The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

very pretty and he liked her, he felt that be
married there some things he
must DO. He called his brother and said him. go,
kill the latest of the buffalo; bring it me. and
will take long journey with you"
His brother went hunting and killed buffalo and
brought the meat home. and they dried it and made
bundle of it. Medicine Bear told his brother carry this
bundle and a rawhide rope and little Ratchet. and
they started journey toward the Missouri river
day evening they reached the river and they
1ound themselves on top OF seep-cut bluff The river
its The poor boy a cottonwood pole and
drove it into the ground. and tied the rope to it, and
then tied the other end of the about his brothers
body. Then. he sharpened a stick, and gave it to his
brother and said Now take the bundle of meat, and
will let you down the bank. You put the
meat ledge the cliff and the birds you
must feed them Give piece the first that comes
your sharp stick get piece,
feed all the birds They the that have power
and they take pity YOU So he let the chiefs
down
The first bird that buzzard. then eagle,
then hawks and owls all kinds birds that kill their
prey. He all. While he was doing this the
poor boy above lying top the bank.
the afternoon, just the going down,
far the river. wha looked like geese coming
They came nearer and nearer and at last passed out
Of sight under the bank. Afterward when he looked
the river could the water light as
if it all fire. he lay the bank he could
hear down below him the sound of drumming and sing
ing just plain could be- and all the time the chiefs
hanging there in front of the bank and the
boy would can down to him to and ask the animals
to take pity him When Medicine Bear had done this.
he started back and home, leaving the chiefs
hanging there.
The chiefs stayed there all the night all the
day. and three days and nights and the night
the fourth day he fell asleep. When he awoke he
a lodge. 1t under the Missouri river. When
ne looked about him he that the lodge
all animals. There the beaver, there the otter.
buffalo, antelope, hawks, owls ermines bears,
frogs, woOdpeckers catfsh-all kinds of animals. On
side the lodge little pool and each pool
goose and every time they sang the geese would
shake their wings the water and it sounded just like
drumming The chief Of the animals spoke him, say
ing. My son. this time do nothing for you
first send messenger to the Bears lodge
to ask him what may do for YOU" While he was
saying this the Bears servant entered the lodge and
My father it is all right Our father the Bear,
told me say you his has sent this young
nun you and you exert all power for him.
Now the animals began TO make ready TO use their
to help the chief SON. FIRST the Beaver TAXED
TO the young 10 tell him of his powers and his
ways, so that might perform wonderful acts. How
he should take the branch of tree and strike man
with its point, and it would go through him, and then
how TO it and make the man We'll again. He
gave hun the power to DO this He taught nm now TO
out again his throat gave him this power.
The Otter gave him the power, If his enemies ever
enemy with the shaft, it would kill him. THE POISON
from your mouth will kill him., he said $40
one I give him to you. Take him. and if have
an enemy among the doctors in tribe, take this
dip his nose in the water when you take it out it
will have piece of liver in its mouth Tie man who
has tried to kill You will be found dead 80 90.
in the night. When you tie warpath and want
to horses the night will be like daytime for you
The Hawk said: MY son. give you power to run
swiftly and give you my club, which is my wing
You shall strike your with it only once. and the
blow shall kill kim Take also this little black rope you