of winter.” They did so. They stayed there with him. They took him to
the town in the very middle of winter. Then the town people were very
anxious to go out to see him. He said that a fine man would be sick
very soon, and they believed him. So a good man did fall sick, and they
paid him to treat him. Then he became rich. The people of his town
said, “Let whoever is going to look on, fast.” All the town people
fasted because they wanted to see what he would do. Then he would act
like the salmon, the herring, the sand-hill crane, and the sīt. They
were surprised to see all the things he did. The young women, however,
did not look at him. When he was going to eat, he ate only those things
which his spirit had purified for him, and, when he was going to drink
water, the spirit also made that clean for him. He ate only after his
spirit had said, “You will eat this, my master.” He did all things as
his spirit directed him. He did not eat anything fresh. He was not
married. Whatever the spirit told him to do, he did. For that reason he
lived a long time. And although he lived to be very old his head did
not become white.
Qa ye qǃaỵaqᴀˊ, “Łîł tcǃa yūk ānx ᴀxīˊn
People thus he said, “Never right out to the town with me
ỵīułg̣āˊsǃî ʟᴀx tāˊguỵīnqǃ tsa.” Ayêˊx
you go but right in the middle of winter so.” Like it
wutiˊ. ʟēł duīˊn naheˊułgᴀstc. ʟᴀx tāˊkᵘỵīn
they did. Not with him they stayed there. Very middle of winter
tsa duīˊn ān aołîgāˊsǃ. Adᴀˊx qoˊa ʟᴀx
indeed with him town they took him to. Then, however, very
yūk dūˊwadjīk yūˊāntqenitc. Adᴀˊx ye
out were anxious to go out to see him the town people. Then so
qǃaỵaqaˊ ʟēˊnᴀx yᴀkǃēˊỵî qa kēkᵘg̣wᴀnīˊkᵘ. ʟᴀx 319-5
he said one was good man would be sick soon. Very
dokǃēˊ ᴀduwahīˊn. Ayᴀˊx wutīˊ ʟēˊnᴀx yukǃēˊỵî qa
they believed him. Like it it was one was good man
wunīˊkǃᵘ. ᴀkᴀˊqǃ wuduwahiˊ āwasêˊn. Tcǃuʟeˊ ānqāˊwo
fell sick. To him they paid to treat. Then rich man
wusîtiˊ. Duāntqenîˊ ye aỵaˊosîqa, “Qǃᴀg̣axeỵîˊ adōˊsᴀ
he became. His town people thus said, “Let fast whoever
ᴀt g̣ox łatīˊn.” Tcᴀłdakᴀˊt yuāntqenîˊ qǃexēˊtc
is going to look on.” All the town people would fast
wāˊsa yūk dūˊwadjīk. He-adᴀˊx
how out they wanted to see what he would do. After this
yūˊxāt qa yūˊyao qa yudūˊł qa yusîīˊt
the salmon and the herring and the sand-hill crane and the sīt
tcᴀ wāˊsa kunūguˊn djîłdakᴀˊt wutiˊ. ʟᴀx qaỵaˊ 319-10
just how they would do all he did. Very person
qot wunêˊ djᴀtdakᴀˊt wuctīˊn kᴀdunīˊk. Yuyīˊs
were surprised at all with himself he did. The young
ca qoˊa ʟēł ᴀc ūłtīˊn. Kayūˊ ᴀt
women, however not him saw. When things
gugwaxāˊỵî ʟēł tcǃᴀ kugēˊỵî tsǃᴀs duyēˊgitc
he was going to eat not he did so only (until) his spirit
kǃêdēˊn wūsniỵîˊ tsǃa ᴀt uxwaˊîtc. Qa hīn
clean made for him only things he ate. And water
ᴀguˊx dᴀnaîˊ tsǃu yuyēˊktc kǃêdēˊn
when he was going to drink also the spirit clean
yusînīˊk. Dāˊsᴀỵ duyēˊgîtc ye ỵaosîqaˊ, “Yūtǃᴀˊt
made it for him. When his spirit like said to him, “This
gᴀg̣eˊxa, ᴀxsǃāˊtî.” ᴀg̣aˊ tsᴀ ᴀxēˊx. 319-15
you will eat, my master.” After that only he ate it.
Djᴀłdakᴀˊt-ᴀt tsǃᴀs duyēˊgî qǃᴀqāˊk tsǃᴀˊtsᴀ ᴀqǃayêˊx
All things only his spirit told him only that like it
tsa ye yuᴀsînēˊq. Qa ʟēł ʟ̣îtūˊdjî ᴀt uxuaˊ. Qa
indeed so he did. And not fresh thing he ate. And
ʟēł awucᴀˊ. Tcîłdakᴀˊt yēktc adeˊ daỵaqaỵîˊ
not he was married. Whatever the spirit to him told to
ayêˊx qodzîteˊ. Ỵiwuyāˊtǃ ag̣aˊ kodzitiỵîˊ. Qa
like it he did. A long time on account of it he lived. And
ducᴀxāˊwu ʟēł ʟ̣etîˊx wunîˊ tca āx
his head hair not became white did although after it
wudicîˊn.
he became very old.
This is all.
Hūˊtcǃaya.
This is all.
FOOTNOTES:
[151] Wrangell version.
[152] This has been expurgated by the story-teller. For the proper
wording, see last story.
[153] A water bird.
101. QĀQǃATCGŪˊK[154]
At Sitka were several brothers, the eldest of whom was named
Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. They were fond of hunting. One morning they went out
among the islands. [Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk] killed nothing. Again he went to
the place where he had been in the habit of going. Then his name was
mentioned among the fur seals. “It is he who is always hunting. Keep
quiet, for he might hear you.” Now when they were going shoreward the
eldest brother said, “Pull ahead quickly, for the wind is beginning
to blow.” Then they became angry. The bow man laid his paddle down in
the canoe. All did the same. Then they began to cover their heads.
The canoe, however, drifted out. It drifted far out for six days and
nights. On the twelfth he awoke to find the canoe drifting ashore. He
saw an island on which were sea lions, seals, fur seals, sea otters,
and sea-lion bristles. All had drifted on to the island. Then they took
their things up. They stayed there one year. When a year and a half was
completed, the man slept, thinking about himself.
Cītǃkāˊqǃayu ye ỵatîˊ wuˊckîkǃîỵên ye
At Sitka living were brothers to each other thus
dowasāˊkᵘ hunxōˊa Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Aʟǃūˊn ayuˊ hᴀs
named was the elder Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk. Hunting things that they
akᵘcîtᴀˊn. ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊtayu qǃāˊtǃqǃî xodêˊ dāk hᴀs
liked. One morning it was islands among at out they
ūwaqoˊx. ʟēł ᴀt utcᴀˊqx. Tsǃu yên uqoˊxtc,
went. Not thing he killed. Again there he always came
tsǃu dāk ūwaqoˊx. Adᴀˊxayu yuqǃūˊn xōˊde wudūwasaˊ.
again out he went. And then the fur seal among he was named.
“Hu ᴀt naqoˊxtcîỵa aỵaˊ. 321-5
“He things always is travelling around after is here.
Cīłkǃᴀˊʟǃ îsaˊ g̣aāˊx. Dāq hᴀs naqoˊx
Keep quiet your voice he might hear.” Ashore they were going
aˊayu yuhunxōˊa ye qǃaỵaqaˊ, “ʟākᵘ
it was then the elder brother thus said to [them], “Pull
aixāˊ ỵāˊndunukᵘ.” ʟē kǃānt hᴀs
ahead quickly the wind is beginning to blow.” Then angry they
ūˊwanukᵘ. Caqahāˊdî yākᵘt āwagoˊq duaxāˊỵê. Łdakᴀˊt
got. The bow man to the canoe pushed his paddle. All
ye hᴀs wudzîgīˊt. Adᴀˊxayu cᴀnaˊ hᴀs
thus they came to do the thing. And then heads they
wuˊdisǃīt. Yūyāˊkᵘ qoˊa ʟē wuˊłix̣āc.
started to cover. The canoe, however, then drifted.
Dekīˊde ʟeducuˊ yᴀˊkaye qa tāt hᴀs wułīx̣āˊc.
Far outward six days and nights they drifted.
Yadjîˊnkāt qa dēx akᴀˊtayu ke aˊodzīgit 321-10
Ten (= the twelfth) and two on that up he came to wake
yên yuˊłitîtk yuyāˊkᵘ. Aosītēˊn qǃātǃkᴀˊqǃᵘ
there was drifting on the shore the canoe. He saw on island
ᴀsiyuˊ tān, tsa, qǃūn, yᴀˊx̣utcǃ, qa tān
it was sea lions, seals, fur seals, sea otters, and sea lions
qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî. Łdakᴀˊt adaˊ aołītᴀˊqǃ yuqǃāˊtǃ dāqǃ.
their bristles. All around it drifted the island on to.
Hᴀs ᴀt qāˊwadjêł. ʟēˊqǃa tākᵘ āyēˊ hᴀs wuteˊ.
They things took all up. One year on it they stayed.
Kᴀndᴀkǃēˊtǃ yuʟēˊqǃ tākᵘ qa acūwuˊ. Wutēˊx yuqāˊ
Was completed the one year and a half. Slept the man
tcuc-ctāˊt.
about himself [thinking].
One morning he awoke with a dream. He dreamed that he had gotten
home.[155] And one morning he said to his younger brothers, “Get up
quickly. Let us head the canoe shoreward at random. The sun always
rises from behind Mount Verstovaia.” So they headed shoreward. When it
became dark they lowered their anchor into the sea in the direction of
the sunrise, and after they had been out for many nights they saw a
sea gull swimming about. It was really Mount Edgecumbe that they saw.
When they got near to it they saw plainly that it was Mount Edgecumbe.
“Head straight for the mountain,” said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk, and toward
evening they came near it. They named the place where they came in
Canoe-resting-place. There he pounded out the figure of a sea lion so
that people might know he had come ashore at that place. Then they came
to Sitka.
ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊt ān kē udzîgîˊt dutcūˊnî. Ye
One morning with it up he came to awaken his dream. Thus
atcūˊn qōxagāˊqtc. Adᴀˊxayu ʟēqǃ tsǃutāˊt 322-5
something he dreamed he came home. And then one morning
dukīˊkǃ hᴀs ye aỵaosīqaˊ, “Cāˊidaqêˊdê.
his younger brothers thus he said to, “Get up [quickly].
Yāˊkᵘỵî ᴀt kᴀîłagaˊ. Tcākūgeˊỵî yêˊnde haỵākᵘgwatāˊn.
Canoe things load up. Anywhere to there let us be heading.
G̣ᴀgāˊn Kanēˊsdîca cakīˊnᴀx kē
Sun Cross mountain (Mount Verstovaia) on the mountain up
x̣îx̣tc.” Adᴀˊxayu yên hᴀs ỵāˊwatᴀn. Qōˊka
always rises quickly.” And then there they were heading Dark
wucg̣ēˊdî hᴀsducaỵīˊnaỵî hīnqǃ hᴀs
[when] it got itself their anchor into the water they
anatīˊtc g̣ᴀgāˊn anᴀˊx ke x̣îx̣tcîỵaˊ.
always lowered sun wherefrom it up always rises.
ʟᴀx qǃān hᴀs uxēˊ sayuˊ hᴀs aosītēˊn
Very many [nights] they stayed out it was they saw
kēˊʟ̣adî ỵadjîˊndahēn. Xātc ʟǃux ᴀsiyuˊ hᴀs 322-10
sea gull was swimming. It was Mount Edgecumbe that they
aosītēˊn. Axᴀˊng̣a ya hᴀs gaqōˊxayu hᴀs aosītēˊn
saw. Near to it when they were coming they saw
ʟǃux kǃîdēˊn. “Yucāˊ
Mount [Edgecumbe] plainly (or well) “The mountain
adatcūˊn” yuỵawaqāˊ Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk,
(head) straight at it,” what said Qāqǃᴀtcgūˊk,
“adᴀtcūˊn ỵᴀna-iˊsatᴀn.” Adᴀˊxayu x̣āˊnadê
“straight toward it be heading.” And then toward evening
ᴀnᴀˊx yên hᴀs ūwaqoˊx. Ye hᴀs āˊwasa
near it there they came in. Thus they called
Yākᵘ-qᴀłᴀsegᴀˊkᵘ. Tān a akawatīˊ
Canoe-resting-place. Sea lion he pounded out [a figure of]
ānᴀˊx g̣aduskūˊt hu anᴀˊx yên wuqoxōˊn.
by it that they might know he near it there had come (ashore).
Adᴀˊxawe yaCīˊtǃka de hᴀs wuqōˊx.
And then this Sitka to they got.
When they arrived in front of this town his old wife was weeping
outside. While she was crying she saw the canoe come in front of the
town. She saw the root hat she herself had woven. She started up, and
went into the house. When they came in below the old woman felt happy.
When her husband came up to her he gave away all sorts of things to the
people—sea-lion whiskers, sea-otter skins, fur-seal skins. He shook
hands[156] with his brothers-in-law. Then they said to him, “This long
time the death feast has been held for you.” The young woman, however,
was already married. She mourned much [to think that she had left her
first husband who was now so wealthy].
Yāˊane eg̣aỵāˊqdê ya hᴀs g̣aqōˊxayu tcǃāˊguaỵî
This town below (houses) when they were coming the old [one]
ducᴀˊt g̣ānt ag̣āˊx. Tcǃayeˊ sug̣āxēˊ ayuˊ
his wife outside wept. Just while she was crying it was
aosītēˊn yuyāˊkᵘ ān ēg̣ayaˊdê ỵānaqoˊx. Aosītēˊn 323-5
she saw the canoe town below was coming. She saw
āwuˊāgêˊ xāt sǃāx̣ᵘ. Wudihāˊn
[what] she had woven [spruce] root hat. She started up
nēłdeˊ wuguˊt. Hāt hᴀs ūˊwaqox. Dutuwuˊsigu
into the house she got. To it they came. Felt happy
yucāˊwᴀt cān. Doxoˊx doxᴀˊnqǃ dāq gūˊdayu
the woman old. Her husband to her up when he came
łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt qadjīdēˊ ye aosīˊne tān-qǃᴀdadzāˊỵî,
all things to the people thus he gave away sea-lion whiskers,
yaˊx̣ᵘtcǃ dūguˊ, qǃūn duguˊ. Ān qādjîˊn
sea-otter skins, fur-seal skins. With them (things) hands
aołīʟ̣ēˊkᵘ dokāˊniỵên. Yē daỵaˊdoqᴀ
he shook his brothers-in-law. Thus said to him,
“Detcǃāˊkᵘ īītīˊqǃ yên yuᴀtkāˊwatî.”
“This long time in your place there a feast has been given.”
Yuyīˊsqa qoˊa ayuˊ de udūˊwacā. 323-10
The young woman, however, that already one was married.
Aʟēˊn tuwunūˊk āwatǃēˊ.
Much at it grief (or trouble) she felt.
FOOTNOTES:
[154] Story 67 is a Wrangell version of the same story.
[155] For the song composed by him at this time, see song 5.
[156] This form of greeting is, of course, modern.
102. THE SEA-LION HUNT
A canoe [load of people] came behind the sea lions at Cape Ommaney. And
they camped behind them. In the morning they went out to the sea-lion
island. They sharpened limbs on the ends to make the sea lions sneeze
and pushed them into their noses. In that way they killed off all the
sea lions.
Cī łūtūˊdê yākᵘ
Baranoff to the end of island (i. e., to Cape Ommaney) canoe
wūg̣āˊsǃ tān tǃāˊdê. Adᴀˊxayū ᴀtǃāˊx hᴀs ūwaxēˊ.
got sea lions behind. And then behind it they camped.
Tsǃūtāˊt ayuˊ dāk hᴀs ūwaqoˊx tān qǃāˊtǃê dādêˊ.
In the morning there out they went sea-lion island on.
Cỵī hᴀs ᴀłūˊ kaˊosīxotǃ tān
Limbs they on the ends of them sharpened sea lions
tsǃîˊxᴀỵî sᴀkᵘ. Ayuˊ tūˊde hᴀs akaˊosīgu. Adᴀˊxayu
to make sneeze for. This into they pushed them. And then
yᴀx hᴀs aỵaołīdjᴀˊq yutāˊn.
like [it] they were killing off the sea lions.
103. THE WAR IN THE SPRUCE CANOE[157]
People went to war from Chilkat in a spruce canoe. They drifted down on
the people below, and they came to Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ. Then they defeated the
Stikine people completely, and afterward they made peace together.
Djîłqāˊt dᴀx sīt yākᵘ ỵîk xā djîˊudigut.
Chilkat from spruce canoe down to fight started down fast.
Ix̣kīˊ qā kǃᴀt wułix̣āˊc. Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ anᴀˊx yên
Down below people on it drifted. Dīˊg̣ātiyᴀ on it there
ỵawaguˊ. Adᴀxayūˊ hᴀs
they were coming. And then (lit., from it this after) they
Cqǃᴀt qoan caoduwaxêˊtc. Adᴀxayūˊ wuctîˊn
Stikine people beat completely. And then together
ᴀt wuduʟ̣īkǃêˊ.
something (i. e., peace was made.) was made good.
FOOTNOTES:
[157] Probably refers to story 29.
104. STORY OF THE KĀˊGWANTĀN[158]
From X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ went a man of the X̣ᴀkᴀnūˊkedî, who were named from
their town. The people used to go out from there after seals, which,
not having guns at that time, they hunted with long-shanked and
short-shanked hunting spears always kept in the bow. The shank of the
long-shanked spear, which is grasped in throwing, is called cūx. This
manˊs name was Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. On starting off, he went up toward the head
of the bay.
X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊtxayu wuqoˊx yūˊqā X̣ᴀkᴀnūˊkedî yūˊdowasākᵘ
From Xᴀkᴀnuwūˊ went a man “X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ people” named
yūˊāndjayū duʟ̣isāˊkᵘ. Yūˊantqēnî ᴀtxayuˊ wuqoˊx tsa ayuˊ
the town named from. The people from it went seal it was
adāˊyu hᴀs kūˊwaatk. ʟēł ūˊna qōgastīˊtc.
for they worked. Not was a gun.
Āˊda qa wūsāˊnî
Long-shanked hunting spear and short-shanked hunting spear
cūqāˊyênduetc. Yuāˊda
they always placed in the bow. The long hunting spear
ᴀˊttcqēt dusg̣oˊqtc ye duwasāˊkᵘ
what they throw with always thus is named as follows
cūx tsa an dotᴀˊkt. Ye 326-5
cūx (upper part of shaft) seal with it they spear. As follows
dowasāˊkᵘ yuqāˊ Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê wuqōˊx.
was named the man Qakēˊqǃᵘtê. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê started off.
G̣eîtāˊx ke ūˊwaqox.
To the head of the bay up he started.
This Qakēˊqǃᵘtê was a great hunter and used to kill all kinds of
things, but now he could get nothing. Then he stopped in a place named
The Bay, and dropped his anchor into the water beside the canoe.
Immediately his steersman went sound asleep, but he could not. By and
by a small thing began flying around his face, and, taking up his
paddle, he knocked it down into the canoe. It made a noise, “Ts, ts.”
ᴀt sǃātēˊx sîtîˊ. Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt āˊwadjᴀq.
Things become a great hunter for he was. All things he killed.
Acdjīˊt qāˊwacu adeˊ qᵘg̣wᴀˊniỵa. Łāᴀˊt
To him was in store there he could get nothing. Nothing
udjāˊg̣awe yên caˊoʟ̣ītsîs. Ye
when he could kill there he stopped [in one place]. Thus
dowasāˊkᵘ Yūˊg̣ei. Naˊgoq-nᴀxqǃ hīˊnî
it was named The Bay. From the side of [his canoe] water
āˊwate yuducaỵīˊna. Tātc yᴀx ỵaˊołidjᴀqˊ
was [dropped into] his anchor. Sleep like killed him
duatǃēˊgî. Ho qoˊa aweˊ ʟeł utēˊx. Duyᴀˊx
his steersman. He, however, not slept. His face
ỵādaqêˊntc yēkᵘsîgaˊikǃe-ᴀt. Wānanīˊsawe axāˊ 326-10
began flying around a small thing. At once paddle
ᴀx āˊwatān. Aỵîˊs ỵaduyᴀˊx ỵaodaqēˊnî awe
from it he took up. For it his face it was flying around when
axāˊ ᴀx āˊwatān. Acāˊwaxêtc yākᵘ ỵī
paddle from it he took up. He hit it canoe down into
wudzigīˊt. Ye dowaᴀˊx, “Ts, ts.” Yākᵘ ỵī
it came to fall. As follows it sounded, “Ts, ts.” Canoe into
udzigīˊt.
it came to fall.
Daylight found Qakēˊqǃᵘtê still awake. He took up the bird he had
killed and saw that its eyes were swollen up and hung down over its
face. Blood was on both sides of its mouth. What he had hit was his own
sleep. Then he called to his steersman to awaken him. He did not hear
him. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê took up his spear and pushed his steersman with the end
of it. As he did not answer, he went over to him and found him dead.
Like the sleep bird Qakēˊqǃᵘtê had hit, blood was coming out of his
mouth. Then Qakēˊqǃᵘtê went along sadly toward the town with the body.
[I am now telling you about the very ancient people.]
Tcūł utexēˊ aweˊ qēˊwaa. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê
Then never he having slept when daylight came. Qakēˊqǃᵘtê
qēˊna aˊawe āx aˊosîta. Yūˊacawaxêˊtci-ᴀt
when it got daylight from it he took it up. The thing he hit
yutsîˊtskᵘ dūwāˊq qā yāx dix̣wᴀˊsǃ wudiqǃîˊs
the bird his eyes and face hung down (over) swelled up
duwāˊq kᴀ. Xadjuˊ duyataỵîˊ ᴀsiyuˊ 327-5
his eyes over (on). It was his own sleep that
acāˊwaxêtc. Yāˊdōqǃwa tāqǃ ye ỵatîˊ cî. Tcǃuʟeˊ
he hit. His mouth on both sides thus was blood. Then
acāˊsaqēx doatǃēˊgî. ʟeł acqǃēˊkuᴀx. Wūsāˊne
he tried to awaken his steersman. Not he heard him. His spear
ᴀx āˊwatān, akǃūtctc yūᴀˊqᵘłētsᴀkk doᴀtǃēˊigî.
from it he took up, with the end pushing his steersman.
Tcuł acqǃēˊkuāxaweˊ āˊdāk ūˊwagut
When not he could hear him out to him he went
kaołitǃêˊk gwâỵᴀˊ. Tcǃayuˊ duỵataỵîˊ acāˊwaxêtc
finding him cold (i. e., dead). Just like his sleep he hit
adeˊ ᴀˊtiỵīỵᴀˊ yᴀx ayūˊỵatî. Hᴀsduqǃoatāˊnᴀx cî
to it was like it was. Out from their mouths blood
udūˊwaỵag̣e yᴀx ỵatîˊ. ʟᴀx wâˊsa tūwunūˊk 327-10
came out like was. Very how he was sad
ᴀckᴀˊt ūwaguˊt. Āndeˊ aỵāˊwaxa. ʟᴀx
on with him he came. To the town he was taking him Very
tcǃāˊguaỵî Łīngîˊtawe ỵīˊīn kᴀxanīˊk.
old people are to you I am telling.
When Qakēˊqǃᵘtê came in sight of X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ there was no smoke visible,
and nobody walked outside or came down to meet him as he had expected.
Then he jumped out into the water and went up to his house. The people
of that town were numerous, and it was long. In those days doors were
made of skin hung on the outside, and the women wore labrets. All of
the people there lay dead as they slept just like his steersman. He
went through the houses among their bodies. Because he had knocked down
Sleep not even one small boy was saved, and to this day people have the
saying, “He knocked down the sleeper.” They made a parable of it.
Dāq akaosiỵaˊ duāˊnî X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ. ʟēł sǃīq
Shoreward he caught sight of his town X̣ᴀkᴀnuwūˊ. Not smoke
ᴀ yuāˊn ʟēł tsǃu. ʟē Łīngîˊt gānt wugūˊt
was the town not also. Then people outside would be walking
tcǃuyēˊ qūdjîˊ dutǃāˊyᴀx ūngagūˊt. ʟēł wuˊłna.
then he thought down to him would come. Not it was so.
Tcǃuʟeˊ yākᵘ ỵîdᴀˊx hīˊnî wugūˊt. Tcǃuʟeˊ
Then canoe down from the water he got into. Then
doqouwuˊdî wugūˊt. Caỵadihēˊn yūˊāntqēnî, leyāˊtǃ 327-15
to his dwelling he went. Were numerous the people long
yūāˊn. Ag̣āˊyu hît aqǃahāˊdî gāˊnnaxᴀt
the town. At that time house to doors outside
nᴀłg̣ᴀˊqtc tsāstc adaˊk dusx̣ᴀˊttc āg̣ᴀˊ qǃēntǃāˊqǃᴀ
always swinging skin up hung always, and then labrets
dūˊwaūˊwiỵa aweˊ cātc. Tcǃūweˊ doᴀtǃēˊîgî ādeˊ
were wearing it was the women Just like his steersman at it
ỵatiỵîˊ yᴀxaweˊ ỵᴀˊtî yūˊāntqēnî axōˊx ỵāˊnagut
was like it were the people among whom he was going
yuhîˊtqǃ. Tcǃu adēˊ xaqǃūˊỵa aweˊ
through the houses. Just where (at it) they were sleeping there
ayᴀˊx qotx cūˊwax̣ix̣. Tcǃu ʟēˊnᴀx
like it destroyed they had all been quickly. Even one
ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ ʟēł cwusnēˊx kāỵatāˊaỵî caodōˊxeidjī 328-5
little boy not saved himself the sleep he knocked down
tcayuˊ. Tcǃūyedᴀˊt tsǃū ye ᴀtg̣âkūˊ “Ciatāˊỵî
because. Even now also as follows people say “Sleeper
a caodexîˊtc.” ᴀt-kuqedīˊx dułiyēˊx
it was he knocked down.” A sign (or parable) they take it for
tcǃuỵedᴀˊt.
even now.
Fur blankets were not scarce in ancient times, so Qakē’qǃᵘtê took two
marten blankets out of a box and put them around him. He was going
to start away in desperation because he had killed his own sleep.
He also put abalone shell in his ears and piled together the things
they used for snowshoes. In a bag he carried along a bone knife and
a bone trap, tied a weasel skin in his hair, and put a painted drum
on his shoulder such as people used to beat when anybody was dead. He
was going to die with these things. Then he started toward a mountain
named Tsᴀłxāˊn.[159] He took no food with him but put some Indian red
paint in a sack and, when he was ready to start, painted his face
and hair. Then he started toward G̣onāˊxo. For perhaps ten days he
traveled without food, using instead leaf tobacco mixed with calcined
shells. His snowshoes had claws, enabling him to climb cliffs and cross
glaciers. The mountain over which he was passing is called Tsᴀłxāˊn.
Tcǃākᵘ qǃū ʟēł ūdayᴀˊcqên. Kōkᵘ
Anciently blankets [of fur] not were scarce. Box
ỵîdᴀˊx ke ye aosîneˊ dēx kǃūx.
from down in out as follows he took out two marten [skins].
Aodiqǃūˊ Gunxāˊ tsǃu āx
He started to put on (or blanket himself). Abalone also from it
kē ye aosîneˊ. Doguˊkqǃ ye awa-ūˊ,
out as precedes he took. At his ear as precedes he put on,
hūtcǃayuˊ de wutāˊaỵî. Awadjᴀˊq
when finished it was then he could sleep. He killed
duỵatāˊaỵî. Djāˊdjî aoˊxqǃūn ᴀt tsǃū 328-10
his own sleep. Snowshoes they used to have for things also
wudjkāˊ kē ye aosîneˊ ān
on top of each other up as precedes he put with them
gug̣aguˊt tcǃᴀ āˊūn g̣ānāˊwayēˊdî.
when he was going to go where he could die with them.
Tsᴀsgwēˊł sǃāq g̣ātaˊ ᴀt tsǃu atūˊ
(Name of a kind of bag) bone trap some also inside of it
ye ỵatîˊ sǃāq łîˊta tsǃu. G̣onayēˊ
as precedes was bone knife also. Starting
qugwagutnūˊgawe dātc ᴀt wułitcǃîˊn.
when he was going to go weasel thing tied on his head.
Qong̣anāˊn dugwᴀˊłnutc gao ᴀt
When anyone is dead they always beat a drum some
x̣ᴀˊcteayu yēˊnduetc kūˊdūcx̣îttc.
cut thing (skin) used to they always had a painting on it.
Aˊwaỵᴀ yūˊgao tcǃa ān
He carried up [on his shoulder] the drum even with it
nag̣anāˊdayuˊ. Tsᴀłxāˊn yūˊduwasākᵘ yucāˊ guỵaˊ
to die (Cape Fairweather) its name the mountain where
ỵên adeˊ ayuˊ g̣oneˊ ūwaguˊt. Tuwunūˊgayu ʟēł
there to it it was started he went. Since he was sad not
ᴀtxāˊ awucāˊt. Łīngîˊtaỵî łēqǃ ayuˊ ᴀt x̣ᴀˊctî tu
food he took. Indians red paint that some sack inside
ye ỵatîˊ. G̣onayēˊ qᵘgwagaguˊt nūk duyᴀˊqǃ
as precedes was. Starting he was going to go when his face
ye aosîˊnî qa ducāˊkᵘtūqǃ. ᴀtxaweˊ g̣oneˊ
thus he put on it and into his hair. After that starting
ūwaguˊt G̣onāˊxo ỵîˊnade. Guˊłde
he went (town at mouth of Alsek river) toward. Probably
djîˊnkāt ayu qǃaˊowuxê Yūỵānaguˊtî 329-5
ten [days] it was he went without food. In traveling
g̣ᴀˊndjayu ỵanayāˊn. Łīngîˊtaỵî kᴀts tsǃu
leaf tobacco he was carrying. Indians’ mashed shell also
nūˊqǃwayu dułīˊtc tsǃᴀs aayuˊ ᴀt-xāx aołiyᴀˊx.
shell cooked only it was this for food he used.
Yūdudjāˊdjî aˊqoa axāˊkᵘ āˊỵe ỵatî. Tcǃu g̣onaˊ
His snowshoes, however, claws had. Any sort of
cᴀsᴀtᴀˊn ỵēˊnᴀx ān ke guttc qā tcǃu
steep place from below with them up he always went and any
g̣onaˊ ỵateỵîˊ sîtǃ kanᴀˊx tsǃu ān yᴀx gut
kind of is glacier on also with across them went
axāˊgu aỵēˊtîỵītc ayuˊ. Yūˊca qo ye dowasāˊkᵘ
claws always had because. The mountain was named
axōˊx ỵanaguˊt Tsᴀłxāˊn.
through it he was passing [Cape Fairweather.]
By and by Qakēˊqǃᵘtê came out upon a ground-hog place. There was then
no rain, for he was traveling with reference to the clouds which rose
in waves behind Mount Tsᴀłxāˊn. When these clouds come down to the very
foot of the mountain there will be good weather, and people then paddle
far out into the ocean. Seeing an animal go down into the ground-hog
hole, he set up his trap there, and it is from him that people know
how to fix it. He camped near it. When he went to look at it next day
it could not be seen. He took away the thing used to cover the top of
the trap. He had set this trap because he was hungry, and he was very
glad to see that it was down. When he came to examine it, however, he
found that a frog had gotten inside. “This frog pretended that it was
a ground hog,” said Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, and, taking up all of his things, he
went to a bay near by called Canoe bay, hoping to see some people. He
thought that he saw some at Seaweed point, and, being very lonely,
he started down toward them. Then he discovered that they were black
stones that looked like people, and said, “These are small stones which
appear like human beings.”[160] Starting on again toward the head of
Alsek, he traveled for some time and came to its upper course.
Sǃāx āˊni kāˊdāk gūˊdawe, ʟēł sū 329-10
Ground hog place [or town] out on coming, not rain
qōstîˊ. Yūˊcā tsǃu ᴀˊtkanīk. Yugūˊsǃ
was any. The mountain also tells [weather]. The clouds
atǃēˊdî ang̣axêˊtcîn tīt yūˊdjîsîtᴀnk akāˊqǃawe
behind it always lie in waves rising up according to it