18 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS 
State of Kansas. IL hope that you may hear whether they are plenti- 
ful at Fort Dodge. The Indians usnally desire the winter hides. And 
they generally wish to get raw hides as their pay for tanning them. 
When you send and tell me just how affairs are, I will come to you with 
the Indians who are good tanners. I hope that you will tell me whether 
you acquired (any winter hides?) when you went hunting the larger 
animals: this you would know by personal experience (rather than by 
hearsay). You know me very well, and I know you very well. We 
are they who tanned hides at your place one year. 
NA‘ZANDAJI TO T. M. MESSICK. 
n 
Ca” wawidaxu cu¢céa¢e te djtibaqtci éga™. Ca” wabag¢eze 
And I write to you Isend to word very few. And letter 
about several you 
things 
tia” ¢aki¢é ga b¢ize édega", fe ké wagazliqtia’ji uqpageade. 
you have sent the Ihavereseived it rit word the not exactly straight I have lost. 
hither to me 
pr.” uw i . . . / f- / 
8 Ca” inddda® edéce téi*te i"wi"'¢ana ka*b¢éga™. Ca™ Upton 
: And what what you have — you tell it to me I hope. And Upton 
would said 
uawakié fe té, edéce té udawagib¢a, ca” fe té uwiya"qti éga™ 
IT talked to word the what the Itoldittothem, and word the i help — you 
him you said considerably 
ta minke i¢aug¢e’qti dga®. Ca” mat zéska te’ u¢iqpa¢aji tat 
J will throughout partly. And money the you shall not lose it 
2 = ~ 4 ~ Pee VY , ¥ 
6 ebécéea. (ifeti edéce té ¢agisi¢e etéga".. Wamiiské na?sé’ 
I think it. You too what you the you remem- should Wheat cut by 
said ber it (or apt). machinery 
é uO ae ES So | “ ~ aul ) 
¢icta’i té'di, wagaxe ¢agicta"be etéga.. Ma zéska te’ u¢a- 
they finish when, debt (due you see your apt. Money the youac- 
it you) ; own 
roaed fie) bes . Neil . ey. 
ket‘a™ tédihi yi, wigti b¢iza-mdéji ta minke, &’qti cu¢c¢iki¢ 
quire it by that when, Imyself I will not receive it, he him- to send if to 
time self you - 
4 0 / — / 
9 ‘i¢ai, Upton iyi“ ¢é akée ha, A™pa*-jan’ga. Ca™, kag¢ha, 
has Upton hiselder he is ; Big Elk. And, my friend, 
prom- brother the one 
ised, 
, , vi ys , , , ' / be 
éskana usni té’di, méha gé dba u¢ana‘a” ka*b¢aqti 
oh that cold when, winter the pl. some you hear of I strongly de- 
hides in. ob. them sire it. 
és Say, P ‘ , rae 
Wagaztiqti iwi” ¢ana katb¢a -qti-ma™. A™patha wawéci 
Very straight you tell it to me I do really desire it. Elk hides pay 
12 arta’ i ‘igade té tia” ¢aki¢ “S¢agé té gisi¢a-ga ha’. Tusicta? 
youpromizedtogive the yousendhither youprom- the —reme Se it ! Telling alie 
to me to me ised 
] foe ~ , , 
uwib¢a-maji. Ma zéski’ ¢agicta"be taté uwib¢a. 
Ido not tell it to Money you see your shall T tell it 
you. own to you. 
