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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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hou80. Tlif pcojilc wiMit Iti ;uk1 h(><fii\(' thi'iii iiiciit ui trout and salmon 

 and sprinji- salmon and halibut and seals and [xn-poist's and sealions and 

 whales, lie gave them to eat. Then his father's people were very 

 glad, and the people gave the prince elk skins and all kinds of goods, 

 canoes, and slaves. 



Now the prince came to be a great chief. He had four houses full 

 of elk .skins, many slaves, and many canoes. He was a great chief. 

 When his father died, he gave a potlatcli. He invited all the peo- 

 ple in, and gave away many elk skins and slaves, because his father 

 had been a great chief. After he had given this potlatch his mother 

 died. Then he gave another potlatch. Again he invited all the peo- 



1 Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NLk-'e La ts'ElEm-qa'dEL qal-ts'a'p, nLk-'e 



the prince. Then when into went the people, then 



little 



2 txa'g'ant. LiiXl g-i'pdetg'e qanL han (janL ya'E qanL 



he made Trout thev ate it and salmon and spring and 



them eat. salmon 



3 txox' qanL elx qanL dzlX qanL t'e'ben qanL Lpen. NLk*'e 



lialibut and .seal and porpoise and sealion and whale. Then 



4 k-sax-g'ina'niL La qa-ts'o'ot. NLk''e sEm-lo-am'a'mL qago'oL 



he gave 



6 qal-ts'a'ps 



the people of 



nEgua'odEt. 



his father. 



Then 



NLk-'et 



Then 



g'ekL 



bought 



6 Lgo-wi'lk"siLk" aL Lia'n qanL 



the prince for elk and 



little 



7 mmal qaiiL siso'sEm LiLi'ng'it. 



canoes and little slaves. 



txane'tk"L 



all 



good 



qal-ts"a'p 



the people 



lig'i-hwi'l 



goods 



heart.s 



aL 



of 



qanL 



and 



8 NLk''e wI-t'e'sL hwil sEm'a'g'iL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". TxalpxL 



12 hwil dzExdzo'q. NLk-"e wi-he'lL Lia'n g-ina'mt qanL LiLi'ng-it 



the camps. Then a many elks he gave and slaves 



great 



13 aL hwil wi-t'e'sL sKin'a'g-its nEgua'odEt. Hwiii! La Lesk"L 



because great was a chief his iHlher. Well! When he 



finished 



14 yu'ktg-e, nil. k-'e huX no'os noxt. NLk-'e ha'ts'Ek-sEm huX 



the potlatch, then also died his Then again once 



