1860-’61.--No. I. The-Elk-who-shows himself-when-he-walks makes medicine. No. II. Device, the head and neck of an elk, like that part of the animal in 1837-’38, with a line extending from its mouth, at the extremity of which is the albino buffalo-head. “The elk made you understand his voice while he was walking.” The interpreter persisted in this oracular rendering, probably not being able to fully catch the Indian explanation from want of thorough knowledge of the language. The ignorance of professed interpreters, who easily get beyond their philological depth, but are ashamed to acknowledge it, has occasioned many official blunders. This device and its interpretation were unintelligible to the writer until examination of General Harney’s report above referred to showed the name of a prominent chief of the Minneconjous, set forth as “The-Elk-that-Hollows-Walking.” It then became probable that the device simply meant that the aforesaid chief made buffalo medicine, which conjecture, published in 1877, the other records subsequently discovered verified. No. III. A Minneconjou Dakota, named Red-Fish’s-Son, made medicine with white buffalo-cow skin. Mato Sapa’s record agrees with No. III. Major Bush says the same, adding, after the words “Red-Fish’s-Son,” “The-Ass.” Interpreter A. Lavary said, in 1867, that The-Elk-that-Hollows-Walking, then chief of the Minneconjous, was then at Spotted-Tail’s camp. His father was Red-Fish. He was the elder brother of Lone-Horn. His name is given as A-hag-a-hoo-man-ie, translated The Elk’s-Voice-Walking, compounded of He-ha-ka, elk, and Omani, walk--this according to Lavary’s literation. The correct literation of the Dakota word meaning elk is _heqaka_; voice _ho_; and to walk, walking, _mani_. Their compound would be _Heqaka ho mani_, the translation being the same as above given. 1861-’62.--No. I. Buffalo very plenty. No. II. Buffalo were so plenty that their tracks came close to the tipis. The cloven hoof-mark is cleverly distinguished from the tracks of horses in the character for 1849-’50. No. III. Dakotas had unusual abundance of buffalo. 1862-’63.--No. I. Red-Plume kills an enemy. No. II. Red-Feather, a Minneconjou, was killed. His feather is shown entirely red, while the “one-feather” in 1842-’43 has a black tip. No. III. A Minneconjou Dakota killed an Assiniboine named Red-Feather. Mato Sapa says: Minneconjous kill an Assiniboine named Red-Feather. Major Bush agrees with Mato Sapa.