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III. 



K'mukamtch hfi'nk ndkosh hu'nk tdplalash nd-ul%a shno-uyaldtki 



K*m6kanitch a dam the loon ordered to destroy 



shaah. K'mukamtch hu'nk pi tpii'wa t4plalash shnewi'tki giug, pi kii-i 



to them. K'ratikamtch ho ordered the loon to destroy (it), (bat) no 



3 tud kia'tti liieluak. Hu'ksha hu'nk nakushksh4kshni ku-idsha kia'm 



flsh to kill. Those who dwelt at tho dam lotten flsh 



nutuyakia nakosh ga'tant, K'mukdmtchish shiuguk, kii-idsha kia'm pAtki 



threw over tho dam to the other (for) K'miikamtch to kill, rotten fish (be) go- 



side of, 



gfug. Tchui K'mukamtch shdwiguk ku-i sham ndkush shu'ta; tchui 



ing to eat. Then K'mdkamtch in wrath their dam spoiled; npon this 



6 ndkush^enkni shMmiuk shti'ya shishi'dsha shu'ktaldshank lAk. Tchiii 



the dam-neighbors in niourninp pitch put on head, cutting off (their) hair. Then 



Kd-ag wdtanta shash, ktd-i sha k'l^ka. Tchuyunk K'mukamtch lupaksh 



the Raven laughed at them, rocks they became. Hereupon K'mAkamtoh obalk 



shna-ulAmna tapMlash. 



spit over the loon. 



NOTES. 



I. This myth intends to explain the existence of the large number of rocks found 

 at the locality called Shuyu;i^alkshi. 



131, 2. Kd-akamtch. The adjectives -amtch, -dmtchiksh appended to animal 

 names designate mythologic characters. Adjectives of an equal meaning occur in all 

 the western languages, as far as these have been studied. Of. Note to 126, 11. 12. 



II. In this myth, as well as in other grizzly bear stories recorded in this volume, 

 this bear is always killed, conquered or cheated by his quicker and more cunning 

 adversaries. Nevertheless his clumsy form and narrow, ferocious intellect .are very 

 popular among the tribes, who have invented and still invent numerous stories to 

 illustrate his habits and disposition. 



131, 5. Kiuti is the name of an Indian camping-place situated a short distance 

 north of Modoc Point, on eastern shore of Upper Klamath Lake. 



131, 6. h4tkok qualifies shkii'lp^a and ydmnash is the indirect object of shftlu'tam- 

 antk. Shku'l/a, udnuk y4mnash shulu'tamautko, wawakshniitko tchish: "he lay 

 down to sleep, keeping all his neckwear on himself, and not taking off his moccasins." 

 Shulu'tamna can in other connections refer to the clothing, but here it has special 

 reference to the beads. 



131, 11. kti'ukuela. Tradition reports, that Old Grizzly was pushed over some of 

 the high rocks at Modoc Point. 



131, 13. Yimakishash etc. In these words may be recorded the reminiscence of an 

 ancient fight between the Klamath people and some Northern tribe which had come 

 South on a hunting expedition. A Klamath song-line given in this volume also recalls 

 an ancient inroad made by the "Northerners". The grizzly bear represented the 

 Klamath tribe, tho wolf the Northern Oregonians, perhaps as ancient totem signs; the 

 bear ha%nng been killed by an intruder, the Klamaths had to take revenge for the insult. 



III. The object of this myth is to explain, among other things, the origin of the 

 white spots on the head and back of the loon (t^plal). But the myth as given in the 



