274 TSIMSHIAN MYTHOLOGY [bth. ann. 31 



they had eaten, the supernatural chief said to them, "My dear chiefs 

 of the supernatural beings of all parts of the world, I will speak a few 

 words to you. Let all my grandchildren's people live! Don't do 

 them much harm, because many of them have been drowned in the 

 river by you. Therefore I have invited all of you to my house." 

 Then all the monsters replied, "Yes, we will do what you have said." 

 North Wind said, "I will not blow so often;" and South Wind said, 

 "Neither will I;" and West Wind and East Wind said the same ; and 

 all the supernatural beings said the same. 



(Before the old supernatural chief had invited all the monsters to 

 his house, many canoes were capsized on Skeena River and along the 

 coast, for the supernatural beings in the water wanted to eat the dried 

 berries which they carried in their canoes. Therefore many canoes 

 were capsized by them.) 



After they had all said that they would not do any more harm to 

 the people, they all went out, each to his own home. 



Now many days had passed, and the great chief said to his son, 

 "Now, my dear son, let my grandchildren and their mother go back 

 to their own home!" Therefore on the following day they started 

 homeward; and when they arrived at the Raven town, they were 

 all happy, and the tribe of the young princess's uncle was full of 

 joy because she was still alive. 



He invited all the Tsimshian tribes, chiefs, and other people to 

 show them his two grandchildren, and he gave out their names. 



Then the young man and his sister did all they could to obtain 

 animals of the woods and of the water. The young man was very 

 rich, and he would give great feasts to his uncles' people. In course 

 of time his uncle died, and he gave a great feast to all the Tsimshian 

 chiefs and to their people, and he took the name which his super- 

 natural grandfather on the sandbar had given to him while he 

 was with him in the town of the supernatural beings in Sandy Bay. 

 He had called him Down The Useless River. 



Soon after he had given a feast to all the Tsimshian, he said to his 

 mother, "Now I shall invite all the supernatural beings which were 

 my supernatural grandfather's guests when we were in his house!" 

 and his mother said, "Do so, my dear son! Your supernatural 

 father and your supernatural grandfather will help you." Then the 

 young chief sent word to a man of the tribe of G'it-la'n of the Tsim- 

 shian, who know how to make carved wooden dishes; and he sent 

 word to the G"i-spa-x-la'°ts to make carved wooden spoons; and he 

 sent word to the G'inax'ang - I'°k to make carved wooden boxes; 

 and he gave order to the G'id-wul-g-a'dz to make deep wooden 

 dishes with carving; and he gave order to the G-it-dzI'°s to make 

 carved horn spoons ; and he gave order to the G-inada'°xs to dry much 

 mountain-goat meat and tallow; and he gave order to the G'i-lu-dza'r 



