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Show 140 PICTOGRAPHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. times he ties eagle or hawk plnmes to the stem of his pipe, and, after quitting the village, repairs to the top of some hill and makes an offering of them to the sun, taking them from his pipe and tying them to a pole, which he erects in a pile of stones. ( Some of the stone- heaps seen on the hills in the Arapaho country originated in this way, but most of them were made, by dreamers, who withdraw from their people to devote themselves in solitude to contemplation, fasting, and prayer, in order to work themselves into a state of rapture, hoping to have visions and receive messages from spirits.) Those who intend to follow him usually join him at the first camp, equipped for the expedition; but often there are some who do not join him until he has gone further on. He eats nothing before leaving the village, nor as long as the sun is up; but breaks his fast at his first camp, after the sun sets. The next morning he begins another fast, to be continued until sunset. He counts his party, saddles his horse, names some place six or seven miles ahead, where he says he will halt for awhile, and again rides off alone with his pipe in his hand. After awhile the party follow him in single file. When they have reached his halting place he tells them to dismount and let their horses graze. They all then seat themselves on the ground on the left of the leader, forming a semicircle, facing the sun. The leader fills his pipe, all bow their heads, and, pointing the stem of the pipe upward, he prays to the sun, asking that they may find an abundance of game, that dead- shots may be made, so that their ammunition will not be wasted, but reserved for their enemies; that they may easily fiud their enemies and kill them; that they may be preserved from wounds and death. He makes his petition four times, then lights his pipe, and after sending a few whiffs of smoke skyward as incense to the sun, hands the pipe to his neighbor, who smokes and passes it on to the next. It is passed from one to another, toward the left, until all have smoked, the leader refilling it as often as necessary. They then proceed to their next camp, where probably others join them. The same programme is carried out for three or four days before the party is prepared for action. 1839- MO.- No. I. Left- Handed- Big- Nose was killed by the Shoshoni. His left arm is represented extended, and his nose is very conspicuous. American- Horse was born in the spring of 1840. No. II. They killed a Crow and his squaw, who were found on a trail. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Large war- party- hungry- eat- Pawnee-horses winter." 1840-' 41.- No. I. Sitting- Bear, American- Horse's father, and others, stole two hundred horses from the Flat Heads. A trailing lariat is in the man's hand. No. II. They stole one hundred ( many) horses from the Snakes. WhiteCow- KilJer calls it " Little- Thunder's- brothers- killed winter." 1841-, 42.- No. I. The Ogl& las engaged in a drunken brawl, which re- |