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The crowd of i)eoplo who were about then fled to thieir homes. When 

 ill! had j»-ot in he went home. They then shot at him. He escaped 

 into his house. 



Th(^ Middle-town people and the Middle people at once fought 

 together. Then they again gave a great deal of property to each 

 other. Some time afterward a vessel again stopped there with Naii- 

 gut-tci'ng.a on hoard. He then remained there. After they had 

 drunk whisky*^' one of the Middle-town people shot at NAn-gut-tci'ng.a, 

 but his gun missed tire. He, however, killed the Middle-town man. 

 They fought again at once. 



After peace had been made the father of I'ldjiwas bought a pistol 

 for him which was all silver. And, when he had it in his hand in 

 front of the town, his father's younger brother asked to look at it. 

 At that time he told him that people could not be killed by it [but 

 only wounded]. So he shot his father's younger brother with it. 

 And they again began fighting. 



After that they also killed I'ldjiwas. They wounded him. After 

 he had remained alive for fifteen nights he held his gun loaded and 

 said: "Now, the}^ are coming down for me." He then shot through 

 the smoke hole. And he talked again. ''1 am going up, and 1 will 

 throw down the planks that are inside his house. 1 will also throw 

 down his burning coals." Then he said: "Now, I am going up to be 

 with him." After he had finished speaking he was as those who go to 

 sleep. 



And, when evening was coming on, something made a slight noise 

 in the air. Then something red fell out of the sky. It happened as 

 he had said.^^ 



Afterward NAii-gut-tci'ng.a killed one of the Middle-town people, 

 and they again had a fight. They again made peace with each other 

 after one of the nephews of NAii-gut-tci'ng.a was killed. After they 

 had given property to him, NAn-gut-tci'ng.a went away and settled 

 among the Tsimshian. His nephews lived at KlAga'ni. 



At that time a youth, Sg.a'gia, lived with Sg.atclida'lgm, who took 

 care of him. Then he treated Sg.a'gia badly. Getting angry with 

 him, he drew blood. And two nights afterward he killed Sg.atclida'l- 

 gin. He then took his three slaves. When he was going to kill his 

 wife also she used good words to him. He went away in his canoe. 



He then passed right by in front of KlAga'ni. He crossed the sea. 

 He went to Tcla'ah^^ Sg.a'gia's gun was heard to sound at Kaisun'* as 

 he came along. And, when he landed and stood among them, he 

 related his adventure. 



All that summer, while the}' were fishing for black cod, he kept a 

 watch for war people. After they had caught salmon, the}^ moved to 

 Skidegate inlet. 



