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In 1896, the chief priest, Tob^ngotiwa, made eight green bdhos 

 with black tips, and one set of four and one of five chochokpis, 

 besides a number of nakwakwosis. Eight of the latter were turkey 

 feathers with red strings and two roads with yellow strings (rolled in 

 honey and corn-pollen). The twine, wound around the upper end of 

 the chochokpis had been colored in rings alternately red and black, 

 the usual colors being black and white. He then placed four green 

 bahos and five chochokpis and one road on one pile, the other four 

 bahos, four chochokpis, and one road on another pile. 



Yukioma, who it will be remembered, was initiated on this occa- 

 sion, made one green baho, one chochokpi, and twelve nakwakwosis; 

 the strings of the latter, as well as those of the feathers attached to 

 the bahos, were stained red and the twine on the chochokpis he 

 colored in the same manner as Tobengotiwa had colored his. 



Sihongniwa, the pipelighter, made eight bahos of the usual kind, 

 Mokahtiwa six, and Tob^vohyoma also six, all three also staining the 

 strings of the feathers attached to the baho sticks red. All the other 

 men made only nakwakwosis, but just how many my notes fail to 

 state, also how these prayer offerings were disposed of, but I am told 

 they are deposited the next day in the field, peach orchards, etc. 



In 1898 no special record could be made of this baho-making, as 

 the filling up of other gaps in my notes occupied my time. 



In 1900 I noted down the following: Tobengotiwa made three sets 

 of four green bahos (with black tips) each, all about five inches long; 

 one set of five and one of four chochokpis, about six inches long. All 

 the strings on the nakwakwosis, which were attached to the bahos, 

 were painted red, and the twine on the chochokpis colored as described 

 above. The number of nakwakwosis made was not recorded. He 

 was assisted in the work by his son Honwahtiwa. 



Cakvyamtiwa made one green baho, one chochokpi, and a number 

 of nakwakwosis. Sihongwa and Honwahtiwa made the same. 

 Sikaheptiwa, the sprinkler, made two green bahos, two chochokpis, 

 one long chochokpi ^bout fourteen inches long, one cylinder two and 

 thr^e-quarters inches' long by. one-half an inch thick, and a yoiyngola 

 (rain wheel) about four inches in diameter. Into two sides of the 

 latter were inserted four duck feathers and from one side was sus- 

 pended an eagle nakwakwosi. 



The nakwakwosis on all the bahos, as far as I could ascertain, 

 were duck feathers. 



If any more bahos were made, it escaped my notice.' A number 



' I am told that every participant makes at least one baho and one chochokpi. The long 

 chochokpi, with the wheel made by the sprinkler, Sikaheptiwa, was taken to the spring in the evening 

 and secured by the race wmner the next morning. 



