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another spring (Stump's) to complete the second clay ; then he followed 

 the line representing the Spanish trail to the east of the divide of the 

 second ridge above named, where he left it, and passing northward to the 

 first valley, he thrust the short stick into the ground and said, " Las 

 Vegas." 



It is needless to say that the information was found to be correct and 

 of considerable value to the party. 



Schoolcraft (Vol. I, p. 334, PI. 47, Fig. B) mentions that the discovery, 

 on one of the tributaries of the Susquehanna River, "of an Indian map 

 drawn on stone, with intermixed devices, a copy of which appears in 

 the first volume of the collections of the Historical Committee of the 

 American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, proves, although it is 

 thus far isolated, that stone was also employed in that branch of inscrip- 

 tion. This discovery was in the area occupied by the Lenapees, who 

 are known to have practiced the art, which they called Ola Waluin." 



The Tegua Pueblos, of Xew Mexico, " traced upon the ground a sketch 

 of their country, with the names and locations of the pueblos occupied 

 in New Mexico," a copy of which, " somewhat improved," is given in 

 Vol. Ill, Pacific R. R. Explorations, 1856, Part III, pp. 9, 10. 



A Yuma map of the Colorado River, with the names and locations 

 of tribes within its valley, is also figured in the last mentioned volume, 

 page 19. The map was originally traced upon the ground. 



A Pai-Uta map of the Colorado River is also figured in the same con- 

 nection, which was obtained by Lieutenant Whipple and party. 



Fig. 60.— Lean-Wolf 8 map. Hidatsa. 



Lean-Wolf, of the Hidatsa, who drew the picture of which Figure 

 60 is a facsimile, made a trip on foot from Fort Berthold to Fort Bu- 

 ford, Dakota, to steal a horse from the Dakotas encamped there. The 



