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ars a broad hat). (7) Held right hand on edge, palm toward him, threw it on its back forward and downward sharply toward earth (T on edge to X), (_dead, so many dead_). (8) Put thumbs to temples and indexes forward, meeting in front, other fingers closed (_soldiers_, i.e., 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 them forward, waving vertically (_marching_, i.e., _ran off with soldiers' horses or others_). N.B.--Using both hands indicates double ranks of troops marching also. (12) Struck right fist across in front of chin from right to left sharply (_bad_). (13) Repeated No. 4 (_Warm Spring Apache_). (14) Moved fist, thumb to head, from center of forehead to right temple and a little backward (_fool_). (15) Repeated No. 8 and No. 11 (_soldiers riding in double column_). (16) Thrust right 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_). (20) Touched top of shoulder (_commissioned officer_, i.e., shoulder-straps). (21) Thrust both hands up high (_high rank_). (22) Right forefinger to forehead; waved it about in front of face and rolled head about (primarily _fool_, but qualified in this case by the interpreter as _no sabe much_). (23) Drew hands up his thighs and body and pointed to himself (_Mescalero Indian_). (24) Approximated hands before him, palms down, with thumbs and indexes widely separated, as if inclosing a circle (_captured_, i.e., _corralled, surrounded_). (25) Placed tips of hands together, wrists apart, held them erect (T, both hands inclined), (_house_; in this case _the agency_). (26) Threw both hands, palms back, forward and downward, moving from knuckles (metacarpo-phalangeal joint) only, several times (_issuing rations_). (27) Thrust two fingers (N) toward mouth and downward (_food_). (28) Repeated No. 25 (_house_); outlined a hemispherical object (wik-i-up); repeated these several times, bringing the hands with emphasis several times down toward the earth (_village permanently here_). (29) Repeated No. 25 several times and pointed to a neighboring hillside (_village over there_). (30) Repeated Nos. 17 to 21, inclusive (_General
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