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70 In battle, the great war chief never gave back?, but when the warriors saw the battle would be too hard? for them, they took the chief by force, and retreated.

A great war chief, when ?uperanuated still wore the eagle feather, with as many red stripes across it as he had killed enemies. citation: T. Smith
Soldiers distinguishing themselves in war, on their return were honored by a new name. This was given in a general council. Killer was the highest name, then Raven, -

then owl, - then wolf then fox &c. The great warrior marked first followed by six of the next in dignity, and there by seven who served as immediate attendants. They carried the raven, the owl, the wolf & the fox skins for the four spis? ? order in the army, and wait on the seven before [?].

At night in a war excursion the Raven (great ehuf?) goes directly forward as a spy. The officer next in rank putting an owl skin on his neck in the same manner the great chief did the raven skin, went as a spy to right. The next in office went to the left hand, wearing a wolf skin. A strip was taken off of each ?ide of ?belly, and then a hole split in the back, and then over the head, i.e. the head going through the hole so that the nose & head hung down on & below the breast, which the tail &c hung down behind.
The fourth in office & fourth spy wore a fox skin a similar manner & went back, as a spy the way they had come.

Sometimes on enquiring whether they should make war with a certain tribe, it is said the wa? first would send his re lu sa ta in that direction, and if it returned clo..? they were to make war with that tribe. citation: Nutsawi

It was always a rule of war that those who kept ?mps whould share equally with those who went the battle. - - - citation: T. Smith