New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-07
n,,.. 1ndlnn conntry in Canada.

oor,es7londent of the R0eee8tcr A#er1eqa'
60. Rrortford Canada " est, gives the following
,,;ctnre of life among the Motawas in Canada;
fo,. ie;s,,re moments enable ue to send you
,,,,d cf c,ee,ipo from the Iadan country upon
S,rond River v came up nero to spend a II"
1svs among the Mohawks. a" ~ rom thc pei
,lsxities OF civilized life AZ the commencement
IF the Revelation 1t IS wei known 'haI tu'S ~ q,
,;,r abandoned their establishments upon the
Sfatoa,k and retired to Canada The British
1toae,,yncpt eventually assigned them Il large
ond beautiful tract upon Grand RIVER, where
,bev have since resided, and from appearances
have enioved a large degree OF prosperity AZ
present they number about seven hundred. soon
after their establishment upon TINS river they
were joined by bands from OhonI$5" ana oSy u
"a and also by large numbers Of Tascaroras Sen
ecas and Onedas The settlement OF Western
New-Yorh pushed a tide OF population upon the
Indian Districts which the lroquols Nations were
anabIe to resist, and the largest part OF each Ma
ton, except the Seneca, emgratcd to this country
and to the West. There is now upon the Grand
R;ver q miniature representation of the Six Ma
lions still divided by boundary lines preserving
{ +Io;r national names aud aflnities and many OF
tto;r ancient customs The Mohawks are upon
49, ,nrar mart of Grand River, near Brantford.
+ Next below them are the Tuscaroras numbering
about three hundred and next to them are the
Onondaeas numbering about tour hundred. De
eCending the RIVER you next SAlC04 W.
the CayHgas, who number about seven hundred.
About two hundred Oneidas, Senecas, and emp
Dewas are settled among them, thus making she
tota Indian population upon the tanks OF TINS
river about twenty three hundred. The OneldaS
removed TO the river Thames and to Green Bay
The river called Swargeh by the lroq1ols is
beautiful stream little larger than the tennessee.
The soil is extremely fertile, yielding abandantiy
with careful tillage, and very respectfully under
indian husbandry and the general appearance
Of the country is very attractive. The Indians
have no villages but their habitations which are
principally upon the west side Of the river, are
scattered along the stream within six miles OF the
river, and from Brantford down for about twenty
miles below The Mohawks are mostly christian
lied, as also are the Tuscaroras but the larger
part of the Cayugas and Onondagas still adhere
to their ancient faith This portion Of the lroqQois
family are rapidly advancing in their social con-
diton If external appearances are to be trusted,
and something highly credtaole may be expected
Of them hereafter as & people, should not omit
to mention that steamer plies up Grand River
as far as Brnntford.
We have had the pleasure Of several CONVEX
sQtions with Catherine Brandt, the youngest
daughter of the celebrated Joseph Brandt, IHey,
anddaege0 She is the last surviving child of this
distinguished chief and is herself, quite advanced
in wears Having been familiar with English
society from childhood, and received an early ed
ucatioD. the results of both quite apparent in
her graceful and dignihed department. and gene
raj Intelligence upon great variety OF subjects.