BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 237 
only the houses. They entered and said: ‘* Where may those people 
have gone to?” Now there was something round and as long as a 
finger lying near the fire. Then one Clackama spoke (part of them 
were Clackama): ‘‘These are the excrements of these people. They 
defecate near the fireplace.” It is said that the Klatsop defecate near 
the fireplace. One of the men took it wp and said: ‘‘ You lie. Those 
are not excrements; it is something else.” [It was the refuse of a root 
which they chew and spit out.] The people went down to the sea and 
one of them went to the water. He saw an abalone in the water and 
took it. He put it under his blanket next to his stomach. Then it 
bit him with both its claws and made a large hole in his stomach. He 
fell down and died. The people said: ‘* Let us go inland. Perhaps 
there are monsters in the water.” Behold, a crab had bitten that 
person and he thought it was an abalone. 
The people went inland to search for the town. They crossed that 
creek and went inland. Then they came out of the woods and arrived 
Iten’pqa ta-itci té’lXam. Igugoa’kim ta-itci té’lXam: ‘‘Qa’mta 
They entered those people. They said those people: “Whither 
aLgetelya tkei téXam?” Kopa’ qjoa’p ita’torpa taki ixo’Xtax 
they went those people?” There near their fire something was there 
lo’rlomax kja ia’tktax. wLeXa’t ive’k‘tm Gira/q;émas, aqua’ watike 
‘ ‘ 
round things and long. One he said a Clackama, part of taem 
Gita’qjémas ta-itci té’Xam: ‘‘Ita’qexalée tkei téXam. Qjoa’p gi 
Clackama those people: “Their excrements these people. Near this 
eto. ka’nauwe qatkiotsa’tsax.” Kjoangée’ aqtolXa’mx: ‘a’ kjélak 
fireplace all they defecate.” Thus they said: “The Klatsop 
kopa’ ita’/toLpa ita’géexale.” Qargigrlga’x La’Xi veXa’t. Qarge’mx: 
bata et) f=) 
there their their He took it that one. He said: 
fireplace at execrements.’’ 
‘“‘Kmée’tjménXut. Nicqé igé’xale taya’x; ixelo/ita.” Qatgn’/Lxax 
“You lie. Notatall excrements that; it is different.” They went to 
the water 
ma/rniX ta-itei té’1Xam; — « jaLo'tx Lteu’qoapa LaXi LeXa't. 
seaward those people; 1e went the water to that one. 
Qargiqelgr’Ix  ikte’lowa-itk — Lten’qoapa. QatgigElga’x ya’ Xi 
He saw it an abalone the water in. He took it that 
ikt@/lowa-ttk. NipXmo’tkax ina’wanpa. QateLo’qcex kana’mtemax 
abalone. He put it under his his belly at. It bit him both 
blanket 
té’'vaxo iLa’wanpa. Nau’i Lxoa’pLxoap nixo’xoax iLa’wanpa. Kopa’ 
its hands his belly at. At once holes became his belly in. There 
qaLxe’maxitx  qaLo’mrqtx. Noguagé’mx télXam: ‘‘A’yaq, 
he fell down he died. They said the people: “Quick, 
alxo’ptega, LXuan  tqexéra/uke Ltcu’qoapa oguake’x.” — Qo’et 
let us go inland, perhaps monsters the water in wy arent? Behold 
LqaLxé'la a’ Xi qaLkio/qex La’Xi- Lgoare’lX. ILx0/ Xoa-it 
a crab that it bit him that person. He thought 
ikte’lowa-itk. 
an abalone. 
Qaten’ptckax ta-itei té’/- Xam qatgiona’xLam el Xam. 
They went inland those people they went to search for it the town. 
QatigElgua’kuax ya’Xi @qan. Qarger’ptcgax Lxé’leu, a’qa_ wi't’ax 
They went through * that ereek. They went inland inland, then again 
the water 
aqtgr’Lxax. A’qa itigelo’Lxamx ikakjo’ritix’. Ia’qa-in ikakjo’vitiX. 
they went down Then they reached it a lake. Large the lake. 
to the water. 
too 
