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Newson, T. M. 1827-1893. (Thomas McLean) / Thrilling scenes among the Indians. With a graphic description of Custer's last fight with Sitting Bull
(1884)

Statistics,   pp. 239-241 ff. PDF (1.2 MB)

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NUMBER OF INDIANS IN THE
Delaware...............      5
District of Columbia..........5
Florida .............   .. ISO
Georgia ............   ... I24
Idaho ...................... i63
Illinois.....             I40
Indiana.....             246
Iowa.....                466
Kansas ......   .......... 8I5
Kentucky.....             50
Louisiana.....           848
Maine.....               625
Maryland..         ... I'5
Massachusetts ...........  369
Michigan...........    7,249
Minnesota...........   2,300
Mississippi ...........    I,850
New York.    .........  8ig
North Carolina .......... I, 230
Ohio   .    .    ........ I30
Oregon.......          I, 694
Pennsylvania.  .........1 84
Rhode Island .   ......... 77
South Carolina.......... i3i
Tennessee   .     ......... 352
Texas   .    .............. 992
Utah   .     .   ........ 807
Vermont ................... .    II
Virginia .     .    ...... 85
Washington Territory ...... 4,405
West Virginia.   ........... 29
Wisconsin ............... 3,i61
Wyoming   .    ............ I40
  Five civilized tribes of Indians cultivated the follow-
ing number of acres and raised the following crop in
I 88o.
Number of acres ......... 3I4,398  Tons of hay Cut ......... I25,500
Number bushels of wheat . 336,424  Number horses owned .... 6i,453
Number bushels of corn. 2,346,042  Number mules owned .... 5,138
Number bushels oats and   .  Number cattle owned .... 297,040
barley.. I24,568            Number of swine........ 400,282
Number bales of cotton ... I6, 8oo  Number of sheep ...   34,032
Number buls. vegetables. 595,ooo
  Sonme of the uncivilized Indians broke 27,i05 acres of
ground; raised 604,I03 bushels of corn; 408,8I2 bushels
wheat, besides many bushels of vegetables.
  It will be observed that the wild or uncivilized
Indians owned 2II,981 horses, while the civilized
Indians owned only 6i,453.
  The number of houses occupied by the Indians in
I880, was I2,507.
                        SCHOOLS.
  Sixty boarding and one hundred and ten day schools
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