The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-11
lNGERPRINT.
INDEX GIVEN STATE
Frank Zahn Presents His COL
lection and Some Relics to
Capitol Museum

A collection Of cafded fingerprints
OF special historical importance to
North Dakota has been presented to
the state historical museum by Frank
Zahn, Fort Yates Indian interpreter.
The collection embraces the finger
prints Of some Of the most noted
Sioux warriors and chiefs figuring in
the state and territorial history OF
the last IS years. Some Of the thumb
marks in the collection are Of surviv-
Ing warriors who fought against
Custer in the battle Of the Little Big
Horn, in Montana, June Is, 1876.
Others are of Sioux braves who have
come to the front in tribal standing
since then, notably Chief Red Toma-
hawk.
In addition to the f~ingerprints,
Zahn has loaned to the state some of
the relics in his private collection.
These include the h~and-carved cane
Of Chief White Bear, q catlinite
peacepipe formerly in the possession
Of Chief Fire Heart and the canes of
Chief John Grass and Red Fish. Also
some Seventh cavalry saddle pockets
from the Little Big Horn battlefield
and q picture Of Red Tomahawk,
Zahn and Vice President Charles
Curtis, taken at Washington on the
occasion Of Tomahawk's visit there.
Canes were q valued possession
with the Indians, said Zahn. They
have a saying that one comes into the
world on all-fours, goes through it on
twos and passes out on threes-two
legs and q cane.
Survivors Of Custer Fight
The fingerprint collection includes
those Of the following living survivors
Of the Custer battle:
Little Soldier, Fort Yates. Sioux
name Aricita- cicala.
Black Bear, Mato, 8. D., Indian
name Matho-sapa.
Bear Soldier. Mato. 8. D., Indian
name Matho-aricita.
Elk Nation. Heraka-oyate, Bullhead.
rs. D.
One Bull. Tatanka- vanilla, nephew
Of Sitting Bull.
White Bull. Tatanka-ska, nephew
Of Sitting Bull, Cherry Creek. 8. Q. ;.
Gray Eagle, Wambli-rota, brother
in-law Of Sitting Bull, Bullhead, g. D.
Young Eagle, Wambi -cicala, Fort
Yates.
Old Bull, Tatanka-ahanna Bull
head. IS. d. y,
Custer Warriors Who Have Died
Custer battle participants who no
longer are living are represented In
the prints Of Adam Hona, Fort Yates:
White Face Bear. Fort Yates; Little
Eagle, Leo Wamblicikala, McLaush-
lin, 8. D.; Sitting White Cow. Ptes-
quiciyatanka, Mclaughlin; White
Buffalo, Ptesanwin, Mclaughlin.
Standing Bear. Mato-kinajin, Wax
pala, S. D.: Robert Bearghost, Chase
Flying, Chief Mark Reddish, Black
Fox. Strongheart and Red Hail, all of
C~annonball; Edward Circling Hawk.
Cetan Kanwinge, Mclaughlin; Noah
Shoot Walking, Noah Wakutemaui.
Mclaughlin; Henry Little Moon,
Wicigala, Wakpala: Yellow Hawk.
Iron Thunder and White Cow-Walk-
ing. Cannonball.
Others In Collection
Other prints, some Of Sioux who
have died, others of living members
! OF the tribe, include:
Chief Red Tomahawk, wife and
three children. the chiefs Indian
name being Tacanrpi-luta: Red Fish,
Hogan-luta, Cannonball; wife and
daughter OF Chief John Grass, Peji,
Fort Yates: william Hawk, Cetan. a
nephew Of Chief Gall. Wakpala:
Howard Red Hawk, Cetan- luta,
nephew of Gall. Wakpala: Little
Grow, Kansicigana, grandson Of Little
Grow who participated in the Min
nesota massacres. Of Fort Yates.
Mrs. American Horse. widow Of not
| ed chief Of Pine Ridge: Blue Thunder,
| scout for Custer. Of Cannonbill: