86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



pli'xanx, tern t!imsai'nx ya'sau: "K'ai'i Lahaya'ni^yai xa'kusin 

 La'mxadoo hak'inl'k'eai qaik* tasi'n-a'xa xaimi'sal, na'mk" sE^Lxas 

 hi'tslEm Lowa'txayusxam." ^ Temu'^'liu mis k'eai' tem-axa mu'^'hu 

 hali'yuk' s ayai' .^ Temu'^'liu mis-axa wi'lx haliSnik' s, tern k-Ets mu'^'hu 

 5 xe'tsux".^ Temu'^'hu 'Llya^ qa*'tsE tern k'Ets mu'^'hu qalpal' wi'lx 

 na'tk'ik's, tern k'Ets mu^'hti yEai'nx. "K'-Ita^ nix qas tsudai's 

 la'ntk'istu." * Temu°'hu mis Lxai'nx i'mstat pEya'sauwist, tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hu xe'tsux". Temu°'hu mis wi'lx na'k's ^k'kus wuli'tsx kus 

 nEqa'xamxt!, tem k'Ets mu'^'hii Lohai' kwas tsk'i'^'tsi. Temu'^'hu 



10 mis qauxa'nk's wi'lx, te'mlta tskwayu'Lx kus aki'^' 'k'pi'iisxai 

 hak'iqe'xan-ti kwas tsk'i'tsi. Tem k'Ets mu^'hu ma'yExa. "K'iu 

 phainsa'a la'' lii'tEinu'^'hu ?" Tem k'Ets mu^'hu k'e'a ayai' qxe'nk's, 

 temu'^'hu mis wi'lx na'k's 'k'kus tskwaj^u'LX kus aki°', te'mlta 

 mu'''hu LEai'sx tas la'tEq 'k'hi'k'e puwi'x, Lxat tskwi'stsuxt. Tem 



15 k'au'k'Ets mu°'hu tLxai'nx ts-hai°k'. "K'iLxa'n hi'tE mu°'hu 

 iltqa'a? A'a, k'iLxa'n hi'k'e mu'^'liu imi'sti, k'iLxai'i nu'nstxai 

 xakusi'n La'mxadoo kwas tskwi'stsuxt; k'ELxa's mEhtii'^'kuistu 

 ts-La'nk', temu'^'hu kwa'siLx a'ltuxt k'is xa'mnitsLo ts-La'nk*." 

 Temu^'hu mi'siLx Lxai'nx, tem k'Ets-axa mu'^'hii Lohai', temu°'hu 



20 xe'tsux". Temu^'hu >Liya^ qa^'tsE tem. k'Ets-axa mu'^'M wi'lx 

 qalpai' qxe'nk's. Temu^'hti ayai' kwas nEqa'xamxt! tem wi'lx kus 

 na'tk'ik's, tem k'Ets mu'^'hti hala'tsi i'mstE yEai'nx. "K'-qas 

 tsiidai's ita^ la'ntik'stti." Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu xe'tsux". Temu'^'hu 

 k'Ets tsqe'wiLx kus na'tk*, k'is mu^'hti I'o'tsu i'mstE yEa'a. Is 



25 i'mstE tem kus hi'k'e qauwa^ mEtsudai'st kus na'tk'. Temu^'hu 

 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem LEai'sx kus tsk'i^'tsi 'k' hi'k'e ni'sk'ik's ko'k"s- 

 auk' ya'xEx. Temu'^'hti mis teyu'ltx, tem piltkwai'. Temu°'hii 

 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem ma'yExa. "K'isk'ai'xan-u, k'in hi'tE la* niinsa'a ? 

 A'a, k'in phainsai'm ko'k"s." Tem k'Ets mu'^'hti mis wi'lx k' !i'lk's, 



30 tem k'Ets mu°'hu LEai'sx kus la* 'k'ya'tsx kwas k' !il. Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hti Loqudi'nx xam^ temu^'hii ma'yExa. "K'in hi'tE mu'^'hu 

 tqelk'i'i? A'a, k'in ha'ito- ts-La'nk'." Temi'Lx mu'^'hu yEai'nx. 

 "K'ip hi'k'e mu'^'hu 'k'tas k' !il ya'tsi. K'ips is Lxatowai'-slo 

 ts lii'walimuxs,^ k'ips pkii'tsitxil xa'kusin La'mxadoo, k'ips nti'- 



35 nsitxii." Temu°'hu mi'siLx Lxai'nx, tem k'Ets mu'^'hu Iqamai'nx 

 mEqami'nta, tem-axa aya'yususx k' le'tsik's, tem qaxtai'nx temu°'hu 

 niinsai'nx. Temu^'hu mis k"eai', tem-axa qalpai' IkQi'. Temu'"hu 

 mis-axa wi'lx ko'k"s, tem LEai'sx kus la* 'k'tsk'itxe' hata'mE hi'k'e 

 qomu'qwim. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hii tsimai'nx xam^, te'mltauk' yai'xa 



40 is hai*"^ pa'Lk'st. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hti stqwa'tsiLx tem tspuiii'm. 

 "K'-hi'k'e sa'nquk'e® pin Lan." Temu°'hu mi'siLx Lxai'nx, tem 



1 This rock can be still seen to-day. 



2 Along the northern bank. 



3 Going northward. 



* Transposed for lEna'tk-istu. 

 6 Contracted for tsIuwalVyEmzus. 



6 Described to Farrand as an aquatic plant which opens and closes when touched; probably anemone. 

 Described to me as a blue oyster which opens and closes when touched; probably roseate. 



