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Show MALLIRY. J C0RBU8IER WINTER COUNTS, 1860- 1875. 145 to enable them to procure food, as they were in a starving condition. They willingly gave a mule for a sack of flour. The mule's halter is attached to two sacks of flour. No. II. They had to sell many mules and horses to get food, as they were starving. White- Cow- Killer calls it " Mules- sold- by- hungry- Sioux winter." 1869-' 70.- No. I. Tall- Bull was killed by white soldiers and Pawnees on the south side of the South Platte Eiver. No. II. John Eichard shot a white soldier at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, and fled north, joining Bed- Cloud. White- Cow- Killer calls it" Tree- fell- on- woman- who- was- cutting- wood-and- killed- her winter." 1870-' 71.- No. I. High- Back- Bone, a very brave Oglala, was killed by the Shoshoni. They also shot another man, who died after he reached home. No. II. High- Back- Bone was killed in a fight with the Snakes ( Shoshoni). White- Cow- Killer calls it " High- Back Bone- killed by- Snake- Indians winter." 1871- 72.- No. I. John Bichard shot and killed an Oglala named Yellow- Bear, and the Oglalas killed Bichard before he could get out of the lodge. This occurred in the spring of 1872. As the white man was killed after the Indian, he is placed behind him in the figure. No. II. Adobe houses were built by Maj. J. W. Wham, Indian agent ( now paymaster, United States Army), on the Platte lliver, about 30 miles below Fort Laramie. White- Cow- Killer calls itl i Major- Wham's- housebuilt- on- Platte- Biver winter." 1872-, 73.- No. I. Whistler, also named Little- Bull, and two other Oglalas, were killed by white hunters on the Bepublican Biver. No. II. Antoine Jauis's two boys were killed by Joe ( John t) Bichard. White Cow- Killer calls it " StajT- at- plenty- ash- wood winter." 1873-, 74.- No. I. The Ogl& las killed the Indian agent's ( Seville's) clerk inside the stockade of the Bed Cloud Agency, at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. No. II. They killed many Pawnees on the Bepublican Biver. 1874r-' 75.- No. I. The Oglalas at the Bed Cloud Agency, near Fort Bobinsoq, Nebraska, cut to pieces the flag staff which their agent had had cut and hauled, but which they would not allow him to erect, as they did not wish to have a flag flying over their agency. This was in 1874. The flag which the agent intended to hoist is now at the Pine Bidge Agency, Dakota. No. II. The Ute8 stole all of the Brul6 horses. 1875-' 76.- No. I. The first stock cattle were issued to them. The figure represents a cow or spotted buffalo, surrounded by people. The gesture- sign also signifies spotted buffalo. 4 E* H 10 |
