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is of the «iMu' order as tlu> le<;en<l!J of Tsurkfiln', K;1im'sta, etc. Tlio people whom 

 the luinter met inside the enchanted mountain are evidently the same desrrihed in 

 the last-named story (number 82), with the guests from the lost settlement. 



The name Tsuwe'nilhl can not be translated, but may possibly have a connection 

 with uwe'iuihl, "rich." 



Kanu'tjn and Tsnwdtd'da — See notes under number SI, " Tsurkillu'," and num- 

 ber 82, "Kana'sta." 



Parched corn — This was the standanl provision of the warrior when on the march 

 among all the tribes east of the Mississippi and prolialily among all the corn-growiug 

 tribes of America. It is the pinole of the Tarumari a:id other Mexican tribes. The 

 Cherokee call it gah&u^'nila. Hawkins thus describes it as .seen with his Cherokee 

 guides in 1796: "They are small eaters, use no salt and but little bread. They carry 

 their parchetl corn meal, wmaclaw, and mix a handful in a pint of water, which they 

 drink. Although they had plenty of corn and fowls, they mafle no other provision 

 than a small bag of this for the path. I have plenty of provisions and give them 

 some at every meal. I have several times drank of the wissactaw, and am fond of it 

 with the aiUlition of some sugar. To make of the best quality, 1 am told the corn 

 should first be boiled, then parched in hot ashes, sifted, powdered, aud made into 

 flour.'" 



The seat was a turtle — This incident also occurs in number 84, "The Man who Mar- 

 led the Thunder's Sister." The species meant is the saligu'gl or connnon water 

 turtle. 



Like dogs' paws — No reason is given for this peculiarity, wliich is nowliere else 

 mentioned as a characteristic of the mountain spirits. 



Oldtohaccii — Ti^al-agilyiifi'li, "ancient tobacco," the iVJcohorea ?v(.s7(Va, sacred among 

 all the eastern tribes. See number 6, "How they Brought back the Tobacco," and 

 number 126, "Plant Lore." 



Thorns of honey locust — This incident occurs also in number 63, "Uiltsaiyl', The 

 Gambler." 



84. The .M.\N who .m.\rriei) the Thunder's sister (p. .34.5) : This story was heard 

 first from John Ax, and afterward with additions and variants from Swinuner and 

 others. It is also briefly noted in Hagar's manuscript "Stellar Legends of the 

 Cherokee." 



As explained elsewhere, the Thunder spirits are supposed to have their favorite 

 residence under catara(^ts, of whicli Tallulah falls is probably the greatest in the 

 Cherokee country. The connection of Thunder and Rain spirits with snakes and 

 water animals is a matter of universal primitive belief and has already been noted. 

 One Cherokee informant told Ilagar (see above) that "Thunder is a horned snake (?), 

 and lightning its tongue, and it lives witli water and rains." It is hardly necessary 

 to state that the dance was, and is, among all the tribes, not only the most frequent 

 form of social amusement, but also an important part of every great religious or 

 other ceremonial function. 



Sdkivi'yt — Abbreviated Silkwi', an ancient town about on the site of the present 

 village of Soquee on the creek of the same name near Clarkesville, in Habersham 

 county, Georgia. 



J/hrrj/ him — Among nearly all the tribes, with the exception of the Pueblo, the 

 marriage ceremony was simple, consisting ciiiefiy of the giving, liy the lover, of cer- 

 tain present.s to the parents of the intended l)ride, by way of compensating them for 

 the lo.ss of their daughter, after she lierself had lirst signilied her consent to the union. 

 Althougli tliis has been rejiresented as a |)urchase, it was really only a formal ratifi- 

 cation of the contract, which the girl wa-s free to accept or reject as she chose. On 

 the other hand, should the presents be insufficient to satisfy the parents, they were 



1 Manu-script .lournal, 1796, with Georgia Historiral .Society. Savannali. 

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