mallbby.) COKBUSIER WINTER COUNTS, 1839-1345. 141 



suited iu a division of the tribe, the Kiyuksas (Cut-Offs) separating from 

 the others. 



No. II. The Oglalas got drunk on Chug Creek, and engaged in a 

 quarrel among themselves, iu which Red-Cloud's brother was killed, 

 and Red-Cloud killed three men. Cloud-Shield (Mahpiya-Wahacauka) 

 was born. 



1842-'43. — No. I. Feather-Ear-Riugs was killed by the Shoshoni. 

 The four lodges and the many blood-stains intimate that he was killed 

 at the time the four lodges of Shoshoni were killed. 



No. II. Lone-Feather said his prayers, and took the war path to 

 avenge the death of some relatives. 



Wbite-Cow-Killer calls it " Crane's-son-killed winter." 



1843-'44. — No. I. The great medicine arrow was taken from the Paw- 

 nees by the Oglalas and Brules, and returned to theCheyennes, to whom 

 it rightly belonged. 



No. II. In a great fight with the Pawnees they captured the great 

 medicine arrow which had been taken from the Cheyeunes, who made 

 it, by the Pawnees. The head of the arrow projects from the bag which 

 contains it. The delicate waved lines (intended probably for spiral 

 lines) show that it is sacred. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it "The Great-medicine-arrow -comes-in win- 

 ter." 



Battiste Good's record gives the following for the same year: 



"Brought-hoine-the-inagic arrow winter. This arrow originally be- 

 longed to the Cheyeunes, from whom the Pawnees stole it. The Dakotas 

 captured it this winter from the Pawnees, and the Cheyennes then re- 

 deemed it for one hundred horses." His sign for the year is somewhat 

 different, as shown in Figure 4G. As before mentioned, an attempt is 

 made to distinguish colors by the heraldic scheme, which 

 iu this instance may require explanation. The upper part 

 of the body is sable or black, the feathers on the arrow 

 are azure or blue, and the shaft, gules or red. The remain- 

 der of the figure is of an undecided color not requiring 

 specification. 



184J-'4~>.— No. I. Male-Crow, an Oglala, was killed by 

 the Shoshoni. 



No. II. Crazy-Horse says his prayers and goes on the war 

 path. The waved lines are used again for crazy. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " White-Buffalo-Bull-killed by- 

 the-Crows winter." fig. 46— Magic 



1845-'4G.— No. I. White-Bull and thirty other Oglalas 

 were killed by the Crows and Shoshoni. 



No. II. W T hite-Bull and many others were killed in a fight with the 

 Shoshoni. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Many-sick winter." 



