HOW JOSEPH LA FLECHE LOST HIS GOODS. AIT 
NOTES. 
415, 1. Bayi ta"wa™, “ Baqoi’s town,” situated in Iowa, opposite Bellevue, Neb. 
“Bayoi” is the Omaha name for the late Peter G. Sarpy, one of the pioneers of Nebraska, 
and a native of Saint Louis. He married, according to Indian iaw, Nik’tmi, a woman 
of Iowa and Oto parentage, and thus became the stepfather of Nik’imi’s daughter, 
now known as Mrs. Mary La Fléche. Mr. La Fléche (“‘ Djo”) was employed by Sarpy, 
who sent him to trade among the Omahas and other tribes. Fi 
415, 3. Pikima a¢utaqtia", refers to Arizona Point, on the Missouri, just beyond 
the town of Tekamah, Neb. 
415, 6-7. d‘uba ctf nuda® a¢ai té. “None of the Omahas went on the war-path at 
this time. All were out hunting for game. Some went as far north as the present 
reservation. This was in the winter of 1846, when the Omahas had their winter camp 
at the mouth of Papillion Creek, below their village.”—Sanssouci. ; 
416, 3. G¢eda®-naji® i¢adi enaqtci ni4ya jugig¢e. Therest of this family were killed i sf 
in the attack. i oy 
416, 4-5. windenaqti t?ewa¢ai té - - - Umatha®-ma. “About seventy-five Omahas Ms 
were killed. The Mormons helped to bring the wounded Omahas to Bellevue. My ted 
wife remembers this occurrence. She was very young, and was with her parents at a inf 
place about five miles below the scene of the slaughter.” —Sanssouci. 
416, 6. gizabahe, a locality at the head of the Elkhorn River, in Nebraska. The 
name seems to denote that there were many sand hills in that region. The hunters : 
divided into two parties before they arrived there. Gahige-jifiga (Little Chief) was ‘ 
the head of one party, and yaxe-¢a"™ba (Two Crows) followed him. The younger A®pa®- nee 
galga (Big Elk) was the head of the other, which Sanssouci joined. Sanssouci was then ec 
trading among the Indians. 
416, 7. hega-baji and hegaji were pronounced he+ga-baji and he+gaji by the nar- 
rator. yaxe-¢a"ba is said to speak the language far more correctly than any other man. 
416, 9. ga¢i" ta"wa" dua¢icandi. Columbus, Neb., now stands at this place. 
416, 14. wanace ta"wa" ¢andi. The Pawnees were then dwelling by Fort Kearney, 
near Grand Island. 
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TRANSLATION. 
The Omahas went on the hunt in the winter. They dwelt atSarpy’stown. I went 
to hunt the buffaloes in that unseen place, so I have no direct knowledge of the attack; 
yet I heard the report about it. The hunting party came to the bend of the Missouri, 
just beyond Tekamah. And Joe arrived there. Sarpy caused Joe to keep a trading- 
post. He caused him to walk among the Omahas, trading for deer-skins. At length 
the Omahas camped at the point of timber this side of Tekamah. At length the men 
went hunting; and some, too, went on the war-path, leaving the women, the old men, 
and the children. Joe, Standing Hawk, and Village Maker were the only young men 
who remained there. At length the Omahas who had gone on the war-path found 
the trail of Dakotas. They were still near the women and children, and when they 
went back.to them they did not return to them, as the Dakotas exterminated the latter 
before the men reached home, And the hunters carried fresh meat homeward; and 
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