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189 scores a point. When he guesses correctly the bone is passed to him and he becomes the manipulater. It is said that the "Utes" use two bones and hang a string or [?] tied to it and these are rapidly shifted from one hand to the other and the opponent watches till he fancies he knows the hand hiding the masked bone. and he indicates the hand which must be at once extended and the [?] exhibited. if right he wins a point. if not he loses.

  Mr Cattin describes a game of ball played by the "Choctaw" indians. which is at this date almost entirely disappeared.   It is very similar to the Ojibway game of "La Creus." and as this is described in this chapter at another place we will here only stop to describe the stick with which it is played.   This consists of a stick of hard wood. about thirty four inches long. the end is tapered into a flat strip and curled up to form a hoop. the end of the strip is bound to the [?] of the stick with a buckskin thong wrapped about it and is further tied by a narrow strip.   This hoop is perforated with five holes each carrying a strip of buckskin.. all carrying to the center where they are tied.   In this hoop is where the game is played.  [?] a ball made of a lump of clay or other hard matter wrapped in a piece of buckskin and tied with a thong.   The ball being a little over two inches in diameter.
   The Dakota formerly Amused themselves with horse races. and a variety of other pas times that now are forgotten from the fact that their present confined life upon the Reservation with nothing to do has made them lazy. and indolent .
    The Ojibway on the other hand have retained as it would seem [?] of their original games   In fact the method of life has been less broken in upon by the white man. than had that of the Dakota. and they have seen fewer white men.  Cards are played by the Ojibway and they are disposed to and do bet and gamble (by these means) but not to the same extent as the Dakota.  A favorite game in early day with the Ojibway and all of which they made very good was at one time [?] the game called by the French in Canada "La Crosse" by the Ojibway, Bang-ah-ud-o-way.   this is played with a lot of sticks curved at the end and punched with a net made of raw hide.  The stick is much longer than that of the Dakota ball stick being fifty five and a half inches.   The handle is round and nineteen inches long. made of ash.   The end is bent in [?] at right angle. with the handle and the outer edge of he bend if flattened so that the ball a wooden ball. may be scooped or shovelled up as the case require.  Stretching from the handle to the crook.