1804-’05.--No. I. An Indian woman who had been unfaithful to a white man to whom she was married was killed by an Indian named Ponka. The symbol for Ponka indicates the name. No. II. The Omahas came and made peace to get their people, whom the Dakotas held as prisoners. [Illustration: BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XXXIX 1805-’06. 1806-’07. 1807-’08. 1808-’09. 1809-’10. 1810-’11. THE CORBUSIER WINTER COUNTS.] 1805-’06.--No. I. The Dakotas had a council with the whites on the Missouri River, below the Cheyenne Agency, near the mouth of Bad Creek (the Lewis and Clarke Expedition?). They had many flags, which the Good-White-Man gave them with their guns, and they erected them on poles to show their friendly feelings. The curved line is to represent the council lodge, which they made by opening several tipis and uniting them at their sides to form a semicircle. The marks are for the people. American-Horse’s father was born this year. No. II. Nine white men came to trade. The three covered heads represent the white men. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Eight-Dakotas-killed winter.” 1806-’07.--No. I. Black-Rock, a Dakota, was killed by the Crows. A rock is represented above his head. He was killed with a bow and arrow and was scalped. No. II. The Dakotas killed an Omaha in the night. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Killed-while-hunting-eagles winter.” 1807-’08.--No. I. Broken-Leg was killed by the Pawnees. His leg had been broken by a bullet in a previous fight with the Pawnees. No. II. Many people camped together and had many flags flying. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Red-shirt-killed Winter.” 1808-’09.--No. I. Little-Beaver’s trading house was burned down. No. II. A Brulé was found dead under a tree which had fallen on him. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Blue-Blanket’s-father-dead winter.” 1809-’10.--No. I. Black-Rock was killed by the Crows. His brother, whose name he had taken, was killed by the Crows three years before. No. II. Little-Beaver’s house was burned. White-Cow-Killer says, “Little-Beaver’s (the white man) house-burned-down winter.” 1810-’11.--No. I. Red-Shirt, a Dakota, was killed by the Crows while looking for his ponies near Old Woman’s Fork. No. II. They brought in a fine horse with feathers tied to his tail. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Came-with-medicine-on-horse’s-tail winter.” [Illustration: BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XL 1811-’12. 1812-’13. 1813-’14. 1814-’15. 1815-’16. 1816-’17. THE CORBUSIER WINTER COUNTS.] 1811-’12.--No. I. They caught many wild horses south of the Platte River. No. II. They had very little buffalo meat, as the empty drying pole indicates, but plenty of ducks in the fall. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Catching-wild-horses winter.” 1812-’13.--No. I. Big-Waist’s father killed. No. II. Big-Owl killed. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Big-Belly’s-father-killed winter.”