The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-29
CRECOlRE,
Late Bishop Of Blois, Senator, &c.
IFRoM THE cHKIsr1AN MAGAZINE


Letter from tie Reyeread Or. BiaekJsrne to DR..
Morse.
Maryville Jan. 8. 1910.
Rev. and Dear Sir,
think when was with you in Charlestown
stated the number of the Chero nation to be
between 10 and $4,000 souls, though at that
time the enumeration was not completed, and 1
could not therefore make the estimate with Ger.
tainty. But now the persons employed having
hhished the business, ana able to give you the
exact state of the nation in detail. Let il be re.
marked, that the enumeration is rather below
than above the number in every particular ; as
the Indians, by some means, especially at the
iirst OF the business, thought there might be a
design eventually to tax them according 10 that
In the nation there are 1885 Indians, The
number OF females exceeds the males go -
The VOTES in the nation are Sill OF negro
! slaves there are $50 The number of their cat
Tie, Is, 500; do. OF horses, 6,lOU The number
OF hogs l9, 600; do. of sheep, l,O37
They have now in actual operation, % rrist
mills saw mills 8 salt petre works and
powder mill They have 80 Wagons, between
4S0 and 500 ploughs, 1900 spinning wheels.
467 looms and 40 S,lversmths
Circulating specie is supposed to be as plenty
as Is common among the white people These
advantages have been mostly obtained since the
year 1884, and rapidly increase since the year
1903
- We u~NuS' bOiu uiS year tDe number OF
Sabbsths 1t contains, and suppose that each
spinning wheel turns off six cents Der dax the
amount OF 1000 will be $50, 400 do zen yara in
one year this will make when wove into cloth.
1912, 253 yards.
IL we SHOULD suppose each loom TO put off q
wards per day, the produce of 467 will be annual.
y, 5S4, 6S4 yards
Allow two hands to wheel, $500 women
will be employed in carding and spmsiag, A67
engaged IN weaving and as many to fill the
quilts.
If each plough be allowed only ten acres, then
SUI ploushs would cultivate 5000 acres, and
would employ 1000 hands as one must use the
hoe after the plough. There is also nearly as
much land in the nation WROUGHT w;,boy, .
plough as with it Each acre will produce 80
bushels, which will! be equal to $50, 600. or %
bushels 20 each person. The actual amount will
double that sum
1t is often asked, are they increasing, or on
the decline All can say to this is that 9th
from my own observation, it is evident that there
IS less space between the younger children of ia
miles than these more advanced, and that in
nearly the proportion as the hunting life ha!
yielded to the cultivation of the soil
/ The number of bibles and testsments circuIat
ed III the nation, including the children OF the
schools, is upwards of SOC. and variety of 9th.
er books, opportunity offered
On their roads they have many public houses
and on their rivers are convenient ferries there
are many ofthem learning different trades as
their inclination may lead them. But vet there
is no church erected, and few feel the impression
of grace
have filed the sheet with details. and can
only pray that the Lord may make your harvest
OF souls abundant in Chariestown Il am, &c
GIDEON BLACKBURN.