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to the Ni-ka-wa-kon-do-gi', Thunder gens and use the same rites in common with them. What he tells is very interesting and will add to what Saucy-Calf has already told me. He will study to refresh his memory and then I will take what he remembers with the machine. He remembers the Ni-Ki-e that tells of the descent of the Tho-xa and Ni-ka-wa-kon-do-gi' from the sky to the earth. There were four divisions of the sky, three were blank, the fourth was a beautiful country, verdant with growing trees and grasses and in the center of this country stood a house supported by four poles. This house they declared to be one most fitted for the rearing of children. Next came the finding of the four different kinds of corn and squashes upon which the children were to be nourished. The building of the ditch mounds in which the seeds were to be planted symbolized the breasts and nipples of the earth. How poetic all this is, and what a pity that much of it has passed away through negligence and ignorance on the part of ethnologists: If this kind of literature was sought by by students as assiduously as they seek the indecent stories I think much of the real thoughts of the ancient people could have been found and recorded. I shall do my best to save the remnants. In this you have a hand and I am fortunate in having such a faithful and interested helper.

The very moment I arrived here Friday, a wind-storm drove up and it became very cold. Here my sweater and muffler came into play and made my journey to Dogie camp comfortable. It is still cold although not as cold as Friday and Sat. Last night a heavy snow fell but it is mild so it may melt and go away soon. The sun shines brightly and it is clear. It is near noon and dinner is being prepared.