368 THE ORIGIN OF MEDICINE CEREMONIES OR POWER. 
to see Buffalo hoofprints upon the ashes. When they were all seated, 
the chief addressed them and said: ‘‘My people, you have come into 
this new lodge. You see hoofprints of the Buffalo. You can see that 
they were not put there by men. You can see the meat that we are about 
to eat. This brother of ours will tell us what the Buffalo said.”” Howl- 
ing-Fox told the men to eat, which they did, for they were very hungry. 
After they had eaten, Howling-Fox told the chief to send three or more 
men over the hills to look for Buffalo. The chief sent three men at once 
over the hills. The men went, and when they were upon the top of the 
hill they looked all around the country, but they could see nothing. 
They came back and reported to the chief, saying, ‘‘We have seen no 
Buffalo.”” Howling-Fox said, ‘‘Go again upon the same hill and look 
down the hill.” 
The men went back to the same place on the hill and looked down at 
the foot of the hill. There was a ravine, and in this ravine there sat 
several Buffalo bulls. The three men then went on the opposite side 
of the hill and threw up their blankets for a signal that there were Buffalo. 
Then they went down the hill into the camp. They entered the lodge. 
The pipe was filled for them. Each gave a few whifis to the sky and the 
ground as a thanks offering. When the pipe was emptied, the leader of 
the three told where the Buffalo were. A crier was told by the chief to 
cry through the camp and let the men know that they were now to 
attack Buffalo. The ribs, tongues, and hearts were to be brought to the 
lodge. The men made preparation, for each wanted to kill a Buffalo 
for his family. The men all gathered together near Howling-Fox’s 
lodge. Howling-Fox went out and said: ‘‘Men, you are to kill many 
Buffalo. When you bring them home, do not let the women pound the 
head with an axe to get the meat out. Let them get the brains out 
at the neck joint by boiling them out. As you run the cows, there will 
be one cow to run out. This cow you shall not kill, for she is a messen- 
ger for our people.’’ The chief led the men upon the hill. 
A man was selected to make motions with his hands for the different 
companies to move and make the attacks on each side. The surround 
was made. A sign was given by the chief, a rush was made, the Buffalo 
rose from the ground and tried to run, and the people began to kill. 
Everyone saw the Buffalo cow that was not to be killed, and they let 
her go. They killed many bulls and everybody was given meat. As 
the men skinned the Buffalo they found the eagle feathers and native 
tobacco upon their heads. Each man who had killed a Buffalo then 
knew that Howling-Fox had had something to do with their coming. 
Each man as he entered the camp rode up to the lodge and cut out the 
