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72 raised in his right hand, and all formed a circle round the fire, and war standard, led by the right hand man of the great chief. None sung, but moved their feet at the sound of the drum, and frequently raised the war whoop. The drum was made of earthern ware burnt as usual, shaped much like a stone jar, having a coon skin drawn tight over the top, and small bells fastened round the rim, which tattled as the drum was beat.

Their dance being ended, all repaired to a river & bathed, plunging seven times, before they slept.  
 On the next morning at day break all all bathed as on the night before (and probably offered sacrifice * & [note] consulted the u lo sa ta, and commenced their march soon after starting, they sang another war song. The first were of this war,  u ge wha u ne four times repeated.  There were seven verses in between each they raised the war whoop four times.
 On taking up an encampment for the night four men were despatched as spies. One went directly forward with a raven skin about his neck, and soon after starting from the company marked that ?ind  Another went to the right hand having an owl skin fastened about his neck. He marked the owl, the other went to the left, having a wolf skin fastened on his neck, and on starting marked the wolf, which a fourth went directly back with a fox skin around his neck, and soon after leaving the camp, marked the fox.  But on their return to the camp, if they marked those respective animals, it was an alarm, and told the enemy near.
 On starting the next morning they pursued the caune? marked out the night previous by the raven spy (the great war chief)  ? broke bushes & thus marked the way. When they were encamped, the great war chief & his ?uit? slept in the centre, - then the other officers and then around them all were the womman warriors, forming a circle of defense.
 On their return from war, the scalp dance was attended to. In this the women first danced. They stood behind the musician till he came to a certain note, and then commenced what was called the snake dance round the fire. In this way they moved in a stooping posture, and stepped slowly or not according to the beat of the drum.  The song when they danced was Ku ya nu ni yo, four times repeated. They sometimes raised their hands, and made motions as if striking some enemy.
 The men then joined in the scalp dance. One man with a scalp, or scalps on a stick, held the stick by each