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may leavehim. He continues mourning and again hears noises which seem to come 
from timber. Fear is again taken from him as he sees green color of stone. Man 
appears before him, stone shining brightly. Man wears bear robe, with two great 
tusks, and bear claws about his ankles. He breathes colored dust, which stone dis- 
pels. Being tells man that he is afraid of stone, that lightning will kill his child. 
He turns into bear and walks off. Following day clouds tremble in heavens as if 
crazy. By evening dark cloud comes from west. Lightning comes in his direction, 
He hears crying of animals. Lightning flashes and rain pours down. Noise passes, 
sounding like hailstorm. Lightning now repeatedly strikes certain spot on river’s 
bank. He is stunned by lightning, and swoons, and stone man addresses him, tell- 
ing him that animals have never been friendly with man before; that they are now 
to give him power. He asks to be carried to place where lightning struck. Man 
takes up stone and goes to hole where lightning has struck, prays to stone, and 
enters animals’ lodge. Mink passes in and goes to entrance and reports to other 
animals. They send messenger to him to ask him to remove stone, telling man 
that he is fire maker, and is willing henceforth to live among people. Animals con- 
fer and finally tell him that they will give him their power. Animals walk around 
fire while he enters lodge. In front of him he sees pieces of ice, which animals tell 
him they have taken from his stomach. He is to swallow them again and animals 
would give him power to blow objects into people’s stomachs. As he takes his seat 
in circle in lodge he sees scalped man and tells tale of his power, and other animals 
give him their medicine. Thereupon, man brings stone into lodge. Animals blow 
their breath upon it, Skunk being last, saying that he also has power to make rain- 
bows, and he gives man power to cure people with lightning. Animals then tell man 
that he has formed stone medicine-lodge; that one altar shall contain mysterious 
stone, that second altar shall be Beavers’, and that they will teach him power of 
sleight-of-hand and many songs. He is guided out of lodge and sees clearly in night 
and enters his home with stone, skin, etc., which have been given him. In morning 
he makes offering of smoke to sun, asking it to confirm all that has happened. He 
disappears every: day, returning every day with roots and herbs, one day in crazed 
condition, being under influence of some animal. He is watched and appears as 
deer, as coyote, andaseagle. Thus he was guided in his search for medicines. Then 
they return to their own village. Each night on way he sings his songs and tells 
his friends of his experiences, and he takes presents to animals. In fall timbers 
are gathered for medicine-lodge, and, after successful buffalo hunt in winter, lodge is 
erected. Man invites his tribesmen and explains to them all that has happened. 
They make altars in medicine-lodge, using skins of birds and animals. Four ash 
limbs are obtained, which are decorated and notched on one side. Cottonwood 
saplings are placed about altar, and also willows. As they visit timber for these 
trees, medicine-man occasionally grunts and throws others down. As they arise, 
some vomit corn-cobs, others pieces of root. They bathe, cut trees, and return to 
lodge. On way back medicine-man grunts and all fall to their knees. Thus he finds 
out animal power of each man, for when wounded he would imitate animal from 
which he obtained his power. Booths for different medicine-men are made inside 
lodge, and each man takes his medicines into his booth. On following day medi- 
cine-men go to far-away timber and return with cedartree. This is selected for bear 
medicine-man. In night they perform, and man makes lightning appear. Each man 
throws up his animal's power and their power is seen sitting on ground. After dance 
all sit down, then each man picks up his power and swallows it. For many nights 
