84 BUREAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



lii'tE mu'^'hu la^ Lxu'ntidi? A'a, k'in tl'ut I'wantxaI'm is pEsa'x 

 k'is-axa la'quns," Tern k'Ets mu'^'hu k'e'a ti'utl'wantxai'xa. Te- 

 mu^'hu mis lt!a'msitx, temu'^'M Lxwe'tsnx .xam^ kus tstidai's. 

 Temu'^'hii mis Ik' liqai'tx, temu'^'hu tk'ilal'nx tern tinu'txenx. Te- 

 5 mu'^'liii yasau-yai'nx. ' ' K' -LEmi'staldu xa'kusiii La'mxadoo, na'mk' 

 sE^Lxas hi'tslEm Lowa'txayusxam." Temu'^'hu mis k" eai', tern k'Ets 

 mu'^'hu xe'tsux". Temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem qalpai' wi'lx na'- 

 tk'ik's. Tem k'Ets mu'^'M k'e'a qa^'tsE plui' tem-auk' txai'nx 

 ts-hai'^k'. "K'-qas la* hi'tE mu^'hu La'ntik'si anhu'u tas na'tk'*? 



10 A'a, k'-qas mEqau't La'ntik'si." Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu maVExa, ^Lau'- 

 liEx-au!" ^ Temu'^'liu 'Liya' qa'^'tsE te'mlta mu'^'hii Lohal' kus 

 mEqau't. Temu'^'hti yEai'nx. "K'-hi'k'e tai^ qani'x La'ntik'si tas 

 na'tk' \ k'is axa ita' xa'mni ya'tsi kwas Lqo'tsEx." ^ Temii^'hu mis 

 k'eai', tem k'Ets mu'^'hti xe'tsux". Tem ^Liya^ qa^'tsE tem qalpai' 



15 wl'lx na'tk'ik's. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hti k'a°'tsus qa^'tsE plui', tem-auk' 

 tlxal'nx ts-hai'^k'. ''K'-hl'tE mu'^'hu nl'i ts-La'nk' ? A'a, k'-Kwa'- 

 slo^ ts-la'nk', temu^'hu %'ta'sin plui'x k'-'Wai'dusk'-slo^ ts-i/ank*." 

 Temu°'hti mis k'eai', tem ma'yExa. "K'in quli'm to'qwis, k'ins 

 iltli'i tas na'tk''." Temu^'hii 'Liya^ tsa'^'mE hato'qwixa, tem k'Ets 



20 mu'^'lm k'a^'tsus wl'lx tem ma'yExa. "K'in tsimai'm tsitstal'm.^ 

 Temu'^'hti k'e'a tsitstai'. Temu'^'hti *Liya^ qa^'tsE te'mlta auli' kus 

 akP' ^ ha'panx ts-xaima'liyuk' , temu'^'hu pa'lhuyux" kuts-kuntsi'sk' .' 

 Temk'Etsmu'^'hu Lxapi'yutliLx^ k' !e'tsik's. Temu^'hu 'k'tsk'itxa'- 

 yu, tem lii'k'e lama'yti kus tsk'i'^'tsl. Tem tai^ ts-sa'qauk' ^ k'im 



25 ptiui'x. Temu'^'hu na'k'eai 'k'kus tsk'i'txayu kus xa'mni, tem 

 Limk'i'lwiyu-s-leVi'.^° Temu'^'hu mis k'-xe'tsti tem ma'yExa. 

 "K'-Tsa'tstaiH!-sl5 " ts-La'nk', la'ltasin tas hu^'k'i tsa'tsital." 

 Tem is i'mstE tem kus Lhilkwai'siinx kus Ltsa'tstat, la'lta mis k'Ets 

 imi'stal. 



30 Temu'^'hu xe'tsux" to'qwis, temu'^'hu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem wi'lx 

 ni'sk'ik's t5'qwis. Temu'^'hii mis LEai'sx tsqa'mtia lii'k'e kus 

 na'tk'', tem ma'yExa. "Mu'^'hii lii'k'e aqa^^t tas na'tk'', k'-hi'k'e 

 qauwa^* kus la* la'ntk'isi." Temu^'hii mis k'-axa xami'mi, tem 

 haya'ntx k'aii'k's, tem LEai'sx kus k" !il lii'k'e La'xalt. Temu^'hii 



1 That is to say, "Come up this river!" 



2 For a full explanation of this remark see note 10. 



3 Simplified for Kwa's-slo. Kwas is the Alsea name for Siuslaw River. 



< Probably the present site of Glenada, a hamlet situated on the southern bank of the Siuslaw River, some 

 6 miles from the ocean. It was a Lower Umpqua village. 



6 While translating this story from the original English dictation, the collector omitted an important 

 incident which is here supplied. Before beginning to spear, S^u'ku decided to smoke first. Thereupon a 

 pipe and tobacco appeared. S^u'ku filled his pipe, spilling some tobacco on the ground, and began to 

 smoke. This is the reason why the Alsea use kinnikinnic as tobacco; I)ecause S^Q'ku dropped some on 

 the ground where it mixed wth the kinnikinnic berries. 



6 Namely, Whale. 



■ kunl'ts BAIT. 



8 ip- TO teuk; -utx accelerative. 



s sa'qau Yakwina equivalent for Alsea sa'qal fish-tail. 



'" Literally, "became ■nith water the place;" k-i'lu water. The lake referred to is probably Tsiltcoos 

 or Ten Mile Lake. 



'■ Literally, "line-fishing place." 



