The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-22
THE SAVAGES,
statistics OF Hostile and Friendly ih-
dians- -Oh!ciHi Figures


dians- Oh!ciai Figures a
correspondencc Of New York Herald, t
little is known by the general public :
&C tbo omourt of our Indian popnlatlon' !
T r snNd Won reliable data upon the sub.
iect g,ihered from official sources. ~
cnurs@e @ no Indian census can be peIiec'ly
rHl;ohle The strength OF tribes IS
epneraiiy computed by the number OF
their lodges or wigwams, ana SIX SouIS
are allowed to every lodge. Ihe mum
her Of warriors, or lighting men, 10
tribe is usually counted at one 10 every
lodge, though in some hanaS 1he pro pro,
nortion Is greater, rising, in eXcepuonNl
iinetopcpa TO an average OF two ana
half half warriors to q lodge. The general
rule is TO count on3 warrior Tor every
s;v Jnlians.-mcu, women and children.
Where fbe census is taken at some
oonncia3 by families or indi7lduaie, tne
nT2mbnr present is connie , and the ao,
aontone nra accounted for by the head
Of each family Bringing to the a9en!.
bundle of twigs, each twlg Representing
nm absentee. Where annulties III money
nv nyesents are given tits the interest," Cl
The head OF each family to make IL
large 10 increase his proportion OF re
cent and thus the census by twlgs IS
NOT . reliable one. East Of the hpcky
mountains there is m Indian population
of SS,llo. VI t, vte'o t,,,nitnry a. fol.
Nebra-Fa ana b"NoV" ''' '''"''' wv
lows: o.,.,,aa ooa .
Wtnnebogoes, l'2l2 VmouIS, (i3 S,n,%"cs r'Vor =
OtoeB and Mlssourl"S', 1o' ao,, 4ocs ona
2,S3l Santeo SIOUX o. ,;''i' ,,1rs ,',,~ o4G
Foxes Of missouri, ,,;n o. : so ooI Chov,
! ! Brule and O6ail"la 'o",'I7 7-G Nf fLoSo
ennes, 500 Arap4hI'o'' c;',,v ,'o, and fho
the brt'le ana Vs,,"i" aa,oIoo5 3' are hostile.
Chey ahn q A'u,"u1v ,r,tr,, rortb Of Ne.
Fney lniaoiT '%o fr2,', o'%% thc Missouri river
a or"sN"' st 'yt',' ~ tLn Powder river on the
west. ,,. IT,, 4,,o,., oro !, Do
In addition 10 Ineso N '.'''1 "w,. owe nrn1,
lota 28 o53 as lo.loTS @ ,,,,,fnp'nais sioux
# I5o,,\, 'l, l'o"' ',n ,ysf.jo %forx. $50: Black
6 feet SIOUX, wv; MUM. L,i,!. -5a. Trnna
u 5000; Sans Arc 2'o5,N' - n,, '-U (, rt XIV
. Nank'oHraS N'oHS' =, ''a ,GnN Or,llol
le Giorx 1000; Nuukton SioaN' 23ou
WappeFon aud S''sSG''n ,''o',N' ,,,,,,.,, ,oc
~ ArcEaraes, Joo eros ',g,',,' ,',,',., "a,
y Mauiana, 4uo A''LhE'',"lllt,, t,',Ilir,o. gn
~ OF these INC hL"l13, ', cr,9 W.,
1t Arc OncpapRs, ArlcEar2es, Nt"S ven
il t,rs Ulandaus aud AssnuID2lAeS "'
k, hostile.
I'm Kansas, eastern C.l.'aoo III
Il vasfarn Indian territory are the Io"y
lk watomias. Sacs and Foxes OF missouri
GLa.gncas Delawares, Snnsclf, u us
* NV X .e7. KickapOos, Olta|as, ho"
ma Nomrches, Chlppowna add Ml'
ch '1n, AMI O1apawg, making 4 total
en- 17li2 OF these the klowa' Gnu . =
marches, Arapahoes Gud Apac129 "
nc hostile.
ug In tha Indian territory are the Greer
Cbcrolees. Choclaws, ChicEa9a"s, 9a
rt- incIaa Wielltoa, DclHwarcs Hud {, 4
,he lHGie7' W, " 'o'', IN ;riond,v amounting
my 47 soi
I In Now Mexico are the Navajo
aoma email bands OF UteS, AP4cn
utO and Apacbeg and Miombres, ana
1i,S III, PuebIns, amounting W ~ o0o rrloo
! ln Colorado Ilcre wv !Ia tlotbaa
liBo In Montana b'e'o ~ ~ I,',,,,, nI,
iHy Pend dOrolltes Nh4 N'o''Iyt2 r,', Wa2.,},a, a
MS feet, PieGans, iioo4' m'oa ~ onn 't> Gr tb
mas Crows, amounting 10 I''''0' VI "
the Crows are friendly p,o q
res In Ctah aud NyoomlE@ "i' Sny ca.r =
sh0pls or Snakes, tho Vl'i'T, 49, =, -
ne and mixed ShosboneS ana h1'uU'"., ,Io",.,
IS? all %, $50 These lno'N" "'o "'N'''
re- friendly. 4
IN In addition to these thoFe "tg ~ l.' !,
sur nesota the Chippewas, III "G'"D y
the bauds, numbering 5,6''' III Nv"
d 80 wandering band OF Sacs ~" O.