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Veiy early next day he went after firewood. Then he brought it in 

 and took it up to the camp. His father-in-law was very glad on 

 account of it, and he called the people for it. 



After that he again went after firewood, took his loon skin out from 

 between the two tree tops where he kept it, and put it on. Then he 

 saw a halibut swinnning along and threw it ashore; and he brought it 

 in. Again his father-in-law called the people for it. Every time he 

 went for firewood he brought in hair seal or halibut. Each time his 

 father-in-law called the people for them. By and by they went away. 



At that time some copper stuck out toward the sea from a clifl' on 

 Mount QatcIig.A'n,'* Every time they went by there was a crowd of 

 p{K)i)le below. All that time they wanted to get it, and tried to bring 

 it down with their arrows. When they did the same thing below it 

 this time, the}^ (the hero and his people) were also among them. 



At that time a slave owned by his father-in-law shot at the copper 

 with his sling-. Then he struck his master's wife with the sling. And 

 the slave became ashamed. That is why slaves are ashamed when they 

 make mistakes. 



But he (the hero) hit it with the sling-. And when it came down his 

 mother-in-law became frightened and said something about having- it 

 g-o to the north. Thither it at once went. That is why there is much 

 copper to the north. If she had not been frightened, there would have 

 been very much copper in the Nass. 



Afterward they set out and camped again. And from there his 

 wife, the slave, and himself went after something. When they moved 

 on they always wore their best clothes. Then he left his good clothes 

 in the canoe in order to get something. WHien he came back the slave 

 had put on his clothing and was sitting near his wife on the broad 

 thwart in the middle of the canoe. Then he did not want to make him 

 ashamed, so he got in at the stern and paddled them away. Because 

 this chief's son did so to them chiefs' sons now do not like to make 

 people ashamed. 



Here he again hid his skin in the fork of a tree. Then he again 

 went for something. And he put it on and saw spring salmon swim- 

 ming about at the other side of the river. He took one and brought 

 it ashore. He brought it to the camp. His father-in-law also called 

 the people for that. 



Again he went for something, entered his loon skin, and brought 

 out two. He also brought those to camp. His father-in-law also 

 invited the people for those. Every time the slave went with him and 

 saw how he used the skin. 



After he had done so at this place for a time he began to gamble. 

 After he had lost for a while he stopped and went to the house. His 

 wife was gone from the house.'" Then he went to where he kept his 

 loon skin, and that too had disappeared. 



