FIGHT BETWEEN THE DAKOTAS AND PAWNEES. 413 
410, 19. ¢e¢ai-ga, an uncommon use of “¢e¢é,” which is usually preceded by some 
other verb which it modifies. Qe¢ai-g% is here equal to “ ienaxi¢ai-ga” Attack, or “ti¢ai- 
ga,” Pass ye on. Gu+! describes the sound made by the Dakotas as they ran. 
411, 6. ma®cande unaji® gii™-biama. The horse carried him into a hole made by a 
wolf or by a badger. 
411, 7-8. Ca®ca™ qii ¢a" ieginaxi¢a wadi" a-i-biama. After the Dakotas rode over the 
Pawnee they continued in pursuit of the rest, chasing them and forcing them to rush 
towards their own village. ‘“Jeginaxi¢a” in this case is equivalent to “agikibana”, to 
rush homeward to their own as fast as possible;” and its subject is understood, “ga¢im 
ama,” not ‘‘Caa™ ama.” 
411, 9. akicuga-biama, was pronounced by the narrator with a very strong empha- 
sis on the first syllable. 
411, 14. Ca¢a¢ega¢ike; in Pawnee, Re-c4-ru ré-ka-ri-ka. The Middle Chief. 
412, 3. egihe use-hna®-biama. The Dakotas set fire to each lodge on the outside. 
The fire burnt inward and killed all the occupants. 
412, 4. weha-¢a™¢a®. Weha is from tha, to select; and ¢a™¢a is a distributive. 
412, 4. wabaciba-biama. ‘“ga¢i® ama” is the subject, and “Caa™-ma,” the indirect 
object. On the other hand, “waca-biama” has “‘Caa™ ama” for its subject, and “ga¢i"- 
ma” for its indirect object. Sanssonci said that there was one lodge where the Pawnees 
had plenty of ammunition. There they held their ground, killing many of the Dakotas. 
Then the latter, having turned their attention towards the fugitives from the other 
lodges, who were running towards the water, killed many. 
412, 5. Ge Ca¢a¢ega¢ike, etc. Sanssouci said that this was not Middle Chief, but 
aman named T4-ri-ka-wa-hu, who had been sick for some time. Sanssouci, Joseph 
La Fléche, James Dick (another Omaha), Peter G. Sarpy, and many others, visited 
the Pawnees, and came away with the robes in April of that year. The fight was in 
May. This was before Joseph La Fléche lost his goods, as narrated in the next paper. 
The Omahas had their village at Omadi, near the present town of Homer, Neb., 
while their agency was near Bellevue. Joseph La Fléche said that the Teawi were not 
exterminated in this battle. Those who were killed included the old people, women, 
etc., of the Teawi, Zizika-aki¢isi’, and Witahawi¢ata, who had come together and 
settled near the agency at the request of their agent. Many of the young men were 
away; forty were absent on the war-path, and about as many had gone to make a 
friendly visit to some other tribe. Besides this, those who had not removed to the 
agency were not injured. 
TRANSLATION. 
A half-caste married a Ponka woman. The Ponkas were very kind to him. He 
had a son born to him. His first-born child died. He spoke of going on the war-path 
‘against the Pawnees. He departed. He was found by an aged Pawnee man, as he sat 
very near the village. ‘‘ Where is the person sitting?” said the Pawnees. “A man 
has come to that place out of sight, and is sitting there,” said the old man. When 
they arrived there, behold, he was sitting there. He had cut off his hair with a knife 
and had covered his face with earth. When they arrived there they arrested him and 
took him back with them. They questioned him. ‘‘ What is your business?” “I am 
on the war-path,” said he. ‘Of what nation are you?” said they. “I am a Dakota, 
and I am also of Ponka parentage,” said he. He did not confess that he was partly 
