FEACHTENBERG] ALSEA TEXTS AND MYTHS 89 



he went back to the shore. And after he came to the shore once 

 more he lay face downward and began to sleep. And when he woke 

 up agam he arose. (To his surprise) the place where he lay face 

 down (showed plamly) so. This is why such (a mark can be) always 

 (seen there). Then after he finished he was going to start out. 

 But he stood a whUe and said: "I wonder now what shall be the 

 name of the place where I had been lying down? Certainly, the 

 name of the place shall be Pu"wlk'." For that reason the name of 

 the place is so, because he was the cne who named the place. 



Then he went on and came to where a mountain was touching the 

 edge of the water. So he climbed up (there). And after he came 

 to the top he looked around and perceived a pretty valley. So he 

 began to climb down. And after he came down he went on. But 

 he did not go (very long) and said, "How would it be if I should 

 climb up for a little while and look at the place once more?" So 

 then after he came to the top he went to where that pretty place 

 (was). Then when he arrived (there) he said, "I am going to break 

 wind right here, so that the place may have camas." Then after he 

 finished (doing this) he went down again, and when he came down 

 once more he started out. Then (it was) not long before he came to 

 a river, which he was going to cross. But just as soon as he came 

 down to the water some monsters with their mouths open approached 

 him. So he turned back there. Then not long (afterward) he tried 

 again; but the same thing happened, and he (was forced to) turn 

 back again. Finally when he came back to the shore he said: "I 

 wonder what shall I do to them now? Yes, I will turn back and 

 fetch some sand." So, indeed, he went back, and when he came 

 again to where he had gone down previously to the beach he began 

 to scoop up much sand. Then he went back, and that place where 

 he dropped the sand became a beach. Then when he arrived again 

 at the river from where he had previously turned back he threw out 

 a handful (of sand) into the water, whereupon the river became dry. 

 Then he crossed over, and after he arrived at the other side he went 

 on. Then as soon as he came to that prairie, he walked around in 

 different directions and began to break wind all over the place. 

 This is the reason why the Yahach prairie has camas all over, because 

 he did so (at that time). And, moreover, he also gave its name to 

 this place. 



Then after he finished he went on and came (after a while) to a small 

 river and said to it (thus), "The salmon will have thee for a river." 

 And after he was through speaking to it thus, he started out. Then 

 not long (afterward) he came again to a river. He stood (there) for 

 quite a little while and said several times: "I wonder what shall be 



