Boas.] '^^ [March 1, 



1. The Snene'iq. 



ApsuLaq tu Lumstatx aneL x'nac eL koana'ts tamnanau'tx. 



lu the house a man and a woman and it cried their child. 



PoLskts ta Snene'iq aa'ai'k'sk-e tk-snikics tamnanau'tx. L'apskto'o 

 It came the Snene'iq he intended to shoot him their child. He went 



ta Lumsta'tx sx"e tk'snic ta Snene'iqt. Atemasqto'o ta 



the man and he shot him the Snene'iq. He was dead the 



Snene'iqt. Nutse'exesktsal ta koxlolE'mx'tx. K'anx-ulx'i'skts 



Snene'iq. He dug a hole the ground. He did not return 



ta Lqulx't ta Snene'iqt ta mnastx. Laputskts ta Lqulx't 



the old the Snene'iq his child. He went the old 



Snene'iqt ska koana'ts. PoLaqto'oqtx too'qtx UL 



Snene'iq and he cried. He went down the river down river when 



amatsutstx ska koana'ts. Aianma'o tsk'e'lotsik sle'psdtau 

 he sat down and he cried. They went up the river they returned 



wa spaaxo'nau al ta Snene'iq ta koana'tq. PoLa 



they they were afraid (of) the Snene'iq he he cried. 



koa'iotoqtx aqL wa s'a'lEmk'au aianma'o ; tsakui'looq 



They went down the river they went up the river up the river ; they went down 



slepsutelx'ao sdq'oa'o wa spaaxo'nau. PoLskts ta la'iittx sk"a 

 they returned they were afraid. He came the la'lit aud 



alE'mk's sk'a anai'x'otsisk ta anusniEna'tx koana'ts ta 



he went up the river aud together ttie the dead child they cried the 



Lumsta'tx ska amto'sis ta Snene'iqt. Tsai'auts. Ta Snene'iqt 

 man and sitting with him the Snene'iq. They stopped. The Snene'iq 



kMimsk'ta'o uL ta la'iittx : "Qama'its ti x"a'lo ti li"a ai't6msx"'ino. Axko 



said to the la'lit : " My dear 1 wish to cry with you. Not 



aLnapali'ts ta mnaLts. AtEma'ma ta ninats tix'alotik'a 



I know (where) the my child. Maybe he is dead the my child. ? ? 



aix''ino ti k'a naix'X'otsts. Ti si aLai'tsx*'ats ala au'xoa wa ino ti k'ama'ts 

 ? ? here to you the 



t'aix" ti La'lia t'aix*. L'aptuts ti La'lia t'aix" ul i'no tix't'ai ti si 

 the copper this. I give you the copper this to you this (to be a) 



stalto'mx's la mnaLs. ALk-!x" ke'x'oa wa sols ta mnaLS? 

 chief (for) the my child. Do you see it the house of the my child? 



Wix" aLai'ats wa sols ta mnaLts." "A'xk5, kMx'its," tsutkts 

 There it is the house of the my child." "No, I (do not) see it," replied 



ta la'iittx. "Tspostse'no skei kMx'ix' wa sols ta mnaLts." 



the la'lit. "I will rub over your eyes and you see it the house of the my child." 



" K'!x"itstsEn wa sols ta mna'Lno." "Aiyai'x* uLi'no wa sols 



"I see it the house of the your child." " Igive to you the house of 



ta mnaL«i ske stalto'mx'nots ska LLe'mno mo'sanmak'no. 



the my child and you will be a chief and you will make a house you four times. 



Aitslo'ix"its'a'tsi wl ta Naust'ax." Lapskts tastaapso'Ls slv-a kuna'mslits 

 I leave and go to the Naus." He found it the his town and he carried it 



o'ltsdsqLqtx aL tu sols ta Snene'iqt. Lok- a ti smnt tu 

 down the river out of the his house the Snonc'iq. On top of the mountain the 



SOLS ta Snene'iqt. 

 his house the SnOnO'iq. 



