1851-’52.
1852-’53.
THE CORBUSIER WINTER COUNTS.
1847-’48.—No. I. There were a great many accidents and some legs were broken, the ground being covered with ice.
No. II. Many were thrown from their horses while surrounding buffalo in the deep snow, and some had their legs-broken.
White-Cow-Killer calls it “Many-legs-broken winter.”
1848-’49.—No. I. American-Horse’s father captured a Crow who was dressed as a woman, but who was found to be an hermaphrodite and was killed.
No. II. American-Horse’s father captured a Crow woman and gave her to the young men, who discovered that she was an hermaphrodite and killed her.
White-Cow-Killer calls it “Half-man-and-half-woman-killed winter.”
It is probable that this was one of those men, not uncommon among the Indian tribes, who adopt the dress and occupation of women. [This is sometimes compulsory, e. g., on account of failure to pass an ordeal.]