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They came across then, and the warriorsvcame to Raven-creek. '■' 

 Two canoes landed at a house that stood on the farther side of Hig'h- 

 point." After they had remained for a while in that house a Skidegate 

 man who used to be on good terms with a Kloo man ran in through 

 the doorway. Instead of sitting idle, Qena'-i's father ''' picked up his 

 weapons. One of them held ready before the door an ax which he 

 had in his hands. He brought news over in advance that people were 

 coming over from High-point town '* to fight them. 



Then they (the assailants) went ])ack. And they also went away. 

 When the sun had passed behind the hills, they arrived at Chicken- 

 hawk town. At that time they sang a high song. They had brought 

 in ten slaves. 



Then one whose canoe was empt}' went into Kitamat for a short 

 raid. After he had been gone for a while they heard the sound of his 

 guns. While they were living at Kloo he brought in two slaves. 

 They took them for Kog.ogwa'n. By trading these he built a house. 

 It was named "rngilin-house."^" 



Some time after this they went to war on the Tsimshian in two 

 canoes. Gitku'n ^' and GitagA'ngiasLas went. After they got into 

 the Tsimshian country they landed their canoes near Metlakatla. 

 After they had sat there for a while five persons came in a canoe after 

 devilfish. There were three women and two men, and the warriors 

 ran toward them in the woods. 



The chief did not get ofl*. But the others walked about on shore. 

 The}^ took then the wife of NisLa'ganus, and they also took the wife 

 of his nephew. And the}^ seized the other woman in the woods. She 

 was very pretty, and the}' la}^ with her there and let lier go. 



They pushed them along then to the place where the canoes Avere. 

 And, when they started off, NisLfi'ganus's nephew walked about on the 

 op]iosite shore. He shot at them many times, but the gunpowder 

 only flashed. By and b}' they pulled out of range. And they went 

 seaward to Sqii'g.ah And, when they started across, they sang a 

 high song at Kloo.^^ And they owned her (the chief's wife) there. 

 The winter was not long for him (Gitku'n).^" 



The Tsimshian then came to fight for her in a crowd. And, when 

 they camped at Qal.~" Hal'"' sent a canoe to talk with them. He had 

 them tell the people that he was going to come for her. When harvest 

 time ^^ came, after he had said he would come back in many canoes, 

 a great man}- Kitkatla people came by canoe to Skedans. It was a 

 veritable crowd. 



They stayed at the town of Skedans. The Kloo people also crossed 

 thither. The great Hal got Kluia'ns's'"'' sister and another woman who 

 had been taken south to the Bellabella.'"* He brought both over. 



On the night when the Kloo people came he began to dance. After 

 he had done this for a while he sent the two Ninstints people [to the 



