450 



EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



Fig. 79. 



HEAD KING OF HA'MATS'A. 



Cat. No. 169111, U. S. N. M. Collected by F. Boas. 



■vrent iuto the woods at once and rubbed Ms body with hemlock 

 branches for four days. He did not speak to anybody. Then he walked 

 up the river Ts'a/wate and came to a lake. A loon swam to the shore 

 and asked him: "What are you doing here?" Xa'niats'amg-ilak" 

 replied: "lam looking for a magic treasure." "Take my name," said 

 the loon. "Your name is now Ta'l- 

 ts'aas." Then the loon flew away and 

 Xa'niats'amg-ilak" left the lake and 

 went ui) the river. He arrived at the 

 next lake and sat down on the shore. 

 Now he saw a seal coming ashore. 

 The seal said: "What are you doing 

 here?" He replied: "I am looking 

 for a magic treasure." The seal said : 

 "Take my name. Your name is now 

 La'lelaweqame." The seal left him, 

 and he walked farther up the river. 

 Now he arrived at the great lake. 

 There he sat down. Then he saw a sea lion, which swam up to the 

 place where he was sitting. He asked: "What are you doing here, my 

 friend"?" Xa'niats'amg-ilak" replied: "I am looking for a magic treas- 

 ure," and the sea lion said: "Take my name. Your name is now 

 Mo'nakoala." Then the sea lion left him. 



He went farther up the river and arrived at a very large lake. There 



hesatdowu. Then he 

 saw a whale emerg- 

 ing and coming up to 

 him. The whale 

 asked : "What are 

 you doing here?" 

 He replied : "I am 

 looking for a magic 

 treasure." Then the 

 whale said: "Take 

 my name. Your name 

 is now Ya'qaLnala 

 and Qoayi'mts'e and 

 Ge'maxalas and a 

 La'J^ayegalise. Then 

 the whale left him. 

 Xa'niats'amg'ilak" 

 still felt badly and cried. There were no more lakes and he wanted to kill 

 himself. For four days he stayed there and washed and rubbed his body 

 with hemlock branches. Then he went to the top of the mountains. 

 He came to the top of the great mountain Da'duqola. He did not see 

 anything there, and walked to the great mountain Nola. He did not 



rig. 80. 



HEAD KING OF HA'MATS'A. 



U. S. National Museum. Collected Ity F. Boas. 



