Signaling and Indian Signs 



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if 



Enemy 



Friend 





S5 





Good 



Bad 



Water 



Good water 



Good water in 3 arrow 

 flights 



One-night camp 

 More permanent camp 

 Village 



Town 



Heap or many 



I have found 

 Bear 



Grizzly bear 

 Chipmunk 

 Dead bear 

 Treaty of peace 



meant good "water a longwayoflf there." This sign wasof the 

 greatest value in the dry country of the southwest. Most 

 Indian lodges were decorated with pictographs depicting 

 in some cases the owner's adventures, at other times his 

 prayers for good luck or happy dreams. 



The old Indian sign for peace, three angles all pointing 

 one way that is "agreed," contrasts naturally with the 

 "war" or "trouble" sign, in which they are going different 

 ways or against each other. 



