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fine man, and well qualified as a teacher in the Mission schools. James Penaisheeh's — floors poor and dirty — tables, chairs, benches, beds, &c — cupboard good — old woman boiling corn. Robert Wilkin's — floor swept — chairs good — beds poor — table good, but dirty — no cupboard — two women idle. Ahzhahwonce's — floor good but dirty — table good but dirty — chairs good — no cupboard — hearth poor — beds poor — one woman sewing — one girl sick. John Pigeon's — floors good — good tables, but dusty — chairs good — 1 good painted cupboard — 1 good curtain bed — 3 painted chests — a Bible, Hymn Book, &c, on a shelf — everything looked like industry, and improvement in the house. The floor was occupied by an old woman, who sat on the middle of the floor making brooms. James Crawford's — floor poor but clean — cupboard good and clean, all in order — 2 good curtain beds — table good — one woman making baskets — one nursing. This house looked ahnesheshin. Jacob Shippegaw's. — Floors poor and dusty — cupboard good — table good — beds rather poor — one woman on the floor making baskets — one woman boiling pumpkins. Big Jacob Sunday's. — Floors poor and dirty— cupboard good — beds good but blankets dirty — table dirty — chairs poor — one woman employed in splitting roots of spruce, which the Indians use to sew and fasten together their birch canoes. John Sunday's. — Floor and cupboard good and neat — table good — 1 good bed curtain — chairs good — sister Sunday delivered of a daughter on last Sabbath, was now engaged in making baskets. Mission House.— Abounds with the good things of this world, and plenty of help to keep the things of the house in order. The Mission family now consists of William and Hetty Case, Daughter, Mary Cooley, Eunice Huff, Thomas Hale, the blacksmith, Mary Crawford, Sarah M. Ahzhahwonce, Allen Salt, and Benjamin Johns. It is no more than just I should mention that I took the Indian