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tump--_marten_. (56) Holding up the fingers of both hands three times until aggregating thirty--_thirty_. (57) Left forearm held up vertically, palm to front, fingers spread--_tree_. (58) Motion of chopping with hatchet--_cut_. (59) Driving invisible wedge around small circle--_peeling birch bark_. (60) Right hand, fingers extended and joined, moved slowly from left to right horizontally while blowing upon it with mouth--_pitching seams of canoe_. (61) Motions of using paddle very vigorously--_paddle up stream_. (62) Lifting both arms above head on respective sides, hands closed as if grasping something and lifting the body--_poling canoe_. (63) Sign for _moon_ (No. 4), (crescent and ring) once--_one month_. (64) Right hand vertically, height of chest, palm to left, fingers extended, closed. Left hand horizontally, palm downward, pushed against right--_stopped_. (65) Right hand, index extended, drawing outline of mountains, one above other--_high mountains_. (66) Left hand lifted to left shoulder, back to front, fingers bent and closed. Right hand, fingers bent and closed, placed over left and then slowly drawn across chest to right shoulder. Motion with both hands as if adjusting pack--_pack, knapsack_. (67) Sign for _water_ as before (No. 8). Both hands brought forward, palms down, arms passed outward horizontally to respective sides, palms down--_lake_. Both hands describing circular line backward until touching collar bone--_big and deep_. (68) Left hand raised slightly about height of nipple, three fingers closed; index and thumb holding tip of index of right hand. Both hands moved across chest from left to right--_beaver_.[1] (69) Previous sign for _many_ (No. 52) repeated several times--_very plentiful_. (70) Both hands held up with fingers spread, palm forward, twice and left hand once--height of eye--_twenty-five_. (71) Pointing to himself--_I_. (72) Sign for _trap_ as before (No. 51)--_trapped_. (73) Sign for temporary _shelter_ (No. 10)--_camped_. (74) Sign for new and full moon (No. 4), once--_one month_. (75) Right hand passed slowly over the hair and chin. Left hand touching a pendant of white beads--_old man_. (76) Index of right hand held up--_one_. (77) Both hands partially closed and placed against breast, back of hands to front, a few inches apart--_women_. (78) Index and middle finger of right hand held up, palm forward; eyes directed as if counti
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