68 



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Tolmie (W. F.) — Continued. 



In Powell (J. W.), Contributions to N. A. 

 Ethnology, vol. 1, pp. 252-265. Washington, 1877, 

 4°. 



Each contains the ]80 words called for on the 

 Smithsonian standard form. 



Vocabulary of the Kulleespelm. 



In Powell (J. "W.), Contributions to N. A. 

 Ethnology, vol. 1, pp. 270-282, Washington, 1877, 

 4°. 



[A list of prepositions in tlie Nis- 



qually language. ] 



Manuscript, 1 leaf, 4°, written on one side 

 only; inthelibraryof thoBureau of Ethnology. 

 Recorded April 21, 1856. 



andDa'wson(G. M.) Geological and 



natural history survey of Canada. | 

 Alfred R. C. Selwyn, F. R. S., F. G. S., 

 Director. | Comparative vocabularies 

 I of the I Indian tribes | of | British 

 Columbia, | with a map illustrating dis- 

 tribution. I By I W. Fraser Tolmie, | 

 Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians 

 and SurgeonSjGlasgow. | And | George 

 M. Dawson, D. S., A.S.R.M., F.G.S., &c. 

 I [Coat of arms.] | Published by author- 

 ity of Parliament. | 



Montreal: | Dawson brothers. | 1884. 



Cover title nearly as above, title as above 

 verso blank 1 1. letter of transmittal signed hj' 

 G. M. Dawson verso blank 1 1. preface signed by 

 G. M. Dawson pp. 5b-7b, introductory note 

 signed by W. F. Tolmie pp. 9b-12b, text pp. 

 14B-13lB,map,8°. 



Vocabularies (240 words) of the Kawitshin 

 (Kowmook or Tlathool, by Tolmie), Kawitshin 

 (Snanaimooh tribe, by Tolmie), Kawitshin 

 (Songis tribe, by Tolmie and Dawson), and 

 Kawitshin ( Kwantlin sept, by Tolmie and Daw- 

 son), pp. 38B-49B.— Vocabularies (240 words) of 

 , the Ni-skwalli (Sinahomi.sh. by Tolmieand Daw- 

 son), and Tsheheilis (Staktamish, by Tolmie), 

 i pp. 50B-61B.— Vocabulary (230 words) of the 

 Bilhoola (jSToothlakimish, by Tolmie and Daw- 

 son), and Selish (Lillooet tribe, by Dawson), 

 pp. 62B-73B.— Vocabulary (211 word.s) of the 

 Selish (Kullespelm tribe, by Tolmie and Daw- 

 sou), pp. 78B-86B.— Notes on the vocabularies : 

 Kawitshin, pp. 119B-120B; Niskwalli and Tshe- 

 heilis, p, 121b; Bilhoola, p. 122b; Selish, p. 123b- 

 124b. — Appendix II. " Comparative table of a 

 few (68) words in the foregoing dialects," viz: 

 Selish (Knllf'spelm). Kishwalli (Siu^ihomish), 

 Kawitshin (Songis), Kawitshiu (Kwantlin), Bil- 

 hoola (Noothlakimish), p. 127b.— Appendix III. 

 Comparison of a few words in various languages 

 of North America, pp. 128b-130b, incliuloe a few 

 Niskwalli, Selish, and Kawitshin. 



Copies seen : Eames, Pilling, Wellesley. 



William Eraser Tolmie was born at Inver- 

 ness, Scotland, February 3, 1812, and died De- 

 cembers, 1886, after an illness of only three days, 



Tolmie (W. F. ) — Continued. 



at his residence, Cloverdale, Victoria, B. C. He 

 was educated at Glasgow University, where he 

 graduated in Augu.st, 1832. On September 12 

 of the same year he accepted a position as sur- 

 geon and clerk with the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany, and left home for the Columbia River, 

 arriving in Vancouver in the spring of 1833. 

 Vancouver was then the chief post of the Hud- 

 son's Baj- Company on this coast. In 1841 he 

 visited his native land, but returned in 1842 

 overland via the plains and the Columbia, and 

 ■was placed in charge of the Hudson's Bay posts 

 on Puget Sound. Ho here took a prominent part, 

 during the Indian war of 1855-'5C, in pacifying 

 the Indians. Being an excellent linguist, ho 

 had acquired a knowledge of the native tongues 

 and was instrumental in bringing about peace 

 between the whites and the Indians. He was 

 appointed chief factor of the Hudson'.s Bay 

 Company in 1855, removed to Vancouver Island 

 in 1859, when he went into stock-raising, being 

 the first to introduce thoroughbred stock into 

 British Columbia ; was a member of the local 

 legislature two terms, until 1878; was a member 

 of the first board of education for several years, 

 exercising a great influence in educational mat- 

 ters ; held many offices of trust, and was always 

 a valued and respected citizen. 



Mr. Tolmie was known to ethnologists for his 

 contributions to the history and linguistics of 

 the native races of the West Coast, and dated 

 his interest in ethnological matters from his 

 contact with Mr. Horatio Hale, who visited the 

 West Coast as an ethnologist to the Wilkes 

 exploring expedition. He afterwards trans- 

 mitted vocabularies of a number of the tribes 

 to Dr. Scouler and to Mr. George Gibbs, some 

 of which were published in Contributions to 

 North American Ethnology. In 1884 he pub- 

 lished, in conjunction with Dr. G. M. Dawson, a 

 nearly complete series of short vocabularies of 

 the principal languages met with in British 

 Columbia, and his name is to be found fre- 

 quently quoted as an authority on the history of 

 the Northwest Coast and its ethnology. He fre- 

 quently contributed to the press upon public 

 questions and events now historical. 

 Toughwamish. Se(^ Dwamish. 

 Treasury. The Trea.sury of Languages. 

 I A I rudimentary dictionary | of | 

 universal philology. | Daniel iii. 4. | 

 [One line in Hebrew.] | 



Hall and Co., 25, Paternoster row, 

 London. | (All right.s reserved.) [1873?] 



Colophon : London : | printed by Grant and 

 CO., 72-78, Turnmill street, E. C. 



Title verso blank 1 1. advertisement (dated 

 February 7th, 1873) verso blank 1 1. introduction 

 (signed J. B. and dated October 3l8t, 1873) pp. 

 i-iv, dictionary of languages (in alphabetical 

 order) pp. 1-301, list of contributors p. [302J, 

 errata vei'so colophon 1 1. 12°. 



Edited by James Bouwick, E8q.,F. R. G. S., 

 assisted by about twenty-two contributors, 



