418 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [»i"i 



Waks between the peoples of Skidegate and Kloo 



[Told by Abraliain of Thosf'-born-at-Q!ri'<lA.sgo] 



In the days when they used arrows the Skidegate people went 

 to Kloo to war. There they kept watch. Near b}^ were some 

 women alone, digging roots. Near where the women dug they had a 

 large fire. They already had stones heated. Then they steamed their 

 nettle roots. The warriors were peering at them from behind. And 

 the nettle roots were cooked, and were cooked well. As the}' slipped 

 the skins off they kept saying " WAha-iwa'n."^ 



And, when they had finished this, they came out to them. They 

 enslayed the women. And, after they had brought them to Skide- 

 gate, they also owned the made-up word there that they had obtained 

 on the expedition. They said '' Ha-iwa'n'' when they did anything. 

 The Kloo people then learned that they had captured the made-up 

 word. And four canoe loads of people went from Kloo to Skidegate 

 to make war. 



They then pulled up their canoes on the inner side of Gu'lga and 

 concealed themselyes there. After they had remained in hiding for a 

 while three persons went by below them in a canoe. The one in the 

 middle was light-looking and stout. His hair hung down loose. 



They then passed behind a point. Then they launched one good- 

 sized canoe and pursued them. And they saw that they were near. 

 One of those in the bow then caught up a bow and shot an arrow over 

 them. When it fell near the bow all three at once looked around. 

 And they said to each other that it was Owner. "^ They came then 

 alongside of his canoe and killed them all. 



They took the head of Owner, and they did the same to those who 

 were with him. Then the}^ had their three heads stuck up on poles at 

 Kloo. The Town-of-DjI'gua people made immediately another new 

 word, " without-eyen-looking-back.''^ And when the news of that 

 reached Skidegate they, in turn, were ashamed. 



After some time had elapsed the Kloo and Skidegate people began 

 again to yisit back and forth. Then the Skidegate people came to 

 Blood-fort. And, haying determined to kill them, Koagia'ns counted 

 the people. They then destroyed them. Not eyen the skin was 

 scratched on their own side. 



And, after they had killed all. a youth was missing from among 

 them. They then launched a canoe and hunted for him. He had 



