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to enable thein to procure food, as they were in a starving condition. 

 They willingly gave a mule for a sack of flour. The mule's halter is 

 attached to two sacks of flour. 



No. II. They had to sell many mules and horses to get food, as they 

 were starving. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Mules-sold-by-hungry-Sioux winter." 



1869-'70. — No. I. Tall-Bull was killed by white soldiers and Pawnees 

 on the south side of the South Platte River. 



No. II. John Richard shot a white soldier at Fort Fetterman, Wyo- 

 ming, and fled north, joining Red-Cloud. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Tree-fell ou-woman-who- was-cutting-wood- 

 aud-killed-her winter." 



1870-71. — No. I. High-Back-Bone, a very brave Oglala, was killed by 

 the Shoshoni. They also shot another man, who died after he reached 

 home. 



No. II. High-Back-Bone was killed in a fight with the Snakes (Sho- 

 shoni). 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " High-Back-Boue-killed-by-Snake Indians 

 winter." 



1871-71'.— No. I. John Richard shot and killed an Oglala named Yel- 

 low-Bear, and the Oglalas killed Richard before he could get out of the 

 lodge. This occurred in the spring of 1872. As the white man was 

 killed after the Indian, he is placed behind him in the figure. 



No. II. Adobe houses were built by Maj. J. W. Wham, Indian agent 

 (now paymaster, United States Army), on the Platte River, about 30 

 miles below Fort Laramie. 



White-Cow-Killer calls it " Major-Whain's-housebuilt-on-Platte-River 

 winter." 



1872-'73. — No. I. Whistler, also named Little-Bull, and two other 

 Oglalas, were killed by white hunters on the Republican River. 



No. II. Antoine Jauis's two boys were killed by Joe (John ?) Richard. 



White Cow-Killer calls it " Stay-at-plenty-ash-wood winter." 



1873-'7L— No. I. The Oglalas killed the Indian agent's (Seville's) 

 clerk inside the stockade of the lied Cloud Agency, at Fort Robinson, 

 Nebraska. 



No. II. They killed many Pawnees on the Republican River. 



1N71-75.— No. I. The Oglalas at the Red Cloud Agency, near Fort 

 Robinson, Nebraska, cut to pieces the flag staff which their agent had 

 had cut and hauled, but which they would not allow him to erect, as they 

 did not wish to have a flag flying over their agency. This was in 1874. 

 The flag which the agent intended to hoist is now at the Pine Ridge 

 Agency, Dakota. 



No. II. The Utes stole all of the Brule horses. 



ls75-'76. — No. I. The first stock cattle were issued to them. The 

 figure represents a cow or spotted buffalo, surrounded by people. The 

 gesture-sign also signifies spotted buffalo. 

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