434 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 29 



War between the people of Kloo and the Bellabella 



[Told by Abraham of Thoso-born-at-Qla'dAsgo] 



One time, when they were read}' to go fishing- toward the south, 

 Waters was dead at Sea-grass town.' A Tsinishian named Was was a 

 close friend of his and came to send food through the tire to him. He 

 had four canoes loaded with boxes of grease. From him they learned 

 the news. The Tsimshian told them that the Bellabella^ of the whole 

 inlet had their canoes all ready to make war on the Eagle people.'' 

 They did not believe the news. 



After the}' had bought their grease they went away. Then the Kloo 

 people also went southward, and after they had gone on for a while 

 they landed at a long sand}^ beach, and a shaman named Di'g.a-koya'k"* 

 performed there. His supernatural powers saw that the Bellabella were 

 coming that da}'. He said that his powers had looked at something 

 out at sea. 



A Ninstints man who had been taken before acted as pilot for the 

 Bellabella. His name was Youngest-chiefs-son. And toward evening 

 the Bellabella saw the tires. They asked Youngest-chiefs-son: 

 " Which have the bigger firer'' And he said: "The Ninstints people's 

 tire is the larger. The lire of Gitku'n's'' people is the smaller." The 

 Bellabella then turned toward that. 



The canoes then gathered near the camping place. After they were 

 assembled [on shore] they ran out quickly. One then seized a woman 

 who was l)ehind the house, and she knocked the Bellabella down. The 

 Bellabella still clung to her. The woman then seized a short stick and 

 struck him on the head with it. She then ran awav from the 

 Bellabella. 



And afterward the Bellabella canoes came along. Two also walked 

 along on shore. There they enslaved a Kloo man and his wife. And 

 they enslaved seven Kloo people at Qlo'na." 



And after he (a certain one) had tried to shoot [some one] near 

 Gi'tgua fort he came to one who was hammering silver. And, when 

 he got near him, he pulled the trigger of his gun without taking aim. 

 It went oii", and he ran quickly to him and tried to cut oft' his head. 

 But, since he was looking to see if any were coming after him, he cut 

 on the chest. The Bellabella took in the body and went to G.ado'. 

 And they ])reakfasted there and slept in their canoes on the farther 

 side of (i.A'nL.gin.' 



And, whil(> it was yet davlight, the singing of a child came to their 

 ears froiu th(^ other side of Xena." WindLalu'sila, who had taken no 



