No. II. The Sans Arcs made the first attempt at a dirt lodge. This was at Peoria Bottom, Dakota Territory. Crow-Feather was their chief, which fact, in the absence of the other charts, seemed to explain the fairly-drawn feather of that bird protruding from the lodge top, but the figure must now be admitted to be a badly drawn bow, in allusion to the tribe Sans Arc, without, however, any sign of negation. As the interpreter explained the figure to be a crow feather, and as Crow-Feather actually was the chief, Lone-Dog’s chart with its interpretation may be independently correct. No. III. Sans Arc Dakotas built dirt lodges at Peoria Bottom. A dirt lodge is considered a permanent habitation. The mark on top of the lodge is evidently a strung bow, not a feather. Battiste Good says: “The-Sans-Arcs-made-large-house winter.” White-Cow-Killer calls it: “Made-a-house winter.” Major Bush’s copy also shows a clearly drawn figure of a bow, strung. 1816-’17.--No. I. Buffalo very plenty. No. II. “Buffalo belly was plenty.” The device rudely portrays a side or perhaps hide of buffalo. No. III. Dakotas had unusual quantities of buffalo. 1817-’18.--No. I. Trading store built at Fort Pierre. No. II. La Framboise, a Canadian, built a trading store with dry timber. The dryness is shown by the dead tree. La Framboise was an old trader among the Dakotas. He once established himself in the Minnesota Valley. His name is mentioned by various travelers. No. III. Trading post built on the Missouri River 10 miles above Fort Thompson. Battiste Good says: “Chozé-built-a-house-of-dead-logs winter.” Mato Sapa says: A trading house was built on the Missouri River 10 miles above Fort Thompson. Major Bush says the same as last, but that it was built by Louis La Conte. [Illustration: BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XV 1818-’19. 1819-’20. 1820-’21. THE DAKOTA WINTER COUNTS] 1818-’19.--No. I. Many Indians died of cholera [_sic_].