382 CONTENTS. 
Original texts and translations of songs— Continued. : Page. 
Other’songs’ and extracts (sem os )s <email a 464 
Song of the Prophet to the San Juan River ...-....2.--..------------ ~ 464 
Song of the Building of the Dark Circle..........--------2+---+-+--+- “4G4 
Prayer toy Dsilyis Ney ani serpats a a rere te tele ete alte ate eet ole ete leteete=eeate atone 465 
Song of the Rising Sun Dance------. oo eee ere ene wenn 465 
Instructions given to the akaninili ........ 222. 22. 2225 225 - cee e ne saee 466 
Prayer of the Prophet to) his: Mask =~ 2-52 2 2-= sects sie=e-e ere ae = 466 
Last Words of the Prophet .........-...--. jaseececeste ea selecaesere ee 467 
NOTE ON THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAVAJO WORDS. 
The spelling of Navajo words in this paper is in accordance with the alphabet of 
the Bureau of Ethnology: 
e=ch in chin; ¢=th in this; ¢=th in think; j=z in azure; q=German ch in 
machen; ‘shows that a vowel is aspirated ; the vowels have the continental sounds; 
ai is the only diphthong, and is likei in line; lis usually aspirated; the other letters 
have the ordinary English pronunciation. 

