274 WAR BETWEEN QUILEUTE AND CLATSOP. [ethnology 



Tillamook who slept outside were all killed. Now they attacked the 

 houses. Only a few were killed in the upper half of the town, when 

 the people awoke. The Clatsop awoke. Now the [enemy retired and] 

 carried away the children. The Quileute carried away many boys. 

 Now a person ran up the river to inform the people at Kono'pe. Now 

 he told them what had happened; they took their arrows and ran 

 down the river. The Quileute took away the nets. Now the people 

 fought, and the Quileute were driven away. One half of them were 

 killed. Then [the dead ones] were carried into the canoes and they 

 launched their canoes. Part they left on the shore. 



The Clatsop took those canoes and launched them. They went into 

 the canoes of the Quileute and pursued them. They shot their arrows 

 at them. Then the Quileute threw a boy into the water. They struck 

 him on his head and he was drowned. They threw another one into 

 the water and struck him on his head. He swam, and the Clatsop took 

 him into their canoe when they reached him. Thus many boys were 

 thrown into the water. Part survived and part were drowned. Now 

 they passed Point Canby. The Clatsop pursued them on the open sea. 

 Now only three or four men survived in each canoe, and a few canoes 

 only were left. Then the chief of the Clatsop said, "We will return. 

 We have killed a great many." Now the Clatsop returned and the 

 Quileute went home. They arrived at Quenaiult. Their canoes were 

 full of corpses. They placed them upriglit and put on their hats. 

 Then the survivors went ashore, where they were fed by the Quenaiult. 

 The Quileute ate. Now the Quenaiult Ciirried food to their relatives to 

 the canoes. Behold, they were dead ! The Quileute had lied because 

 they were ashamed [that so many of their number had been killed]. 



