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'Probably means "mentioned" or "talked of." 



^" Either to be understood in a contrary sense or, more probably, indicatin<r that 

 she belonged to too high a family to be injured with impunity. 



^^ All this is explained in the story of "Sacred-one-standing-and-moving, Stone-ribs, 

 and Upward." 



^'■^ "Hair-seal-low-tide," meaning the town where there are plenty of hair seal 

 visible at low tide. It was formerly a town of the Xa^gi-lfi'nas, but lay on the 

 extreme border of Ninstints territory, on Lyell island, near the northern end of 

 Darwin sound. 



^^ The Skidegate chief; see the preceding story. 



'* Each family had its own list of canoe names. 



'^Perhaps this should be K!e^dja-i, "entrails." 



^^ The predominant Eagle family at Skidegate. 



" A leading Raven family in Skidegate inlet, one which formerly owned the town 

 itself. After losing this to the Giti^ns they moved up the inlet to Lina island, where 

 they had a noted village called Drum-town. 



'^See "Story of Those-born-at-Skedans," note 19. 



^^ After the man had been shot he would finish the job. 



'^^ Battles in armor often lasted for a long time without material injury to either 

 side. 



'•^^ This paragraph is a difficult one, but I imderstand it is as follows: The spirit of 

 the uncle Gwai^is, about to be reborn through Flood-tide- woman, calls out. Just at 

 that time she comes to where the woman that Gwai^is formerly loved is lying, and 

 the latter, recognizing the voice, supposes it is indeed he. She speaks to him and is 

 answered again. 



" " Above-the-edges fort," on Alder island, north of Burnaby island. 



-^ A part of Those-born-at-Qa^gials who received their distinctive name from the 

 fact that they originally lived on the outer point of the tongue of land on which 

 Skedans was built. 



■**One of the Skidegate chiefs. The name means "nobleman." 



'^^ Signals were often given by means of columns of smoke. A discontinuous pillar 

 of smoke was a signal for help. 



-'* On the eastern coast of Lyell island. 



^' A plant. The same word is used for yew and for bow. 



^^ On an islet northwest of Murchison island. 



^' Welcome pomt. 



^'^ A Haida town on the north side of Cumshewa inlet, near its entrance. It was 

 owned by the Witch people. 



^' Compare " War between the Pebble-town people and the Slaves," note 9. 



^^ See the story of "Sacred-one-standing-and-moving, Stone-ribs, and Upward," 

 note 35. 



^^ Or Old Kloo, on the eastern end of Tan-oo island. 



