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Fairfax, OK.
Jan. 29. 1917

My dear M,

This is a very bright and warm morning. The weather for the last few days has been ideal. Yesterday I went to the yellow House "camp" in the woods and the cardinals, robbins and meadow larks were singing. I am quite well but impatient to get away from here. I only await the spirit to move my host.  He will recite the Ni-ki-e for me tomorrow evening and the next day I will transcribe it. This is the Ni-Ki-e of the Thunder gens, sometimes spoken of as Tsi Ha-shi, They who came last. I may be able to transcribe it all Wednesday and be able to get away on Thursday when I shall leave for Hominy, so when you get this letter address yours to Hominy and mark [[Page Torn]]hold." till called for. I shall leave order at post office here to forward to Hominy any mail that might come for me.

Yesterday I transcribed the wi-gi-es given by the old lady here and they are most interesting. These are recited by the official weaver at the making of the rush mat case for the wa-xo-be.  That relating to the weaving explains some things that have heretofore been misty. The markings on the case have to do with the different phases of the day as it moves, and are described as colors, 3 for the changes in color of the dawn, then the appearance of the sun, the blue sky and finally the black-blue of the west as the sun falls behind the horizon.  This ritual will fill quite a gap in the Rush Mat Ritual given by