The death of Hyute led me to enquire
of one of our neighbours how the Indians
divided the property of a deceased person.
I was informed that it is commonly divi-
ded amongst the brothers and sisters
of the deceased. the Wife or Children having
no claim thereto, but in former times
they buried the apparrel with the corps
and then burned the House with
all of its contents

30 of the month

20 or 30 Indians
called at our house being on their way
to Genisatego

to perform their half
years worship and notwithstanding I
have never been to see them I will en-
deavour, to give a brief account of their
proceedings which I had by information.
In the first place they are very zealous
to have their people generally collected
some that are not able to walk are hauled
by two or three of their friends ten or twelve
miles on the ice or snow wrapped up in Blan-
kets, buck-skins, when the necessary prepa-
rations are made they place themselves
in a circle round a large image which is