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on their backs, confined with blankets thrown over them, and held in front by the edges.

The dress of the females both young & old, is copied from the whites.

The dress of the men, consists of a short gown, generally called hunting shirt; in the construction of which, considerable taste is sometimes displayed. A beaded belt, (especially in winter), is worn around the waist. Coarse homespun pantaloons are the most common; but some old men disdain their use and wear deer-skin leggings.

Mocasins are yet extensively used by both men and women; but shoes are coming into use. The blanket, like the highland plaid in Scotland, serves as a cloak by day and a bed at night.

Their dwellings generally consist of small loghuts, too insignificant to need a description. But their 'hot houses' are more remarkable, though more trifling in appearance. They are small, low huts, constructed of small logs, mud & clapboards. In forming the roof, generally,