HWANTON] HATDA TEXTS AND KYTHS 85 



'^Probal)ly means "perhaps it is a beak," or "I wonder whetlier it is a ])eak." 

 This was Raven, tlie episode recounted havinj^ taken i)hice amon;,' these peoi)le. 



'■"* Or Greatcst-cave-spirit. 



■•"The tiVxet is described as a small, bluish salmon. V,y some it was said to be the 

 sockeye, but others thought it a (Hfferent lish. 



^^Nowadays stingy people are said to be so because she was. 



■■'•' A cliff standing back of Skedans. 



-*The inner and smaller of the two islets in front of Skidegate. 



'^•''Ta'xet's house was a sky mansion, whither all went who were killed in battle or 

 murdered. This part of the myth has evidently been built up on the apparent 

 identity of his name with that of the salmon above referred to, but the former is 

 from the Tlingit Ta hit, "Sleep house." Just above Skidegate village and nearly 

 opposite Tree island are two roi-ks, almost covered at high water. It is said that 

 one who goes between these two will see T:Vxet's trail. 



'■""' Names belonging to the Food-giving-town people. 



^' The Giti^ns'-servants, or GitingFdjats, were a division of the Giti'ns of Skide- 

 gate of low social rank. They formerly occupied a village called K!il, " peninsula," 

 in Shingle bay, from which circumstance they came to have close relations with 

 the Food-giving-town people. 



-'■'See the story of He-who-travels-behind-ns, note 6. 



'^•'They repeat these words, at the same time throwing gravel at the net, in order 

 to get many salmon. The word for " insides," which also means "mamire," is 

 wa'd.\g.a-i, only used by the old people. 



•'"Because the house resembled, eitlier in construction or name, one owned by a 

 supernatural being. 



•" His wife had her arms wrapped around herself, but he mistook them for those of 

 a man; see the story of the Canoe People who wear Headdresses. 



•'- See the story of Tclaawu'nk!", note 2. 



•"She was motioning them to take away the dogs and muzzle them. 



•" That is, the man who went down to his house. 



:f3 Or " Holder-of-the-days," a mountain not far from Salmon-point. 



^''' The thunder-bird is a crest of the Raven clan. 



