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PAWNBBS OUT BN MASSB. 278 grass, before which the visiting tribes set down. We were a small distanoe;in advance of the Indians. The Pawnees then advanced within a mil© of us, then halt- ed, divided into two troops audcame on each flank at full charge, making all the gestures and performing the maneuvers of a real war charge. They then en- circled u^ around, imd the chief advanced to the cen- ter and gaye us his hand. His name was Character- ick. He was accQmpanied by his two sons and a chief by the name of Iskatappe. The Indians were still seated; but the "Belle Oisean" (orator) then arose and came forward with a pipe and presented it to the chief, who tojok a whiff or two from it. We then piro- ceededon, the chiet,,Coronado, Alonso, JaramiUo and Father Padilla; the troop, baggage and servants fol- lowed in the rear with %he PaWnees each side, run- ning races, etc. When we arrived on the hiU above the town we were again halted, and the Indian visit- ors seated themselves in- a row, when each Pawnee who intended so to do presented whatever desired to the members of the other tribes, and when a present was made a pipe was also given, the recipient smok- ing same." The foregoing is changed a little, for it is the lan- guage of Lieutenants Pike and Wilkinson, September 25, 1806, when they visited the Pawnees, and the Osages were the tribe that escorted Pike and Wilkin- son. The Pawnees gave eight horses to the visiting Osages at that time. All the authorities say the Paw- nees had a different dialect from any other of the trans-Missouri Indians, so Ysopete could only use the sign language common to ^ Indians. Do you note