(1) Kenaitze.—­Left hand raised to height of eye, palm outward, moved several times from right to left rapidly; fingers extended and closed; pointing to strangers with left hand.  Right hand describes a curve from north to east—­Which of the northeastern tribes is yours?

(2) Tennanah.—­Right hand, hollowed, lifted to mouth, then extended and describing waving line gradually descending from right to left.  Left hand describing mountainous outline, apparently one peak rising above the other, said by Chatidoolts to mean—­Tenan-tnu-kohtana, Mountain-river-men.

(3) K.—­Left hand raised to height of eye, palm outward, moved from right to left, fingers extended.  Left index describes curve from east to west.  Outline of mountain and river as in preceding sign.—­How many days from Mountain-river?

(4) T.—­Right hand raised toward sky, index and thumb forming first crescent and then ring.  This repeated three times—­moon, new and full three times.

(5) Right hand raised, palm to front, index raised and lowered at regular intervals—­walked.  Both hands imitating paddling of canoe, alternately right and left—­traveled three months on foot and by canoe.

(6) Both arms crossed over breast, simulating shivering—­cold, winter.

(7) Right index pointing toward speaker—­I.  Left hand pointing to the west—­traveled westward.

(8) Right hand lifted cup-shaped to mouth—­water.  Right hand describing waving line from right to left gradually descending, pointing to the west—­river running westward.

(9) Right hand gradually pushed forward, palm upward, from height of breast.  Left hand shading eyes; looking at great distance—­very wide.

(10) Left and right hands put together in shape of sloping shelter—­lodge, camp.  See Fig. 259, on p. 431.

(11) Both hands lifted, height of eye, palm inward, fingers spread—­many times.

(12) Both hands closed, palm outward, height of hips—­surprised.

(13) Index pointing from eye forward—­see.

(14) Right hand held up, height of shoulder, three fingers extended, left hand pointing to me—­three white men.

(15) K.—­Right hand pointing to me, left hand held up, three fingers extended—­three white men.

(16) Making Russian sign of cross—­Russians.  Were the three white men Russians?

(17) T.—­Left hand raised, palm inward, two fingers extended, sign of cross with right—­two Russians.

(18) Right hand extended, height of eye, palm outward, moved outward a little to right—­no.

(19) One finger of left hand raised—­one.

(20) Sign of cross with right—­Russian.

(21) Right hand height of eye, fingers closed and extended, palm outward a little to right—­no.