White-Cow-Killer calls it “All-the-time-sick-with-the-big-small-pox winter.” 1851-’52.--No. I. They received their first annuities at the mouth of Horse Creek. A one-point blanket is depicted and denotes dry-goods. It is surrounded by a circle of marks which represent the people. No. II. Many goods were issued to them at Fort Laramie. They were the first they received. The blanket which is represented stands for the goods. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Large-issue-of-goods-on-the-Platte-River winter.” 1852-’53.--No. I. The Cheyennes carry the pipe around to invite all the tribes to unite with them in a war against the Pawnees. No. II. A white man made medicine over the skull of Crazy-Horse’s brother. He holds a pipe-stem in his hand. This probably refers to the custom of gathering the bones of the dead that have been placed on scaffolds and burying them. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Great-snow winter.” [Illustration: BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XLVII 1853-’54. 1854-’55. 1855-’56. 1856-’57. 1857-’58. 1858-’59. THE CORBUSIER WINTER COUNTS.] 1853-’54.--No. I. Antelope-Dung broke his neck while surrounding buffalo. No. II. Antelope-Dung broke his neck while running antelope. His severed head is the only part of his body that is shown. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Oak-wood-house winter.” 1854-’55.--No. I. Conquering-Bear was killed by white soldiers, and thirty white soldiers were killed by the Dakotas 9 miles below Fort Laramie. The thirty black dots in three lines stand for the soldiers, and the red stains for killed. The head covered with a fatigue-cap further shows they were white soldiers. Indian soldiers are usually represented in a circle or semicircle. The gesture-sign for soldier means all in line, and is made by placing the nearly closed hands with palms forward, and thumbs near together, in front of the body and then separating them laterally about two feet. No. II. Brave-Bear was killed in a quarrel over a calf. He was killed by enemies; hence his scalp is gone. White-Cow-Killer says, “Mato-wayuhi (or Conquering-Bear) killed-by-white-soldiers winter.” 1855-’56.--No. I. A war party of Oglálas killed one Pawnee--his scalp is on the pole--and on their way home froze their feet. No. II. Torn-Belly and his wife were killed by some of their own people in a quarrel. White-Cow-Killer calls it “A-medicine-man-made-buffalo-medicine winter.” 1856-’57.--No. I. They received annuities at Raw-Hide Butte. The house and the blanket represent the agency and the goods. No. II. They have an abundance of buffalo meat. This is shown by the full drying pole. White-Cow-Killer calls it “White-hill-house winter.” 1857-’58.--No. I. Little-Gay, a white trader, was killed by the explosion of a can of gunpowder. He was measuring out powder from the can in his wagon while smoking his pipe. No. II. They surrounded and killed ten Crows. White-Cow-Killer calls it “Bull-hunting winter.”