72(3 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



1 lex-des L'e'sElag-i'la. LEx'e'it qa s le lax Me'mkumlis Lfi/wayoguila 



ho went mink. Ho started for to go to Me'mkumlis he made salmon 



iu a canoe trap 



lax. La'lae qoa'Le La'wayOguTlas p'ad's lae La'wayos. La'lae qa's'ide 



there., Then it is done making salmon weir atone it ia his salmon Then it is he walked 

 said dam said weir. said 



L'e'sElag-i'la <ja s k'na/g-aale la'xa t'c'sEra. Du'qoaLa xes La'wayo: 



mink to sit on roik on the stone. He looked at his salmon trap: 



"Ma/sOs miits'owr'q'Os La/wayOwc'?" "Qa'ma/si)ets'a'owesek- k'uma'- 



" What your rtsh in your trap salmon trap?" " What little little 



5 pr'ts'ok-uX." La'lae quL'e't xes x'oms: "Yo'koas'oEin skmi liVxh- 



l)ull head."' Then it is he his head: " O, that is pretty I I work 



said scratched 



malag-iliseLEn La'Lawawuxsilag-iLo. Ts'ExstE'nda'xLelaq"." La'lae 



hard on the beach looking after the salmon Throw it into the water." Then 



trap for it. 



e'tsaq": "Ma'sos mats'oweq'os LiVwayowe/?" "Qa'ma'spets'sVowesek. 



again: " What your flsh in your trap salmon trap?" "What little 



p'a'espetsok". ( etc. It catches in turn : ts'E'mqoapets'ok", xu'lqurapets'ok", 



little flounder. (etc. It catches in turn : little eel, little dogfish, 



La 'mdpets'ok", g'o'magapets'dk", ts'E wu'npets'dk", qoa'xnispets'dk", 



little perch, little .silver perch, little cohoes salmon, little dog salmon, 



10 liand'npets'dk", g-ixoa'pets'dk", sa'tsEinpets'dk", si'siuLpets'dk". Then 



little humpback salmon, little steel head little spring salmon, little .si'siuL. Then 



salmon, 



minh says:) "Yu'wis, yu'wis, yfi'wis, yfi'wis." Aix''ite na'qaes 



mink says :) " That is it, that is it, that is it, that is it." Good was his heart 



L'e'sElag-i'la. Lsl'lae k'u'ls'etax qa s axsEmlefise s'a si'siiiL la'xa 



mink. Then it is he took it out to put it on the the si'siuL on the 



said of the traj) rock 



t'e'sEm. La'lae L'e'sElag-i'la L'Exui't xa q'oa/x qa t'ii'g'ix tses 



stone. Then it is mink broke off the hemlock for layer for his 



said 



ya'DEui. Laam nenpXL laxis g'd'kue Qa'logwis. La'lae lag-a'lis 



game. Then he went to his house Qa'logwis. Then it is he went 



home said ashore 



15 qa s Id'Ltoe. Koa'leL am lawise abE'mpa«. La'lae ya'q'eg-a'Le 



to go out of She lay it is said his mother. Then it is he spoke 



the canoe down said 



L'e'sElag-i'la: "Qoil'Ltsos he qoae'Le lia'tso'qa s lad's qaxs 



mink: "Do not stay here grand for you go to 



mother 



x'ix''i'ta xEii ya'nEme'x." La'lae abE'mpas lE'nts'es, La'lae la'g'eqElisa 



carry in its my this game." Then it i.s his mother went down Then it is she went along- 

 gills said to the beach. said side 



xa Xua'k'un. La'lae wax* ddx'oaLaxs xa Xua'k'un. A'Em 



the canoe. Then it is in vain she looked the canoe. Only 



said into canoe 



lawise abE'mpas L'e'sElag-i'la sE'lsEliixs'alis laa'LEqEmaLis x-d'mste. 



it IS said Ids mother mink became twisted on it turned backward her past 



the beach head. 



20Nri'Xua le'x''itEns d'guitae. La'e dd'x'oaLEla xa si'siuL. La'lae 



All it turned over lier body. It is she looked at the si'siuL. Then it is 



said said 



naiid'kuleLe L'e'sElag-i'la abE'mpaxs xE'nLElae la qiiLa. La'lae 



he became tired mink his mother staying too long. Then it is 



of waiting said 



