MALLERY.] NATCI’S NARRATIVE. 501. 
elevating both hands before the breast, palms forward, thumbs touch- 
ing, the little finger of the right hand closed—nine, (16) touch the breast 
with the right forefinger suddenly—and myself, (17) lowering the hand, 
and pointing downward and forward with the index still extended (the 
remaining fingers and thumb being loosely closed) indicate an imaginary 
line along the ground toward the extreme right—vent, (18) extend the 
forefinger of the closed left hand, and place the separated fore and 
second fingers of the right astraddle the forefinger of the left, and make 
a series of arched or curved movements toward the right—rode horse- 
back, (19) keeping the hands in their relative position, place them a 
short distance below the right ear, the head being inclined toward that 
side—sleep, (20) repeat the signs for riding (No. 18) and sleeping (No. 19) 
three times—four days and nights, (21) make sign No. 18, and stopping 
suddenly point toward the east with the extended index-finger of the 
right (others being closed) and follow the course of the sun until it 
reaches the zenith—arrived at noon of the fifth day. 
(22) Indicate a circle as in No. 2a camp, (23) the hands then placed 
together as in No. 3, and in this position, both moved in short irregular 
npward and downward jerks from side to side—many wik!-i-ups, (24) 
then indicate the chief of the tribe as in No. 7—meaning that it was one 
of the camps of the chief of the tribe. (25) Make a peculiar whistling 
sound of “phew” and draw the extended index of the right hand across 
the throat from left to right—Banak, (26) draw an imaginary line with 
the same extended index, pointing toward the ground, from the right to 
the body—came from the north, (27) again make gesture No. 2—camp, 
(28) and follow it twice by sign given as No. 18 (forward from the body, 
but a short distance)—two rode. (29) Rub the back of the right hand 
with the extended index of the left—Jndian, i. e., the narrator’s own 
tribe, Pai-Ute, (30) elevate both hands side by side before the breast, 
palms forward, thumbs touching, then, after a short pause, close all the 
fingers and thumbs except the two outer fingers of the right hand— 
twelve, (31) again place the hands side by side with fingers all spread or 
separated, and move them in a horizontal curve toward the right—vwent 
out of camp, (32) and make the sign given as No. 25—Banak, (33) that of 
No. 2—camp, (34) then join the hands as in No. 31, from the right to- 
ward the front—Pai- Utes returned, (35) close the right hand, leaving the 
index only extended, move it forward and downward from the mouth 
three or four times, pointing forward, each time ending the movement 
at a different point—ZI talked to them, (36) both hands pointing upward, 
fingers and thumbs separated, palms facing and about four inches apart, 
held in front of the body as far as possible in that position—the men in 
council, (37) point toward the east with the index apparently curving 
downward over the horizon, then gradually elevate it to an altitude of 
45°—talked all night and until nine o'clock next morning, (38) bring the 
closed hands, with forefingers extended, upward and forward from their 
respective sides, and place them side by side, palms forward, in front— 
