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
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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 barga