«WANTON] HAIDA TEXTS AND MYTHS 809 



Some time after this tliey were all at Sea-t>-rass town.* Then there 

 was much sickness. And an old woman went to the end of 8ea-grass 

 Town. Then she held her hands up. She wanted Power-of-the- 

 shiniujL'-lieavens ' to look upon her. From above they saw what she did. 



After that, when autumn came, three towns were gathered together 

 at i^gakitsgala'na." They were there on account of A'idvustA.' 



After that, when they went to get provisions, a Town-of-DjI'gua * 

 man named Waters became a shaman at Lg.fi'g.a.® At once they built 

 a large house for dancing. All the time they were dancing there he 

 did not mention his name. He was left-handed. He held a club on 

 the left side. On his right side he held a war knife, wearing it point 

 outward. They sang for him. He also had a grizzh' bear head. 



After the}' had sung a while for him he ceased to use these things and 

 wore different ones. At once he again stood up for the dance. After 

 this dance had gone on for a while there, they came to Sea-grass town. 



After the dance had gone on at Sea-grass town for a while, he told 

 them where an eagle was sitting. He foretold that there would be 

 two blue feathers on either side of its tail. At once they went to get 

 it, and, when they had got it, although they did not speak to him, where 

 he la}' in the house he struck the roof in his joy. Then he mentioned 

 his two names. "I am Wu'ltclixaiya. I am Udagia'g.Afi." That 

 was the Moon's youngest grandchild.^" 



When they went to Metlakatla to gamble he became angry with one 

 opposite him, and, when he stood up, he became ten. For that reason 

 his elder brothers were afraid of him. 



Because the}' had mercy upon the one who held up her hands, he 

 (the Moon's son) came down to Sea-grass town. He still had the 

 eagle in his possession and used the bone club and the knife. At that 

 time He-with -only-one-tin " talked to him. "Chief, 1 know you. You 

 are Ha'ostl. The people are afraid of the things you use. The 

 chiefs' sons among the people, when they dance-, use good rattles." 

 At that time he stopped using the knife and the club. His words 

 pleased him. He held a puffin-beak rattle and a large rattle in his 

 hands. On the left side he also held a chief's rattle. He began to act 

 in two different ways. 



When he first started to perform they sang a spirit song for him: 

 I :Gila'dAm ga'dani gia a glla: | | ramaiya ga winaxnox na gaa: j ^^ 

 Before they sang he sang alone. "Who is the great supernatural 

 power?" This is the spirit song that they used to sing for him. At 

 this time, after he had acted as shaman for a while, he stopped using 

 those articles. 



And he also used to wear fine cedar bark hanging from around his 

 neck. He held one end of these hanging in a bunch over the fire and 

 then acted as a shaman. Then burning coals flew round upon them. 

 At once they began to dance. All wore line cedar bark hanging 



