16 HISTOBICAL TEXTS. 



lil-UKSUKNI SHIOLLUAL "WALAMSKl'snASH. 



FIGHTS BETWEEN KLAMATH LAKE AND ROGUE RIVER 



INDIANS. 



Given by WawXuks, or Dave Hill, Subchief, in the Klamath Lake Dialect. 



Lap'ni' slia shdllual Walamski'sas Ill-ushkni. Tin4 sha luludgsla 



Twice tbey fought the Ro<;ue Rivors the Lake tribe. One time they enalavod 



tu'm, tinatoks a k4-i lulu^gsla, puedsa'mpgli sa hu'nk. 



many, but the atM-imd not they made 8lav<*s, put to flight they. 



tilUH 



3 Titua Ill-ukskni ktakli'sh g^na Walamsi ; tsiii slaa tu'ma tchi'pksh. 



The first time the Lake tribe arrayed for war went to Rogue River and found many encamped. 



Valley 



Tsiii gakianina tchi'sh (ni'shtak gdkiamna), tsiii ni'lka, tsui W^lamskni 



Then they surrounded the lodges (the same night they surrounded) tht^n it dawned, and the Rogue Rivois 



papatkal sliiishii'dshapelish. Tchiii E-ukskni shui'lpka, tsiii ti'ntkal sa, 



rose from sleep (and) built their fires again. Then the Lake men laid themselves then started up they 



on tUe ground, 



6 yo'ta sha, tchui nga'-isa tu'm Walamski'shash, lakiash a si'uga; *'Takt4kli" 



shot they, and wounded many Rogue River Indians (and) the killed "The R<id " 



chief 



tchi'liuk sa'satk Wdlamsknl laki. Tsui sa nelfria lAkias hu'nk, ndn;(atcli 



80 was cjilled the Rogue River chief. Then they scalped chief the some others 



sha neh'na; tu'm tdnkt hushtch6ka sa, luluagsla tu'm w^wanuish ndend- 



they ecftlpod a good many killed tbey, made slaves of many women chil- 



9 gan's tchf sh. Tsiii g^pgap'l L-ukskni, tsiii gatpampeli sa; tsiii suku'lki 



dren also. Then withdrew the Lake men and home went they, after- they assem- 



wards bled 



y^kanuapkuk 14k hu'nk, tsiii sa } ii'ka, tsiii sa w41as tsi's taw4 lak ipma'- 



for dancing over the and they saug and and they a pole also setup the sticking en 



scalps danced scalps 



tsank, t4t%elam tAlaag tu'shtoks gaki'ma sd-atchuk. Tiinej)ni sa-atsa 



its top, in the midst jnst of the place where they moved scalp-dancing. Five (nights) scalp- 



in a circle ■ danced 



12 sa ni'shta, ga'tak hu'nk sa lii'luags wa'k shnu'shn6%ank shnikshii'l^a 



they all night finally them they slaves by the seizing forced to dance 



arms 



161oks wiggata 



fire close by. 



Titnd lii'ks t'shi'u spu'iitpisham; tsiiyuk giiikakji gii'nipelo. Tsiiyuk 



Some a slave grew np in the power of " " 

 (other) time abductors, 



Some a slave grew np in the power of bis then escaped (and) returned. Then he 



bducti 



15 sapiya gatpampalauk, tsiii sas hu'k a'pka sayuaktant hu'k kiiihi giug. 



made d is- after getting home, and (his that man brought well acquainted this with being, 



closures tribe) country 



Tsiii gdtpa tumi' maklaks MbU'saks ^sawals tsiiils-ha'mi, tsiii gakua K6ke, 



And arrived many Rogue Rivers to the "Obsidian-Place" at salmon-time and they crossed Will am- 



i>i u River, 



tsiii giikiamna latchas. Ka'gi lifhassiiaks tiinkt ; g^na sa, uaniik A'-uksi 



:md siiiiiMiiideil the lodges. 'J'her** warrJotN (there) liad gone all of tht^ni to Klamath 



woru un that time Miu ^L 



