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Show 44 IWC'KY ~ 1 01 N'I'ATN C'ENEnY. and another in the sid fot· t ht• door. 'l'hi iR thP pm;ition f' tlH' building ~hove "Touncl but within tl1n circ:lP an Pxc:avaLion i ~; mad ' two to four ~L'Ot dP~}), 1tftd' th 'I' ' p ' 1'1:\0liH mw :;[.au<l upriglt.t or w:tll" about with <'rL~(· in the interior, exc('pt at llt<' portion of tlw en·elo wh<'ro th bl'dR ol tho inma.LPH are nmdt•. The door op<'nR a fL'W ·Lep:; di stnnt f'm n1 t he ntain building, on the urfa.cu of tlw gnlltlld, fro.m whi ·h. by·~ gra~ u al dPsCPI~t through a covpred pa ' a(Te of ahoul 10 led, the Jn te n OJ' of tlw hut'.:; ruwhcd. The door i, of wood and tltL' apt:• rtHn· large <'nough to adnnt a filvorit hor e to tl10 family eire I<' wltit.:h i of't.(•n clom'. J\ I'OliiHl Uw hou , on th ont i(k a small trcJlch iH dug > earry away Lho min. " These hnildino· at'(' l ocaiPcl within Iii or 20 f'l'cL of' ca.ch oth('l', without, any r·garcl 'to I'Pgulnrity; nothing likn :;Lnl'tR iH f'ottnd, aJHl lhl' hoHSN! an• HO much a.likc• that a :;tmngn il':l liabl e· Lo l oH<' hi t-~ way in the villa<Tt'." 'l'ltis tl'ibe seem to <lini•r f'rom al l otlwt·s with wlii ch I nm acq na inkd in having had an anciPnt custonl of om•ring up hUIIIHil ,·anili 't' ·. EVl'll now, th('Y hav' many :;upc•rstitionH l'ilt•H and 't'l'l'1110llit'H at tht• linH· of planting corn, and nlRo nt diOi•r!'nt pNiotls during; t.hc· growth of' til<' ropH. 'l'he manner of ofl't•rinp; llw ltuman :-;a.crifie i:-; Wt'll dt•:-;nilwd in Mnjor Long's ac·count of an PX)lt'dition to th' Ho('l\y J\ l ou11l ain:-; m IRI0- 20, vol. l. , and ina:;mueh as t hi :; 1\'ork i ::; not <'a::;ily a<'t'('HHibl' to tho gc;n(m\1 rNtd ·r, 1 ta.k c• t hn li lwrty of' t ran eribin(T: " 'I'll ' Pawnee L oup:-; l~t • t·l'l of'o n• t•x iti bit •tl Uw Hing ular anotttaly, ftmongst the Am<'rira.n nat ionH, of' a }WOJ l<' addit·tecl to t liP i nlttlnta 11. supt'l"titious rite of maldng lJI'O]>iliatory offerings of' lnnnan 1•idint:-; to Y<'ml , the 01·eat Star. 'l'hc origin ol' tltiH :-;anguinary sn.erifi<'t' i:-; unknown; prohably iL LXistecl prl'viously to LhPi r inl<'t'COUI'He wil11 lltC' whiLe tmrll' l'H. This ·okmn cc·n•mony wa · pPrf'omwcl annually and immPclialely pr>ceded their horlieuHuml operatiollf:> for tit · Rli CG<'RS of wl1icl1 it appears to hav bt'C'n in, titutrcl. A bn'nch of t.hi l':l llut.y, tlte porforman ·p of wl1ich LhPy lwli!'ve to bo r q uirl'd by tlH' Oreat Strw it was snppo ed wo11ld bo succocd d by tho total f'ai Jut· of' tliPi I' ·rops of maiz ', beans and pumpkin , and th • consequ •nt total p ri vnLi011 of t heir v •gotabl food. " To obviate a na.tionnl calamity s lib •rty to offer up a pri son('r of either h had b come pos e ed of'. form iclabl e, any person wa · at t•x, that by hi · p rowe ·s in war 4.> " The dnvotccl incli vidual wa. cl othrrl in lhp gn.yPst ancl most ro:;Uy attire; prof'nsely suppli <'d with t iP cltoim•:-;t f'oorl, and conHta.ntly :\ttt•tHlt•d by tlt Magi, wh anLi ipat<•tl all hi wants, canLiou:;ly con 'C'::tl ing !'rom l1im th rl'n.l ol1.i L'I'L of th •i r sedul ous atte-ntions, aud c•nll<•avoring Lo presuv • lti · Tnind in a stat of ch ' rf'ultl !'l':lf:> witll a l' i<'w of pro111oting olwsity, and ther<'by t'<•ndt•rin(T tl1e sacTifi oP 11101'P ae <'plabll' to titt•it· l'l'(' . Wlwn Lltl' vic·tim was thu ·uffi cirntly f'aitc•nPd for th!'il'Jlli i'JlOH<', a sui tnbl clay was appointPd for thP p •rf'onuauee of' thP ritt>, that Lh' whole nation mig ht n.Ltt,ncl. " Th v ictim wa. houn<l to a eros:<; in pn·S<'l1C'<' ol' the ass<•ntbiPd mu1Lituc1 o, when a HOI ·ntn dane<' waH p<•rl'ot'lll<'d , and af'tc t· ;;ont • otht•r 0L'l'l' lrtOni ps, Lito wal'l'ior, wiLOH' pri ·otwr ht• had Lw!'n, ol<•al't'd hi ::~ IJ t•n.d wiU1 the tomahawk, and ltis sptwtly dmlh waH ittHUI'<'cl by nttlllorout-J arl'hl'rs, who }H'Ill'lratc <l 'hi ~; body wit it thPir aiTOWH. "A tradN inf'onned ll f:> that th Hqua wH eut pit'<'<'S of' flpsl t front tho dt ('t'llf\l'cl with wltich t lt('Y gr ':tH<'d lht'i J· hO<'H, hut this wa.· d(•nit•(l by another wlto had. bPL' Il pt'<'I'WIIL at l1t' of' th •ir t<a<' rifi et'H. Uowc' l'<'r I IIi:; 1111\.,Y bl', t il ' ()(' l'I'IIIOIIJ wa lwli<'V<'cl to lt;t\'f' eaiJt>d down ll I>IPH.'ing UJlOII Ll~t • ir lnbors of the• ·fi l'ld , a11tl they pro •t•edt•cl Lo plnnting without dt'ln,r." 'I'll •ir sy:;LCIII of' co nnlill" cl ifff. r. f't·o tn any olht•r trilH• known to nit', cx Ct 'l't Lilt' Arikarn.. on t il l' UppN Mi:;:;ouri, who SJH'Hk tltP :a lllt' language. Most of t.lto t rih!'l':l 11lak<' llHO or lhc• dt•(:i ntal Hyt<li• nt, 01' tt•n fig ut'l' ·, but th' Pawnt• • g ronp co un t.· by Lwt• nli t'H nt· lt-11 Jing;•·t·s and tc•n lot' . 'l'w<•nty iH, tht'l't'f'OI't', on man: fort.y, two lllt'll, •tc:. Likt• al l tho Tnclia.n tril)('s of tht' \Vt>st, t it ' Pawn" s at·n faR( pas:;ing a.way, and soon we hall know liOLhi1w of them x ·ppL wltaL ha :; b •t•n r ·<·o rdPd in l>ool<: . Tlw ountry bOI'<lPri ng on th Platte Hivt't' aR lrl'll as on tiH• Loup Jt'ol'lc contain · Lhe l'l' lllain t! f' many of Lh old vi i lag •~;, around ll'liil'h are found grpa.t q uantiiit's of f't·arrJtwnLH of pott •ry. In Lh<• sumtlll'l' of 1807 1 d is ·overed on the j)I'('Scnt t·osct·vation tlH' J'<!mains of a. villap;o apparently of CT J'L'H.Lt'r n.ntiquil.y than tlic othl'l'l':l, an'l. the only ono about which any ston implom •uLH hav • l)OOH found. On and aronnd Lito Hit • of' all th cabins of this village I found an abuudane of brok <•n n.rt·ow heads, clipp('(l tlints om of' whieh ntlL t lmvo b n b rou<ThL fro111 a great d i tane , togetl1 'l' with a vari ty of mall , tonPs wlti It ha.v<' b n u t'cl a hamm r and chi el . N on ' of tho Pa.wne • Tndian Jivin(]' at |
