10 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER VII. 
THE HU’-PA. 
Their power—Prevalence of their language—Clans very numerous—Dress and implements—Laws and 
customs—Murder—Singular punishment for adultery—Position of bastards— Measurement of money— 
“ Squaw-money ”—Language—Counting ages by the teeth. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
THE HUPA—Continned. 
Dances, doctor dance, dance for luck—Great value of white-deer skins—Also of obsidian or jasper 
knives—A splendid head-dress — Dance of peece— Legend of Gard — Description of the dance of 
peace—Rites of burial—Story of Nish-fang—Puberty dance—Price of a wife. 
CHAPTER IX. 
TRIBES TRIBUTARY TO THE HUPA. 
The Chil-li-la—Language—Terrible superstitions—The Whil/-kut— Habitat and language—The Kel’-ta— 
“Mr. Baker”—Lodges and food—Curious custom in gambling—Clairvoyance—Good and evil—The 
dead—The Chi-mal’.a-kwe—Paid tribute—Loss of language—Diseases—Use of the assembly cham- 
ber—The Pat/-a-we—War of 1864—Total destruction. 
CHAPTER X. 
THE PAT’-A-WAT. 
Fertility of dwelling-place—Low estaté—Lodges and habits—Hereditary chief—Value of life—Deyils— 
Use of herbs—Old burying-grounds—Numerals. 
CHAPTER XI. 
THE VI-ARD. 
Lodges—Trapping game—Old Ephraim—Eel-traps—Dense population—Great eaters—Making arrow 
heads—Thanksgiving dance—Oration of plenty. 
CHAPTER XII. 
THE MAT-TOAL‘. 
Habitat—Bravery—Diet of fish—Predatory raids—Glue—Tattooing—Geographical study—Sacredness of 
herald—The dead—Legend of creation—Theory of spirits—Legend of Sattik—Filial ingratitude— 
The Lo-lon’-kuk. 
CHAPTER XIII. 
THE WAI-LAK-KI. 
Theory of origin—Speculations —Kindred tongues—Shell-money—Summer resorts—Food—Running down 
deer—Black bear dance—Clover dance—Lack of filial piety—Mountain trails—Quarrelsome race— 
A fight—The Las’-sik—Dispossessed nomads—Manner of robbing—The Sai’-az—A warlike race—Con- 
dition on the reservation—Bad management—Pandenmonism—Language. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
THE YU-KI. 
Round Valley—Uncertainty of name—“The Thieves”—A bad race—Yuki characteristics—Different 
lodges of California—Population—Medical practice—Green-corn dance—An incident—The Yuki 
devil—Reservation facts and figures—Indian sehools—The Chu-mai-a—Always at war—The mode 
of challenge--Story of Bloody Rock. 
