The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 2 (of 3) / To Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.

by Zebulon Montgomery Pike; Elliott Coues

General J. Wilkinson.

Statistical [Abstract] of the Indians who inhabit that part of Louisiana visited by Captain Z. M. Pike in His Tour of Discovery in the years 1806 and 1807.

Names.			Warriors.	Women.	Children.	Villages.	Probable Souls.	Lodges of Roving Bands.	Fire Arms.	Primitive Language.	Traders or Bands with whom they traffic.	Value of Merchandise for Annual Consumption.	Annual Peltry, Packs.	Species of Peltry.
English.	Indian.	French.
I. Osage 1. Grand village[b]	Wasbasha	Osage Grand Osage	502	852	341 M.	1	1695	214	500	Osage	St. Louis	$10000	1000	Deer, bear, otter, beaver, a few buffalo
[2. Little village[b]]	Wasbasha	Petit Osage	250	241	174 F. 159 M. 333 T.	1	824	102	250	Osage	St. Louis	8000	300	do.
[3. Arkansaw village[c]]	Wasbasha		500	700	300 M.	1	1500	200	450	Osage	Arkansaw r.
		Osages Total	1252	1793	974	3	4019	516	1209
II. Kans[d]	Kansa	Kan [Total]	465	500	600	1	1565	204	450	Osage	St. Louis	8000	250 deer 15 beaver 100 otter	Deer, beaver, otter, bear, buffalo
III. Pawnee	Pawnane	Panis									St. Louis and Kans	8000		Deer, buffalo, a few beaver and otter
1. Republican village[b]			508	550	560	1	1618	44	200	Pawnee
2. Grand Village[d]	Pawnane	Panis	1000	1120	1000	1	3120	90	300	Pawnee	St. Louis possibly once in 3 years Spaniards	15000		do.
3. Loup village[d]	Pawnane	Panis	485	500	500	1	1485	40	200	Pawnee	do.	8000		do.
		Pawnees total	1993	2170	2060	3	6223	174	700
IV. Tetan[d]	Camanches	[Total]	2700	3000	2500		8200	1020	270	Camanche	Spaniards of N. Mexico	30000		Buffalo robes and horses
		[Grand total]	6410	7463	6134	7	20007	1914	2620

English Names.	Best Positions for Trading Posts.	With whom at war.	With whom at peace, or in alliance.	Names of the Chiefs or Principal Men.			Remarks.
				Indian.	French.	English.
I. Osage 1. Grand village[b]	Middle branch of Osage r. bet. Grand and Little Villages	Tetaus, Potowatomies, Arkansaws, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Chactaws, Creeks, Padoucas, Caddoes	Little Osage, Allthe Pawnees,Sacs, Reynards,Delawares,Shawanese,Kickapous,Otos, Missouries,Mahaws, etc.;Kans uncertain	Cahagatonga	Cheveux Blanche	White Hair	Grand and littlemedals, colors, etc.;first chief
				Watchawaha	Jean La Fon		Second Chief, son-in-lawto White Hair
				Tawangaha	Fils de Canard	He who drives villages	Literally from the Indian
				Ichesohungar		Wise Family	Son of Cheveux Blanche
				Hapause		Pointed Horn	First Soldier
				Chaporanga	Bonnet du Bœuf
				Gihagatche		The Chief himself
				Shenga Wassa	Belle Oiseau	Beautiful Bird	Accompanied me to the Pawnees
				Wasaba Tunga	Sans Nerve	Without Nerve
				Ogahawasa		Son-in-Law
				Tourmansara		Heart of the Town
[2. Little village[b]]	Middle branchof Osage r bet.Grand and Littlevillages, andabove Gr. Osageon the Arkansaw,and on theside of theMissouri	do.	do.	Tuttasuggy	Le Vent	The Wind	First chief of Little Osage
				Watchkesingar	Soldat de Chien	Soldier's Dog	Second chief of Little Osage
				Nezuma		Rain which walks	Brother of first chief
				Tetobasi	Sans Oreille	Without Ears	First Soldier
				Tarehem		Yellow Skin Deer	49 Little Osageskilled since underour government
				Maugraine		Big Rogue
[3. Arkansaw village[c]		do.	do.
II. Kans[d]	Entrance ofKans r., or atthe village	None, if at peace with Osage	All their neighbors
III. Pawnee
1. Republican village[b]	do.	Tetaus andIndians of N.Mexico; PanisLoups	Kans, Osages,and all Indiansof the East	Characterish	Loup Blanche	White Wolf
				Iskatape	Homme Riche	Rich Man
				——	——	RepublicanChief Two Sons ofCharacterish
2. Grand Village[d]	Entrance of La Platte	Tetaus andIndians of N.Mexico	do.
3. Loup village[d]	do.	Tetaus andIndians of N.Mexico, andPawnee Republic	do.
IV. Tetan[d]	High up Red rand near themts. on theArkansaw	Pawnees, Utahs,Osage, Kans	With all Spanish Indians

[b] Census taken by myself; men counted, women and children estimated.

[c] Estimates furnished by Grand Osage chiefs.

[d] On information. (Z. M. P.)

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