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FIKB AND WILKINSON 275 tah," or Pawnee river, but whether the "tah" means river, it cannot be stated; but it can plainly be seen where the word "Pana" or "Panis" came from. "White Panis," as marked on the map, is about equi- distant between the Arkansas and Kansas rivers; but the Republican being a continuation of the Kansas ex- plains this. The last named town is located due north of the bend in the Arkansas. This would make it at the forks of the North and South Solomon riv- ers, near the west line of Mitchell county. Also, tiie French priest's map shows ji village of "Paniassa" at about the same place. But considering vvhat Pike and WUkinson have in their official report to the Government, wherein they say on September 29, 1806, they were at the Pawnee village on the Hepublican, and held a oouncU with tius tribe, and the location is given as being near the pres- ent site of Scandia, in Republic county; this would only be about forty miles northwest of the forks of the Solomon river, so in all probability it was in this locality where a branch of the tribe flourished; and niiid you, those early' maps, taking all things into- consideration, were fairly accurate. Turk, whom we have mentioned before, was a Pawnee according to the book. It was so conjectured, to use the language as given: "Thinks this was due to the manner in which he wore his hair, characteristic of certain branches of the Pawnees." There can be no contro- versy relative to the significance of the word "Pani," for numerous authorities state that in Indian it means "Horn," and refers to the peculiar manner in which the Pawnees dressed their hair, making the