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Nearer the mouth of the Yukon are two bands, 

 usually called Tlagga-silla, or " little dogs," but not 

 by themselves. These trade their furs with the 

 Kuwichpack-meuten^ mentioned in a preceding page.* 

 The banks of the Porcupine and country on the 

 north of it belong to the Vanta-kutchi, " people of 

 the lakes," having 80 men ; and to another band, 

 named JVeyetse-kntcM, " people of the open country," 

 who have 40 men. 



Though the short Kutchin vocabulary formed by 

 Mr. Murray, which will be printed in the Appendix, 

 contains some Eskimo words, the language, as far 

 as one can judge from so brief an example, is more 

 nearly related to the 'Tinne. How far the Kutchin 

 are to be considered as actually a distinct nation 

 from the 'Tinne or Chepewyans, must be decided 

 hereafter when their two languages are better 

 known. 



At my suggestion ]\Ir. Murray made, by the aid 

 of his Athabascan interpreter, the following col- 

 lection of words, having a similar sound and signi- 



