1089. MA-CHU-HINKTH-TA. _Hairy Bear._ PONCA. Age, 40 years; height, 5 feet 11-3/4 inches; circumference of head, 23-1/2 inches; circumference of chest, 38-1/2 inches. 1090. WASE-A-TOUGA. _Big Snake._ PONCA. Age, 45 years; height, 6 feet 1-1/4 inches; circumference of head, 24-1/2 inches; circumference of chest, 43 inches. 1091. CHARLES LE CLAIR. _Interpreter._ French and Ponca half-breed. 1092. BAPTISTE BUMABY. _Interpreter._ Mother an Iowa and father an Otoe. 1093. GROUP of four chiefs and two interpreters of the Ponca delegation. 1094. GROUP of all the members of the Ponca delegation in Washington, November 14, 1877. * * * * * TRANSCRIBER NOTES Punctuation has been corrected without note. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected without note. Inconsistent spelling of the same word in the original, with the exception of hyphens, has been retained except as listed below. Page iii: "measurememts" changed to "measurements" (photographs, measurements or other details). Page 11: "cultivate" changed to "cultivates" (while his family cultivates corn and potatoes). Page 22: "Miembro" changed to "Miembre" in listing of names for consistent spelling. Page 24: "Napasgingush" changed to "Napashgingush" for consistency. Page 51: "Ah-he-cho-ka-thocka" changed to "Ah-ho-che-ka-thocka" (At his (Ah-ho-che-ka-thocka's) death) for consistent spelling. Page 56: "callling" changed to "calling" (The Otoes, calling themselves). Page 57: "Hic-a-poo" changed to "Hick-a-poo" (and after the death of Hick-a-poo). Page 59: "Babtiste" changed to "Baptiste" (Baptiste Devoin). Page 61: "anually" changed to "annually" (are now elected annually). Page 78: "aboat" changed to "about" (consented to the sale of about). Page 101: "Tawaconies" changed to "Tawacanies" (Keechies, Tawacanies, Ionies). Page 101: The last sentence in the paragraph about the Caddos does not have an ending in the original book. The reservation was located between the Washita and Canadian Rivers. Page 116: "Ter-rer-e-caw-wah" changed to "Ter-ra-re-caw-wah" for consistency.