340 CALENDAR HISTORY OF THE KIOWA [eth.ann.17 



the Indians. These were sold under direction of Colonel Mackenzie, who 

 determined to invest the proceeds in sheep and cattle for the benefit of 

 the Indians, with the idea of changing' their habits from hunting to 

 pastoral. A detachment of troops, accompanied by several Kiowa and 

 Comanche, was sent to New Mexico, where they purchased thirty- five 

 hundred sheep and goats, with which they returned in November, 187.5, 

 the flock being driven by jMe.xican herders. Many died on the journey, 

 and the remainder arrived in poor condition, but recuperated in the 

 spring, when they were distributed to those Indians deemed most 

 deserving. Stumbling-bear received one hundred, and others smaller 

 flocks. Six hundred cattle were also i)urchased from the same fund 

 and distributed in the same manner {Report, 93). 



Just previous to the outbreak the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache, 

 with the few of the Delaware tribe living among them, were ofticially 

 reported to have over sixteen thousand horses and mules. At the close 

 of the troubles they had only six thousand remaining, having lost ten 

 thousand withiu a little more than a year. They had also a small num- 

 ber of cattle before the outbreak, but no sheep [Report, 93). 



This was the first general attempt by the Kiowa to 

 \ / raise stock (except horses). Although at the start the 



-^OjL—- experiment promi-sed well, the herds were soon reduced 

 ^^^^^^ by neglect, killing for food, etc, and in a few years the 

 ^^Hj^l last animal was gone. It is said that some of the sheep 

 ^ ^1 esca]ied to the Wichita mountains, where for several 

 ^H ^1 years they roamed wild. 



c c c c SUlNOrER 187(5 



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lynnua P^a Fiilui'dnl K'tidn, Sun dance at the fork of 



PlO. 160— Summer •' ■> , t> »••,-, m -, ti 7 



1876— Horse- Maggot (Swectwatcr) creek, or I'aitdli/i-ae Isenko ±jd- 

 steaiing sun dsemlcopa-de E'd(16, "Sun dance when Sun-boy's horses 

 were stolen."' This dance was held at the junction of 

 Sweetwater creek and the North fork of Ked river, on the western line 

 of the reservation. While it was in ])rogress some Mexicans stole all 

 of Suuboy's horses. After the dance the Kiowa iiursued the thieves, 

 but their horses gave out, and they tailed to recover the stolen animals. 

 On both calendars the event is indicated by means of figures repre- 

 senting horse tracks near the medicine lodge. 



Do-hcfite, "No moccasins"' ("Tohainf" of Battey) had died in the 

 preceding fall and had been succeeded as taime priest by Set-day:i-iti, 

 "Many-bears," who made this dance. He was the uncle of Set daya- 

 iti, who was killed by the Ute, and the cousin ("brother'') of Taimete, 

 who afterward had charge of the taime. 



AVIXTER 1876-77 



This winter is distinguished on the Set-t'an calendar by the killing 

 of the woman Agabai, "On-top-of-the-hill,"' by her husband lapa. 



