the grave is some distance from the village, the body is
carried thither on the back of a pony, being first wrapped
in blankets and then laid prone, across the saddle, one
person walking on either side to support it. The grave is
dug from three to four feet deep and of sufficient length
for the extended body. First blankets and buffalo-robes are
laid in the bottom of the grave, then the body, being taken
from the horse and unwrapped, is dressed in its best apparel
and with ornaments is placed upon a couch of blankets and
robes, with the head towards the west and the feet to the
east; the valuables belonging to the deceased are placed
with the body in the grave. With the man are deposited his
bows and arrows or gun, and with the woman her cooking
utensils and other implements of her toil. Over the body
sticks are placed six or eight inches deep and grass over
these, so that when the earth is filled in, it need not come
in contact with the body or its trappings. After the grave
is filled with earth, a pen of poles is built around it, or
as is frequently the case, stakes are driven so that they
cross each other from either side about midway over the
grave, thus forming a complete protection from the invasion
of wild animals. After all this is done, the grass or other
_debris_ is carefully scraped from about the grave for
several feet, so that the ground is left smooth and clean.
It is seldom the case that the relatives accompany the
remains to the grave, but they more often employ others to
bury the body for them, usually women. Mourning is similar
in this tribe, as in others, and it consists in cutting off
the hair, fasting, &c. Horses are also killed at the grave.