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184 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BLH. ANN. 35 
into his house. Then he takes | the clams and carries them down to 
the beach | and breaks them and puts them into his trap; and after 
he has done so, | he puts the roof on again. He puts the hemlock- 
branches over it | and puts on four medium-sized stones over the 
hemlock-branches. Then it is ready again when the tide comes in. | 
Then he goes up. | 
Gathering Herring-Spawn.—When the herring is about to spawn, | 
theman who goes after herring-spawn looks for fine | hemlock-branches 
with smooth leaves. When he finds them, | he goes home. Then he 
watches for the herring to spawn. || As soon as the sea begins to look 
milky, the man goes | for the hemlock, and breaks off long branches 
of the | hemlock; and after he has broken off many, | he carries them 
to the spawning-place. Then he takes long | cedar-poles and takes 
them to the spawning-place; and he also || takes stout rope and long 
stones, and he ties the end | to the long stones. Then he takes a thin, 
long | rope and takes a long pole and puts it | into thesea. Then he 
takes the hemlock-branches and ties them to the | pole with the long, 
thin rope; and he only stops when || the hemlock reaches the end of 
the long pole. Then he puts it into the water at the | spawning-place 
of the herrings, and he takes the big rope and | ties its end to the pole, 
and he puts the stone into the water. | Then it is an anchor when it is 
in the water. | 
laxa gaweéq!anemé qa‘s lai dalaqéxs laé lents!ésEla laxa L!ema‘isé 
qa‘s li tmptslilas laxés Lawayowé. Wa, gilfmésé gwalmxs laé 
xwélaqa paqimts silas. Wa, laxaé ét!éd xesryintsa q!waxé laq. Wai 
laxaé ét!ed t!aqnyintsa modsgEmé ha‘yal‘a t!esema lax okityatyasa 
q!waxé. Wa, larmxaé gwalés qo yixwaLo. Wa, lam Jasdésa. 
Gathering Herring-Spawn.—Wa, hé’*maaxs la’é p!extilé’da wa’- 
énatyé; wi, le’da wa’ts!énoxwé brgwa’nEm, hé’x‘‘idaEm la a’/lix é’k'a 
q!wa’xa, yi’xa ‘nema’xLas k'!a’momo. Wi, gi’lfmésé q!a’qéxs 
la’é né’‘nakwa. Wiis, la q!a’q!alalaxa wa’‘na‘yé qa wa’s‘idés. Wa, 
gi/lsmésé dzem6’‘na’ktiléda db’msx‘iixs laé’da begwa’nEmeé qia’s‘id 
qa‘s lé la’xa q!wa’xé qa‘s L!ex‘widéxa gi’lsg‘flt!a lax wilts!aniisa 
q!wa’xasé. Wai, ge f’lsmésé la q!é’nmemé L!Egwa’nEmaséxs la’é 
gE/mxElaq qa‘s lés la’xa wa’yadé. Wai, la é’t!éd ax‘e’dxa gvilt!a 
dzexEqwa’ qa‘s léxat! &x‘a’lisaq la’xa wa’yadée. Wa, la’‘xaa 
ix*é/dxa Le/kwé denb’ma LE‘wa g‘iltsemé t!é’seEma. Wi, la mo’x"- 
bents la’xa giltspmé t!é’seEma. Wai, la ix‘é’dxa wi'ltowé g‘i’lt!la 
dgnE’ma. Wai, la &x‘é’dxa g‘i/lt!a dzmsEqwa’ qa‘s k-atste’ndés 
la’xa dk’/msx'é. Wai, la ix°é’dxa q!wa’xé qa‘s le yibenda‘las la’xa 
dzEsEqwé’ yi'sa gvilt!a wi/ltd drnk’ma. Wa, a’I'mésé gwa’texs la’é 
la‘bendéda q!wa’xaxa g‘i’/lt!a dzeseqwa’. Wa, la Llestw’nts lax 
wa’yasLasa wa’‘nafyé. Wii, la &x‘é’dxa LE’kwé dEnE’ma qa‘s 
mo’x"bendés la’xa dzeseqwé’. Wai, la &x‘stp’ntsa t!e’sEmée. Wa, 
lak’m q!E’/ltsema yixs la’é ixa’la. 
