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It will also be seen that in several instances, after indicating the nationality, the fingers previously used in representing the nu specific gesture, as in No 61, where the three fingers of the left hand represented the nified the camp or tents of the three (white) esture (Nos 59, 60, and 71) e been once specified, is used subsequently without its specific preceding sign for the tribe represented

The rapid connection of the signs Nos 57 and 58 and of Nos 74 and 75 indicates the conjunction, so that they are severally readily understood as ”shot _and_ killed,” and ”the white men _and_ I” The same remark applies to Nos 15 and 16, ”the nine _and_ I”

_PATRICIO'S NARRATIVE_

This narrative was obtained in July, 1880, by Dr FRANCIS H ATKINS, acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, at South Fork, New Mexico, fros), habitually called Patricio, an intelligent young Mescalero Apache It gives an account of what is locally ter and i by a cavalry command of the United States Ared

(1) Left hand on edge, curved, palth of arm toward the West (_far ard_)

(2) Arm same, turned hand, tips down, and moved it from north to south (_river_)

(3) Dipped same hand several times above and beyond last line (_beyond_)

(4) Hand curved (Y, more flexed) and laid on its back on top of his foot (_s to near knee, and cut off with edges of hands (_boot tops_), (_War Apaches_, ear booted moccasins with turn-up toes)

(5) Hands held before hiathered (U); then alternately opened and gathered fingers of both hands (P to U, U to P), and thrusting them toward each other a few times (_shot or killed many_)

(6) Held hands six inches froers widely separated (_Mexican_, ie, wears a broad hat)

(7) Held right hand on edge, palm toward him, threw it on its back forward and doard sharply toward earth (T on edge to X), (_dead, so many dead_)

(8) Put thu in front, other fingers closed (_soldiers_, ie, cap-visor)

(9) Repeated No 5 and No 7 (_were also shot dead_)

(10) Placed first and second fingers of right hand, others closed, astride of left index, held horizontally (_horses_)

(11) Held hands on edge and forward (T on edge forward), pushed the_, ie, _ran off with soldiers'

horses or others_) NB--Using both hands indicates double ranks of troops ht fist across in front of chin froht to left sharply (_bad_)

(13) Repeated No 4 (_War Apache_)

(14) Moved fist, thuht temple and a little backward (_fool_)

(15) Repeated No 8 and No 11 (_soldiers riding in double coluht hand down over and beyond left, both palms down (W) (_came here_)

(17) Repeated No 8 (_soldier_)

(18) Touched hair (_hair_)

(19) Touched tent (_quite white_)