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age, always going up the Grand River. In lake Huron, 200 leagues from Montreal, the Mississagues and Amikoues: Algonquins. At Michilimackinac, the Negoaschendaching or people of the Sable, Ottawas, Linage Kikacons or Cut Tail, the men from Forked Lake Onnasaccoctois, the Hurons, in all 1000 men or thereabouts half Huron and half Algonquin language. In the Michigan or lake Illinois, north side, the Noquets, Algonquins, Malomini (Menomeenee), or men of the Folle-Avoine: different language. SOUTH OF PUANTS (GREEN) BAY The Wanebagoes otherwise Puans, because of the name of the Bay; language different from the two others. The Sakis, 3 leagues from the Bay, and Pottewatamis, about 200 warriors. Towards lake Illinois, on River St Joseph, the Miamis or men of the Crane who have three different languages, though they live together. United they would form about 600 men. Above the Bay, on Fox river, the Ottagamis, the Mascoutins and the Kicapoos: all together 1200 men. At Maramegue river where is situated Nicholas Perrot's post, are some more Miamis numbering five to six hundred; always the same language. The Illinois midway on the Illinois river making 5 to 6 different villages, making in all 2000 men. We traffic with all these nations who are all at war with the Iroquois. In the lower Missipy there are several other nations very numerous with whom we have no commerce and who are trading yet with nobody. Above Missoury river which is of the Mississippi below the river Illinois, to the south, there are the Mascoutins Nadoessioux, with whom we trade, and who are numerous. Sixty leagues above the missisipi and St Anthony of Padua Fall, there is lake Issaquy otherwise lake of Buade, where there are 23 villages of Sioux Nadoessioux who are called Issaquy, and beyond lake Oettatous, lower down the auctoustous, who are Sioux, and could muster together 4000 warriors. Because of their remoteness they only know the Iroquois from what they heard the French say. In lake Superior, south side are the saulteurs who are called Ouchijoe (objibway), Macomili, Ouxcinacomigo, Mixmac and living at Chagoumigon, it is the name of the country, the Malanas or men of the Cat-fish; 60 men; always the Algonquin language. Michipicoten, name of the land; the Machacoutiby and Opendachiliny, otherwise Dung-heads; lands' men; algonquin language. The Picy is the name of a land of men, way inland, who come to trade. Bagoasc
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