The national Republican., 1866-11-15
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Census Of the Indian Tribes, from
the Forthcoming Annual Report
OF the Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs for 1866.


Affairs for 1890.
Washington Superintendency - Tulalip,
Lumnis, ;&c., 1900; Sklallanis, &C., 1900;
Makahs, l,4OO; Puyallups, Nisquallys, &C.,
1000; Quinaelts, Quillehutes, &C., 600; va
kaneas, &C., 5000; spokanes, Colvilles, &C.,
3,40O-l4,sOO.
Oregon uperintendency-Wal Wallas,
Cayuses and Umatillas, 759 Wascoes, Des-
chutes, &C., 1,07O. Grand Ronde bands,
1,l44; Cooses, Umpquas, &C., $50; Siletz
Agency bands, zoos; Klamaths, Modoes
and Treaty Snakes, 1000; other bands
Snakes, 9O0-lO,47l.
California Superintendency-Round Val
ley Indians, pitt Rivers, Wylackies, &C.,
1889; Hoopa Valley bands, 623; Smith River
do, 625; Owens River and Tule River do,
1875; Mission Indians, 1900; Coahuillas, &C.,
4,4O0; Kings River, &C., l4,900-25,962.
Arizona tendency-Papagas, 5000;
Pimas and Maricopas, $500; Yumas, Mohai-
yes, Yavapais, &C., $500; Apaches, 10000;
Moquis, 2,500-34, 800.
Nevada tendency-Piutes, 4,200;
Washoes, 500; Bannacks, 1900; Shoshopees,
2,000-s,200.
Utah Superintendency-Eastern Shosho-
nees and Bannacks, 4,50O; Northwestern
Shoshonees, 1900; Western do, 1000; Go
ships and Weber Utes, 1000; Utahs, 7,700;
Pi.edes, 6OO Pah-utes, l,6O0-19,sOO.
New Mexico OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
$500; Pueblas, 7,0l0; Capote and Webin-
oche Utes, 1,050; Mohuache Utes and Jica-
rilla Apaches, 1,400; Mescalero Apaches,
$50; Minebres do, 200; captives Of various
tribes held as poems, 2,000-19,9l0.
Colorado erintendency-Grand River
and Uinta Utes, $500; Tabequache Utes,
2,500-5,000.
Dakota superintendency-Yancton Sioux,
$3.50; Poncas, $50; Upper Missouri Sioux,
70 bands 16,020; Arickarees, Gros Ventres,
and Mandans, 1890; Assineboines, 2,640-
24,470.
Idaho Superintendency-Nez Perces,
1880; Occur d'Alenees, kootenays, and
Pend Oreilles, 2,O00 Boise and Bruneau Sho-
shonees, 500; Kanmas Prairie Shoshonees,
2,O00-7,33O.
Montana Superintendency - Flatheads,
Pend Oreilles, &C., 1853; Blackfeet Nation,
6,470; Gros Ventrcs,: 1,5O0; Crows, 1900
1853
Northern Observation-Disclosures
1,750; Omahas, 997; Otoes and Missourias,
5ll; Pawnees, 1850; Sacs and Foxes Of Mis-
souri,, l02; Iowas, 1903; Sioux Of Upper Platte,
1865; Cheyennes, 1900; Arapahoes, $50;
Santee Sioux, l,350-ls,17s.
Central Supcrintendency - Pottawatto-
mics, ], 1892; Sacs and Foxes of Miss, 766;
Chppewas and Munsees, 80; Miamies, l27;
Peorias, Wecos, &C., 236; Shawnees, 660;
Delawares, l,O64; Kaws, go; Kickapoos, 242;
Ottawas, 200; Kiowas and Comanches, 2, 300;
Arapahoes, Cheyenncs. and Apaches, 1000
1887.
Southern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ia, 1896;
Cherokees, Ia, ,000 Choctaws, l2,500; Chicka.
saws, 4,5OO; Seminoles, 1000; Osages, 5000;
Quapaws, $50; Senecas and Shawnees (conf. J,
2lO; Senecas, 100; various bands Of Wichita
agency, 2,sls-53,904.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Green Bay-Stockbridges and Munsecs,
1852; Oneidas, l,l04; Menomonees, 1876
1852.
Chippewas of Mississippi - Mississippi
bands, 2,l66; Pillayer and Lake Winneba-
gashish bands, 1899; Red Lake bands, 1,ls3;
Pembina bands, 93l-6,l79.
Chippewas of Lake superior-Various
bands, 4,500.
Wandering Bands in wisconsin, Winnie.
bagoes, 700; Pottawattomies, 65O-l,35O.
Macknac- Chppewas of Lake Superior
1858; Ottawas and Chippewas, 5,207; Chip,
pewas of Saginaw, &C., 1862; Chippewas
Ottawas and Pottawattomies, 232; Potta.
wattomies, 46-s,l05.
New York-Senecas, Cayugas, Onandagas
Oneidas and Tuscaroras, 4,0l3. Total, 1885,.
TIA.
This census, as compared with the census
of the Indian tribes in 1865, exhibits dimi
mutton of about one thousand during the
past year. The estimate above given is, oI
course, not an exact one, it being impossible
to ascertain the accurate number Of several
small bands in localities as yet unexplored
by the whites,