BoAS] PRESERVATION OF FOOD 229 
Fresh Roasted Backbone.—When | the dog-salmon is cut by the 
woman, | the dog-salmon is put on an old mat to be cut. Then | the 
woman cuts off the gills of the dog-salmon, so that they || are attached 
only to the end of the intestines of the dog-salmon. Then she cuts 
off | the head; and as soon as it is off, the woman | begins to cut, 
beginning at the back of the neck of the dog-salmon, and going to 
four finger-widths | from its tail. Then she cuts along the upper side 
of the dorsal fin; | then she turns around what she is cutting, and she 
cuts into it || on the upper (dorsal) side where she stopped, four fin- 
ger-widths from the tail of the dog-salmon. | Then she cuts it, beginning 
from there, until she reaches the back of the neck. | Then the meat 
on the backbone is thick when she takes it off from the | skin. When 
there are many backbones, the woman | takes straight-splitting pine- 
wood and she splits it in || pieces to make roasting-tongs. ‘These are 
four spans |in length. As soon as she finishes splitting them, she 
puts them into the ground | where she is working. Then she takes 
the intestines of the dog-salmon and | rubs them on the roasting- 
tongs. As soon as they are all slimy, | she takes cedar-bark and ties 
it around under the || split part of the roasting-tongs; and after she 
finishes tying it, she takes | the backbone and puts it crosswise into 
the roasting-tongs; and as soon as | four have been put in, she ties a 
piece of cedar-bark | just over them. Then she takes four more pieces 
Fresh Roasted Backbone (Alxwasé L!obedzo xak-!adzo).— Wa, 
hé’*‘maaxs Jaé xwa’LasESwéda gwa‘xnisé, yisa ts!Eda’qé; wi, lazm 
k!egedz0’tsa gwatxnisé laixés .xwaLedzo’we k!ai’k!obana. Wa, 
latmésé ts!0/s*idéda ts!mda’qax q!0’snafyasa gwafxniseé, qa 4‘més 
ixbii’xa ya’x*yigilasa gwaxnisé. Wa, la‘més qa’x‘‘ideq qa lawa- 
yés héx‘tla‘yas. Wii, g-ilfmésé lawi’yéxs la’é xwa’lidéda ts!eda- 
qaxa g’a’x"‘idé lax OxLaatad‘yasa gwatxnisé la’g-aa la’xa mod ae 
lax ts!a’snafyasa gwa‘xnisé. Wai, lan’m é’k: lot tendalax k- lide’ o 
yas. Wa, la xwé 1: idxés xwa’LasE‘wé. Wis, la‘mé’sé xwa/IbEtr’ ae 
nExsa’/wasés wa’laasdé 1la’xa m6’dEné Ee ts!a’snatyasa gwa*xnisé, 
Wi, la‘més xwa’lideq g°i’x‘‘id liq la’laa lax 6’xLaatifyas. Wa, 
laem wa’kwé q!r’ meldzas f‘yasa xak'!idzoxs la’e la’wi la’xés pEsr- 
na’‘ye. Wai, Beare eile moped xa/kladzixs la’éda_ ts!nda’qé 
ix'é’dxa éga’kwa lax xf’smSwé xb/x"meEsa. Wai, laf‘mésé xd’xex"- 
sE/ndgq, qa‘s L!0’psayogwiléq. Wa, lab’m anieip Maul ba’Lafyas 
qa ‘wasgemats. Wai, gi/l*mésé gwal xi’qéxs la’e La’g garlsaq la’xés 
@/axe‘lasé. Wa, lafmé’s &x‘é’ dxa ye’x'yig'ilasa gwa‘xnisé qa‘s 
yilts!nte’ndés la’xa L!6’psayoLé. Wai, g'i’lsmésé la ‘na’/xwa k:lék: !p- 
la’laxs la‘é &x‘é’dxa dEna’sé qa‘s yikane’ lodés la’xa br’nbatyasa 
xf/‘yasa L!0’psayo. Wa, gi’l’mésé gwal yita’qéxs la’é &x‘é/dxa 
xa/k'!ladzo qa‘s gé’g epleiodes la’xa Llopsayo. Wa, g°i’lmésé 
mo’weda la axsaItsloyoxs la’qéxs la’é yilfatn’lotsa dena’sé lax 
é’/k léveliis. Wa, la e’t!éd ax*e’dxa m6’maxat! xa’kladzd qa‘s 
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