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all night, a short distance off. The musician accompanied his voice with the beating of a drum. At sun set, & at day break, the conjurer took the players to the creek. On the morning of the 8th day, just at sun rise, the whooper, raised his whoop, and the players, standing in a cluster, with their faces toward the ball ground, responded four times, wah, wah wah, wah. Then all started, in single file, towards the ball ground, and proceeded about half a mile; and then waited for the company behind. Then whooping, as before, they started, and proceeded about the same distance. Then the conjurer took them to the creek, following them with his deer skin & on this skin were beads, Eagles' feathers, chicken hawk's feather, kla no wa's feathers, Martin feathers, and a small piece of otter skin, Mink skin, and weasel skin. These were to affect and animate the beads. After dipping seven times, they returned to the place where they stopped, & ate their breakfast, i.e. cold bread & parched corn meal, ++ This was brought by women, and set down 15 or 20 yards from them, and then taken to them by a man or boy. In this way also their food was conveyed to them during the dance. After eating, they arose and stood in a cluster, with their faces toward the ball ground. The whoop being raised,