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called he rose and said, '*Hade'" (■•This way")- The chief's prop- 

 erty was sufficient for all of his guests. Whoever had slaves gave 

 them away as well. When they began to give his property away the 

 giver stood near the door with a baton in his hand. At that time 

 there were no white men's things, the guests being invited for Indian 

 articles only. After all of his property had l)een distributed the 

 chief made a speech, and the people took their things home. In the 

 morning the guests received all of the dishes, spoons, baskets, etc., 

 and they thanked their host by leaving a dance. Afterward all of the 

 guests returned to their homes. 



Now all the people lived inside of this big house, Wolf house. The 

 young fellows were in the habit of racing one another when tliey went 

 to cut firewood wnth their stone axes. The}^ called it ""Stone-ax- 

 taken-in-canoe." The party that had been beaten became angry, and 

 when the}^ were eating grease together they pushed the fire over upon 

 those who had left them behind. Their opponents did the same 



xoga' yaqa'wagi doA'ti adu'sA gux dutciye'yAti yu'duLiek. TcIuLe' 



for was enough his things who- shives has that is given Then 



among ever awaj'. 



yil'qlatlaq uax awe' yaA'tgalntc, wutsa'ga hA'sdutcl3'e'37^Ati 



the door from near it was when they started giv- a cane had in his hand 



ing his things away 



yu-hAs-At-I'm. Lei Let qa A'ti qo'sti. Ts!as Lingi't A'di awe', 



the one giving them Not white men's things were any. Only Tlingit things there 

 things. were 



ayi's wucdul'qlanutc. Wananl'sawe qla'oduwatan yuqa' A'di 



for it guests always used Atonce spoke the man his 



to be invited. things 



hutcIgixAiij'e'x. An yux a'waat yu'hAsdulauqIu. Tslutfi'tawe .5 



when he was through With out they went their gifts. In tlie morning 



with all. them 



wuduLikl'tc. LdakA't-At tm caI kAk" qA IdakA't-At qoi'qiedjit 



all [their dishes] All things with spoons, baskets, and everything to the guests 



were given away. 



ye dusnitc. QadjI't At kadjl'lawe iJex wudu'dzitle ctoga'date. 



tlms they gave To the things weregiven dance was left for him by way of 



away. people when away thanks. 



LdakA't qox ya'odigu yuqolqle ruil'de. 



All back went the guests to their homes. 



Atxa'we aye' wudu'wa-u yuhi'tLen MakA't qjitc. Gotc-hit j'u'duwasa. 



After that inside lived the big all the Wolf house it was named, 



of it house people. 



AdA'x wild]' kigi' IvAndugA'sItc At sAnayi' tayi's tin. TcIuLe' ye 10 



After that together they always raced things going native with. Then thus 



after axes 



dowasfi'k" De'yax tayl's-a'wate. Wananl'sawe qtltu'n wuti' 



it was called " Stone-ax-taken-in-canoe." Atonce angry got 



yu'yuduLiLli'tkiatc. Wu'djkTqlawe doxa'nAtc yu'ex klisa'nitc. 



the canoe left behind. Together always ate the grease the young 



boys. 



Wananl'sawe yuyuqo'li-Lli'tlda xode'awe ke yaka'oduLitAq yuq'il'n. 



Atonce the side that left among it over was pushed the fire, 



them behind was 



TcIuLe' aya'q! At wu'm. Axode' ke ayaka'oduLitAq 3'u-liqla'ni-xutsl. 



Then in re- some- was done Among over they pushed the burning coals, 



turn thing like if. them 



