How tHe Katoiamer Hunt Spa-Lions (TOLD 1894) 
In February the sea-lions drive the smelts, and the bay gets full 
of them. Then the hunters say: ‘*Quick, get your hunting canoes 
ready.” Then the hunting canoes are made ready. Their outer sides 
are burned. The paddles are put in order. When it is calm, they go 
up the river at half ebb tide. Sometimes twenty canoes go, some- 
times ten, and sometimes fifteen. As soon as they see many sea-lions 
the hunter says: ** Let us stay here.” The people remain there and 
after a short time it is low water. Then he asks his companions: 
*“Whose canoe is the fastest?” One person says: ‘* Mine is fast- 
est.”  ‘“‘And whose next?” ‘* Mine,” says another man. ‘* Then 
go with your canoes to both ends of our line.” They go first, and 
they all go down toward the sea. Now they find sea-lions toward 
the sea. The hunter says: ‘*Let us drive them. Many sea-lions are 
Teatxr’na-iX qaLgiuwa’ x iLxp’na ugipe’ Xiuke, ac pal 
In February they drive them the smelts the sea-lions, and full 
nixo’xoax @’maLt. Qarge’mx kra’xeqnax: ‘A’yaq, tjaya’tjaya 
becomes the bay. He said the hunter: “Quick, good 
amei’kax amea’xecit?X.”  A’qa tjaya’tjaya aq0d’xOx agice’tiX. 
make them your hunting canoes.”’ Then good they were the hunting 
made canoes. 
AqakamLeLa/lemx — aqice’tiX,. Tjaya'tjaya aqLo’xoax Lei’ ke. 
They were burned (outside) the hunting Good they were the 
canoes. made paddles. 
Ma’nix ld nixd’xoax?X ~— qaten/suwilXemx. Ka’terk pret 
When calm it got they went up the river. Middle real 
qatxelta’kuax, moketia’L aqiciti’yuX Emax. E’XtemaXiX 
ebb tide, twenty hunting canoes. Sometimes 
itca’LeLXam, e’XtemaXiX itea/LelXam ago’n qui’nem. Qarge’mx 
ten, sometimes ten others five. He said 
kna’xeqiax: *Te’ka teXua alxd’xoa,” ma’nix aqiqelkn’lx 1a’pela 
the hunter: ‘Here then we will be,” when they were seen many 
La’ Xi Leipe’Xtuke. Kopa’ nixoa’xax ta-itei té’1Xam. Mank qj6l 
those sea-lions. There were those people. A little ow 
Water 
nix0’/xoaxiX, qatctuqu’mteXdqoax gina’egewal: “Lan ia’qjoalasena 
it became, he asked them ; his companions: “Who the quickest 
ina/xecitiX?” Qatgé’mx: ‘‘Nai’ka,” LeXa’t tgoare'lX. ‘‘Kja nan 
his hunting He said: “*Mine,”’ one person, “And who 
canoe?” 
witiax?” ‘A, nai’/ka,” wtgon LeXa’t gatge’mx. ‘Mr'taika 
also?”’ “Ah, mine,” another one he said. “You two 
ke/mkité amtgod’xoa amta’xecit?X.” A’newa alaxd’xoa.  A’qa 
at both ends you two be your two selves’ First they will go. Then 
hunting canoes.” 
qatgr’Lxax @’maLpa. QakbLucea’mx Leipe’Xtuke ma’tne. Nige’mx 
they wentdown _ the bay to. They found them sea-lions seaward. He said 
toward the sea 
ya Xi ktia’xequax: ‘‘nana’x alxkuXuwa’ya.” a’pela LaLa’x 
that their hunter: “There we will drive them.” Many there 
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