640 REPORT—1890., 
8. Deer.—Hands held up on both sides of head, at height of ears, 
palms forward, open. 
9. Deer running.—Fists held in front of breast, knuckles upward, 
striking out alternately and horizontally full length of arms, 
10. Doe.—Hands brought up to ears, thumb, third and fourth fingers 
closed, first and second extended backward, touching one another, back 
of hand upward. 
11, Fish.—Hand stretched out, held horizontally in front of breast, 
palm downward, moving in quick wandering motions in horizontal 
lane. 
‘ 12. Many fish.—Both hands held in the same way as last, one above 
the other, but fingers slightly spread, both hands performing wandering 
motions. 
13. Girl.—Both hands, half opened, held not far from shoulders, palms 
forward, then suddenly pulled back to shoulders. 
14. Horse.—Thumb, third and fourth fingers closed, first and second 
-extended horizontally, parallel to breast, touching one another. 
15. I do not understand.—Palms clapped on ears, then hands taken 
- off and shaken. 
16. Lake.—Hands held before breast close together, fingers describe a 
wide circle forward and back to breast. 
17. Nightfall._—Both hands held slightly bent in front of breast, palms 
downward, then moved downward. 
18. Noon.—Right hand closed, first finger extended, heid up in front 
of face. 
19. Old man.—First finger of right hand held up, slightly bent, the 
- other fingers being closed, indicating the bent back. 
20. Quick.—Right arm pushed upward and forward, slightly to the 
~vight, at the same time left fist striking breast. 
21. Ridev.—First and second fingers of right hand straddling the first 
and second of the left, whichis held in the position of ‘ horse.’ 
22. Rock.—Both fists held up in front of face, knuckles towards 
rbody, struck together and separated again. 
23. To run.—Elbows close to body, lower arms held horizontally, 
thands closed. 
24, Stop.—Hand raised, open palm forward, then shaken. 
25. Sunrise.—Right hand half opened, first finger slightly extended 
upward, palm towards body, then moved upward. 
26, Sunset.—First finger pointing downward in front of breast and 
moved downward. 
27. Trap.—Both palms clapped together. 
28, Young man.—As ‘ Boy,’ but hands raised higher. 
See also pp. 638, 639. 
For indicating the direction in which a party travels, poles are planted 
into the ground, pointing in that direction, or twigs of brushes or trees are 
broken and pointed in the same way. A pole directed toward the part of the 
sky where the sun stands at a certain hour indicates at what time some- 
thing is to be done or has been done. Figures of men drawn on the sand 
indicate how many have been killed by a war party. A number of hairs 
from a horse’s mane indicate the number of horsemen that passed by. 
Such messages are left particularly at crossings of trails.! 
1 See Fifth Report, p. 836. 
