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house elk skins, copper plates, slaves, and canoes, which he was 

 going to use in the potlatch. He distributed them among the people. 

 After he had finished, the people went back and returned to their 

 own towns. He did so for many days. He gave many potlatches. 

 Then he came to lie a great chief. Then he married again. He had 

 two wives. (In former times they called this "one wife on each 

 side.") 



Then the prince started in his canoe to visit the town Chilkat.' 

 The elks come from this place. The inlanders kill them. The prince 

 intended to buy elk skins for copper plates and seal meat. Now he 

 arrived at Chilkat. Then he bought elk skins, and he took another wife. 



Now She-who-has-a-labret-on-one-side was left behind. The prince 

 had a brother who was very awkward. The prince went to Chilkat 



4 lEp-qal-ts'ipts'a'pdetg-e. NLk-'e La wI-he'lL 



own their towns. Then (perf.) many 



.saL hwi'ldetg'e. 



days they did so. 



5 NLk-'e La wi-he'lL 



Then (perf.) many 



yukL Lgo-wi'lk'siLk". NLk-'e La wI-t"e'sL 



potlatches the prince. Then (perf.) he was a 



made little great 



6 sEm'a'g-it. NLk-'e si-g5'n, uLk-'e huX nak'st. La bagade'lL 



chief. Then after a then again he (Perf.) 



while, married. 



7 nak-st. Nl su-hwa'dEL g-I-k'o'L aL lax-hwa'nEmLk". 



his That made name long ago of on each sitting, 



wives. 



two 



8 



NLk-'e 



Then 



si-g-a'tk"L Lgo-wi'lk-siLk" 



prince 



started by 

 canoe 



the 

 little 



side 



at 



to 



qil'oL k-"elL qal-ts'a'p. 



goto one town. 



9 TsiLqa't 



Chilkat 



10 Lia'ng-e. 



elks. 



hwaL 



the 

 name of 



qal-ts'a'pg-e. 



the town. 



TsEtsa'utk"det fan 



The inlanders are who 



K-.sax 



Only 



ia'tsL 



kill 



ne'det 



they 



Liti'ng'e. 



elks. 



hwil 



where 



ba'k'-L 



come 

 from 



Nlhb'l dsm 



That is (fut.) 



11 g-e'k"L Lgo-wi'lk-siLk" Lia'n aL haya'tsk" qanL e'lix. NLk-'et 



buys the prince elks for copper and seals. Then he 



12 hwaL TsiLqa't. NLk-'et g-e'Ek-L Lia'n. 



found Chilkat. Then he bought elk.s. 



Si-iia'k'sL 



A wife 

 new 



uia'gant. 



he took. 



13 

 14 



K-'e 



Then 



ak'L 



the brother 

 of 



g'ina-d'a'L 



behind 



K-'aL-hi'i'tgum 



On-one- standing- 

 side- 



q'e'sEmq. NLk-'e 



liibret. Then 



mained 



Lgo-wi'lk-.siLk" wi-e'yit, wi-dola-g-a'tk". La 



the prince awkward, a im- man, when 



d'aL 



there 

 was 



helL 



much 



little 



great proper 



I The narrator maintained that this was a place inlaiiil near the headwaters of Nass river. 



