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with the forefinger and thumb of his right hand, rolling the hair several 

 times between the fingers, — No black man in heaven. Then rubbing the back 

 of his hand and making the negative sign, rubbing the back of my hand 

 and making the negative sign, feeling of one of his hairs with the thumb 

 and forefinger of his right hand, and making the negative sign, then using 

 both hands as if he were reaching around a hogshead, he brought the fore- 

 finger of his right hand to the front in an upright position after their man- 

 ner of counting, and said thereby, — No Indian, no white man, no black man, 

 all one. Making the "hogshead" sign, and that for "look," he placed the 

 forefinger of each hand side by side pointing upward, — All look the same, or 

 alike. Running his hands over his wild Indian costume and over my 

 clothes, he made the "hogshead" sign, and that for "same," and said 

 thereby, — All dress alike there. Then making the " hogshead " sign, and 

 that for "love" (hugging his hands), he extended both hands outward, 

 palms turned downward, and made a sign exactly similar to the way ladies 

 smooth a bed in making it; this is the sign for "happy," — All ivill be happy 

 alike there. He then made the sign for "talk," and for "Father," pointing to 

 himself and to me, — You pray for me. He then made the sign for "go aivay," 

 pointing to me, he threw right hand over his right shoulder so his index- 

 finger pointed behind him, — You go away. Calling his name he made the 

 sign for "look" and the sign of negation after pointing to me, — Kin Che-css 

 see you no more. 



The following, which is presented as a better descriptive model, was 

 obtained by Dr. W. J. Hoffman, of the Bureau of Ethnology, from Natshes, 

 the Pah-Ute chief connected with the delegation before mentioned, and 

 refers to an expedition made by him by direction of his father, Winne- 

 mucca, Head Chief of the Pah-Utes, to the northern camp of his tribe, 

 partly for the purpose of preventing the hostile outbreak of the Bannocks 

 which occurred in 1878, and more particularly to prevent those Pah-Utes 

 from being drawn into any difficulty with the authorities by being leagued 

 with the Bannocks. 



