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tont, and many other articlos. This exploit, as well as his killing of a 

 bear and an elk with bow and arrows, is shown in one of his drawings. 

 (See pi. (30, A.) 



Jaw said that on three oecasions he killed a bear with a gun, 

 but that it was very bard to do so with bow and arrows. The cir- 

 cumstances under which he was successful in this are as follows. 



One summer he and another man had been hunting deer and were 

 returning with their horses loaded with meat. Jaw had a gun, while 

 his companion carried a bow and arrows. They saw a mother bear 

 and two cubs coming toward them. Giving the gun to his companion, 

 Jaw took his bow and arrows. The bear tried to fight him, and as it 

 turned he hit the beast with an arrow. Three times the bear re- 

 newed the attack, but each time he wounded it with an arrow, finally 

 killing it. 



The elk hunt (shown in pi. (jO) took place in winter, when he was 

 22 years old. He had recently married a Yankton Sioux girl and was 

 staying in her part of the country. There were two other families 

 camping near them, making three tents in all. Early one morning 

 Jaw's wife left the tent, but returned, saying: ''Wake up! There 

 are lots of elk. Come and see." Putting on moccasins and leggins, 

 and taking his arrows and his best horse, he went after them. The 

 snow was very deep. It was early in the morning when he shot 

 the elk. 



