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20 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have received the letter that you sent me. Though I always desire 
to possess all kinds of hides, I prefer the winter hides of buffalos to all 
others. They must be found in some places in Kansas! I wish you to 
find out what you can about the winter hides. And if any persons 
desire hides of any animals, I hope that you will give me considerable 
help. I will be thinking of you throughout each day. I hope that I 
may hear from you that you are well. I hope that you will send me a 
letter; and that you will find out what you can about the hides at Fort 
Dodge, or at any other place whatever. 
TO T. H. TIBBLES FROM SEVERAL OMAHAS. AUGUST 22, 1879. 
Duba-mar¢i” said: —Kagcha, nikaci’ ga maja” b¢tigaqti 
My ei iend, person land entire 
dta-macé a™bad¢é wisi¢tai éga" wib¢aha”i ha. Nikaci™’ga- 
ye who excel to-day I think of as I pray to you (pl.) . O ye peo- 
you (pl.) 
macé, eddda™ icpaha" ¢ag¢i’-maceé, maja” ¢é¢uadi edada® 
ple, what you know you who sit, land in this (here) what 
wéteqi gé nikaci”ga wi” wedbaha™i éga", wé¢ita" cu¢al ha. 
hard ihe pl. person one knows about us as, to work for he goes 
for us in. ob. us to you 
s , f. Y T Y , if. ° , , ° 
Tibbles & Awake ha. Tle té éskana ¢éoniza-bada®, u¢éyarl 
Tibbles him  Imean : Word the oh that vou (pl.) and (pl.), you help 
him take from him 
him 
ka"b¢éga" ¢ wil ydahani ha. Ki nikaci”ga ukeé¢i" an’ga¢i® 
I hope that I pray to : And Indian common we who 
you (pl.) move 
, : Pig a /? 
b¢vigaqti dcka® ké-na™ weabaha™i éga", wé¢ita”™ cu¢at ¢a™ ja, 
all deed the some he knows about s to work for he goes though, 
: _ us us to you 
a i ° : 7? wif ( , _° or . 
eona™ yi ¢gi¢e di‘a te ha’. Ada® nikaci”’ga-macé, u¢éyarl 
he only if beware he fail lest . There- O ye people, you help 
fore him 
CA Sh Pa ie ~ ei tee gen) Ree * / f Srifhede ss (ee 
tédihi yi, u¢aket‘a™i yi'ji, éskana maja™ ¢a™ 1 ¢éqti awayi- 
by the when, you succeed if, oh that land the ob. ITamvery  Iwork for 
time glad 
l4 { deching , , . 
e¢ita® andji" ka"b¢éga’.  Nikaci” ga ticka® weabaha™ji-ma 
myself ° I stand I hope. Indian deed the ones who do not 
know about us 
Tibbles edida" u¢ai té gija-ma, fbaha™ji-ma gijai té ca” aji 
Tibbles what he the those who those who do not they the improper 
tells doubt him know it doubt (act) 
him 
ha. () ja Tibbles aki fe eddda®™ edé té wagaztqti nika- 
Though Tibbles the word what what the very straight In- 
sub. he says 
Moa ukeé imi V weétita® iat. 
ae thecommon ones to work he goes 
for them to you. 
