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Show 4%6 Lewis and Clctrke's Ex11edition . of dressed antelope skins, united by means of a mixture of glue and sand. 'VHh this they cover their own bodies and those ofthcir horses, and find it impervious to the arrow. The caparison of theh.· horses is a halt.cr anrl a saddle: the first is either a rope of six or seven strands of butfaloe hair platted or twisted togetber, about the size of a man's finger and of gt·eat strength; or met•ely a thong of raw hide, made pliant by pounding and rubbing; though the first Jdnd is much prcfrrred. The halter is very long, and is never taken from the neck of the horse when in constant use. One end of it is first tied round the neck in a knot and then brought down to thr under jaw, round which it is foJ·med into a simi>le noose. passing through the mouth: it is then drawn up on the right side and held by the rider in his left hand, while the rest tr·ails after him to some distance. At other times the Jmot is fo1•med at a little distance from one of the ends, so as to let that end set·ve as a bt·idle, while the other trails on the ground. \Vith tlwse cords dangling along side of them the horse is Jmt to his full speed without fear of falling, and when he is turned to gt•aze the noose is merely taken from his mouth. 'l'hc saddle is formed like the pacl\:saddles used by the French and Spaniards, of two flat thin boards which iit the sides of the hoi•sc, and are kept together by two cross pieces, one before and the other behind, which rise to a considet•able height, ending sometimes in a fiat point extending outwards, and always making the sad. die deep and narrow. Undct· this a piece of buffaloe sldn, with the hair on, is placed so as to prevent the rubbing of the boards, and when they mount they thl'ow a piece of skin or robe over the saddle, which has uo permanont cover. When stirrups are used, they consist of wood covered with lea· ther; but sth·rups aud saddles arc conveniences reserved for old men and women. '.rhe young warriors rarely use any thing except a small leather· pad stuffed with hair, and secured by a girth made of a Ieather·n thong. In tb.is way they ride with great expertness, and they have a particular dex~ Up tlte Missouri. 427 . se when he is running at large. lf terity in catcbmg the hor • 1 they wish to take be will not immr<liatrly submit w !C~• although the horse k ose in t.hc rope, anu fiim. they ma -•., a no . I'al·ely fail to fiX it on may be at a u.•.J stance, or even J•unnm.g . l . al that how- • . h 1 c'lity oft tc amm, ' his neck: and such IS t P. < o I dcrs 'ts soon as he feels I h ay seem he surrPn c • • ever unrn y e m ' . f l ·n this way that It IS b' This cordis so usr u 1 b . the ro(Je on nn. . .. l when they usc the Spanish rl-ne, er disprn!wd Witl?, ever a ·s n·ocure '"hen they have die, whi~h tbey ~rel'~~;:ea~!~:~w b~c(~ucs almost an object of it in thctr llowet. . . t' tly naiutcd and his ears f l'llC IS l'('(}Ut'll t' attachment: a avou 1 tail which are never . . hatles· the mane an( ' . cut mto various s . d 'tl feathers of bn·ds, · 1 a1·c dcco•·at(• WJ 1 drawn nor tl'tmmc<' . . • ·•. t the breast of his horse and somet 1. mc s a w~u·•·wr suspenus a cnts l•e vosscsscs. . bl • the finest ornam d I Sltoshonee is a fornuda e Thus armed and mounte t le vhich be is still obliged tl the feeble weapons' d enemy, even w• ' k t f ll speed they bend forwar WI en they attac a u . ht taon du sceo. ver tb•e it• bodt. es W.J t 1 tl e shield while with the rig 1 1 ' der the ho•·ses neck. band they shoot .un ) which the Shoshonees possess 'I'he only articles of metba . kettles some bt•acelets or d 1 • es some rass ' arc a few ba ~mv ' ~ buttons worn as orna-d r . ·on and brass, a cw h armban S 0 · 1l1 · one or t wo s peal'S 'a bout a root in lengt , ments in then· 13Jl', d of iron and brass. All l d for arrows ma e and somh e lbeaad so htam. ed m. trading with the Crow or Rocky these t . C) • h l' e on the Yellowstone. The few t · Indians, w 0 IV • h bmroidulne -abmit s and st.i rrups t l ·ocured from the Spams co- lCY pi lonies. . h su plies 1 he place of a knife among The instrument wluc p 1 . r • and the sharp . . f flint with no regu ai t.OI m, them, IS a piece o l ot· two inches long: the edge of f 't ot mor·e t tan one d r part .o 1 n vcd aml t 11 e fl'm t itself is for·med into hea s ..t or this lS rene' ' . t r a deer or elk horn, an m-b ans of the pom 0 • arrows, y me ith great art and ingenUity. strumeot which they} ustc h wts· all the wood being cut with There are no axes or la c e . ' |