304 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
Fig. 314, 1757-58,—“ Went-on-the- warpath - on - horse- 
* back-to-camp-of-enemy-but- killed- nothing winter.” The 
lack of success may have been due to inexperience in 
mounted warfare as the Dakotas had probably for the 
first time secured a sufficient number of horses to mount 
a war party. 
Fig. 315, 1758-59.—“ Killed-two-Omahas-who-came-to- 
the-camp-on-war- path winter.” 
Fig. 316, 1759~60.—* War-parties-met-and-killed-a- 
few-on-both-sides winter.” The attitude of the opposed 
figures of the Dakota and Gros Ventre and the foot- 
prints indicate that the parties met; the arrows in oppo- 
sition, that they fought; and the blood-stained arrow in 
each man that some were killed on both sides. 
Fie. 316. 
Fig. 517, 1760761,—Assiniboins-came-and-attacked-the 
camp-again winter;” or ‘‘ Assiniboins-shot-arrows-through- 
the-camp winter.” 
Fig. 317, 
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My 
Bh Fig. 318, 176162.—* Killed-six-Pawnees (Rees) winter.” 
Besides the arrow sticking in the body another is flying near 
the head of the man figure, who has the tribal marks for 
‘Pawnee or Ree, as used in this record. 
Fia. 318. 
Fig. 319, 1762—63.—“ The- people- were-burnt winter.” They were 
living somewhere east of their present country when a prairie fire de- 
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