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 732 OTOES OTTAWA sheet-iron ware, 2 breweries, and 3 flour mills. Capital, Nebraska City. OTOES, or Ottoes, an Indian tribe on the Mis- souri river, known to the French from about 1673 under the name of Otontanta, and calling themselves Watoohtahtah. They belong to the Dakota family, were originally part of the Missouris, and claim to have come into those parts with the Winnebagoes. They long re- sided on the S. bank of the Platte in a per- manent village of earth-covered huts. Trea- ties were made with them on June 24, 1817, and Sept. 26, 1825. They have for years been united with the Missouris, forming one village. The two tribes in 1873 numbered fewer than 500 souls, the Otoes still retaining their Indian dress, habits, and dwellings. Missions among them have not been successful. OTOMIS, or Othomis, an Indian tribe in Mex- ico, inhabiting the state of Queretaro and most of Guanajuato, and numerous in the state of Mexico, with bands in Vera Cruz, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Michoacan, and San Luis Potosi, be- ing the most widely spread tribe after the Aztecs. They are regarded as one of the old- est of the Mexican tribes, occupying the valley of Mexico before the invasion of the Toltecs, who drove them to the mountains. After the fall of the Toltecs they recovered ground, but were again overcome by the Aztecs, who drove them out, but did not hold all their conquests. Some of the Otomi bands acquired a partial civilization from the Toltecs and Aztecs. The Otomis generally submitted to the Spaniards. Conni, an Otomi chief, became a Christian, and founded Queretaro. The Otomis in the Sierra Gorda, who had been converted, in 1686 re- volted, and defeated and killed Gen. Zaraza, who was sent against them; but they were finally reduced by Ardela in 1715. They are a rude people, furnishing the unskilled labor in many parts of Mexico. Their language is peculiar. Otomi means " nothing stable ;" but they style their language hia hiu, which means "language which remained." It is harsh and poor, abounding in monosyllables, with five distinct tones. A has three sounds, e five, i three, u four, and z three. Nouns have no case, number, or gender. Na before a verb makes it a noun ; before a noun it shows it to be singular, and ya denotes the plural. The verb is conjugated in its inseparable pronouns, the root remaining unchanged. There is a small grammar and dictionary of the Otomi by Luis de Neve y Molinia (Mexico, 1767), of which there is a French abridgment (Paris, 1863), with an attempt to show a relation be- tween it and Chinese, but on slight grounds. OTRANTO (anc. Hydruntum), a seaport of Italy, on a strait of the same name, connect- ing the Adriatic with the Ionian sea opposite Cape Linguetta in Albania, in the province and 23 m. S. E. of the city of Lecce ; pop. about 2,000. It is connected with the East by two lines of telegraph, one to Avlona, the other to Corfu. It is the seat of an archbishop, and contains a cathedral and some Roman remains. It was taken by the Turks in 1480, and seems to have never recovered from the check then given to its prosperity. (For Terra d'Otranto, see LECCE.) OTRMTO, Duke of. See FOTJCHE. OTSEGO. I. A central county of New York, bounded W. by the Unadilla river, and watered by the Susquehanna river and Wharton, But- ternut, Otego, Schenevas, and other creeks; area, about 1,050 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 48,967. Its surface is traversed from N. E. to 8. W. by several ridges, between which are broad val- leys. Otsego lake, 8 m. long and 1 m. broad, is in the northeast, and has an elevation of 1,193 ft. above tide ; and Schuyler lake, about 3 m. long, is in the northwest. The soil is various in quality, but generally fertile. It is intersected by the Albany and Susquehanna railroad and its Cherry Valley branch, the Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley, and the Utica, Chenango, and Susquehanna Valley rail- roads. The chief productions in 1870 were 40,292 bushels of wheat, 24,274 of rye, 250,901 of Indian corn, 990,727 of oats, 41,003 of bar- ley, 130,692 of buckwheat, 626,836 of pota- toes, 3,566,286 Ibs. of butter, 829,439 of cheese, 199,937 of wool, 2,919,629 of hops, 263,511 of maple sugar, and 188,274 tons of hay. There were 13,462 horses, 45,603 milch cows, 18,801 other cattle, 43,402 sheep, and 11,864 swine; 12 manufactories of agricultural implements, 5 of brick, 61 of carriages and wagons, 41 of cheese, 12 of tanned and 7 of curried leather, 7 of machinery, 3 of musical instruments, 28 of saddlery and harness, 8 of sash, doors, and blinds, 4 of woollen goods, 19 flour mills, 38 saw mills, and 4 planing mills. Capital, Coop- erstown. II. A N. county of the S. peninsula of Michigan, drained by branches of the An Sable, the Manistee, the Cheboygan, and other rivers ; area, 576 sq. m. ; returned as having no population in 1870. It has an undulating surface, mostly covered with pine forests. OTTAWA. I. A N. county of Ohio, bounded N. E. by Lake Erie and S. E. by Sandusky bay, and intersected by Portage river ; area, about 350 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 13,364. It includes several islands in Lake Erie, and has a nearly level surface and fertile soil. The Lake Shore railroad passes through it. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 85,860 bushels of wheat, 115,850 of Indian corn, 58,511 of oats, 43,368 of potatoes, 203,812 Ibs. of butter, 68,241 of wool, 41,674 gallons of wine, and 12,200 tons of hay. There were 2,816 horses, 2,695 milch cows, 3,535 other cattle, 21, 484 sheep, and 7,774 swine ; 4 manufactories of carriages and har- ness, 2 of hubs and wagon materials, 2 flour mills, and 22 saw mills. Capital, Port Clinton. II. A W. county of Michigan, bordering on Lake Michigan, intersected by Grand river, and drained by Black and Pigeon rivers ; area, about 550 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 26,651. It is intersected by the Detroit and Milwaukee,
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