43G REPORT— 1902. 



After a little time water was seen to be rising in the kettle. He con- 

 tinued to dance and presently a salmon appeared swimming in the water, 

 A little later a second fish was seen swimming with the first. When this 

 had continued for a little while he stopped his dancing and both fishes and 

 water instantly disappeared. 



Note, — We have here in this story the mythical account of the origin 

 of the salmon su'lia or crest. 



The Story of SiiieIo' and SliElu'tsEniES. 



There were once two women who were widows. They had lost their 

 common husband in war. They each had a son about the same age. 

 The elder was called SmElo' and the younger SkElu'tsEmEs, The mothers 

 trained them very carefully while they were young. When they reached 

 adolescence they underwent their kwakwaii'sEt, or training for medicine- 

 men. They practised themselves in all bodily exercises and became both 

 nimble of feet and strong of limb. In a little time their wonder-working 

 powers came to them, and they could perform wonderful feats. One day 

 they were off the shore in their canoe to hunt for sea-urchins. While 

 they were thus engaged a war-party of Kaue'tcin drew near. They had 

 heard of the powers of the two young shamans and had come to capture 

 them. The mothers of the young men perceived the Kaue'tcin approaching 

 and sought to deceive them into thinking they were themselves the two 

 young men. They climbed to the roof of their dwelling and began running 

 hither and thither in a rapid and bewildering fashion, and thus led the 

 Kaue'tcin to believe them to be the young shamans. Seeing them thus 

 prepared for them they would not land, but contented themselves with 

 seizing SmElo' and SkElu'tsEmEs, whom they took to be slaves of the 

 shamans, and placed them in separate canoes. When they were being 

 seized each took up from the bottom of the canoe his canoe-mat, which was 

 rolled up and contained his war club. The Kaue'tcin now made for home 

 again. They had not gone far, however, when SkElu'tsEmEs looked into 

 his elder brother's eyes in a significant manner and signed to him to be 

 ready. Each then suddenly seized his club and, leaping with nimble feet 

 from one canoe to another, clubbed every one of the Kaue'tcin to death 

 except one man. Him they spared. They then returned to shore and went 

 through a further training. The Kaue'tcin came and did the same thing 

 several times and were on each occasion overcome by the two shamans in 

 the same manner. At last they discovered that the supposed slaves were 

 really SmElo' and SkElu'tsEmEs. The next time they came they seized 

 them as before, but took the precaution on this occasion to deprive them 

 of their rolled mats containing their clubs. This placed the youths in the 

 power of the Kaue'tcin, who took them home. But so fearful were they 

 of their escaping and doing them harm that they shut them up in boxes 

 and kept them fasting for several days. When they thought them subdued 

 they called out to them by their names. Both responded in strong voices. 

 The Kaue'tcin therefore left them to fast still longer. When a further 

 period had gone by they called out to them again. SmElo' still answered in 

 a strong voice ; but SkElu'tsEmEs, perceiving their object, answered more 

 feebly. They therefore thought they were growing weak. The chief of 

 the Kaue'tcin then bade his people assemble together in one house. The 

 boxes containing SmElo' and SkElu'tsEmEs were also brought in and opened 

 and they were allowed to get out. The Kaue'tcin then decorated them and 



