THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 725 



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L'E'SELAG-I'LA qO ALO'-LENOX. 

 Mink and wolf. 



Lri'wayoguila lad L'e/sElag-i'la a/Lf-g-aas Qalogwis g-o'xdEmsa sa 1 



Salmon trap made it is mink bai'k of Crooked villafje site of 



said Beach the 



Kwa'kiuL. Ts'e/ts'eqa lae da na/Xua (ja is g-a'yimdlas a'mE'nqawak". 



Kwakiutl. Winter dance it is all of diJli'rent picked out from 



said each village. 



Laam la'wis x-isa'Le LdLaElqama'yas aLr)"lr'iiox. La'lae ine'iLe da 



Then it is they had the chief's sons of the wolf. Then it is doing mis- the 



said disappeared said chief 



x-isa/Lax La'wayos L'e/sElag-i'la. La'lar^ yuduxp'EuXoas me'iLax 



those who had the salmon mink. Then it is three days thej' did 



disappeared trap of said mischief 



La'wayos L'd'sElag'i'la. Ts'ix'ila lae nsVqaya s L'e'sElag-i'la qa es 5 



the salmon mink. Sick it is the heart of mink for his 



trap of said 



Lfi/wayos me/iLasEwar% La/lae L'e'sElag-i'la aa/xselax*'it xes na'qae 



salmon trap being done mis- Then it is mink resolved his mind 



chief to. said 



qa s le lia'qoalax ytVle xes La'wayo. Laam la'wesexa la qfi'iiuL'it. 



to go watch what his salmon Then he went when it grew night, 



did weir. 



Wiine'Ems xes LJl'wayd. G-ax lae hoxwuL'E'lsEla leda mok" x-isa'La. 



Hiding at his salmon They it is they were vomited they four who had dis- 



weir. came said out of the woods appeared. 



Hena'kula am la'wis la'xa La'wayo. He/x-'ida am Ifiwise da x-isa'La 



They went it is said to the salmon At once it is said the who had 



right up weir. disappeared 



ax'e'idax xa mELe'ik* ma'ts'o sa La'wayos L'e'sElag-i'la. La'lae nink*'- 10 



took tho sockeye gone into of salmon mink. Then it is he said 



salmon trap the trap of said 



ex'ede L^esElag'i'la: Sa'eL ya'la xEu La'wayo; la'ams k-'e'lax-'iLEq nen- 



to himself mink: Tou did so to my salmon then you struck with he said 



trap ; weapon 



k-'ex'edalat'a L'e'sElag-i'la a"nia. La'lae k'us'E'lsi da LoLaE'lqamaya's 



to himself however mink only. Then it is they sat on the chief's sons of 



said the ground 



aLd"lenox qa s ha'mx-'ide xa mELe'k-i k''ilk-'a'x*iq. La'lae La/xulse 



wolf and they ate the sockeye raw. Then it is he arose 



salmon said 



L'e'sElag'i'la qa s wu'nwlx-'ideq qa s k*'elax*'ideqexs mo'kua. La'lae 



mink to hide in back to club them four. Then it is 



said 



qa'x-'idEq. Wi"laEm lae qa'x-'idEqexs mo'kua. La'lae iie'nakue L'e'sE- 15 



he cut their All it is he cut their four. Then it is he went mink 



heads oft'. said heads oft' said home 



lag-i'la dala xa mo'sqEm xawe'qum. K-'es qa'aLe's k-'e'lak-'enaya ; k*'es 



taking the four skulls. Not it was he clubbed them ; not 



known 



qa'lis abE'mj). Laa'm lae k'ik'i'lnalaLe da aLo"len6xoa'xa liai'loxsaL. 



she his mother. Then it is they were going the wolves at two days hence, 



knew said to bring back 



Lri'lae laastdt lax k-ik-i'liialaxdEm Lasa le'lqolaLae. Na'Xna qa s 



Then it is the time for bringing back these tribes. All to 



said came 



g-a'yamolas. Q'u'liagoades K'uekuaxa'wae. K-'e'samXde na'x-'idaxs 



from different Old man was K'uekuaxa'wae. Kot it was daylight 



tribes. 



