20 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY iblll. 27 



out L6fj6bola".s arrow and put it away." Thej'^ did so. Tliej' .shot at 

 the .same time. A.s soon as the brotiiers shot, the Crows flew ahead. 

 Loi^ohohT' .saw clearly when his arrow struck tiie stone, l)ut 'I'.xa'msEm 

 .said. ••] hit it." But Logobola' said, "No; 1 hit it." "No; 1 hit 

 it," .said Txii'msEm. He was very liapp}- while he was saying this, 

 therefore he used the Tsimshian lanj^uage. Then Logobola' said he 

 knew that he had lost. He saw the Crows taking the arrow and put- 

 ting it away, while th(>v put Txii'msEui's arrow into the cleft. 

 Logobola' .said, "You have won, brother Giant. Now the olachen 

 will come to Na.ss river twice every summer." And Txa'msEm .said, 

 "The i^almon of Skeena river shall always be fat." Thus they 



niEdzESE'm k"'e go'ut, niEdzESE'm k''e 



you then take it, you then 



ts'Eui-lo'obEst. MEdzESE'm k"'c k'si-sa'yiL 



in the stone. You then out pull 



MsdzEsE'in k''e sa-ma'gat." NLk"'e La 



You then off put it." Then (perf.) 



of 



4 hwi'ldetg-e. AdIk-'e'leL le'duXdeit. Q'ai-he-le'duXdeit, k-'e 



they did SO, At the same time they shot. First be- they shot. then 



ginning 



5 leba'yiik"L (piuq'ii'o. Q'amgait-o'a'as Logobola' thwii lo-gu'XL 



they (lew the crows. Surely saw L6^6bola' where in it struck 



g lo'opt^'e. NLk''e iagai-he's Txil'msEiii t mfiLt: "LEp-ne' fan 



the stone. Then however said Txji'msEm he told: "Myself who 



7 lo-gu'Xt." NLk-'e hes Logobola': "NeE fan lo-gu'Xt." 



in xiriick it." Then said LOgAbola': "I who in struck it." 



g ^'A'yiu iiE'rio tin lO-gu'ht/'^ Al he'sg-usg'e'tk^sEm he'tg'^, 



"No I who in struck it." On ac- lie was happy saying this, 



count of 



9 qan bet hax'L a'lg'igEni Ts'Emsa'n. NLk*'e a'lg'ixs 



there- he used the language Tsimshian. Then spoke 



fore 



10 Logobola' aL Lat hwihl'x'L hwil dz'aLt. K'e g'a'as 



h6^(ibo\ii when (perf.) he knew (verVjal he lost. Then saw 



noun) 



11 Logobola' thwil go'uL q'auq^a'uL hawi'ltg'e. K''et k\si-ma'gat. 



L6g6bolii (verlinl took the crows the arrows. Then outside they put it. 



noun J 



12 K"'dt iagai-lo-Lo'odcL hawi'ls Txii'msEm. NLk*'e a'lg'ixs 



Then liowever in they put the arrow of Txa'msEm. Then said 



13 Logobola'; ^'La xsta'nist wa'g'i Wl-g'a't. Deui g'e'lb'El 



L6g6bola': -'(Perf.) you won brother Giant. (Fut.) twice 



14 dEm fi'd'ik'SL sak* ai. Le'.sEms aL sint." NLk''e de-a'lg"Txs 



(fut.) come olachen to Nass river in summer. ' Then on said 



his part 



15 Txa'msEm: "'Deui max-t'Elt'e'lx' ban aL K'san.'' K*'e hwil 



Txa'msEm: ' (Fut.) all fat the at Skeena." At once 



salmon 



1 These words are in Tsimshian dialect. 



