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at the boarding school. Nothing is done for the adults. Many of the latter can speak a little English, more indeed than among the Omahas.  Francis Thomas reminds me of Big Elk in voice and appearance, and he might become like him in heart and life. Pa-ha^n le ga-qli(= Omaha, Pa-Han-ga ga-qci. The first one to kill a foe) is the war chief (tu-ta^n han ga or du da^n hanga) of the tribe, being [[underline]] by birth [[/underline (sic) a chief of the Han'ga (Black Eagle) gens.  He is one of my best friends, and has given much valuable information. I began to talk with him and others the first day after my arrival, and found that they could understand me, tho I could not make out all that they said. By the following Wednesday I could dispense with an interpreter!  I will give a few examples of