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Show 46 S. MANE TOP A. } Are the descendants OSEEGAH. of the Sioux, and par- MAHTOPANATO. take of their turbulent and faithless disposition : they frequently plunder, and sometimes tnurder, thetr own traders. The name by which this nation is gen, ·rally known was borrowed from the Chippeways, who call them Assinniboan, which, literally translated, is Stone Sioux, hence the name of Stone Indians, by \Vhich they are sometimes called. 'The country in which they rove is almost entirely uncovered with timber; lies extremely level, and is but badly watered in many parts; the land, however, is tolerably fertile and unincumbered with stone. They might be induced to trade at the river Yell ow Stone ; but I do not think that their trade promises much. Their numbers continue about the same. These bands, like the Sioux, act entirely independent of each other, although they claim a national affinity and never make war on each other. The country inhabited by the Mahtopanato possesses rather more timber than the other parts of the country. They do not cultivate. ,...., . ~ ::c. d . ~ . ~ . Q . u . r:Q 47 . '"tj . >. ~ en ~ c . ccU ....~... C':1 0 ·~ § ~ 8 . .~.. ... ~.c.. z u0 ~ z- ~ u§ -'"2 ,_ I V'"O C....'"tj v 'fl a ...!< ·v; ..cc 0 c +-' ::l ~C':11> ff) ~ ff) c...-0 ~ ...... ~ ~ 0 J-. v c...c:: '"tj ~ > ... ~ ·- c.) C':S"'Cj ·c v .... '"OC'jQ) Q) c ·a ::l ...: c~...C:: ,.CC'j '"0 ..... 0 ~ ro ._. v ..... ~ .s S ·c (i) "'0 >. ~ ,..c 0.. • ·- ~ ..0 Q) ...... 0.. v ~vs-. ~- > .............. ...!< v ,.c ro @ :",1 '"0 ..... ::l ff) C':1 -s ..... a c.) v "'" o.~~ c: "S' .... ..ooo cv ...... ..o o~J...5: < .~ '"0 o~5S ~ 0·- ~~ ~..OCl) -c.+::. ff) ro ~ 0 0 0 0 0 l.t") ~. t-- <:') 1"""'4 0 0 0 0 ~ 0 0 C'l ....... 1"""'4 . ~ ro :v:: c5 ~ ~ 0.., ..... ·- ~ * ...c u 'J11JlHBS U'l . >.. ro ~ I <~ . . I 0 0 :0 ~ ...... • -1 ...... . .... ~ ..... '"""'1 Q ' 0 . ' SA \ 7 A\ '3:ddiHJ ·y |