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US, accompanied b}' rain. And after we had thrown over some of 

 the propert}^ we went back. [By and ))y] we sailed over [to (lAsq"]. 

 There was no place to land. But after we had gone on for a while we 

 found a landing place. Much rain fell. 



After we had been there for a while a slave stood up in the canoe. 

 He called for his uncle's supernatural helper.. He did so because the 

 rain chilled him. By and by the rain stopped and a north wind set in. 



At once we started aci'oss [Dixon entrance]. We reached the islands 

 the same day. The day after we sang war songs there. After we had 

 remained there for a while we came to Tcla'al." 



Here is the end of this. 



' A Raven family at Tcla'at on the West Coast. 

 ' A camping place of the West Coast people. 



* Because the Haida spoke Tlingit with a foreign accent. 



*One of Richard's brothers, that is, one belonging to his family in the large sense. 

 ^ A mountain on Banks island, which lies on the east side of Hecate strait. 



* A bay that is close to Spit point at the entrance to Skidegate inlet. 

 ' A sarcastic reference to their nonsuccess. 



*The Haida name means "strait island," referring no doul)t to the narrow strait 

 which separates it from Graham island. 



^ A place still of considerable importance, having large canneries, on the west side 

 of Prince of Wales island. 



'" This part of the narrative is somewhat obscure. 



" He characterizes himself as of low caste in compliment to them: " Save me, your 

 poor servant." 



'■^ "Language of the strait people." It is almost identical with the Haida dialect 

 of Masset. 



13 Forrester island; see the story of LAguadji'na, note 4. 



" See story of Sacred-one-standing-and-moving, note 31. 



