244 AN ACCOUNT OF THE EIGHT TRIBES. 



the different berries, the arrival or spawning of 

 the different fishes, &c., &c. 



A. (Tolmie.) They divide the year into sea- 

 sons denoted by the opening of vegetation, the 

 ripening of different wild fruits, the coming in 

 season of roots and of fish, the fall of the leaf and 

 the setting in of winter. 



I subsequently wrote .to Dr. Tolmie to ob- 

 tain for me a vocabulary of the Nesqually dia- 

 lects, and at the same time requested him to 

 give me the results of his valuable know 1 edge 

 relative to the eight tribes speaking the Kliketat 

 lano-ua^e. I insert the letter the Dr. was good 

 enough to favour me with in reply, as it contains 

 such highly valuable information : 



' Nesqually, March 14, 1859. 



' My dear Mr. Lord, 



'With the best possible intentions, it was out 

 of my power to get the vocabulary, &c., ready 

 for the departure of the " Otter," and as time now 

 presses I will at once plunge in medias res names 

 of tribes speaking the Kliketat language, or 

 dialects thereof, with statement of the district 

 they each occupy. 



'1. Whulwhypum, wooded and prairie coun- 

 try between Vancouver and the Dalles, W.T. 

 (Wascopam) base of Mount Hood. 



