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'' Wikananish was a great liiiuter of sea otter and seal; be eoiild 

 chase them into the deep water and there kill them with a blow of his 

 clenched fist. He thus excited the auger of the Sheeschee a fobulous 

 animal, half wolf and half fish. The head and forebody was wolf 

 {Chuchuhuioxl), and the body and tail were the Koicid, or Killer, Orca 

 ater (Cope): On one occasion, after he had been pursuing otters, he 

 came ashore tired and lay down to sleep. He then dreamed that the 

 Sheeschee chased him ashore, but he made his escape, and a panther, 

 Nani, rushed on him, seizing both feet in his mouth, and throwing 

 him on top of his head, where he was held by the fore paws of the 

 animal. While in this position the Sheeschee came \\\^ and seized the 

 Nani by the hind rpiarters. The Thunder bird ( Thluldoots) then seized 

 the Sheeschee by the tail with his beak and grasped with his powerful 

 claws the fin and back of the Killer, and spreading his wings fiew off 

 with the whole party to the mountains, where Wikananish made his 

 escape." 



He told this dream so often that he came at last to believe it to be a 

 reality. The snake in the mouth of the Sheeschee is emblematic of the 

 Hahahefoal; or producer of lightning. This animal is also seen painted 

 on each side of the bird's body. The face on the bird's tail indicates 

 that it sees in all directions, and the sun on the bird's wings shows 

 that it is the true bird of the sun, which is looked on by the coast tribes 

 as the visible symbol of the Great Spirit. The swivel and three links 

 of chain at the top of the handle of tlie club represent a i)iece of chain 

 which old Wikananish procured from the vessel of the Spanish Com- 

 mander Quadra, and showed them as a proof that he was a great chief. 

 They were scoured bright, aud during the presentation of gifts after 

 a great banquet they were rattled each time a blanket was given to 

 a guest. This specimen is the finest carving which has been seen here, 

 done by an Indian south of Queen Charlotte Islands, and is valued at 

 twenty blankets, although the writer procured it for as many dollars, 

 as a mark of personal esteem. 



Taylor, Wm. J. Describes two o^Iew River mounds, in the ninth dis- 

 trict of Berrien Connty, Georgia, on lot 275, G miles southwest of Xash- 

 ville. They are on a dry sandy level near the edge of the hanunock 

 between a branch and a creek, 100 yards from the former and 300 from 

 the latter. They were about 30 feet iu base diameter and 4 feet high, 

 and contained only ashes and charcoal. 



TnoEN, H. T. Mentions two groups of mounds near Eollag, Clay County, 

 Minnesota. One is half a mile northeast of Prairie Lake post-office, 

 Bangor, Otter Tail County; the other a mile and a half southeast of 

 Cormorant Lake, Becker County. There are two mounds iu each 

 group, but they have not been explored. On the authority of Mr. 

 Ole Clousen, rock paintings are met with in Rock County. 



TiTCOMB, H. E. States that at the mouth of the South Platte Canon, on 

 the right bank of the river, at a distance of one hundred or more yards, 



