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Twd men oiily are possessors of herds of sheep, but a few cuittk' are 

 owned individually by many of the Sia. 



The cattle are not herded collectively, but by each individual owner. 

 Sometimes the boys of different families go together to herd tlieir 

 stock, but it receives no at tention whatever from the officials of the 

 village so long as it is unTiiolested by strangers. 



The Sia own about 1.50 horses, but seldom or never use them as beasts 

 of burden. They are kept in i)asture during the week, and every Sat- 

 urday the war chief designates the six houses which are to furnish 

 herders for the round-up. Should the head of the house have a 

 son sufficiently large tlic son may be sent in his place. Only such 



Fig. 8.— MixiDi? Ihc rlay witli the fri-shly broken eaith. 



houses are selected as own horses. The herdsmen start out Saturday 

 morning; their return depends ujHjn their success in rounding up the 

 animals, but they usually get back Sunday morning. 



Upon discovering the approach of the herdsmen and horses inany of 

 the women and children, too impatient to await the gathering of theii\ 

 in the corral, hasten to the valley to join the cavalcade, and upon reach- 

 ing the party they at once scramble for the wood rats (Xcotoma) whicli 

 haug from the necks of the horses and colts. The men of the village 

 are also much excited, but they may not participate in the ft-olic. From 

 the time the herders leave the village until their return they are on the 

 lookout for the XmUma, which must be very abundant judging from 



