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Show MALLIET.] COEBUSIER WINTER COUNTS,. 1846- 1859. 143 1853-' 54.- No. I. Antelope- Dung broke his neck while surrounding buffalo. No. II. Antelope- Dung broke his neck while running antelope. His severed head is the only part of his body that is shown. White- Cow- Killer calls it" Oak- wood- house winter." 1854-^ 55.- No. I. Conquering- Bear was killed by white soldiers, and thirty white soldiers were killed by the Dakotas 9 miles below Fort Laramie. The thirty black dots in three lines stand for the soldiers, and the red stains for killed. The head covered with a fatigue- cap further shows they were white soldiers. Indian soldiers are usually represented in a circle or semicircle. The gesture- sign for soldier means all in line, and is made by placing the nearly closed hands with palms forward, and thumbs near together, in front of the body and then separating them laterally about two feet. No. II. Brave- Bear was killed in a quarrel over a calf. He was killed by enemies; hence his scalp is gone. White- Cow- Killer says, " Mato- wayuhi ( or Conquering- Bear) killed-by- white- soldiers winter." 1855-' 56.- No. I. A war party of Ogl^ las killed one Pawnee- his scalp is on the pole- and on their way home froze their feet. No. II. Torn- Belly and his wife were killed by some of their own people in a quarrel. White- Cow- Killer calls it " A- medicine- man- made- buffalo medicine winter." 1856-' 57.- No. I. They received annuities at Raw- Hide Butte. The house and the blanket represent the agency and the goods. No. II. They have an abundance of buffalo meat. This is shown by the full drying pole. White- Cow- Killer calls it " White- hill- house winter." l857- y58.- No. I. Little- Gay, a white trader, was killed by the explosion of a can of gunpowder. He was measuring out powder from the can in his wagon while smoking his pipe. No. II. They surrounded and killed ten Crows. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Bull- hunting winter." 185S-> 59.- No. I. They made peace with the Pawnees. The one on the left is a Pawnee. No. II. They bought Mexican blankets of John Richard, who bought many wagon- loads of the Mexicans. White- Cow- Killer calls it u Yellow- blanket- killed winter." 1859-- 60.- No. I. Broken- Arrow fell from his horse while running buffalo and broke his neck. No. II. Black- Shield says prayers and takes the war path to avenge the death of two of his sons who had been killed by the Crows. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Black- Slueld's- two boys- gob unting- and-are- killed- by- the- Crows winter." |
