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4. There is always one less false motion of the mystic stick than 

 there are possible places for the pebble to be hid; for example, in case 

 there are seven holes in any one of which the stone may be hid, six pre- 

 liminary strokes of the mystic stick are always made. 



5. There are always two tally keepers, one representing each oppos- 

 ing party. At the beginning of the game each of these has a number of 



Map showing the various arrangements of the moccasin game tield of the dirt type, 

 used in playing one game at the camp of Chief R6 the night of February 24, 1902. 



The broken lines indicate the false or preliminary motions. 



K shows lines where the pebble should be hid. 



S shows the final stroke. It is represented by a continuous line. 



In 1 and 11 the pebble was uncovered in the preliminary motion. In 3, 6, 8 and 10 it was 

 passed over in the preliminary strokes, but not uncovered. In 2, 4, 5 and 7 the pebble 

 was uncovered in the final stroke. And in 9 it was missed both in the preliminary and 

 final strokes. 2, 4, 5 and 7 ai'e the only ones which counted points for the searchers for 

 the pebble. In each of these four cases they got the pebble and took it to their own 

 game field. 



