The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-30

tho CsdLooniss ,,here I am informed thew last
wear made a good crop of corn The Caddoes are
friendly 10 them. and have no objection 10 their
,euling there . thew sneak TN. Creek and Choc,aw
lanpuaue. and Mobian most of them French |
and some of them English There is another
party of them whose village il on small creek in
Opelousas district. about thirty miles northwest
form the Church of Opelousas; they consist of
about forty men: thew have lived at the same place
ever since tbev came from Florida /; are said 10 be
Increasing a liire in numbers for a few years past
they raise corn have horses, hogs and cattle, and
are harmless quiet people
CoNcuArrAs are almost the same people as the
Alabama. but came over only ten years ago first
lived on Bavou Chico, in Opelousas district but |
four wears ago moved 10 the river Sabine settled |
themselves on the east hank where they now live.
in nearly soulh direction from Natchitoches, and
distant about eighty miles. They call their num-
ber of men one hundred and sixty, but say if they
were altogether, hey would amount TO two hun |
dred several families of them live in detached
settlements they are good hunters, and game 10
plenty about where they are.
A few years ago, a small party of them were
here, consisting of fifteen persons, men, women,
and children, who were their return from bear
hunt up Sabine they told me they had killed one
hundred and eighteen, but this year an uncomnon
number of bears have come down one man alone,
On Sabine, during the summer and fall hunting,
killed four hundred deer; sold his skins at forty
dollars a hundred. The bears, this year, are not
so fat as common; they usually yield from eight to
twelve gallons of oil, which never sells for less
than dollar gallon, and the skin dollar more
no great quantity OF the meat Is saved what the
hunters don't use when out, they generally give to
laelr dos.. me oohchatlas are iflendy WIN all
o.ueI ibu'ahs' anu speah wen vi !'leh he'snooIs'
lhe Carahhouas, "ho' they say, lNe aoou. eigh'y
n'hes south vi tnei, oI '''e pay, "nSn, oeiie'e'
t.e heaIes. pun. 10 .ne sea rom Ha.c,'oenes;
s" sA VI Die p "ase ny iasey se'.,eu
& mea, 'H., T. HUH payou Dui nc ouno''a.,as az
N.een, ~l,o ~ .itet F la'ts TIE anu
or two of Them can rrad il a lille
p.c,x.s ora sm,II ,r;hs or .bo,, ,b;-.v mo-,
,,h % 0aI"h VI "DoL h;ah e. ,ien,
,ha h.v bot,ssn t,,aLu. ni Sah;n. "'1 n't;nb
W.. pay' ,s;'a n.a anu a, "n,,m
.s m Of N.ch;ocbs, The'e peon o
are Likewise emigran,s from West florida, absut
forty years ago their village is about fifty miles
creasine little in number aniet, peaceable and
friendly people their own language differs from
any other, but speak Mobilian.
ArrAxAp.s-This word am informed uban
translated into ENGLISH. means man eater bnt il is
no more applicabe to them Than anv either Indians
Thu district thew live in ia caild afisr them thei,
village is about twenty mills westward Of the
Aitaeanas Church towards Onslnue,hoa heir
number of men is about fifty but some Runcas
| and Humas who have married in their nation, and
live with them, make them altogether about eighty;
| they peaceable and friendly to every body !;
labor occasionally for the white inhabitants; raise
| their own corn; ; have cattle and hogs their Ian
| guage and the Carankouas is the same; they were
at, or near, where they now live, when that part
Of the country was first discovered by The French.
| OpELousAs-It is said the word Appalousa, in
| the Indian language, means black. head, or black
skull. They Aborignes of the district called
| by their name their village is about fifteen miles
| west from the Opelousas Church; have about forty
men their native language differs from all Others
understand Atakapas, and speak French; PLAN
I hat-a attl.. pJ hoo
TUNIcAs.-These people formerly lived on the
| BAYOU Tunica. above Point Coupee. on the Missis
sippi, east de live now at Avov- lies do not. a
| prest Mt, exceed twenty FIVE men; ; their naive
| language is peculiar to themselves. but sneak Nj &,
! h,an; are employed occasionally by the inhah.
neonle and oradnalrv III m IL ;,;y mmhsr
~ a'9i',is =. IN =" ,u'D'
K,vsr ahoni s,xIv NH, II, iI SINAI ythge On hea
emi,ran,s from pssc.pouIa n ys, tn @ M - a. .
twenty-five men only Of Them rema;nna ',,ua sn.a,'
| Moblian. but have language neculiar to ,bem.
| selves most of them .naaG and pnderst.nJ Fh
thew raie GOOD crons of com and oa dan vsna,a
| bles: have cattle, horses. and roultrv nlsn,w
their horses are much like the poorer kind of French
| inhabitants on The river, and appear TO live about
as we'll
TrNIsAws are likewise emiqrsn,s from the
| T.nsa,y River ib,f falls ;r,o tbs ba,r of Hh;i
have hsen on Red Rivsr shon, for,v us.rs ~ .ie
| duced To ahout twentv 1--WE man ,beir vii 900 i
| within one miis of The PascagouI.s nn ,h, ~
| site sias hut have lata,v snId ,h;r 49, Nrto r.
| have or a,a ah, MT rnoyina tn R,ynu pn,,f -,
twen,v.tvs miIes son,h from ubsra ,ha,, ia,o,
| livad . all sneak F,ancb and MobiI;an anJ IL.
much like ,heir neighbors the Pascasonas A'@
C,,.aa H.. - D. -
IL, ~ ,ba ,o,,,tv.,a or psuo u,' Pa aouu' d ,el
R,~er toy,rJs Onsonsas :, small hpna., ra ao,a
ara ahori,ines of The coun,rv ,yhers thay jivs. ~
| mon shont ,hir,v d,m;n,iinr ha,a ,Iba; o,,,r ~
a.nIar ,nroma .nsat Moh;TE, III iaI l"eI Nv Nv
pis;. m 80 Roamr a.s ;,ar,.; : nc m anus ,he
| Jonsiana in damn and RICHNESS of soil rrap,,h n
,in,her rja.santnass nr snrfoa 81 -" y
water rhs Ravou Rpuf falls ;ntn ,bs Cta hi; II
and disch. roe. ,brnnob Onslonsas and a,t.Ian.s
| nto Vsrmilion Row N 1A''AAp1e
Wv WI IT,.
,.;;; nsn !ne Tienei n's' caile into I'M
'isHtssipp'' nv na,l'n h'eu on an 'salu l" I'M
sou..ws' .. NeMoas'1s' in aaleo baratarla' ant
onai,,sd viii and w. ,i,,.ans e S.ao,ia ,hs,
sftatwards liysd on Ravon 7 a Ennrohs and srn;,
| heing q oonsida,.hls marion ,r. no,,I ,adnaaJ :,
| 6va nsrsons nnIy t,yo man ND ,hr,s ,,,anan ub,
ars sc.,,srsJ IN Ersnch E,'nli,as bsrs an Nv ~
va.rS art;nc, as na,;on md ,Iaa ian.n.na laa;
| C m,
s s.thocrAws.-. .t mere ale cohs.ueraoe humoe
VI 'he nation Gll lne Mes' sue vi 'ile MISSES pp
WY nav g "o' pee' ho'ne ior seNeta years aopu
WE'VE ii'.es aoo'e we posl vi Cuacn''a On ~ ma
' 'liere Is small ''i'ase Vi he'li' VI auou
.''l's .ne, VINO haIe i,veu mere i1r several year
anu anu naus corn ana likewise on Bayou Inico' IL
.tie hoi,nerh pii1 ol t'e uis'rce oi opeou,as
'isie 70 any her Vi t'eih' oi ap Ut my men
Miu nave ueeil .here lor aooul n'ie years anu sa!
.,es na,I sne "Gseior H uI louisiana per,iSS,o
1850, 'neG T rs '',ee 'leie ai1 ia'non i a
i p;,ues Vi ,r rLe'h lo ue 'oe' WY" an ~ U't
4 | 'p"'i '-o"i',"hA hey a'o a. Wot WIN "e >"u