No. II. The Dakota who had killed the Ree shown in this record for 1806-’07 was himself killed by the Rees. He is represented running, and shot with two arrows; blood dripping. These two figures, taken in connection, afford a good illustration of the method pursued in the chart, which was not intended to be a continuous history, or even to record the most important event of each year, but to exhibit some one of special peculiarity. War then raging between the Dakotas and several tribes, probably many on both sides were killed in each of the years; but there was some incident about the one Ree who was shot as in fancied security he was bringing down an eagle, and whose death was avenged by his brethren the second year afterward. Hence the selection of those occurrences. It would, indeed, have been impossible to have graphically distinguished the many battles, treaties, horse-stealings, big hunts, etc., so most of them were omitted and other events of greater individuality and better adapted for portrayal were taken for the calendar, the criterion being not that they were of national moment, but that they were of general notoriety, or perhaps of special interest to the recorders. No. III. A Blackfeet Dakota, named Broken-Leg, killed by Ree Indians. Mato Sapa says: Broken-Leg, a Blackfeet Dakota, was killed by Rees. Major Bush same as last. [Illustration: BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XII 1809-’10. 1810-’11. 1811-’12. THE DAKOTA WINTER COUNTS.] 1809-’10.--No. I. Little-Beaver, a white trapper, is burnt to death by accident in his house on the White River. He was liked by Indians. No. II. A chief, Little-Beaver, set fire to a trading store, and was killed. The character is simply his name-totem. The other interpretations say that he was a white man, but he probably had gained a new name among the Indians. No. III. White French trader, called Little-Beaver, was blown up by powder on the Little Missouri River. Battiste Good says: “Little-Beaver’s-house-burned winter.” Little-Beaver was an English trader, and his trading house was a log one. White-Cow-Killer says: Little-Beaver’s house was burned. 1810-’11.--No. I. Black-Rock, a Minneconjou chief, killed. See page 135.