294 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
secured them all by driving them on the ice, through 
which they broke, and in which they froze fast. When- 
ever the people wanted meat, they cut a buffalo out of 
theice. Inthe figure, the wave lines represent the water 
: of the lake; the straight lines, the shore; the blue lines 
=i outside the black ones, trees; the blue patches inside, 
theice through which the heads of the buffalo are seen; the line across 
the middle, the direction in which they drove the buffalo. The supply 
of meat lasted one year. (NOTE by DR. CoRBUSTER.—The Apache of 
Arizona, the Ojibwa, and the Ottawa also represent water by means 
of waved lines.) 
Fig. 260, 1703~04.—“The-burying winter,” or ‘‘Many- 
hole winter.”—They killed a great many buffalo during the 
summer, and, after drying the meat, stored it in pits for 
winter’s use. It lasted them all winter, and they found 
it all in good condition. The ring surrounding the buf- 
falo head, in front of the lodge, represents a pit. The 
) forked stick, which is the symbol for meat, marks the 
pit. [Other authorities suggest that the object called 
by Battiste a pit, which is more generally called “cache,” 
SNe ANU. is a heap, and means many or much. | 
Fig. 261, 170405.—“ Killed-fifteen-Pawnees-who-came-to-fight win- 
ter.” The Dakotas discovered a party of Pawnees com- 
ing to attack them. They met them and killed fifteen. 
In this chart the Pawnee of the Upper Missouri (Ari- 
kara or Ree), the Pawnee of Nebraska, and the Oma- 
ha are all depicted with legs which look like ears of corn,, 
but an ear of corn is symbol for the Rees only. The 
Pawnee of Nebraska may be distinguished by a lock of 
hair at the back of the head; the Omaha, by a cropped 
head or absence of the scalp-lock. The absence of all 
signs denotes Dakota. Dr.W. Matthews, in Ethnography 
eae and Philology of the Hidatsa Indians, states that the 
Arikara separated from the Pawnee of the Platte valley more than a 
century ago. {To avoid confusion the literation of the tribal divisions 
as given by the translator of Battiste Good are retained, though not 
considered to be accurate. | 
Fig. 262, 1705—06.— They-came-and-killed-seven-Da- . 
kotas winter.” It is not known what enemies killed 
them. 
Fria. 262. 
