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text is far from beiug complete. It refers to a locality above the confluence of Sprague 

 and Williamson Rivers, called Ktaltini, or "Standing Rock". A high rock stands 

 there at the edge of a steep hill, and, according to the legend, the Indians who put 

 pitch on their head were changed into that rock. Near by, a lumber-dam looking 

 like a beaver-dam, across the Williamson River, partly resting on rocks projecting 

 from the bottom of the river. K'miikamtch longed for the destruction of this dam, 

 muddied the water to prevent the Indians from fishing and hired the loon to destroy 

 the objectionable structure. The loon dived into the waters and forced its way through 

 the dam by main strength. The Indians dwelling on the shore depended for their 

 living on the fisheries, and seeing their existence at stake tried to gig the loon, but 

 succeeded only in hitting its tail-feathers. When the loon had accomplished his task 

 K'mukamtch oflered to reward him in any manner wished for. The loon then wished 

 to have white spots on its back, and K'mukamtch satisfied the request by spitting 

 chalk upon the downy surface of its body. 



132, 3. lueluak; formed by vocalic dissimilation; cf. N'ote to 114, 3. 



BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIONS. 



Wdsh t%ii'tzatkish; tsui sa lu'la wdsham t^u't^ash. 



Prairie-wolf is sootbeayer ; and they believe in wolf 8 prophecy. 



Mdklaks hu'nk lu'la vi^asliam pdkluipkash k'ldkuapksht tche'k; t%u'- 



Indians believe, prairie-wolf when howls, they will die after a while; pre- 



t%uk pdkluipka. 3 



saging he howls. 



Mdklaks hu'nk lu'la piishish ha'masht i-unegshtka, t;(u't;fuk h^ma; 



Indians believe, the cat when cries just after sanset, for presaging it mews; 



death 



tchiki'n tchish ha'masht 1-un^gshtka gli'lu, t^u't^uk tchek hii'ma. Wdtchag 



tho chicken also when crows jnst after sunset the female, for presaging then it crows. The dog 



death 



tchi'sh wawa-a l-undgshtka, kii-i tchamluk. 6 



also (when) whines right after sunset, the signs are bad. 



Watsdg tchi'shtat tx6t%a 1-una'gshtka; tsui gdtpa mdklaks, gli'lki ngd- 



A dog at a lodge howls just after sunset; then comes an Indl.iD, attacks, wounds 



prophetically 



isha at hustso'^a. Sa-dmoks h4tokt tchia tu'sht hushtcho'pja, k4-i hunk 



and kills (the owner). A relative, (who) there lived right where the murder was, did not him 



shiuga; tsui tu'tuk spu'nshna lu'gshla vii'nsh s^^na witsii'ls dna tu'tuk 9 



kill; then seizing (him) they arrest, enslave him, the canoe row away, fishing-net carry taking 



with them 



ktsl'k, sndwedsh spii'nshna hissuaks shiukaluk. Kilu'sh at k^tak a 



oars, bis wife they abdnct, (her) bnsband being the murderer. Furions he quits and 



tsa'wik. 



is demented 



