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whence the noise came. At first they perceived a red smoke, and 

 then a mountain -which thutidered ; and on the mountain was a 

 sound as of sini^ing. They sent to see what this was ; and it was 

 a great fire which blazed upward, and made this SMiging noise. 

 This mountain they named the King of Mountains. It thunders 

 to this day ; and men are very much afraid of it. 



They here met a people of three difierent Nations. They had 

 taken and saved some of th^ fire from the mountain ; and, at this 

 place, they also obtained a knowledge of herbs and of many 

 other things. 



From the East, a white fire came to them ; which, however, 

 they would not use. From Wahalle came a fire which was blue ; 

 neither did they use it. From the West came a fire which was 

 black ; nor would they use it. At last, came a fire from the 

 North, which was red and yellow. This they mingled with the 

 fire they had taken from the mountain ; and this is the fire they 

 use to-day ; and this, too, sometimes sings. On the mountain was 

 a pole which was very restless and made a noise, nor could anyone 

 say how it could be quieted. At length they took a motherless 

 child, and struck it against the pole ; and thus killed the child. 

 They then took the pole, and carry it with them when they go to 

 Avar. It was like a wooden tomahawk, such as they now use, and 

 of the same wood. 



Here they also found four herbs or roots, which sang and 

 disclosed their virtues : first, Pasaw, the rattlesnake root; second, 

 Micoweanochaw, red-root ; third, Sowatchko, which gro'ucs like 

 ivild fennel; a«fl? fourth, Eschalapootche, little tobacco. These 

 herbs, especially the first and third, the}' use as the best medicine 

 to purify themselves at their Busk. At this Busk, which is held 

 yearly, they fast, and make offerings of the first fruits. Since they 

 learned the virtues of these herbs, their women, at certain times, 

 have a separate fire, and remain apart from the men five, six 

 and seven days, for the sake of -purification. If they neglect this 

 the power of the herbs would depart ; and the women would not 

 be healthy. 



About that time a dispute arose, as to which was the oldest, 

 and which should rule ; and they agreed, as they were four Na- 



