The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-21

needed it. They touched the rim
only to the groond.
After much disputing they lei
me have the relic. and | started
away toward the agency In about
three hours after the uproar as the
weather would have it, the worst
storm of years did visit the reserya.
ton. Only the day before the sky
had been cloudless. That storm
blew down every tipi for miles; it
broke every window in the govern
ment agency. The shield was the
last | ever obtained from the Crows
III all l had collected about g.
900 shields-the Field museum has
the most extensive collection in the
world-but never again could | in
duce them to part with Shields
Such are the difficulties which
arise when men .f different civiliZa-
ton attempt to trade.
Mr. Simms made his first visit to
the Crows on the Big Horn and Lit
tie Big Horn and on the Yellow
stone river during the summer and
winter of 1901, and since then he
has visited the people numerous
times in the continuation of his
work. A remarkable collection of
costumes and weapons at the Field
museum represents his efforts among
them.
The Crows name is the subject of
several stories. Their enemies tell
one version of how they came to get =!
the appellation. while they them
selves give another more compli-
A Cheyenne Indian is the
for this one:
When the Cheyennes first met the
Crows, pet medicine crow was
the subject of much attention from
the English, but he used a graphic
method of communication. 1
Taking a bundle of sticks, he
set them up in the plain. Then he
marked the sticks to indicate the
,ank of the soldiers. Having done
his, with another stick he swept
he entire line down, thus telling his
story.
"A slab marks the place at which
Zach of Clusters men fell. The white
marks on the hilltop recount the dra-
natic disaster. A group of stones 8
5 far in front; other lines are drawn +
10 as were the men. Far on the +
ides are others to the memory Of
hese, who were caught away from +
he main line or who were killed 6
fter the defeat in a final effort to
scape.
The Secret of the War Trail is
ne of the closest mysteries of the
rows. Only warriors were admit :.
ed to the rite. I was never among t.
hose present, but it is described by :.
spectator. :
"A long intestine of the buffalo :,
1as brought into the circle of war y
ors who were to be intrusted with q
ne secret. Every man took hold of =,
ne intestine with his finger, in the =
ircle, certain questions were asked y
ach in regard to the conduct of the :,
illage. Every man was religiously r
ommitted to answer all questions J.
egardless of whom their comics SONS a
IMPLICATED. Every illegal action they 9 9
ad committed since they last went - -
, war was exposed, with the names :.
! the faithless accomplices. =,
All this was divulged to the med Il Il
inc men on the return of the par -
7 from war. 1t was noted down =.
nd never erased while the confessor >,
we'd. Every warrior at his initia- n
on was conjured never to divulge "
le war path secret to any woman q,
l the pain of instant death. ~ ~
The return of a war party is re- ~ ~
llled by those who were present at IS
most turbulent affairs. The war -
ors returned amid shrieks, cries -
I'd yells. Blood was streaming from a.
e bodies of all in the village old " y,
Tough to comprehend their loss. a.
Fingers were cut off at the joints ~ ~
indicate their sorrow for the losses. " "
air was torn from the head and n &c
roWn in profusion about the paths. ~ ~.
ais and means assaulted the ears a. a.
ON every direction. Many warriors ~ y.
Ould cut two gashes the entire a. q;
myth of their arms. Then, sepa- &
ting the skin from the flesh, they u, u,
ould rip their arms open to the "a,
BOULDER. IN IN
Others would carve various de- ~ ~
ces on their breasts and shoulder. VI VI
ne scars would show to advantage y.
hen the wound healed. By tortur- o. 81
6 themselves they were rendering II II
sacrifice to the Great Spirit, atom l.
& for offenses committed against ~