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  ANNU/VL 
  REPORT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  1927 
  

  

  the 
  group 
  had 
  their 
  festive 
  array 
  in 
  order, 
  according 
  to 
  Indian 
  custom 
  that 
  is 
  

   of 
  the 
  greatest 
  importance, 
  they 
  emerged 
  from 
  a 
  grove 
  and 
  marched 
  forward 
  

   toward 
  us. 
  There 
  were, 
  perhaps, 
  a 
  hundred 
  of 
  them, 
  some 
  in 
  trappings 
  of 
  

   war, 
  some 
  on 
  foot, 
  while 
  others 
  on 
  horseback 
  flanked 
  the 
  column. 
  Five 
  chiefs, 
  

   carrying 
  ornamental 
  peace 
  pipes 
  and 
  displaying 
  prominently 
  their 
  trophies 
  in 
  

  

  recognition 
  of 
  coups, 
  formed 
  the 
  vanguard. 
  Be- 
  

   hind 
  them 
  were 
  the 
  warriors 
  singing, 
  beating 
  

   their 
  drums, 
  and 
  firing 
  their 
  guns. 
  Then 
  came 
  

   three 
  women. 
  Last 
  in 
  the 
  procession 
  came 
  young 
  

   men 
  who 
  had 
  not 
  yet 
  won 
  distinction 
  for 
  them- 
  

   selves. 
  Behind 
  the 
  fort, 
  Quatre 
  Ours, 
  the 
  Herantsa 
  

   chief, 
  and 
  La 
  Longue 
  Cheveleur, 
  the 
  celebrated 
  

   speaker, 
  awaited 
  their 
  coming. 
  When 
  they 
  came 
  

   up 
  the 
  Sauteurs 
  paused 
  long 
  enough 
  to 
  hear 
  their 
  

   speaker's 
  address 
  of 
  welcome, 
  then 
  singing 
  together 
  

   they 
  withdrew 
  with 
  swift, 
  proud 
  step 
  to 
  the 
  

   village 
  and 
  sat 
  down 
  in 
  an 
  open 
  space. 
  * 
  * 
  * 
  

   The 
  five 
  chiefs 
  laid 
  their 
  pipes 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  in 
  

   front 
  of 
  them 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  way 
  that 
  the 
  pipe 
  bowl 
  

   pointed 
  to 
  the 
  hut 
  occitpied 
  by 
  Quatre 
  Ours, 
  the 
  

   stem, 
  to 
  a 
  wooden 
  fork 
  stuck 
  upright 
  in 
  the 
  earth 
  

   near 
  by. 
  The 
  pipes 
  were 
  not 
  lighted. 
  Now 
  ar- 
  

   ticles 
  of 
  clothing, 
  magnificently 
  ornamented, 
  were 
  

   brought 
  to 
  the 
  chiefs 
  and 
  placed 
  on 
  the 
  ground 
  in 
  

   front 
  of 
  their 
  pipe 
  bowls. 
  There 
  were 
  no 
  presenta- 
  

   tion 
  speeches, 
  but 
  great 
  dignity 
  prevailed. 
  * 
  * 
  * 
  

   This 
  evening 
  the 
  Sauteurs 
  are 
  off 
  to 
  pitch 
  their 
  

   camp 
  farther 
  on 
  and 
  to 
  hunt 
  buffalo. 
  

  

  What 
  an 
  interesting 
  and 
  motley 
  gather- 
  

   ing, 
  and 
  what 
  subjects 
  for 
  an 
  artist 
  to 
  

   sketch. 
  That 
  same 
  evening 
  : 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  metisse 
  brought 
  a 
  white 
  bulfalo 
  robe 
  

   to 
  sell 
  and 
  received 
  two 
  good 
  horses 
  for 
  it. 
  Such 
  

   a 
  skin 
  is 
  very 
  valuable 
  for 
  white 
  or 
  dappled 
  buffalo 
  

   are 
  extremely 
  rare. 
  

  

  Buffalo 
  were 
  discovered 
  the 
  next 
  day 
  : 
  

  

  Our 
  Indians 
  are 
  over 
  the 
  river 
  again. 
  As 
  soon 
  

   as 
  they 
  catch 
  sight 
  of 
  the 
  animals 
  in 
  the 
  distance 
  

   the 
  " 
  soldiers 
  " 
  assemble 
  in 
  their 
  hut 
  — 
  their 
  assem- 
  

   bly 
  lodge 
  — 
  to 
  consider 
  whether 
  they 
  will 
  go 
  on 
  

   the 
  hunt. 
  Their 
  decision 
  is 
  reported 
  by 
  a 
  crier 
  

   from 
  the 
  lodge. 
  Nobody 
  is 
  allowed 
  to 
  take 
  his 
  

   own 
  course 
  contrary 
  to 
  the 
  decision 
  of 
  the 
  " 
  sol- 
  

   diers 
  " 
  on 
  the 
  buffalo 
  hunt, 
  because 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  rules 
  all 
  are 
  to 
  enjoy 
  equal 
  

   opportunities. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  4. 
  — 
  Hidatsa. 
  Long 
  Hair, 
  

   " 
  the 
  celebrated 
  speaker." 
  

   At 
  Fort 
  Berthold, 
  July 
  2G, 
  

   1851 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  evening 
  of 
  July 
  29 
  

  

  The 
  steamer 
  Robert 
  Campbell 
  arrived, 
  bringing 
  supplies 
  for 
  the 
  other 
  com- 
  

   pany 
  — 
  Primeau, 
  Harney, 
  and 
  Joe 
  Picotte. 
  It 
  left 
  St. 
  Louis 
  on 
  the 
  2d 
  of 
  July 
  

   and 
  met 
  tlie 
  St. 
  Ange 
  at 
  Fort 
  Pierre. 
  The 
  fort 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  company 
  is 
  situated 
  

   on 
  the 
  other 
  side 
  — 
  eastern 
  side 
  — 
  of 
  the 
  village. 
  

  

  