164 POETIC TEXTS. 



162 ; 4. Of the yati;^al, white-headed or bald eagle, Haliaetns leucocephaliis, another 

 conjurei-'s song was obtained. Cf. 165 ; 5. 



162; 5. The wording of this song could not be obtained with certainty. 



162; (J. Stands for: ati tchelii'wash nu g6na. 



162; 7. t6-i, t6-i has no meaning, but simply .serves fo beat the measure when 

 dancing with short steps. 



163; 8. This song is said to be that of the quiver (tokanksh) and its purport the 

 same as that of No. 7. Yiihiash is a kind of aquatic bird. 



163 ; 9. A similarly worded .song is in the Modoc collection, given by Toby Riddle. 



163; 10. Sh^walsh iw hei'o lengthened into sht'iwalisli for metrical reasons. 



163 ; 11. This is a favorite song of a kiuks on the Williamson Eiver, called Skiikum 

 Doctor (stout doctor). Given by Dave Hill, also 12 and 13. 



163; 1.3. Foot prints not larger than those of a baby are sometimes discovered in 

 the higher mountains of the Cascade Uauge. The Indians refer them to a dwarf" called 

 na'hnias, whose body can be seen by the conjurers of the tribe only. The dwarf gives 

 them his advice for curing the sicknesses of others and inspires them with a superior 

 kind of knowledge. 



163 ; 14-16 were dictated by an Indian whom I found at Linkville. 



163 ; 15. The name of the animal, probably a bird, to which this conjurer's song 

 refers was not obtained. Cf. .shApsam ptchiwip in Dictionary. 



E-UKSHIKiSHAM KIUKSAM SUUl'sH. 



INCANTATIONS OF THE KLAMATH LAKE CONJURERS. 



Obtained from " Seegeant" Morgan. 



1. Song of the Lake: 



KtsAlui g^-u ^-ush 



My lake is glittering in azure colors. 



2. Song of the rain-storm: 



G^-u a-i iKipaks n^pka, 

 gfllkdsh gd-u hu shulsh. 



Tlio disease produced by me has arrived, 



I am the storm and wind and this is my song. 



3. Song of the conjurer^s arrow: 



G^-u a liu't hanji'sish 



This here is my long inagi<^ ;iir(>\v. 



4. Song of the North wind: 



Yi'inisam gd-u ge'-ish kapa -i__-|-i^ 



I :iiii the North wind. ;iii(l in my p:itli 1 am irresiRtil)lo. 



