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jJiCn gl 1a ki'ngusg'.at^i, "" Gi'sto Lgu isLdju'g-Afi fi'wiyii kuda'Uii.""' 

 L.u'hao Lu i'siii i.! qia'dagias gien l! qifiyil'iiasi. Gaiu gTiui gut 

 g.alga'gAHAS. Gien wa stA i'sg.ogila-i l.u Gutkwa'ida g.a l! sg.a'-i- 

 gayuAiiAs. Sg.fi'na hao 1a ki'ldadjaii wAnsu'ga. L' klotwfi'lag.An. 

 Hao L ku'ndju. 



'* Very likely this should be, when given at length, Gut-qwe'g.a-ga-xe^gAns, 

 "[House]-upon-\vhich-the-cIouds-thunder." At any rate, the house of one of the 

 town chiefs of Skedans was so called. 



"'A Raven family of Kloo, descended from the Raven families of the west coast. 



'^^ Big Low island. 



-' Name of a cape. 



-"-' An island. 



-■'Various sea creatures, whether fabulous or not I do not know. The TcIa'g.An 

 sq!agida-i are said to ])e long sea animals that roll themselves uj) and unroll on the 

 water. 



-'A creature resembling a porpoise, except that it has large dorsal fins. 



'-'■'These words are said to have signified that his wife Avas unfaithful to him. 

 ' When this happened to a man he would he unlucky, perhaps losing his life in 

 hunting or war. 



-"A young sea otter. 



-" Skincuttle bay. 



■■''* Between Copper bay and Cumshewa point. 



■-''As chief of Skedans. 



•*"This bird burrows to lay its eggs, except in rocky places. It was much hunted 

 by the Haida with torches. 



'' A point at the eastern end of the larger Low island. 



•'•^ This creature is i^robably something like a chiton. 



^■' The "Old-woman-under-the-fire " usually carried messages from men to the 

 supernatural l)eings. 



^* That is, the box in which his body was placed was supported by four posts. 



*"> The story-teller affirmed that, when he was young, children of other families did 

 not want to play with him for the same reason. 



^''Oneofthe Skedans islands. See the story of Sacred-one-standing-and-moving, 

 Stone-ribs, and Upward, note 35. 



'' An exclamation of astonishment used when something happens suddenly. 



