Iroquois prosperous settlements in the 19th century, supporting themselves via farming and the sale of sleds, snowshoes, boats, and baskets. In 1884, about 100 Canadian Iroquois were hired by the British government to serve as river pilots and boatmen for the relief expedition for the besieged General Charles Gordon in Khartoum in the Sudan, taking the force commanded by Field Marshal Wolsely up the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum. On their way back to Canada, the Canadian Iroquois river pilots and boatmen stopped in London, where they were personally thanked by Queen Victoria for their services to Queen and Country. In
Little Iroquois River the north shore of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy). It flows southeast and flows on the north bank of the Bay of Fundy which opens to the southwest on the Atlantic Ocean. "Little Iroquois River" originates from a mountain stream (altitude: ), located in the Madawaska County, in New Brunswick. This source is located at: From its source, "Little Iroquois River" flows over , as follow: The "Little Iroquois River" flows on the east bank of the Iroquois River (Saint John River). This confluence is located: The place name "Little Iroquois River" derived from its tributary is the "Iroquois