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smoke from Masset, the Point-town people went thither to tight. At 

 that time they had a pitched battle. The}'^ fought all da}'. Many 

 were killed on both sides. Four of the Up-inlet-giti'ns" went to tight 

 with them. Two of them were killed. 



And, when they came back, the Up-inlet-giti'ns asked the Point- 

 town people to pay something for them. They gave then one slave 

 for the two men. And the Up-inlet-giti'ns went awa}^ and left the 

 slav^e. That evening they killed two of the Point-town people. The 

 Up-inlet-giti'ns began at once to tight with the Point-town people. 

 Man}^ were killed on each side. After they had fought all winter they 

 talked of peace. They then gave many slaves back and forth as blood 

 compensation. Then there was peace. 



When sunnner came the Point-town people went to the Nass to war. 

 After they had been unable to tind an opportunity to do any damage 

 for some time three canoes came along, and they pursued them. They 

 killed all who were in them. But they were Tsimshian. They enslaved 

 them. 



On account of that the Tsimshian came to tight. Then they had a 

 pitched battle wdth the Point-town people. At that time many were 

 killed on both sides. 



After that the Point-town people again went to tight. Some camp- 

 ers were then dr3nng halibut at the mouth of the Skeena. They 

 destroyed them all. They also took many as slaves. 



After that the Tsimshian again came to war. At that time they 

 took nine women as slaves out of four canoes in which the people had 

 gone out to pick berries. They belonged to many families. They 

 also killed three men. Some escaped to the woods. 



Many families weiit at once to war together. The}" destroyed then 

 many Tsimshian who were camping out. At that time they also 

 enslaved a great number. Then they came to Masset, singing songs 

 of victory. Then they did not come again to tight. When it was 

 summer the Tsimshian came to make peace. And, while the whole 

 town danced together, they gave them property. When that was 

 over they wanted the Masset people to go across in their turn. Those 

 also then went over to make peace. They also gave them a great deal 

 of property. 



The news then reached the Niska that they had made peace. And 

 they also came to dance [without having sent word in advance]. 

 When the Nass people landed in front of the town they shot at them. 

 Many of the Nass people were killed. Part escaped, and some time 

 afterward they came to light. At that time many were killed on ])oth 

 sides. 



Then the Point-town people also went to tight. They came to 

 Lag.A'mklida. That time the Nass people won. They killed many 

 of the Masset ])eo])le. When they Avent to war the next time they 



