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the name of this place ? Yes, Alsea shall be this place's name." Then 

 after he finished he said again, "1 will go upstream (and) wiU exam- 

 ine the several rivers." Then, indeed, he started up the river and 

 came (pretty soon) to where there was a cascade, whereupon he said, 

 "I am going to climb up on that mountain." Then, verily, he cUmbed 

 up and after he came to the top he looked around everywhere. Then 

 not long (afterward) he looked into the sea and said, "This place here 

 will not have a waterfall. (It is) too close to the mouth of the river." 

 So he climbed down again. And after he arrived below he began 

 tearing (the rocks) up again. This is why there are many big rocks 

 at Texi'nk'. Surely there would have been a waterfall there if he 

 had not done this. Then after he finished he went once more down 

 the river. And after he arrived downstream he went on. Then not 

 long (afterward) he came to a place on the ocean where there was a 

 rock. So he stood (there) quite a long while. Then he looked at the 

 rock and (saw that) it was full of seals. Then he said of them, "Now 

 they wiU just do it thus, m order that my children may catch and 

 eat them." Then after he was through he went on. And not long 

 (afterward) he came to a river and said to it, "Thee also the salmon 

 will have for a river." Then after he finished (with) it he went on. 

 Then not long (afterward) he came to another river. So he stood 

 there quite a little while and said: "I wonder now what shall be the 

 name of this place ? Yes, Yakwina shall be the name of this place." 

 Then after he had finished he went on. Now ever3rwhere he per- 

 formed by himself various things at those rivers, wherever he hap- 

 pened to come. At one place he turned the shinny players into trees, 

 and (they still) stand thus unto this day. Fmally when he came to 

 that big river he named this place, saying, "Now Columbia will be 

 the name (of this river)." Then when he finished (with) it he went 

 upstream and performed various thmgs at every place. And wher- 

 ever he placed all those things (they are still there) thus unto this day. 



6. The Five Thunderers 



They were living in one house. Then one mornmg their sister went 

 to the bank of the river to bathe. The tide was low at that time, and 



