Tribal synonymy 245 Tribal sign 246 Origin and history 246 First official American notice 251 Treaties 251 Delegation to Washington, 1872--Friendly disposition 251 Progress toward civilization--Death of Pacer, 1875 252 Recent history and present condition 252 Population 253 The annual calendars, 1833--1892 254 1832-33. Money captured from American traders 254 1833. Massacre by the Osage and capture of the _taíme_--Pedestrian war parties--Beheading 257 1833-34. Meteoric display 260 1834. Dragoon expedition--First official intercourse--Trade established 261 1834-35. Bull-tail killed by Mexicans 269 1835. Cat-tail rush sun dance--Capture of Bóiñ-edal and Cynthia Parker 270 1835-36. Big-face or Wolf-hair killed in Mexico 270 1836. Wolf creek sun dance--Kiñep visit Crows--Battle with Cheyenne 271 1836-37. K`iñähíate killed in Mexico 271 1837. Cheyenne massacred on upper Red river 271 1837-38. Head-dragging winter 272 1838. Kiowa and allies defeat Cheyenne and Arapaho 273 1838-39. Battle with the Arapaho 273 1839. Peninsula sun dance 274 1839-40. Smallpox ravages the plains tribes 274 1840. Red-bluff sun dance--Peace with Cheyenne and Arapaho 275 1840-41. Hide-quiver war expedition--Expeditions against Mexico 276 1841. Pawnee massacred on the South Canadian 276 1841-42. Encounter with Texan Santa Fé expedition--´dalhabä´k`ia killed 277 1842. Repeated sun dance 279 1842-43. Crow-neck died 280 1843. Nest-building sun dance--Encounter with Texans 280 1843-44. Woman stabbed--Raid into Mexico--Trading post on South Canadian 280 1844. Dakota sun dance--Dakota visit Kiowa 281 1844-45. Great expedition against Mexico--Ä´tahá-ik`i killed 282 1845.