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544 like a fox. But on their return to the camp if they are mocking those respective animals, they gave signal that an enemy was near. On starting the next morning they pursued the course marked out, the night previous, by the raven spy, he having broken bushes etc by the way. When encamped, the capt. of the host or chief priest for the war occupied the centre, their other officers, which the common warriors formed a cirkle round them. On return from war the scalp dance was attended. 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. They went in a stooping posture, & moved their feet slowly or swiftly according to the beat of the drum. The song when they danced was, Ku ya no ni yo, repeated four times. They sometimes raised their hands and made motions, as if striking some one. The men then joined in this scalp dance. One man, with a scalp, or scalps on a stick, hold the stick by each end, with a woman at his side. danced round the fire, as before half bent, moving at the sound of the drum & the war song, which was now