244 AN ACCOUNT OF THE EIGIIT TRIBES. 
the different berries, the arrival or spawning of 
the different fishes, &c., &e. 
A. (Tolmie.)—They divide the year into sea- 
sons denoted by the opening of vegetation, the 
ripening of different wild fruits, the coming in 
season of roots and of fish, the fall of the leaf and 
the setting in of winter. 
I subsequently wrote to Dr. Tolmie to ob- 
tain for me a vocabulary of the Nesqually dia- 
lects, and at the same time requested him to 
give me the results of his valuable knowledge 
relative to the eight tribes speaking the Kliketat 
language. J insert the letter the Dr. was good 
enough to favour me with in reply, as it contains 
such highly valuable information :— 
‘Nesqually, March 14, 1859, 
‘My dear Mr. Lord,— 
‘With the best possible intentions, it was out 
of my power to get the vocabulary, &c., ready 
for the departure of the ‘‘ Otter,” and as time now 
presses I will at once plunge in medias res names 
of tribes speaking the Kliketat language, or 
dialects thereof, with statement of the district 
they each occupy. — 
‘1. Whulwhypum, wooded and prairie coun- 
try between Vancouver and the Dalles, W.T. 
(Wascopam) base of Mount Hood. 
