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of this country. They may be more properly said to bowl thatf 
bark. 
The lodges are constructed in the following manner: Four 
large forks of about fifteen feet in height, are placed in the 
ground, usually about twenty feet from each other, with hewn 
logs, or beams across; from these beams, other pieces of wood* 
are placed slanting; smaller pieces are placed above, leaving an 
aperture at the top, to admit the light, and to give vent to the 
smoke. These.upright pieces are interwoven with osiers, .after 
which, the Whole is covered with earth, though not sodded. An 
opening is left at one side, for a door, which is secured by a 
kind of projection of ten or twelve feet, enclosed on all sides* 
and forming a narrow entrance, which might be easily defended. 
A buffaloe robe suspended at the entrance, answers as a door. 
The fire is made in a hole in the ground, directly under the 
aperture at the top. Their beds elevated a few feet, are placed 
around the lodge, and enclosed with curtains of dressed elk skinsi 
At the upper end of the lodge, there is a kind of trophy erect¬ 
ed; two buffaloe heads, fantastically painted, are placed on a lit¬ 
tle elevation; over them are placed, a variety cf consecrated 
things, such as shields, skins of a rare or valuable kind, and 
quivers of arrows. The lodges seem placed at random, without 
any regularity or design, and are so much alike, that it wav for 
some time before I could learn to return to the same one. The 
village is surrounded by a palisade of cedar poles, but in a very 
bad state. Around the village, there are little plats enclosed 
by stakes, intwined with osiers, iti which they cultivate maize* 
tobacco, and beans; but their principal field is at the distance of 
a mile from the village* to which, such of the females whosu 
duty it is to attend to their culture, go and return morning and 
evening. Around the village they have buffaloe rob :s stuck up 
cm high pole's. I saw one so arranged as to bear a resemblance 
to the human figure, the hip bone of the buffaloe represented 
the Lead, the sockets of the thigh bones looked like eyes. 
Friday 14 th. It rained again last night, which prevented 
the trade from commencing until somofime in the day. Mr. 
Lisa sent a quantity of goods to the lodge of the principal chief 
before mentioned, called le Gauehee, and Hunt to the one who 
