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Houses, -each clan occupying its own appropriate division; the men sitting on one end of the seats, and the women on the other. Each clan was viewed in all respects as one family. They had one standard under the special direction of the priests. This was a long note, with the bark taken off, and the wood painted white and an eagle tail tied to the end of it. This was raised by the direction of their leader, and when they marched, it was taken down and carried by two men. The priests called it U, ni, ku, ur, il, hi. They had also another standard, under the direction of the priest for the war, A, ska, yu, gu, stu, eqa. This was painted red and had a red cloth fastened to the top. It was hailed only to call the people to war. When any one saw it, he raised the war whoop? and ran to it. The war dance commenced around this standard. (footnote a) Once a number of the people were walking along, single file, and all at once the ground cracked under them, and they went down. (footnote b) One time the ground cracked open, and a number of people fell in, and then the ground came together and shut them down.
a. Thomas Smith. b. Nutsaui. c. Thomas Smith.