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Early Detroit
gathered the Indians in their villages. They, and especially the Hurons, cultivated the fertile soil with no inconsiderable success, raising large quantities of Indian corn, peas, and beans, and some wheat. During the hunting season the place was nearly deserted by the Indians, but at other times they gathered here in large numbers and engaged in their favorite sports, games, dancas, and feasts, and not infrequently in wild and drunken revelry.
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