Journeyto —_ let it hang down behind, the men seek to train theirs 
the Kanzas 
River— 
TheKanzas in all possible ways. Sometimes they shave away all 
= the hair save a long lock on top; again, they let it 
grow long, and plait it into a braid; sometimes they. 
shave the hair on either side, and leave in the middle 
a helmet-shaped comb. ‘The last named style seems 
especially in fashion with the Kas. Both sexes also 
adorn themselves with all possible ornaments of 
beads, coral, brassware, feathers, ribbons, gaudy rags, 
etc. When lacking ornaments, they often daub the 
head with clay. The Kas who came to our camp be- 
haved very peaceably. They brought some hides, es- 
pecially tanned deer hides, for sale,and bartered them 
for knives and other trifles. Some of them wanted 
money, and offered the hides for a dollar a piece. But 
they cared most for flour and bacon, for they were 
starved out. At night, we set guards for the first 
time, for although the Ka Indians have committed of 
late no hostilities against the whites, they do not 
scruple to steal horses from them when they can do 
it unpunished. The night was divided into three 
watches. Two or three men were always on watch 
together. As the canoe had not arrived the next 
morning, I made a side trip to the nearest village. 
The village is on the right of the river, on an eleva- 
tion from which one can enjoy a pleasant and wide 
view. From a distance it is not unlike a mass of 
great mole hills. In the village itself no living being 
was to be found. The greater part of the inhabitants 
were hunting buffalo. The rest had gone to our 
