke.
- Wan-mdi-ma-ni, his x mark, Walking Eagle.
- Wa-shi-cun-ya-ta-pi, his x mark, Chief White Man.
- Kan-gi-i-yo-tan-ke, his x mark, Sitting Crow.
- Pe-ji, his x mark, The Grass.
- Kda-ma-ni, his x mark, The One that rattles as he Walks.
- Wah-han-ka-sa-pa, his x mark, Black Shield.
- Can-te-non-pa, his x mark, Two Hearts.
- Ogallalla Sioux.
- To-ka-in-yan-ka, his x mark, The One who goes ahead Running.
- Ta-tan-ka-wa-kin-yan, his x mark, Thunder Bull.
- Sin-to-min-sa-pa, his x mark, All over Black.
- Can-i-ca, his x mark, The One who took the Stick.
- Pa-tan-ka, his x mark, Big Head.
- Two-Kettle Band.
- Ma-wa-tan-ni-han-ska, his x mark, Long Mandan.
- Can-kpe-du-ta, his x mark, Red War Club.
- Can-ka-ga, his x mark, The Log.
- Sansareh Sioux.
- He-na-pin-wa-ni-ca, his x mark, The One that has neither Horn.
- Wa-inlu-pi-lu-ta, his x mark, Red Plume.
- Ci-tan-gi, his x mark, Yellow Hawk.
- He-na-pin-wa-ni-ca, his x mark, No Horn.
- Santee Sioux.
- Wa-pah-shaw, his x mark, Red Ensign.
- Wah-koo-tay, his x mark, Shooter.
- Hoo-sha-sha, his x mark, Red Legs.
- O-wan-cha-du-ta, his x mark, Scarlet all over.
- Wau-mace-tan-ka, his x mark, Big Eagle.
- Cho-tan-ka-e-na-pe, his x mark, Flute-player.
- Ta-shun-ke-mo-za, his x mark, His Iron Dog.
| In Washington Territoryare five bands, such as the Spokans, Pend d'Oreilles, etc., in all | 9,285 |
| California.—Seven bands, such as Wylackies, etc. | 25,225 |
| Arizona.—Apaches, Yumas, Mohaves, etc. | 31,570 |
| Oregon.—Walla-Wallas, Cayuses, etc. | 10,942 |
| Utah.—Utahs and Utes | 25,250 |
| Nevada.—Pi-utes, Shoshones, Bannacks, Washoes, etc. | 8,200 |
| New Mexico.—Navajoes, Pueblos, Jicarilla Apaches, etc. (with 2000 captives held in peonage,—i.e.slavery) | 20,036 |
| Colorado.—U-in-tak, Utes | 5,000 |
| Dakota, including Wyoming, set off from Dakota: | |
| Yancton Sioux | 2,500 |
| Poncas | 979 |
| Lower Brules | 1,600 |
| Lower Yanctonais | 2,250 |
| Two-Kettle Sioux | 750 |
| Blackfeet | 1,200 |
| Minneconjons | 3,060 |
| Uncpapas | 3,000 |
| Ogallallas | 3,000 |
| Upper Yanctonais | 2,400 |
| Sansarc | 720 |
| Wahpeton Sioux | 1,637 |
| Arickarees | 1,500 |
| Gros Ventres | 400 |
| Mandans | 400 |
| Assinaboins | 2,640 |
| Sissetons and other Sioux | 3,500 |
| 31,534 | |
| Montana.—Piegans, Blackfeet, Flatheads, Gros Ventres, Kootenays, Crows, etc. | 19,560 |
| Nebraska and Kansas.—Winnebagoes, Omahas, Pawnees, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, Iowas, Cheyennes, Arapahoes, and Sautee Sioux | 17,995 |
| Central Agency, in Kansas and Indian Territory.—Pottawatamies, Shawnees, Delaware, Osages, Senecas, Kaws, Kickapoos, Ottawas, Comanches, Arapahoes, Cheyennes, and Apaches | 17,422 |
| Southern Agency, Cherokee Country.—Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles, Wichitas, Keechies, Wolves, Tuscaroras, Caddoes, Shawnees, Delawares, etc. | 48,145 |
| Green Bay Agency.—Oneidas, Menominees, and Munsees | 3,036 |
| Wisconsin.—Chippeways of Mississippi | 6,179 |
| Lake Superior.—Chippewas, etc., wandering | 6,114 |
| Mackinac.—Pottawatamies, etc. | 8,099 |
| New York State.—Cattaraugas, Cayugas, Onondagas, with Senecas, Allegany, Tonawandas, Tuscaroras, Oneidas, Onondagas | 4,136 |
| Total | 298,528 |
Friday was found on the Plains many years ago, while a lad, by Father de Smet, a Jesuit missionary, and taken to St. Louis, where he was educated. He returned again to his tribe, and leads a roving life. In November, 1869, he came to our post with Medicine-Man, Little Wolf, Sorrel Horse, and Cut-Foot, having been brought down by General Augur, Commander of the Department of the Platte, to go up the Union Pacific Railroad, as far as Wind River Valley, to meet old Waskakie, head chief of the Shoshones, and to make a treaty with his tribe, fearing the southern Sioux and Cheyennes would make war upon Friday's band, which numbered only fifteen hundred. Not finding Waskakie on his reservation, they waited several weeks for his return from the mountains, where he was gone on a hunt for his winter's supply of buffalo and deer meat. After waiting as long as they could, the Arapahoes left some of their arrows for Waskakie, that he might know they had been there, and also brought back some of the Shoshones' arrows, to convince the Arapahoe Indians that they had fulfilled their mission.
At this time, Friday had a beautiful set of arrows, bow and quiver, which I desired to purchase and carry east, to show Sunday-school children the weapons of Indian warfare, and how they kill their game, Friday would not sell his "outfit," as it is called, for money, but was willing to "trade" for a revolver, with which he said he could hunt buffalo. At first, the Indian agent said it was unlawful to sell firearms and ammunition to the Indians. This I told Friday. He then said, "Well, let's trade on the sly." This I declined to do. But after a few days, I got permission, and took Friday into Cheyenne, to select the pistol. After picking out a good one, he then begged for bullet-mould, lead, powder, and caps. A trade is never complete with an Indian as long as he sees anything he can get added to the bargain.
General Duncan, of the 5th Cavalry, tells me of one of his trades with a red man at Fort Laramie. His little boy took a fancy to an Indian pony one day, and the general offered to exchange a nice mule for the pony. This was soon done and settled, as the general supposed. But next day the Indian came back and demanded some tobacco, sugar, flour, etc. "What for?" demanded the general. The Indian gave him to understand that he did trade horses, but as the mule had little or no tail, and the pony a long one, "he wanted the sugar, tobacco, and flour to make up for the tail!" After Friday and his fellow-chiefs had left us, some one wrote this to a Chicago paper, as follows: