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ciUDc in front of it. There were four liouses there. Beh)w was a 

 long .stretch of steep shore. 



And, when we got off, A'nkustA^" whipped the peoples' sonls. 

 He then told us to go up to look at the houses. And two persons 

 went to look. Just as they got there a big dog barked at them. And 

 when they canu^ back A'nkustA performed again. He then pretended 

 to tie fast the dog's mouth. And he said: "Now, friends, go to look 

 at the houses again. Now, although he sees you, he will not ])ark." 



I then went with two others to look. Only a mat hung in the door- 

 way. I lay down in the doorway. They were snoring in the house. 

 And, having fastened my knife upon my hand, 1 entered. I found by 

 feeling that there were only women there. 



And, after we had come to where our people were sitting, I said: 

 "Chiefs that I have for elder brothers, strengthen yourselves." They 

 then divided to enter the house. And they said: "Huk'' ("Go on")." 

 I let XA'nxaogu'tg.as go ahead, and his younger brother followed me. 



And, when we were about to run in, 1 looked toward the beach [and 

 saw] that, instead of coming after us, they were preparing to shoot. 

 We started away then in disgust. We got into the canoe. There 

 they asked us why we came down. And we almost came to a quarrel. 



We then started off. And, when we landed among the driftwood, 

 Gana'-i's canoe came up behind us. They were going to land after us 

 among the driftwood. He said then: "Come, friends; light a lire 

 here for the sockeves, which are good to eat." But I scolded them 

 for it,^^ and they got in against their will. 



And they remained there still. And, after they had talked for a 

 while about parting compan}^ with the other canoe, I said: "My 

 father-in-law is a chief. If those who have been in your company kill 

 people and he receives nothing, you will feel sorrj- for it. Let us go 

 down the inlet after them." 



We then followed them down. After we had gone along for a while 

 Gana'-i's canoe passed out of the inlet around a point. I then said: 

 "Let us paddle after them. Paddle after. Paddle after. They 

 might meet somebody." 



And, when they had nearh' rounded another point, they pulled ])ack. 

 Some time after that guns sounded, and they went ashore. Some 

 Tlingit came then in a big canoe. The}" stood in lines in the middle. 

 There were a great number of guns in this. We then started out to 

 head them off. 



As the}' paddled away from us they shot at us twice, when some- 

 thing struck me in the head and I lost consciousness. I came to myself 

 lying in the canoe. By and by, after I grew stronger and had fastened 

 my knife upon my hand, they said to me: "G.A'nx.oat was killed." 

 I then looked at him. He was hanging over into the water. And I 

 told them not to let him fall in. 



