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what larger variety of intone. Thi« town was once occupied by the Hea-otterg, who 

 sold it to another family, the Lfr.a'xet-gu-kVnas, and moved to a place east of Skide- 

 gate called Q!o'stAn-xana. More often the scene of the story is laid at this latter 

 place. 



^ That is, they were not to cut it because he was going to take all. 



■'A creek on the east coast of Graham island where the Haida of Skidegate inlet 

 used to a.'^semble before starting for the mainland. 



* Comi)are >Story of the House-point families, notes. 



■"^The lot-ally famous Rose Sjjit that runs out for miles at the northeastern end of 

 Giaham island between Dixon entrance and Hecate strait. It was called Na-iku'n, 

 •"House point," by the Haida; but l)y supernatural beings it was sup})osed to be 

 culled C^lA^kun, as in the story. This probably means North-point. 



''Sg.il, the word translated "duck," is said to be applied to the Surf Scoter or 

 "Coot" (Oidemia perspicillata, T^inn.), and also to the White-winged Scoter 

 (Oidemia deglandi, lionap. ). 



'' I have not identified the root to which the Haida word Tag.A^nskia is applied. 



** Some seemed to think that (^oniVts and He-who-travels-l)ehind-us were the same 

 person. The word translated "behind us" means " back from tlu; shore," "inland," 

 or "back from the houses." He-who-travels-behind-us is'also identified with Super- 

 natural-l)eing-on-whom-is-thunder (Sg.r/na-gut-hi^lAiiwas). 



•' Slate creek, whi(;h flows into Skidegate inlet near its liead, and along whicii the 

 famous slate is found, carved so extensively by the Haida. 



