Chapter XXI: Part 21

On the point at Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ is a place named Slaves’-valley. Their slaves always[162] came from far to the south. Then the owner of this house killed four slaves for his guests, while the next in rank killed two slaves, and the whole number killed at that time was ten. After they had killed them they threw their bodies down into this valley. There two of them came to life, and one, getting up, opened and closed his fingers to the people sitting on the hill. From that time the place was named Slaves’-valley by the Kā’gwᴀntān.

Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ ᴀˊłukwa ye duwasāˊkᵘ
Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ on the point of thus [is a place] named

Gūx-qǃagᴀˊkǃa. Yūîx̣kīˊdᴀx dusǃnᴀˊxtīn Łīngîˊt 343-10
Slaves’-valley. From far down [south] went Tlingit

āˊawe qaˊdjî ỵaˊnatidjīn. Yūˊhît sǃātīˊdjawe daqǃūˊn
those people they always were. The house owner of was four

uwadjᴀˊq yugūˊx yuqoīˊqǃe dāqǃ. Yūˊqǃāk ỵîˊkde
killed the slaves the guests for. The small valley down in

tcǃuʟeˊ dāk cāˊdutītc. Tsǃu duˊniya deˊa
then out they always threw them. Next [day] was ordered now

dēx gūx āˊwadjᴀq. Djînkāˊt wudūˊwadjᴀq yūˊgūx. Dᴀˊxᴀnᴀx
two slaves killed. Ten were killed slaves. Two

gūˊxawe ᴀqǃ qox wudiᴀˊt yūˊqǃāk tāqǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ
slaves there to life started to come the valley in. Then

tcaodᴀnugūˊawe gēˊgwaʟǃiawate
when one of them got up he opened and closed his fingers

yu-dekīˊtnᴀq. Kāˊgwᴀntānqǃē xōˊdê
to those standing on the hill. Kāˊgwᴀntān among

tcǃuāˊtxawe ye dowasāˊkᵘ yūˊʟǃᴀtk Gux-qǃāˊgakǃ.
from that very time thus was named the place Slave-valley.

By and by they began to feed their guests. The people of all this world were there. The one who had invited them began to dress himself. Even now this part of the feast is named All-arisen [to attend to the feast]. They put on their abalone shells, Indian paint, and eagle feathers on their heads, and the women ear pendants. By and by the headman was told to start his song. This man always said, “All right, you are ready, my outside shell.” He wore a blanket which had been kept laid away in a box and all the other things that his dead predecessor had worn. His wife also had her blanket secured around her waist. He always handed out his moose skins to the people. The chief always distributed for the dead.

ʟēqǃ ānîˊ qoxeˊ aweˊ ỵaoduˊdzîdᴀq
One [day] town they were in when they come to feed

qoīˊqǃê. Łdakᴀˊt yałīˊngît-āˊnî g̣e qoaˊnî ayuˊ 344-5
the guests. All this world inside people it was

ᴀt ỵaˊodîha. Yūʟǃᴀˊtk adᴀˊxayu ctāt kaˊodicî
there were. The town from in began to dress himself

yuˊ-tut-qowaīˊqǃīỵa. “Wudūˊwᴀnāq”
the one who invited the guests. “All got up” [to attend to feast]

ye dowasāˊkᵘ tcǃūỵedᴀˊt. Dasᴀqāˊda
thus is named even now. They put on their things,

gunxaˊ cā qoˊa gokuʟǃēˊnx̣ᵘ qā
abalone shells, the women, however, ear pendants and

łēˊqǃaya qa qǃoaʟǃ qāˊca. Wananiˊsayuˊ
Indian paint and eagle feathers on their heads. All at once

acāde-hānî qǃēˊcukᴀndoqetc.
the head man (at head standing) was told to start his song.

“Gūc waēˊtc dāˊnaỵiti” yūˊỵᴀnaqetc,
“All right, you are ready,” was what he always said

“ᴀxdakᴀnūˊqǃuqǃaỵᴀˊxᴀ.” Yutcǃāˊkᵘ dunāˊwaqǃūu 344-10
“my outside shell.” A long time he had on [a blanket]

ᴀt ỵiˊỵᴀnuaxtc. Ducᴀˊt
always kept laid away in a box. His wife

qoūłsîˊktc. Yūˊᴀsǃātê wūnāˊ
always tied up [her blanket round her waist]. The owner was dead

wuqǃūˊ qoˊa wudaqǃūˊtc. Qāˊdjīt ᴀcuˊāxtc
wore, however, he always wore. To people he always handed out

yutsîˊskǃ wāˊsa ᴀsdjīˊỵakugue. Ayᴀˊxawe
the moose skins what he had. For them (the dead)

udjāˊqtc.
he always killed (i. e., distributed).

After all the blankets had been brought out, they were taken up one at a time, and the names of those who were to receive called out, beginning with the guest highest in rank. When one’s name was called he rose and said, “Hadeˊ” (“This way”). The chief’s property was sufficient for all of his guests. Whoever had slaves gave them away as well. When they began to give his property away the giver stood near the door with a baton in his hand. At that time there were no white men’s things, the guests being invited for Indian articles only. After all of his property had been distributed the chief made a speech, and the people took their things home. In the morning the guests received all of the dishes, spoons, baskets, etc., and they thanked their host by leaving a dance. Afterward all of the guests returned to their homes.

Yuqoīˊqǃe xōqǃ dāk qax dudjîˊłînawe
The guests among out after they had taken all

aqdoᴀˊxtc. Yuqoīˊqǃe cāˊde-hānî
they always take up one at a time. The guests head man [among]

duīˊt dułūˊtc. “Hadeˊ” yūˊỵᴀnaqetc.
to him always gave it. “This way” was what he always said.

Djîłdakᴀˊt yuqoīˊqǃe xog̣ūˊ ỵaqāˊwagî doᴀˊtî adūˊsᴀ
All the guests for among was enough his things whoever

gūx dutcīyēˊỵᴀtî yūˊduʟ̣iēk. Tcǃuʟeˊ yāˊqǃatǃāq
slaves has that is given away. Then the door

nᴀx aweˊ yaᴀˊtgaīntc,
from near it was when they started giving his things away

wutsāˊg̣a hᴀˊsdutcīyēˊỵᴀtî yū-hᴀs-ᴀt-īˊnî. ʟēł ʟ̣ēt
a cane had in his hand the one giving them things. Not white

qā ᴀˊti qōˊstî. Tsǃᴀs Łīngîˊt ᴀˊdî aweˊ, aỵîˊs
men’s things were any. Only Tlingit things were for it

wucduīˊqǃanutc. Wānanīˊsawe qǃaˊoduwatān
guests always used to be invited. At once spoke

yuqāˊ ᴀˊdî hūtcǃgîxᴀłiyēˊx. Ān 345-5
the man his things when he was through with all. With them

yux āˊwaāt yūˊhᴀsdułaūqǃu. Tsǃutāˊtawe
out they went their gifts. In the morning

wuduʟ̣ikīˊtc. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt tîn cᴀł
all [their dishes] were given away. All things with spoons,

kᴀkᵘ qᴀ łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt qoīˊqǃedjīt ye dusnītc.
baskets, and everything to the guests thus they gave away.

Qadjīˊt ᴀt kadjīˊławe ʟǃēx wuduˊdzîtǃe
To the people things were given when away dance was left for him

ctog̣āˊdatê. Łdakᴀˊt qox ỵaˊodigu yuqoīqǃe
by way of thanks. All back went the guests

ānīˊdê.
to their homes.

Now all the people lived inside of this big house, Wolf house. The young fellows were in the habit of racing one another when they went to cut firewood with their stone axes. They called it “Stone-ax-taken-in-canoe.” The party that had been beaten became angry, and when they were eating grease together they pushed the fire over upon those who had left them behind. Their opponents did the same thing. They did not have any shirts on. The chiefs, however, were sitting on top of the retaining timbers and had nothing to do with this. It was all done by their nephews. This thing never was forgotten, although now people do not kill one another. They threw fire at one another. Finally, however, one of the cohoes people, whose house was behind this, ran down bearing the raven hat, and made a noise like the raven. “G̣ā,” he said. Because they heard this raven they did not kill one another.

ᴀtxāˊwe aỵēˊ wudūˊwa-u yuhîˊt ʟēn łdakᴀˊt
After that inside of it lived the house big all

qātc. G̣ōtc-hît yūˊduwasa. Adᴀˊx wūdj kīgîˊ 345-10
the people. Wolf house it was named. After that together

kᴀndugᴀˊsǃtc ᴀt sᴀnāỵîˊ tāỵīˊs tîn. Tcǃuʟeˊ
they always raced things going after native axes with. Then

ye dowasāˊkᵘ Deˊyax tāỵīˊs-āˊwatê. Wānānīˊsawe qātūˊn
thus it was called “Stone-ax-taken-in-canoe.” At once angry

wūtîˊ yūyuduʟ̣îʟǃîˊtkîatc. Wūˊdjkīqǃawe doxāˊnᴀtc yūˊēx
got the canoe left behind. Together always ate the grease

kǃîsāˊnîtc. Wānānīˊsawe yūyuqoˊłî-ʟǃîˊtkia
the young boys. At once the side that left them behind

xōdeˊawe ke ỵakaˊoduʟ̣îtᴀq yūqǃāˊn. Tcǃuʟeˊ aỵāˊqǃ
among it was over was pushed the fire. Then in return

ᴀt wūˊnî. ᴀxodêˊ ke aỵakaˊoduʟ̣îtᴀq
something was done like it. Among them over they pushed

yu-łîqǃāˊni-x̣ūtsī. Łēł kǃūdᴀˊsǃ kākᴀˊ.
the burning coals. Not shirts they had on.

Łīngîˊt ʟᴀnqǃ qoˊa tᴀqǃ cakīˊ
Tlingit great ones (= chiefs), however, retaining planks on top

ke uwaqeˊ. ʟēł ᴀx ūˊcî yuanqāˊqǃutc.
up sat. Not touched (= had anything to do with) the chiefs.

Qoˊa tsǃᴀs dux̣āˊqǃuawe ye quwanuˊq. ʟēł qut
But only their nephews thus were doing it. Not ever

qēˊux̣īx̣tc yūadeˊ ᴀt wūnīˊyiỵᴀ. Tcǃūỵedᴀˊt ʟēł
it got lost what happened was like that. Even now not,

qoˊa wudj wududjᴀˊq. Tcǃayāˊ datcūˊnawe wūdj
however, they kill each other. Like it, however, one another

xōdêˊ ỵaoduʟ̣îg̣êˊtc yuqǃāˊn. ʟ̣ǃuknaxāˊdîdjīqǃawe 346-5
among they threw the fire. Cohoes people

ye ỵatîˊ yēł sǃāx̣ᵘ. ᴀtǃāˊt łaāˊ hᴀsduhîˊtî. An
have raven hat. Back of it was their house. With it

āˊỵeq awaguˊt. Akaˊoduwaᴀx yūˊyēł. “G̣ā,” yūˊỵawaqa.
down one went. He made noise of the raven. “G̣ā,” he said.

ᴀtc ʟēł wūdj wududjāˊq yēł akaˊ
That is why not each other (because) they killed raven on it

wudūˊaxētc. ᴀtcaweˊ aỵīˊtx yux
always was heard. That is why from down in [the house] out

wuˊłig̣āsǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ hîtqǃ wuduʟ̣iyêˊx tcǃū ᴀqǃ.
they moved. Then houses they built right there.

This is what caused all the trouble. We are called Burnt-house people, because the timbers of that house caught fire and were burned, and for this reason the people moved out of it and built other houses in the same place. Afterward some of the Burnt-house people moved to this place (Sitka). Because we are their descendants we are here also. They continue to be here because we occupy their places.

ᴀtaỵaˊ ᴀt cūˊwᴀnî. Yūˊhît aqᴀˊxyedî
This is what caused all the [trouble]. The house main beams

wułqǃāˊnetc. ᴀˊtcaya Kāˊgwᴀntān yūˊhaduwasākᵘ. 346-10
got on fire. This is why Burnt-house people we are called.

Yuhîˊt qᴀˊxyedî kawugānēˊtc. ᴀdjaweˊ yūx ᴀt
The house beams were burned. This is why out things

kaˊoduwadjêł. Hîtqǃ ye ỵaqāˊwagê Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊqǃ.
they took. Houses (therefore) there are many at Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ.

ᴀtxaweˊ yāˊde aˊołig̣āsǃ.
This is why to this place (i. e., Sitka) some moved.

Kāˊgwᴀntān yāt wudūˊwau. Aỵîdeˊ
Burnt-house people here lived. Their children (or descendants)

qotuˊstiỵīˊdjaỵa yāqǃ ye hāˊỵate ōhāˊn tsǃu. ᴀtcēˊỵa
because we are here thus we are we also. This is why

ỵīdᴀˊt tcǃu ye ỵānaguˊt yāˊỵedᴀt a-ītēˊ
now still thus it goes on [because] now in place of them

qotustēỵīˊtc.
we live.

FOOTNOTES:

[158] Cf. story 32.

[159] At Cape Fairweather.

[160] For songs composed regarding these experiences of Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, see songs 2 and 3.

[161] Said when one loses a good thing or refuses to take it.

[162] “Usually” would be truer.

105. STORY OF THE KÂˊCKǃE QOAN[163]

Łtᴀxdᴀˊx was dead. He had a valuable copper, and he also had a dish named Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ. When he was dead they took his property out. Those of the house in which these people lived who obtained the dish got into trouble over it. Whoever had a sister told her to go with him. “Let us go to some other place,” he said. The people that went away were from that side of the house from which the dish was taken away. They were sad on that account. Probably they numbered about forty. They said, “Let us go straight for that mountain.” Whoever had three brothers took them along to carry things for him. After that they came out under the brow of the big mountain. On the way they dressed themselves in their fine clothing, some in weasel-skin coats, some in marten-skin coats, and they wore hats also because they wanted to die wearing them. Not very many came away. Many more stayed up there than came out. When they got up to the foot of the mountain they came together to talk over where they should pass through. They came to a place where there were many ground squirrels, which they clubbed. This is why it became foggy. They lost one another in it, and some of them disappeared. It was the fog that they got lost in. Then they let them (those who had disappeared) go. After that they made good headway toward the place whither they were bound. There appeared no place to get through. The mountain seemed to be very close to them.

Łtᴀxdᴀˊx wūnaˊ. Aduˊdji ye ỵᴀtîˊ yutînnaˊ qǃᴀłitsīˊn, qa
Łtᴀxdᴀˊx was dead. His was a copper expensive, and

yusǃîˊqǃ tsǃu duˊdji ye ỵᴀtîˊ Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ.
the dish also he had [named] Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ.

Nᴀnāˊawe duᴀˊdi dāq ye uduˊdzînî.
When he was dead his things out they came to take.

Yuqǃᴀłîtsīˊnîỵa yusǃîˊqǃ yuˊᴀ-adjideˊ ᴀnudjîxêˊn ʟēqǃ
Was expensive the dish the [side] that got it one [house]

ᴀnēˊł qoaˊnî ayuˊ aayuˊ adāˊx wuckaˊoduwax̣îʟǃ. Ādūˊsᴀ
in people were those from it got into trouble. Whoever

duʟ̣āˊkǃ qodziteˊ ᴀg̣ātsāˊîtc. “Gudeˊ 347-5
his sister had told her to go with him. “To some place

nᴀx tuāˊde tcᴀgūdeˊsᴀ.” Yuʟēˊqǃ hît ye qo-uˊ ayaˊ
away let us go thither.” The one house people these

akēˊkdᴀx ayuˊ āˊwaāt hēˊnᴀx ādeˊ yên
from one side of that went away on the other side then there

wucxenīˊtc yusǃîˊqǃ. Qā tuwunūˊgᵘ tcayuˊ ye
was taken away the dish. And they were sorry because so

at wunîˊ. Guł daqǃūˊndjînkadīˊnᴀx ayuˊ qōˊwate, ye
they did. Probably about forty those were thus

qǃaỵadoqaˊ, “Tcǃa yūˊca kāˊỵaᴀqg̣aāˊdê.” Adūˊsᴀ
they said, “Right that mountain let us go to.” Whoever

dukīˊk-hᴀs tcǃu nᴀˊsǃgenᴀx tīˊỵî ʟe duˊndayaỵî
his brothers then three were then to carry for him

nᴀstīˊtc. ᴀtxaweˊ dāq nᴀx ānᴀˊx aqǃeỵīˊt 347-10
always took. After that out from from it below it

āˊwaᴀt yūˊca ʟēn. Qā naᴀˊdî kǃîdēˊn yên
they came to the mountain big. And going well there

wuduˊdzînî axōˊa dā kǃudᴀˊsǃ
they prepared [their clothes] among them weasel coats

axōˊa kǃūx-kǃudᴀˊsǃ. ᴀtūˊt
among them marten coats. Wearing them

qong̣ᴀˊnādayu sǃāx̣ᵘ tsǃu. Adᴀˊx sîteˊ wedaˊ
because they wanted to die, hats also. From it was away

ʟēł caỵaˊodaha aỵeˊ wutīˊỵia. Yūˊdᴀq kᴀ caỵadîhēˊn qoˊa
not came away were many. Up there were many more than

āx dāq ūˊwaᴀdîa. Yucāˊqǃaỵītǃ
from it out they started to go. It to the foot of the mountain

aāˊdawe wucdāˊt dunᴀˊq ᴀdaˊyūqǃ ᴀduʟ̣îᴀˊtk
when they got together they came about it began to talk

ᴀnᴀˊx aỵᴀˊkᵘgwaᴀt. Aaweˊ
through what [place] they should go. In the place

wududzîtīˊn ye aokagaỵe tsᴀłk ʟe
they came to find thus were many ground squirrels some of which

acaˊodowaxêct. Aᴀˊsewe qakāˊ kaołîgwᴀˊsǃ. ʟe aqǃᴀweˊ
they clubbed. This is why a fog was made. Then there

tsa wudjîtēˊx aỵaˊoduʟ̣îg̣ên. ʟe gwâyᴀˊł aqōˊstê. 348-5
right each other they missed. Then there was some gone.

Yūˊqog̣āsǃ tūˊqǃwᴀsiyu qot wūˊāt. ʟe de hᴀs
The fog in that it was they got lost. Then now they

wuduʟ̣îʟǃīˊt yuqog̣āˊsǃ tūqǃ qot hᴀs wuadīˊdjayu. ʟe
let them go the fog into lost they because got. Then

adeˊ de wuduʟ̣îtsīˊn ỵāˊnᴀᴀt. ʟēł
where to they made strong headway where theywere going. Not

ᴀnᴀˊx awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ qōstêˊ. Tcǃayuˊ ʟīˊya
through it a place to go there was. Very close to them

ᴀˊsîwe ᴀtx dudjīˊx.
it was it appeared.

By and by they came to the very foot of the mountain. There was no place where they could get through. But through the northern part of the mountain passed a glacier, and they went up that way toward the top. They thought that they were all going to die off when they reached the top. They did not come to the highest summit of the mountain, however. Then they put on all of their best clothing for good. They stayed there perhaps five days. They were now going to start on singing the song that they had sung when they left home. The morning of the day after they started away. And they started the song they used to sing up on Copper river. At that time they wore nose pins. When they were about to start from that place they put on weasel hats and coats. All mourned together over the friends they had left behind and over those who had been lost in the fog. When they were through mourning they arose and started off.

Wananīˊsawe qǃēˊg̣a yūˊcā kǃīˊỵīt āwaᴀˊt.
At once truly the mountain to the foot of they came.

ʟēł ᴀnᴀˊx awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ qōˊstî. 348-10
Not through it where they could get was.

ʟēkǃ-ỵᴀtīˊỵiỵᴀ koˊsaat ināˊnᴀx a anᴀˊxawe
Where was no way to go through it

sîtǃ wūcuˊ. Anᴀˊxawe ᴀcakīˊ ke
an ice ridge (glacier) went over. That way toward top of it up

āwaᴀˊt. ʟe kᴀkᵘgwanāˊayu yūˊqāttu wuᴀˊtî
they went. Then they were going to die off they thought

ᴀcakīˊ ke ᴀāˊt. ʟēł ʟᴀx ᴀcᴀkīˊ
toward top of the mountain up they went. Not very on top of it

ke āwuāˊt ag̣āˊawe. ʟᴀx qǃēˊg̣a qāˊna-ᴀˊdî-nādeỵeˊ
up they got, however. Very truly all their best things

wuduˊdzînî. Guł kidjîˊngiyu āqoˊuxe. Aweˊ
they put on. Probably for five days they stayed there. Then

ᴀkᴀˊt kaosîdāˊg̣ea cî aweˊ
away from it (each other) they started when they went song that

akᴀˊt g̣onayeˊ ᴀqgwaāˊt. ᴀtx qēˊnaa
on it to start away they were going. After that day it was

tsǃutāˊdawe āx g̣onayeˊ āwaᴀˊt. ʟe kē
next morning from it started they went. Then up

kaodūwacîˊ, Yūˊēq-hēˊnî cākqǃ qāłuˊqǃ yetêˊxqǃun.
they started the song, Copper river up in they used to use.

Tᴀˊqǃxê agaaweˊtsa łūˊnᴀx ke yē kaˊodudzînī.
Nose pins at that time in their noses up thus they wore.

Āx g̣onayeˊ ᴀqᵘgwaᴀˊdi yūdāˊ sǃāx̣ᵘ qa
From it starting they were going the weasel hat and

yukǃudᴀˊsǃ. Ag̣āaweˊtsa qākᴀˊqǃ yᴀx wudjîxêˊn 349-5
coat [they put on]. At that time there like together

tuwunūˊk, yunᴀˊq awaāˊde a qaxōˊnqǃî.
they all mourned, behind these they left friends.

Dadêˊ kaayuˊ qog̣āˊsǃ tuqǃ qot wuadeˊ adadēˊayu. Yên
And about those fog in were lost about them. There

g̣āx dustīˊ aweˊ tsa āx wudūˊwanāq. G̣onayeˊ
mourning was then indeed from it they got up. Starting

āwaᴀˊt.
they went.

The Athapascans did not know about the sea, and they called one another together. They said, “What is that so very blue?” They said, “Let us go down to it. We have saved ourselves,” they said. Coming to the lower end of the glacier, they traveled very fast down to the sea. They crossed a river boiling out from under the mountain and almost as large as Copper river. They went down to the sea alongside of the big river. Afterward they stayed down there at the mouth of that river. The first thing they did there was to claim the big mountain [as a crest], because they were the first to pass through it. When winter began to come on they built a house beside the river. They named it Mountain house because they had nearly lost their lives on that mountain. This is why they so named it. They stayed right there in that house, and the settlement grew into a town.

ʟēł wuduskuˊ yuēˊʟǃ qostiỵiỵeˊ yūˊg̣onanatc. ʟe
Not knew the sea water there was the Athapascans. Then

yᴀtīˊỵi ỵēqǃ wudjxᴀˊndî wūcduxoˊx. Ye
there being there together they called. As follows

wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa, “Dāsayuˊ ʟᴀx ye sǃu yᴀx ỵatîˊ. Kǃe 349-10
they said, “What is it very so blue like is? Well

yên kᴀx dusnūˊkᵘ,” ʟe yūqoyāˊwaqa.
there out to we go,” then they said.

“Dê cwutudzînēˊx,” ye wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa.
“Now we have saved ourselves,” so they said to one another.

Yusîˊtǃqᴀnᴀx ēq nᴀx ayaˊᴀg̣aāˊt ayᴀˊxawe
From the glacier beach [at lower end] on and below it like it

ʟe ʟākᵘ awaāˊt yuēˊʟǃ yāˊxdê. ʟe ᴀkāˊnᴀx
very fast they went the sea water down to. Then across it

ỵāˊwaāt yuhīˊn ʟēn yucaˊ taỵinᴀˊx wuduwaqoˊq,
they got a river large a mountain from underneath was boiling,

ʟēł unałaˊ Ēq-hīˊnî yᴀx qog̣ēˊỵî. ʟe ēʟǃ
not (scarcely) Copperriver like was larger. Then se water

yāˊxe ỵaāˊwaāt wehīˊn ʟēn yāˊxnᴀx. ᴀtxaweˊ ʟe 349-15
down to they came the river big alongside. After it then

āˊỵēq uwateˊ wehīˊn yāx. Tcǃuʟeˊ
down there they stayed the river at mouth of. Then

qaᴀˊdîx wusiteˊ yūˊca ʟēn cuqǃāˊnᴀx ᴀdāˊt
the first thing they did the mountain big (to claim) on it

āˊwuᴀdīˊdjayu. Tāˊkᵘdê. ỵakog̣wahaˊawe
because they were the first who came. Winter when it began to be

hît wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx yuhīˊn yāxqǃwe wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊxe. Hît
house they made the river alongside they made. House

ỵaˊoduwasa cā hît akāỵîˊx qōnᴀˊx satīỵīˊn.
they named Mountain house about it they nearly lost their lives.

ᴀtcaweˊ ye wūdūwasaˊ. ʟedeˊ tcǃᴀ aỵēˊq
This is why so they named it. There right down in it

uwateˊ. ʟe ānx wusîteˊ.
they stayed. Then town become it was.

Then the Cāˊdᴀdūx[164] grew strong. They were the ones who built Mountain house. After they had been there ten years one person began living away from town in order to make the frame of a skin boat.

Cāˊdᴀdūx-hᴀs wułîtsīˊn. Hᴀsdjawēˊ hᴀs 350-5
The Cāˊdᴀdūx (pl.) grew strong. It was they they

awuˊłîyᴀx weCahîˊt. Djîˊnkāt tāk aỵēˊ hᴀs natiˊ
built Mountain house. Ten years in it they were

aweˊ ʟēqǃ atīˊỵia dāk aỵaˊodîhᴀn
when one being (person) out started to live by himself

djᴀqoˊx ᴀtux̣āˊgî ye agoxsᴀnîˊ.
skin boat frame of it so he was going to fix.

A woman named Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ reared a young sea gull. The sea gull did not grow large. All at once she did something to it that made it grow as large as an eagle. It began to grow big. Now it was almost as large as a house. When it got large she wanted to take it among her playmates. Her brothers, however, wanted to kill it. When she was playing with it the sea gull swam out of the mouth of the river. She also disappeared. She started after it. They used the song that they came out with over her. The song is a hard one, having all kinds of notes.

Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ hutcaweˊ aosiwᴀˊt yukēˊʟ̣adi ỵᴀˊtî. ʟēł
Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ it was she who reared a sea gull young. Not

ułgēˊx kēˊʟ̣adî. Wāˊsᴀqcūˊyu aosîˊnî desgwaˊtc tcākǃ
got big sea gull. What all at once she did already eagle

ayᴀˊx ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. Desgwᴀˊtc aʟēˊnx sîtîˊ 350-10
like it it began to be as big as. Already it became large

guł yūˊhît yāˊnᴀx ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. Desgwᴀˊtc ʟa łig̣eˊ
almost a house like was as big as. Already then got large

yukēˊʟ̣adî qosūkǃxōˊdê ᴀqsᴀnuˊktc.
the sea gull among her playmates she would always take it.

Duīˊkǃ-hᴀstc qoˊa g̣ᴀdjāˊg̣et hᴀs aỵaheˊ. Ān
Her brothers, however, to kill it they wanted. With it

wuadeˊayu kosîkǃōˊdêtīt ūˊdākuwahoˊ
when she was playing out of the mouth of the river swam

yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî. Hu tsǃu ʟe ayᴀˊx wūnaˊ ᴀtxaweˊ duīticîỵîˊ
the sea gull. She also then out went afterward after it

kaˊodzîte. Kîtcdāˊcîỵîˊx sîtîˊ
started to go. Beginning song they did

yūˊakᴀt-dāk-āˊwaᴀdî a. Yāˊnᴀx łᴀtsīˊnden yucuˊk
the one they came out with. The song is a hard one

dułxoˊxgunutc.
having all kinds of notes.

Then the man sent off six of his nephews. He told them to go along shore in the canoe he had made, to search for people. When the weather was very good they started off. They came down this way to a place opposite Yakutat. There they discovered eulachon and a fish called kǃāˊgᴀn. These were in a creek. They put a small net into it to catch the eulachon, and they put the kǃāˊgᴀn into a small cooking basket while they were still alive. They offended them, however, by laughing at them. Just as day broke they started off. When they got out on the sea there came up a south wind, so that they could not go anywhere. They came right back to their starting point, and their skin canoe was broken. One of them went under it and was killed. They stayed there. Probably they were there for twenty-one days. Then the weather became fair. Meanwhile they lived upon kǃāˊgᴀn and eulachon. When it was good weather they again started off.

ʟe dūcūˊnᴀx duqēˊłkǃî-hᴀs ᴀkāˊwᴀna. Qongacīˊt yudjaqoˊx
Then six [of] his nephews he sent. He told them the canoe

ỵît yu-yên-aołîyᴀˊxê łīngîˊtg̣aayuˊ hᴀs qoggwacîˊ.
in the [canoe] he had made for people they should hunt.

ʟᴀx wâ qogukǃēˊsawe g̣onayeˊ hᴀs 351-5
Very when it got to be good weather started they

uwaqoˊx. Hānāˊỵînadêˊ yatǃāˊk ye
went off. Coming down this way they came to a place thus

dowasāˊkᵘ Yāˊkᵘdāt kikᴀˊ. Anᴀˊxawe yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx.
called Yakutat to. After that there they came.

ᴀqǃaweˊ akᴀˊx hᴀs qōwacîˊ wesāˊk
At it in it they discovered eulachon

kǃāˊgᴀn tsǃu. Hīn ỵîkt ỵaˊosîa.
(and a fish called kǃāˊgᴀn) also. Creek down in there were.

Kāt ye hᴀs aosîˊnî yusāˊk an hᴀs
In it thus they put [a small net] eulachon with it them

agustāˊkt. Kᴀkᵘ kᴀˊqǃawe yên hᴀs aołîx̣ᴀˊn
to catch. Small cooking basket into there they put

tcǃu kāˊwusxāˊde yukǃāˊgᴀn. Aaweˊ ᴀxg̣ᴀna hᴀs
still they were alive the kǃāˊgᴀn. This was the thing they

kaoʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt hᴀs ᴀˊcug̣ōtc. 351-10
said something wrong to [because] they were laughing at it.

Tcǃuyeˊ kotiỵeˊawe hᴀs ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. ʟe
Just as day was breaking they started off. Then

dekīˊdāk hᴀs nᴀqōˊxo aỵaˊodîti dᴀˊqdî
out on the sea they got (when) there came up

kᴀsāˊnᴀx. ʟēł gudēˊsᴀ hᴀs wuqoˊx. Tcǃᴀ
a wind from the south. Not anywhere they went. Right

āˊnᴀx yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx.
back to [their starting point] there they came.

Hᴀsdu-djaqoˊx-ỵago kāwawᴀˊʟǃ. ʟēˊnᴀx yatīˊỵia
Their skin canoe was broken. One of them there was

djaqoˊx taỵēˊx wudzîgīˊt. Wūnaˊ. ʟe ā hᴀs
the skin canoe under went. He was dead. There they

ỵawasîˊkde. Guł ʟeqāˊyegeye qᴀ ʟēqǃ aỵîˊs
stayed. Probably twenty [days] and one for it

wuteˊ. Yāˊqǃawe hᴀsdukāˊ awadāˊq.
they stayed. There on them it became good weather.

Kǃāgᴀˊnawe ᴀkāˊ hᴀs kaˊodzîte qᴀ sāk. Hᴀˊsdukāˊ
Kǃāgᴀˊn it was on it they lived and eulachon. On them

ᴀnadāˊqawe tsǃu g̣oˊna acāˊỵadax dāk hᴀs
when it was good weather again started from there out they

uwaqoˊx.
went.

At that time the people got over to Yakutat. There were many people in the town, some called Koskǃēˊdî, some ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî, who refused to let them remain, though they told them truly how they had come out from behind the mountain. They were there for some time. Then they started back to their own place. They came again to the place where their canoe had been broken and remained there for one night. Again they went out. They spent the night in their canoe. Then they came ashore. When they reached the foot of the big mountain they were told that a little girl had been given the name of the woman who followed the sea gull out.

Tcǃaˊ ag̣āˊawe tsǃᴀas aỵāˊwaʟāk Yakᵘdāˊt. Aʟēˊn ānqēˊnî
At that time only they got over to Yakutat. Many people

g̣âˊya ayēˊ ỵatîˊ yūˊān, Koskǃēˊdî yūˊadowasāk,
in it were the town Koskǃēˊdî some were called,

ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî yūˊadowasak. ᴀx hᴀs 352-5
ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî some were called. From it they

kaˊodudjîkǃᴀn djusūˊg̣a. Tcǃa ayêˊx hᴀs ᴀkᴀnīˊk
refused to let them stay there. Right like it they told

yucatǃēˊnᴀx dāk hᴀs wūˊade. Āˊ hᴀsta ās
from behind the mountain out they had come.

tcǃākᵘ ayeˊ hᴀs wutêˊ. Yāˊqǃawe tsǃu qoˊxde hᴀs
Some time there they were. To their place again going they

ᴀt wudix̣ūˊn. Tsǃu weˊᴀqǃ hᴀsduyāˊgo kawuwâˊʟǃ yēˊnᴀxawe
started. Again at it their canoe was broken at it

yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx. ʟēqǃ hᴀs uwaxeˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ
there they came. One [night] they stayed there. From it

tsǃu dāk hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Yākᵘ kā hᴀs uwaxeˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ
again out they went. Canoe on they stayed. After it

tsās ᴀˊnᴀx yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx. ᴀt hᴀs 352-10
(ashore at it) there they came. At it they

qōˊxawe yūˊca ʟēn sēỵîˊ ye hᴀs duīˊn
came (when) the mountain big at the foot of so to them

kᴀdunīˊk yukēˊʟ̣adî dāk ᴀcūˊỵawus hūˊwua de kaỵaˊoduwasa
they told the seagull out followed after her was named

ca ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ.
[another] woman small.

This little girl went out to dig roots and dug up a red thing. The thing she dug up was quite long. So they made this into a dish like the one that had been taken away from them. After this dish had been finished they beat the drums for the girl who had followed out the sea gull. At that time a song was composed in remembrance of her. The people remained there one year after the six men had gotten back. Then the ninth month was beginning to come on. At that time a skin canoe came in sight from the direction of Copper river. It was bound southward. The people were called in, and they came ashore there. These were Kāˊgwᴀntān from the mouth of Copper river. They called them into the house and gave them food.

Yᴀqǃ xāt łᴀsǃēˊʟǃ wugūˊde yūˊca ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ
There roots of trees to scratch up went out the little girl

qǃānᴀˊx-yātīˊỵiᴀt ke akaˊosîha. Yeˊawa kuwāˊtǃᴀ
red thing up dug. It was quite long

yū-ke-akaˊosîhaˊỵe-ᴀt. ʟayuˊ yu-qādjīˊtx-
the thing she dug up. Then the thing that was

wudutāˊnea ʟe ayᴀˊxawe wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊx yusǃîˊqǃ.
taken away from them then like it was made the dish.

ᴀtxaweˊ yên wududzîniˊ yusǃîˊqǃ du-itīˊqǃawe gāˊwu
After it there came to be finished the dish for her drums

duwatāˊn wekēˊʟ̣ᴀdî dāk ᴀcūˊỵawus hūˊwu a. ᴀg̣āˊawe
were beaten the sea gull out followed she did. At that time

duīˊt cîỵîˊ kaˊodzîte. ᴀqǃ tsǃu tākᵘ qakāˊyᴀn
for her a song was given. There also year there

uwateˊ yuāˊqo hᴀs wudîqoˊxaỵᴀ. ᴀdᴀˊx
they stayed [after] to the place they got back. After that

yᴀx ỵāˊqogwaha gucuˊk aayuˊ yudîˊs.
like was beginning to come ninth it was the month.

Yāˊqǃawe wududzîtīˊn djaqoˊx yūˊĒq-hīˊnî 353-5
At that time came to be seen skin canoe Copper river

ỵînanᴀˊx. Hāt uwaqoˊx. Āˊwe ʟeỵîˊnde
from the direction of. This way came. Then ashore

wuduwaxōˊx ʟe kāg̣aỵāˊnᴀx yên uwaqoˊx. Xᴀtc
they were called and toward it there they came. These

Kāˊgwᴀntān ᴀˊseyu yuēˊq-hīˊnî wᴀtdᴀˊx a.
Burnt-house people were Copper river from the mouth of were.

Nēłdeˊ wuduwaxoˊx. Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx ᴀt
Into the house they called them. Their mouths things

wudūˊwate.
they put into.

After they had fed them six brothers went hunting with dogs, and the youngest killed nothing. They always put up a great quantity of food, and carried it around with them. By and by all rushed after mountain sheep on top of the mountains. Their brother-in-law also went along with them. One of them (the youngest) in chasing the mountain sheep went astray in front of a cliff. It was toward evening. He was shaking all over. When it was almost evening the mountain sheep rushed toward him. Their leader went to him and took him on its horns. It ran away with him and made him stand up on a place to one side. Then the people started down. They went down without hunting any more. When they got down on the beach they started home for Yakutat.

Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx ᴀt nᴀdutīˊ weʟeducūˊnᴀx ỵᴀtīỵîˊ
Their mouths things they put into six were

wudjkîkǃîỵêˊn kēʟ tîn hᴀs wuāˊt. Kekǃeaˊawe ʟēł
the brothers dogs with they went. The youngest not

ᴀdudjᴀˊq. Wūˊyên hᴀs aołîdjᴀˊq. 353-10
killed anything. Lots of food they killed [and prepared.]

Wuckēˊt hᴀs udayāˊîtc. Aweˊ
With themselves they always carried it around. And

djêˊnwu hᴀs aˊołîqǃêʟǃ cāyᴀˊqǃ. ʟe
mountain sheep they rushed on top of the mountains. And

nᴀx yatīˊỵî hᴀsdukāˊnî tsǃu hᴀsduīˊn wuāˊt.
from them there was their brother-in-law also with them went.

Aweˊ qâq duwaguˊt gîʟǃ ỵîqǃ djêˊnwu îtqǃ.
And astray one went cliff in front of mountain sheep after.

X̣āˊna ayuˊ ye wūˊnî. Łdakᴀˊt ỵî yeˊkudał kaodînᴀˊt.
Evening that so it was toward. All he was shaking.

ʟᴀx x̣āˊnaawe ᴀˊnᴀx āt łūwag̣uˊq yudjêˊnwu.
Very near evening to him ran toward the mountain sheep.

Yūˊaîtqǃ ye wunīỵîˊ cuˊqǃwaa-iˊdjawe cīˊt cāwax̣îˊtʟ
To those so it was like the leader to him went

ducedînāˊx wułîx̣āˊtǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ aweˊ ᴀcīˊn
[and] on his horns took him. Then it was with him

wudjîx̣īˊx̣ ʟe ʟǃāˊdenỵakᴀˊqǃawe ᴀˊcdjiwanᴀˊq. ᴀtxaweˊ
it ran and at a side place let him stand up. After that

ʟe ỵîˊnde hᴀs wuāˊt. ʟēł ᴀt nᴀtiˊ yᴀx hᴀs ỵaodahūˊn.
then homeward they went. Not things were like they

Ỵēk hᴀs āˊdawe hᴀs ᴀt kāwanaˊ
hunted. Down they came [when] they to it started home

Yakᵘdāˊtdê.
to Yakutat.

Now the six brothers started on a journey for the place whence they had all come out. Their uncle told them to go back for a copper plate which was in a valley called Łtaxēˊn, leading down to Copper river. They did not want to leave it there because it was valuable. When the people first came out, it took them forty days and nights, but the young men took only twenty days and nights. They got back among their friends. When they came among their friends again these wept with them and did not want them to return. But after they had stayed there for some time they went to the valley where was the copper plate. Since they had left their friends no one had been to the valley. The real owner of it, too, was dead. They reached the opposite side of that valley. When they got there they saw the copper, which was very long. It also had eyes and hands. The copper was pointing its hands in the direction whither its friends had gone. They cut it in two in the middle and took it apart. Then all six of them carried it. Their friends did not bother them about it at all. They started back. Again they traveled for twenty days, and came down to the ocean once more.

ʟe ducūˊnᴀx-hᴀs de yu-wudjkîkǃîỵêˊn ko hᴀs 354-5
Then the six now the brothers they

wuˊdeᴀt yūˊax dāk hᴀs wusdāˊg̣eyedî.
started [to the place] from it out they had come out.

Hᴀsdukāˊktcawe qox hᴀs kāwaqaˊ Ēq-hīˊnî
Their uncle it was to go back them told Copper river

kᴀtqǃatᴀˊn Łtaxēˊn yūˊēq aỵēˊỵatî.
leading into [a valley called Łtaxēˊn] a copper was.

ᴀqᴀˊxayu qǃᴀłatsinīˊtcayu ʟēł hᴀˊsdutu wāˊuc gu hᴀs
Because it was expensive not their minds wanted there they

ᴀtcūˊwunāg̣eˊ. Daqǃūˊn-djîˊnkāt hᴀs uwaxeˊ
should leave it. Forty [days and nights] they camped

cūˊqǃwa dāk hᴀs gᴀsadāˊq. Yūkǃîsāˊnî ʟēqaˊ hᴀs
when first out they came. The young men twenty they

uwaxeˊ. Hᴀs qoˊa ᴀt hᴀs uwaᴀˊt hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî 354-10
camped. They however to it they came their friends

xōt. Ya hᴀs wududjîgêˊ ᴀt hᴀs āt
among. They not wanting them to come away there they got

hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî xō, hᴀsduīˊn g̣ᴀˊxduste. ʟēł qox dê ỵe
their friends among, with them they wept. Not back to so

hᴀs āˊdoha. Tcǃākᵘ ayēˊsnati aweˊ tcǃākᵘ yūˊēq
they wanted. A long time they stayed when far the copper

ayiyeˊyatiỵî cānᴀˊxde hᴀs wuāˊt. Tcǃayuˊ dᴀˊkdê
was to the valley they went. No one out

wuˊsîdag̣êˊa hᴀsduxōˊnqǃî yᴀˊxawe ʟēł ᴀx ỵāˊuguttc
went their friends from the time not from had ever been

yūˊcānᴀx. ᴀtsǃāˊtîỵīỵî tsǃu wūˊna. ᴀt hᴀs
[to] the valley. The real owner of it also was dead. To it they

uwaᴀˊt wecānᴀˊx kīkᴀˊ. ᴀt hᴀs āˊdayu 354-15
came the valley opposite side of. To it they got when

hᴀs aˊosîtēn yūˊēq. Dayēˊkuwāt. Ke
they saw the copper. It was very long Up

kāˊwaa duwāˊq āˊwu dudjīˊn tsǃu. Āˊwu a
it grew (very long) its eyes it had its hands also. The place

yūdōxōˊnqǃî ade wuadeˊya ỵînadeˊawe ke djiułîtsᴀˊq
its friends to it went down toward up pointed its hands

yūˊēq. Aỵîˊn kᴀtǃūˊtqǃawe āx hᴀs āwax̣ᴀˊc. ʟe
the copper. Right down in the middle apart they cut it. Then

hᴀs ᴀkāˊwatī wūˊcdᴀx. Tcǃuʟeˊ ducūˊnᴀx-hᴀs tīỵīˊawe hᴀs
they took it apart. Then all six of them were they

āˊwaya. ʟēł hᴀsdudāˊt ˊᴀt qoˊwustî hᴀˊsduxonqǃetc 355-5
carried. Not to them anything did their friends

tsǃu. ʟe qoˊxde dē hᴀs ᴀt wudîx̣ūˊn. ʟeqāˊ
also. Then back now they started. Twenty [days]

hᴀs ūwaxeˊ tsǃu. ᴀtxaweˊ weēˊʟǃ kᴀqǃ yā hᴀs wuāˊt.
they were again from it the sea to these they got.

At that time all the people started for Yakutat. They started off with the copper that the six men had brought out. Again they came out to the place where their canoe had been broken up. They camped there one night. From there they started across to Yakutat. They came ashore there. Then the people did not want to have them there. The Koskǃēˊdî did not want to let them stay. They discovered Duqdanēˊkᵘ (one of the new arrivals) coming from a small stream called Kâckǃ with some humpbacks he had speared. When the Koskǃēˊdî saw him coming with a string of humpbacks they cut the string on which they were hung. They also broke his spear. Then the people were grieved over what had been done to him. They called one another together about it and thought it best to buy the place and pay for it once for all. So they bought the place. The six brothers were the ones who got it. They bought it for the copper plate, which was worth ten slaves, and sent the Koskǃēˊdî away. Afterward things were compared to the six Athapascan brothers [because they were very fast runners]. They stayed here probably twenty years. Meanwhile the Koskǃēˊdî and ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî left the place. They were the only ones there. There were no other Athapascans at that place.

Ag̣āˊawetsa nāqǃ kaˊodowana Yākᵘdāˊt dê. ʟe ᴀt
At that time for they started Yakutat for. Then

wudūˊwax̣ūn. Weˊeq tîˊnawe ᴀt wudūˊwax̣ūn.
they started. The copper with [they] started off.

Weʟēˊducunᴀx qātc dāk uwayāˊỵî ᴀt tîˊnnawe, ʟe
The six men out carried thing with it was; then

wēˊᴀqǃ hᴀˊsduỵi yākᵘ kawuwāˊʟǃîỵa ānᴀˊxawe yên yᴀk 355-10
to where their canoe was broken up thither there out

uwahaˊ tsǃu. ʟēqǃ aqǃ uwaxeˊ. Adᴀˊxawe tsǃu
they came also. One [night] at it they stayed. From it again

dāt ỵawaguˊ Yākᵘdāˊtdê. ᴀnᴀˊx yên yᴀkᵘ uwahaˊ.
across they started to Yakutat. At it there ashore they came.

ʟēł kāt tuwâˊ uckuˊ ayēˊstiỵî. Koskǃedīˊtc āx hᴀs
Not there they would let them stay. Koskǃēˊdî from it them

ỵaˊoduwatsᴀq. Hīn aˊho a ye dowasāˊk Kâckǃ-hīn
wanted to drive. A creek it was thus named Kâckǃ creek

ᴀkǃᵘᴀˊtskǃᵘ ayuˊ Duqdanēˊkᵘ aweˊ wētcāˊsǃ atᴀˊkt
a small one there Duqdanēˊkᵘ it was the humpbacks speared them

aweˊ wududzîtīˊn. ᴀtx ān ye ỵānaguˊtî
those they came to see. From there with them thus he was coming

wetcāˊsǃ qǃᴀkaīˊc gᴀdustīˊnawe weKoskǃedīˊtc 355-15
humpbacks a string of when they saw the Koskǃēˊdî

qǃᴀtūˊda wuduwax̣ᴀˊc yudoxāˊdî. Doāˊdaỵî tsǃu
the string of cut his salmon. His spear also

kaoduwaʟǃīˊqǃ. Aweˊ qātuweˊ ỵanūˊkᵘ yuadeˊ
they broke. Then sorrow they felt about what

wududzînīˊỵīetc. Aˊawe ʟe ᴀdāˊt wūdj
had been done to him. It was then about it together

wudūˊwaxōx. Ỵakǃeˊ wuduˊwāu dê yāt
they called each other. It was good that they bought the place

hᴀsduīˊqǃ yên kᴀ tusagēˊỵî. Wuduwa-uˊ yuʟǃᴀˊtk.
for them and paid for it altogether. They bought the place.

ʟeducūˊnᴀx yetīˊỵî wuckîkǃîỵêˊn hᴀstcayuˊ hᴀs aỵāˊwaʟ̣āq.
The six were brothers those they got it.

Yutînnaˊ djîˊnkāt gux ỵēqǃ ᴀłîtsīˊn āg̣aˊ. Hᴀs 356-5
The copper ten slaves was worth for it. They

āˊwa-u yuʟǃᴀˊtk. YuKoskǃēˊdî ᴀkāˊx hᴀs ᴀkāˊwana.
bought the place. The Koskǃēˊdˊî from it they sent away.

Yᴀx ᴀt gwakūˊnutc g̣â G̣onᴀnaˊ ayuˊ
From this things are always compared to Athapascans those

ʟeducūˊnᴀx ỵatiỵiˊ wuckikǃeỵêˊn. Tcǃākᵘ ᴀkaỵēˊ hᴀs
six were brothers. A long time at it they

wuteˊ guł ʟeqaˊ tākᵘ. Kōskǃēˊdî qᴀ ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî
stayed probably twenty years. Koskǃēˊdî and ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî

āx hᴀs wułig̣āˊsǃ yuʟǃᴀˊtk. Tsǃᴀs hᴀs dê ᴀkaỵēˊ
from it they left the place. Only them to on it

wuteˊ. ʟeł tsǃu dāˊkâ G̣onanāˊ sa akaỵēˊ wutêˊ.
were. Not other on it Athapascans on it were.

One of these brothers slept too much and became lazy. In olden times people went hunting with dogs. The six went hunting and camped in a house near a mountain. Afterward they went away from the youngest. One night while he was sleeping they went away from him hunting, because he was lazy. They went away to find out what he could do. They camped away from him for two nights. Meanwhile he slept very soundly. He dreamed that a man came to him and said, “I come to help you. Come down here by the salmon creek and vomit.” Immediately he went down to the creek and vomited four times. While he was vomiting, he vomited up a salmon bone. “This is what makes you lazy,” he said to him. “This is what you are eating all the time, the salmon people’s toilet sticks. This is what makes you lazy.” The one that helped him was the being of the mountain. The mountain being said, “Come with me this evening.” Immediately he went with him. When they got far up, the doors into the mountain were all opened. Then he went down with him inside. There were rooms inside of the mountain for all things. In the first were grizzly bears, in the next black bears, in the next mountain sheep. All things were inside.

Yuʟēˊkǃ ỵᴀtīˊỵîỵa wuckikǃîỵêˊn tā-ᴀłîtsǃᴀˊx qa 356-10
One there was [of the] brothers slept too much and

udzîkaˊ. Tcǃākᵘ tsǃᴀs kēʟ tîn ᴀt
came to be lazy. In olden times only dogs with things

āˊwuadēn. Aʟǃūˊn ʟeducūˊnᴀx-hᴀs wuāˊt, aʟǃūˊn
they went after. Hunting six of them went, hunting

cācuhîˊtî ỵīdeˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ yūˊkîkǃîa dog̣ōˊt
a house by a mountain to. After it the youngest away from him

awaāˊt. ᴀʟǃūˊn tcǃu tāˊỵê, ʟēqǃ
they went. Hunting right while he was sleeping one [night]

dog̣ōˊt qūwaxeˊ yuuskaīˊtcayu.
away from him they stayed because he was lazy.

Ādêˊn g̣oskēˊt yaỵîˊs ᴀtcayuˊ dug̣ōˊt
They wanted to find out what he could do this is why away from him

āwaāˊt. Dᴀˊxa dunᴀˊq qoxēˊ.
they went. Two [nights] away from him they camped.

ʟaỵigayeˊdetēx tcǃayuˊ sutāˊỵeayu. Ye adjūˊn qa
Then he slept very soundly was. Thus he dreamed a man

doxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt. ʟe ye aciaˊosîqā, “Îīg̣aˊaya xᴀt
to him came. Then thus he said to him, “For you it is I

wusuˊ.” ᴀtxaweˊ ye ᴀciaˊosîqā, “He ỵêg̣êˊna
come to help.” After that thus it said to him, “Here come down

xāt hīˊnî yāxqǃ xān ỵēq a āˊng̣ēłqo.”
salmon creek by with me down here come [and] vomit.”

Tcǃᴀ ᴀqǃ aỵᴀˊxawe yuhīˊn yāxqǃ îłqoˊ
Right away to it like it the creek by vomited

daqǃūˊndahēn. Wuʟ̣îqōˊ āg̣āˊawetsa ke aoʟ̣îqōˊ yuxāˊt 357-5
four times. He vomited while up he vomited a salmon

sǃāg̣eˊ. “Aayaˊ ᴀt uwāˊtx īdjîkaỵîˊ ᴀˊtaỵa.”
bone. “This thing causing you to be lazy is the thing.”

Ye ᴀcdāˊỵaqa, “Tcǃᴀ ʟᴀkᵘ ānᴀtixaˊ, xāt
Thus he said to him, “This is what you always the salmon

qoaˊnî tcǃîˊtǃaỵi. Ayaˊ ᴀt-uwâˊtxaỵa idzîkaˊ.” Xᴀtc
tribes’ toilet sticks. This thing causing you to be lazy.” This

cāt-wuqoaˊnî ᴀˊseyu ᴀcīˊg̣a wūsūˊ. “Dex̣āˊnaya xān
mountain being was to him helped. “This evening with me

gᴀˊge āt,” yuacaˊosîqa yūˊcāt-wuqoaˊnî.
accompanying come,” said to him the mountain being.

Tcǃayᴀˊxawe ān wuāˊt. Yudîkīˊqǃ ke hᴀs āˊdawe
So right away with it he went. Way up to that up they got when

yūˊca tuheˊde cułaᴀˊt yuqǃaxāˊt. ʟe 357-10
the mountain into were all open the doors. Then

aỵideˊawe ᴀcīˊn nēł ūˊwaᴀt. Aitqǃeˊ aqodᴀxsîteˊ
down into it with him inside he went. Rooms there were

yucātūˊqǃ cukᴀˊt a-īˊt. X̣ūtsǃ aỵîˊ
inside the mountain for everything. Grizzly bears inside it

hūˊa aỵîˊn adeˊ sǃīk, aỵîˊn adeˊ
one was for the next to it black bear, in the next to it

djêˊnwu. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt aỵīˊ hoaˊ.
mountain sheep. All things inside it were.

After they had stayed away two days his brothers came back for him. Their brother was not there, and they felt very sorry. They thought that he was dead. Then they floated down, laying the blame on one another. When they reached home there were other people in the town. These were the Teˊqoedî who had come up from Prince of Wales island to the south.

Dēx hᴀs uxeˊ āˊqo hᴀs wudiᴀˊt
Two [days] they stayed after which they came to him

duxōˊnqǃê xō hᴀs. ʟe gwâˊỵᴀła hᴀsdukīˊkǃ.
his friends among them. Then was not there their brother.

Āʟēˊn tūwunūˊgᵘ. Hᴀs āˊwatǃe ʟe wunaˊ
Very for it they felt sorry. They thought then dead

yūs-ūwadjîˊ. ʟe dāk hᴀs wułîx̣āˊc. Wudjkaˊ
he was. Then down they started floating. On one another

hᴀs ᴀt kᴀs-hēˊx. Hᴀs qōgāˊqgūtx qo-ūˊsaỵa aỵēˊỵati
they things laid. They got home people being were in

yūˊān. Xᴀtc Teqoeˊdî ᴀˊsîyu ᴀt wusîdᴀˊq
the town. These the Teqoeˊdî were thither came up

îx̣kīˊdᴀx Tān-yêtǃᴀˊq dᴀx.
from below (=south) Prince of Wales island from.

The mountain being told the man he had taken how he could find the holes of grizzly bears in winter. Whatever he wished was killed for him inside of the mountain. While he was there winter began to come on. Then spring was coming. [The being] said to him, “Be careful not to use green fern roots for they are my things. If you are not careful about it you will kill nothing. Watch for the green fern roots. They grow wherever there are grizzly bears. The green fern roots will be found growing below. You will kill more things than your brothers. To-morrow you go away. I will give you my canoe which is here. In it you will float out among your friends.” What he called one night was a whole month. Months kept on and on for him, however. His mind began to be troubled on account of it.

Aˊᴀcukudjēˊsǃ yug̣îˊʟtu ᴀˊdî ye ᴀcdāˊỵaqa
This mountain being into the cliff there thus told him

x̣ūtsǃ ᴀtaˊỵᴀ kēkg̣etīˊn tākqǃᵘ. Tcǃᴀ dāˊsᴀ 358-5
grizzly bear hole how he could see in winter. Whatever

āx qǃaˊodînuq doqǃēˊs dudjᴀˊq yūˊg̣êʟǃ tūqǃ.
from it he wished for him was killed the mountain inside of.

Dēsgwᴀˊtc tākᵘ yē cunᴀcxêˊn ag̣aˊ ayēˊỵᴀtiỵia.
Already winter so it began to be it is while he was.

Dēsgwᴀˊtc qoˊxde kaˊodîha. “Yūˊtǃᴀtǃ qǃwᴀn
Already back started to be spring. “Be careful now

g̣ᴀłag̣āˊs kǃwᴀłx ᴀx-ᴀˊtî aweˊ,”
not to use green fern roots my things because they are,”

yūᴀciaˊ-osîqa. osîqa. “ᴀkēˊk g̣êłag̣āˊs tsǃu ʟēł
he said to him. “About it be careful not to use also not

ỵitīˊỵa yᴀx ᴀt g̣ag̣edjāˊq ᴀt īcīˊnî. Āg̣aˊ
you are like thing you will kill thing if you touch. For it

kêk g̣etīˊsǃ wekǃwᴀˊłx. Dewaˊ x̣ūtsǃ
for look out the green fern root. Wherever grizzly bear

kᴀtcusǃīˊk ᴀt āỵêˊsawe āˊyᴀx g̣ogwatīˊ. Āˊya 358-10
is there for it like it will be. This

g̣aỵāˊqǃ yᴀx g̣ogwatīˊ wekǃwᴀˊłx. Ỵīhuˊnxō-hᴀs
below like will lie the green fern root. Your brothers

yāˊnᴀx ᴀt g̣ag̣edjāˊq. Seg̣ᴀˊn kᴀx îāˊt. Yūˊdu ᴀ
more than things you will kill. To-morrow away you go. In here

ᴀxyāˊgu itkᴀˊ idjīˊdê qᵘqwᴀtāˊn. Îxōˊnqǃî xodêˊ ān
my canoe is to you I will give. Your friends among with it

dāk êg̣oˊxłax̣āc.” Dîs kawukīˊsǃî ᴀˊsiyu ʟēqǃ
out you will float.” Month was a whole one there was one

tāt yūˊawasa. Hūtc qoˊa dêˊsgiỵā guwaxeˊ.
night he called it. [For] him however nights kept on and on.

Dutūwuˊ ỵakᴀˊndax̣îʟǃ.
His feelings began to be troubled on account of this.

By and by they began to make things ready for him. They dried all kinds of things for him. Then he started away. [The being] said to him, “It is well that you come now and see my canoe which you are going to take among your friends.” He took him thither. It looked like a grizzly bear. What was there about it like a canoe? “The things you see inside are this canoe’s food. When it is hungry it will always look back. If you do not give it anything it will eat you. It gets hungry quickly,” said the mountain being. “Go on now.”

Wānanīˊsawe duīˊg̣a ᴀt gᴀxdułx̣ūˊn.
At once for him things they started to make ready.

Łdakᴀˊt-yēˊde-ᴀˊdawe duīˊn kᴀdułnēˊsǃ dudjīỵîˊs. ʟe
All kinds of things with him they dried to take for him. Then

ayᴀˊxawe tcǃuʟeˊ ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. “Kǃe g̣ᴀstīˊn yūˊᴀxyāguˊ
from them then he started. “Good you see my canoe

yuxōˊnqǃî xōdêˊ ān gᴀg̣eqoˊx.” Adeˊ
your friends among with you you are going to take.” There

ᴀcūwaguˊt. X̣ūˊtsǃỵᴀ yᴀˊxayu kaỵax̣ᴀˊt. Gūsuˊ
he took him. Grizzly bear like was it looked. Where was it

yuyāˊkx ᴀxsᴀnēˊgî. “We-iyāˊguwu wusᴀˊgwaỵa 359-5
a canoe it looked like? “The canoe’s food is

yūˊnēł ayuˊ cāˊwahîk. Duīˊt yān wuhaỵīˊawe
inside of that what is full of. To him hunger when there is

qox ᴀqgwᴀłg̣êˊntc. Ł doqǃēˊx ᴀt īˊtexe qoˊa
back he will always look. Not his mouth thing you give however

tcawaaˊ ig̣oxsaxāˊ. Yān ᴀsînūˊk ʟaweˊ,” cāt
he will eat you up. Hungry he gets quickly,” the mountain

wuqoaˊnitcawe ye aosîqaˊ, “Nᴀˊgᵘ dêˊ.”
being thus said. “Go on now.”

It went down the river. They had loaded the canoe with mountain-sheep’s fat and all kinds of fat. There came a time when it acted as he had said. It started to turn back. When it began to swim around quickly he gave it one whole mountain sheep. Already he was close to his home. When it started ashore with him in front of the town he began to feed it so that it would not kill any person. His friends ran down opposite him. They saw their friend who had been long lost. It came ashore with him a short distance from the town. When he got close to the shore he took his canoe up quickly, and it became a stone. Where it had turned around the river became crooked. They called it River-the-stone-canoe-came-down-through.

ʟe hīˊnîỵîq uwaguˊt. ʟe aỵīˊyên ᴀt
Then down the river it went. So inside of it things

kaˊoduʟ̣îga yūˊyākᵘ djêˊnwu kᴀgedîˊ łdakᴀˊt
they loaded into the canoe mountain sheep’s fat all kinds of

yēˊdî. Tāˊi tcǃaweˊ sǃatīˊtc adeˊ kᴀˊnîk-ỵa yᴀxaweˊ 359-10
fat. There came a time there he said like it

yatîˊ. ᴀt ỵaˊodzia hîˊnxokᴀt qox ỵāˊwusaỵēˊawe
it was. Then starting in the water back when it started to swim

ʟe āˊdak wucīˊx̣tc ʟe ʟēqǃ djêˊnwūksᴀdūˊgawe
then around it turned quickly then one whole mountain sheep

ᴀqǃēˊx ᴀnᴀtīˊtc. Dēsgwᴀˊtc doānîˊ
to it he gave always. Already his home

ỵākunasēˊn. Āneg̣aỵāˊnᴀxawe
he was getting close to. In front of the town

x̣ᴀkᵘkāˊwuho ᴀcīˊn x̣ᴀkᵘkāˊkên nahēˊnî
when it began to swim with him when it began to go at the shore

aweˊ ᴀqǃēˊx ᴀt tīx Łīngîˊt udjāˊqga.
it was he began to feed it person lest it might kill.

Dutǃāˊdê ᴀt kaˊodowaᴀt duxōˊnqǃî. Tcǃākᵘ
Back of him then ran down his friends. Long time ago

qodudzîgīˊdî hᴀsduxōˊnî yêt hᴀs ỵāˊwᴀdᴀ. Ān
came to be lost their friend they saw. Town

cᴀkᴀˊqǃawe ān dāk uwaᴀˊt. Weduyāˊgu ʟe
a short distance from with it ashore he came. His canoe then

ān dāq naᴀˊtî aweˊtsa ctātx nᴀnakaˊodzîx̣īx̣.
town ashore he got close to just as up he took it quickly.

Xᴀtc te ᴀsiyuˊ. Ādeˊ qox ỵᴀseˊtcyᴀ ayᴀˊxawe
This stone was. Where around it turned like it

kaodzîtᴀˊqǃ yuhīˊn. Ye dowasāˊkᵘ
came to be crooked the river. Thus they called it

Tāˊỵākᵘtc-ỵîx-wugūˊdî-hīn.
Stone-canoe-down-came-[through]-river.

Then the man who used to sleep so much was ready to hunt. The man that had been lazy always went by himself. Just at the head of Kâckǃ is a glacier. There is a cottonwood tree standing there, rather old inside. When it is going to be stormy a noise is heard inside of this. Then people do not cross that glacier. When no noise can be heard inside then they go up across. The youngest killed more things than his brothers. He always took around bow and arrows with him. They are called dīnaˊ. They all went in one canoe up to this glacier where was the seals’ home. When they came up there, plenty of seals were around that place. There were plenty of grizzly bears and mountain sheep alongside of the glacier. The youngest would say to those with him, “There is a bear hole up there.” Then they made a hunting house in one place. They took the canoe far up. After that a large piece of ice fell and raised a swell that carried their canoe off. They were in want of provisions. Their food was quickly gone. This happened in the Snow-shoveling moon (November). It was always blowing so that they could not get home. There was a cliff at that place. Already two months had passed over them. They could not see a canoe coming from any place, and they were living by the skill of the man whom the mountain being had saved.

Yên uwanīˊ weqāˊ gusūˊwu
There the man was all ready for hunting

taᴀłtsǃᴀˊxe. Qa uskāˊỵê ʟēˊnᴀxdê 360-5
who used to sleep so much. Man that was lazy alone

wuckēˊt wudagūˊttc. Kâckǃ cᴀkᴀˊ āỵēˊỵᴀtî sîtǃ
by himself went always. Kâckǃ at the head of is a glacier

ᴀtuwᴀˊnnᴀxnācuˊ yudoˊq tūx ayuˊ
[stands] rather old inside of it a cottonwood tree inside there

sîteˊ. ᴀtuˊ ye aỵag̣oˊxdatīỵî
is. Inside of it thus when it is going to be stormy

ᴀtūˊdî duᴀˊx. ʟēł ᴀkᴀˊnᴀx dāq
inside of it [a noise] is heard. Not across it up

uᴀˊttc. ʟᴀx ła tūˊdê qōłkǃwᴀˊngî aweˊtsa
they ever go. Very not inside can hear any noise it is as if

ᴀkᴀˊnᴀx dāq a ᴀˊttc. Dohuˊnxō-hᴀs yāˊnᴀx ayuˊ
across it up they always go. His brothers more than were

ᴀt uwadjᴀˊq. Tcūˊnet ᴀt ye ᴀnᴀsnīˊtc.
things he killed. Bow and arrows he always took around with him.

Dīnaˊ yūˊdowasakᵘ. Tāˊg̣awe ᴀtāˊk tsa
Dīnaˊ [the bow and arrows] are called. Up at the glacier seal’s

anîˊ dê yāˊkᵘỵī hᴀs wuāˊt. Tcǃuʟeˊ 360-10
home to inside of one canoe they went. Then

dūcūˊnᴀx hᴀs wēˊtsa aˊỵê dāt unaỵēˊqǃawe ke hᴀs
plenty of them the seals were around to that place up they

uwaqoˊx. X̣ūtsǃ djêˊnwu acaỵᴀdîhēˊn
came. Grizzly bear [and] mountain sheep were plenty of

wesîˊtǃ wᴀntuˊ. ʟe ye ỵanᴀsqēˊtc, “Hîtîkināˊqǃ
the glacier alongside of. Then thus he said, “A bear hole

qōˊta-sǃīk duīˊn” ayeˊ ỵᴀnᴀsqēˊtc. ʟe ỵatīˊỵîỵa
is up there with him” so he said. Then in one place

aweˊ cācuˊ hîˊtî hᴀs aołiyᴀˊx. Hᴀsduyāˊgu dāqedāˊq hᴀs
it was hunting house they made. Their canoe far up they

āˊwatᴀn. Awēˊt yux̣āˊʟ yax ᴀcᴀgᴀˊti
took. And when a large piece of ice from it came down

ān dāk qǃaodiyᴀˊq. ᴀqǃᵘłāˊkᵘden hᴀs
with it up came and took canoe away. In want of provisions they

wūˊnî. Hᴀsduwūˊwu hᴀsduqǃaxᴀˊnt cuwax̣īˊx̣.
were. Their food belonging to them was quickly gone.

Qoqahāˊ-dîˊsỵadayu ye hᴀs wūnîˊ. ʟᴀkᵘ
Snow-shoveling moon it was in so they got. Always

waỵaodîtiˊ, ʟēł adeˊ hᴀsduaˊnî hᴀs
it was blowing [so that] not to it their home they