408 THE MOUNTAIN CHANT. 
49, From here they went to Tcétcel-hyitso (Big Oaks), to visit the 
nome of (igin-yosini (yosini is a species of squirrel). It was built of 
black water-slime (¢ragli¢) and the door was of red sunbeams. On the 
east wall hung a big black log; on the south wall, a blue log; on the 
west wall, a yellow log; and on the north wall, a white log; in which 
logs the squirrels dwelt. Although they were squirrels, they were 
young men and young women, and looked very much like one another. 
All had red and black stripes on their backs. These taught him how 
to make and bury the kethawns sacred to themselves. 
50. Dsilninéla‘ (Last Mountain) is a conical, sharp pointed eminence, 
shaped like a Navajo hogan or lodge. It is black and has white streaks 
running down its sides. This was the next place they visited. Within 
the mountain was a house, whose door was of darkness and was guarded 
by Tc4pani (the Bat) «and an animal called Gantso (of crepuscular or 
nocturnal habits). Here dwelt many young men and young women who 
were skunks (goliji), and they taught the Navajo wanderer how to make 
and how to bury the kethawns which are sacred to the skunk. 
51. The next place to which they went was Dsil niki¢i- agi (Mountain 
Comes Down Steep), and here they found the place where Glo‘dsilkai 
(Abert’s squirrel, Sciwrus aberti) and Glo‘dsiljini dwelt. When the four 
entered, the squirrels said to them: ““What do you want here? You 
are always visiting where you are not welcome.” The gods replied: 
“Be not angry with us. This is a Navajo who was a captive among 
the Ute, but he has escaped and has suffered much. I‘¢ni‘ (the Light- 
ning) has bidden us to take him to the homes of all the ¢igini (holy 
ones, supernatural beings); therefore we have brought him here.” ‘It 
is well,” said the squirrels; “but he is hungry and must have some 
food.” They brought him pion nuts, pine nuts, spruce nuts, and serv- 
ice berries; but the gods told him not to partake of the nuts or he 
would be changed into a squirrel, to eat only of the service berries. 
When he had finished his meal, the squirrels showed him how to make 
two kethawns and how to bury them. 
52. Now Niltei whispered: “‘Let us go to Dsilya-igiv” (Four Door- 
ways Under a Mountain), where dwells @asani (the Porcupine). His 
house was in a black- mountain. At the eastern doorway there was a 
black spruce tree for a door. On the other sides there were no doors ; 
the entrances were open. They found here four porcupine gods, two 
male and two female. They were colored according to the four car- 
dinal hues. The black one stood in the east, the blue one in the south, 
the yellow one in the west, and the white one in the north. They in- 
structed him concerning the kethawns of the porcupines, and they 
offered him food, which consisted of the inner bark of different kinds of 
trees. But again, prompted by Niltci, he refused the food, saying that 
he was not able to eat food of that kind. ‘It is well,” said the poreu- 
pines, ‘¢and now you may leave us.” 
