258 TSIMSHIAN MYTHOLOGY [eth. ann. 31 



The chief was very old, and was blind on account of Ids old age. 

 Then all the people of the village came in to see them. They were 

 seated on one side of the large fire. They were like supernatural 

 beings to look at. Then the old cluef asked, " Where is your mother ? " 

 The girl replied, "She is at home with father." — " Who are your 

 father's people?" — "He is the only son of a great chief named 

 Gdt-xa'n." — "How many are you?" asked the old cluef. She 

 replied, "These four boys here and we two girls. My grandfather 

 kept my younger sister to stay with him." Then the old man 

 smiled, and said, "Come up to me, each of you, from the eldest to the 

 last!" Then the eldest boy went to him. " What is his name?" and 

 the girl replied, "His name is Hais." Then the second one came. 

 He felt of Mm also, and asked, " What is his name?" — "His name is 

 Nes-awatk." Then the third one came. "What is his name?" — 

 "His name is Xagigun." Then the last one came. "What is Ins 

 name?" — "His name is XbT-ye'lk." And he called her to come. 

 "My dear," he said, "I will feel of you." She went to him, and he 

 asked her, " What is your name, my dear ? " — "My name is Wl-n !e'°x ;" 

 and the old chief continued, "Who gave you your names, children?" 

 She replied, "My grandfather gave them to us."— "Yes, yes! he is 

 my relative. Is it very far ? " She replied, "It is not so very far. " — 

 " Who brought you here ? " She said that a young eagle had brought 

 them. "And where are all your mother's companions?" — "They 

 all married there. Not one of them was lost, and some of them have 

 children." Then all the people were glad. 



The chief said to the eldest one, "You shall have my place, and 

 try to go back to our own village at Gits !Emga'lon and destroy those 

 who killed your grandfathers." 



As soon as the old chief ended his speech, he fell back and died. 

 Then Ids whole tribe mourned over him. The eldest son of Princess 

 Daul succeeded to his place, and his people loved him very much. 

 One day Ids people wanted to go and visit their chief's children. 

 Many of them went in many canoes, and one of the sons of Daul 

 went with them to guide them on then- way; and they reached the 

 village of the Haida, who received them peacefully, and they became 

 very friendly. There was no war between them, and the Nass River 

 people took back some of their grandcluldren. 



As soon as they arrived on Nass River, the new chief wanted to 

 go and fight with the people of Gits teniga'lon, those who had mur- 

 dered his relatives on the battle-field years ago. Therefore he made 

 ready, with Ids whole tribe. They crossed the mountains, and 

 arrived at the great lake of G'its!Emga'16n. They saw smoke up 

 there, and followed it, and soon they arrived at a great camping- 

 place near the lake. The people were beaver hunting. They went 

 there secretly by night. The people who were in camp there were 



