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bi'inos livini;- thoro opened their doors for him. After he had tniv- 

 eh'd iihoiit for some time [he came toj one livino- in the middle of the 

 island whose door was shut, and, as he passed b\% reaching- out side- 

 wise he took hold of him, and his house fell flat toward the sea. 



And after he had traveled on he came to one Hshing for black cod. 

 When he came opposite to him he said to him: ''Now, great chief, 

 Stone-ribs, that you are, going along carefull}', let me have the head. 

 For that 1 am waiting here.'""* 



Then he turned back toward him. He pushed his arm into a i-ocky 

 cave there, moved his arm about to make it larger, and g;athered ))lack 

 cod together in his arms. When there were many in his arms he 

 threw them into the cave. And he pushed him into the cave after- 

 ward. He (the man put into the cave) strung the tishing line with 

 them, put some also into his canoe, and went away. He towed the 

 string of black cod behind him. 



Thence he wandered on for a while and entered Tc!a'al inlet. ''^ 

 Where the inlet almost closes together, lo! something lay face up 

 waiting for him. Its arms were half copper. It lay in wait for him. 

 Then he lay still in front of it for a while and looked at it. It had 

 live tins. 



By and by, however, he let himself go on over its belly, and it 

 seized him. Even his insides it squeezed. Its claws even went 

 through his copper coat. He tried to swell up. In vain. Then he 

 entered the halibut skin and escaped between its claws. It got its 

 skin })ack i)ecause it belonged to the same clan [as Q!ji'g.awa-i]. 



Then he passed through tiie strait. When he came to Spit-point he 

 (the point) let himself dry up on account of him. Then he remained 

 still for a while. After he had stood still for a time he jumped up and 

 flopped his wa}' across it. After he had done so he entered the water 

 on the other side. That is the Qloas.''"^ 



After he had traveled on a while he came to where Rock-point's house 

 stood. Swim-far-ort'" placed himself half out of the door. He was 

 afraid at the sight of his spines. He was looking at him, and he said 

 to him: "Go around far from me, chief. I shall kill you." On 

 account of what he said he went around close to the island on the 

 other side from him. 



After he had traveled farther [he came to where] two persons were 

 Ashing from a canoe at the (yumshewa inlet Ashing ground, in front of 

 Ta'og.al bay. The bow man was making guesses as follows: "I won- 

 der whether he who they say has been traveling around the west coast 

 has passed this point." Then the one in the stern said: "Horrors! 

 what terrible thing will happen for what you have said. Let us go 

 home." And he himself cut th(> anchor line, and they went oft' in 

 fright. Then he bit oft' half of their canoe and pushed the man in the 



