mallert.] CORBUSIER WINTER COUNTS, 1846-1859. 143 



1853-54:. — No. I. Antelope-Dung broke his neck while surrounding 

 buffalo. 



No. II. Antelope-Dung broke his neck while running antelope. His 

 severed head is the only part of bis body that is shown. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it "Oak-wood-house winter." 



1854-55. — No. I. Couqueriug-Bear was killed by white soldiers, and 

 thirty white soldiers were killed by the Dakotas 9 miles below Fort 

 Laramie. The thirty black dots in three lines stand for the soldiers, 

 and the red stains for killed. The head covered with a fatigue-cap 

 further shows they were white soldiers. Indian soldiers are usually 

 represented in a circle or semicircle. The gesture-sign for soldier means 

 all in line, and is made by placing the nearly closed hands with palms 

 forward, and thumbs near together, in front of the body and then 

 separating them laterally about two feet. 



No. II. Brave-Bear was killed in a quarrel over a calf. He was killed 

 by enemies ; hence his scalp is gone. 



White-Cow-Killer says, "Mato-wayuhi (or Couquering-Bear) killed- 

 by-white-soldiers winter." 



1855-'5G. — No. I. A war party of Oglalas killed one Pawnee — his scalp 

 is on the pole — and on their way home froze their feet. 



No. II. Torn-Belly and his wife were killed by some of their own 

 people in a quarrel. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it "A-medicine-man-made-buffalo medicine 

 winter." 



1856-'57. — No. I. They received annuities at Baw-Hide Butte. The 

 house and the blanket represent the agency and the goods. 



No. II. They have au abundauce of buffalo meat. This is shown by 

 the full drying pole. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " White-hill-house winter." 



1857-58. — No. I. Little-Gay, a white trader, was killed by the explo- 

 sion of a can of gunpowder. He was measuring out powder from the 

 can in his wagon whde smoking his pipe. 



No. II. They surrounded and killed ten Crows. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Bull-hunting winter." 



1858-'59. — No. I. They made peace with the Pawnees. The one on 

 the left is a Pawnee. 



No. II. They bought Mexican blankets of John Richard, who bought 

 many wagon-loads of the Mexicans. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Yellow-blanket-killed winter." 



1S59-'G0. — No. I. Broken-Arrow fell from his horse while running buf- 

 falo and broke his neck. 



No. II. Black-Shield says prayers and takes the warpath to avenge 

 the death of two of his sons who had been kdled by the Crows. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Black-Shield's-two boys-go hunting-aud- 

 are-killedby-the-Crows winter." 



