20 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 97 



No. 25 



"Counts 'coup' on a soldier, mounted with overcoat on, gun slung 

 across his back, by riding up and striking with his riding whip." — 

 Kimball. 



"1867. On the Montana Trail. Sitting Bull overtakes a white man 

 wearing an overcoat and armed with a rifle. Sitting Bull carries 

 only a quirt, with which he strikes the fugitive. On his head Sitting 

 Bull wears a bandanna taken from some enemy." — Vestal. 



No. 26 

 "Kills a white man and takes his scalp." — Kimball. 



"1867. O^ the Niobrara River near the Missouri. Sitting Bull 

 shoots a white man armed with a sawed-ofif shotgun. Sitting Bull 

 carries a revolver, and is riding a rawhide saddle, made by his uncle." 

 —Vestal. 



