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
awungaʟ̣āˊgayᴀ. G̣êʟǃx sîtîˊ yuaỵeˊ hᴀs wunîˊỵiỵᴀ.
could get. Cliff there was that they got like.
Dēsgwᴀˊtc dēx dîs hᴀsduīˊk kāˊwakîsǃ. Gūtx
Already two months on them were finished. From anywhere
yākᵘ hᴀs ᴀg̣âˊqsîtīn. Tcaweˊ qākāˊqǃawe hᴀs 361-5
canoe they could see. It was on the man they
wutêˊ wecāˊt wuqoaˊnitc wusnēˊxê.
lived (were) the mountain being had saved.
When they became discouraged they made steps across the glacier. In one
place was a precipice, and they had a hard struggle. They left one of
their brothers in front of the cliff. He had become dizzy. So they left
him. They came among trees after they had left him. He suffered very
much from the cold. They, however, came upon a red-cedar house. They
used a fire drill. Already it smoked. Then the fire came quickly out of
the red cedar, and they sat by the fire without food. Day came without
their brother having died.
Ciêˊx hᴀs tāxt dahāˊ aweˊ yūˊsîtǃ
About themselves they were discouraged when the glacier
yᴀx hᴀs qeˊya kaodzîtǃᴀˊqǃ. ʟe yatīˊỵiỵa aaweˊ hᴀs
across they made steps. In one place they
doqǃanawudāˊq ᴀdawūˊʟ ỵes aosîˊnî. ʟēqǃ
found a precipice and they had a hard struggle. One
ᴀtīˊỵia hᴀsduhuˊnx ag̣ōˊt hᴀs wuāˊt
there was [of them] their brother away from him they went
yūˊg̣îʟ yᴀqǃ. Ākāwałîˊk. ʟe anᴀˊq 361-10
the cliff in front of. He became dizzy. Then from him
hᴀs wuāˊt. Āsqǃ cūˊỵīt hᴀs ūˊwaᴀt anᴀˊq. ᴀqǃaweˊ
they went. The trees among they came from him. There
āt tcianādjᴀˊq. Hᴀs qoˊa łax hît
he suffered very much from cold. They however red cedar house
akᴀˊx hᴀs wuāt. Hᴀs āˊwatuł. Desgwᴀˊtc
upon it they came. They used a fire-drill. Already
yāndusǃᴀˊq. ʟe dāˊk ỵaosîx̣īˊx̣ yūˊłax tūˊnᴀx
it smoked. Then out came quickly the red cedar from into
yūˊqǃān. Hūtcǃ yuwūwūˊ tsǃᴀs yuqǃāˊnawe ᴀgūˊkt ᴀqēˊn. Lēł
the fire. Ended the food only the fire by it sat. Not
āt djudjāˊq yuhᴀsduhuˊnx kᴀx qeˊwaa.
there died their brother but it got daylight.
Now they made fun of their youngest brother. “Where is the being
that helped you? Didn’t you say that you could kill anything?” Then
he became angry at the way they talked about him. He started off
aimlessly. When he started he did just as the mountain being had
directed him. Then he saw their white dog that used to go everywhere
with them. He saw the little dog running up. He looked toward it. He
saw that a mountain sheep was holed in there for the winter. Before he
could believe it he heard the little dog bark. The mountain sheep had
very large horns. He ran his spear into it just once and killed it.
Not knowing what he should do, he squeezed himself in beside it. He
cut open the animal, which was very large. This was the mother of the
bears. He cut off only the fat from around its stomach. It was of the
thickness of two fingers. Then he ran down to his brothers with it.
That made them feel lively and drove away all their hunger. Then they
brought down all of the parts. After they had brought everything down
into the house they started back to hunt for their brother, but the
wolf people had taken him. When the canoe that was hunting for them
came outside they did not have much food left. They let their brother
go, for they could not find him. They started to the town, and they
got home. Then they stayed right where they were because something was
always happening to them.
Hᴀs ᴀkāˊwacūq yuhᴀsdukīˊkǃ. “Gusūˊwu ỵīg̣āˊt
They made fun of their younger brother. “Where is for you
wusūˊwu a. ʟēł ỵîqǃeˊ ułqǃēỵīn ᴀt wudjāˊq.”
helped is. Not did you say any thing you could kill.”
Hᴀsduqǃwaiˊyēt kǃānt uwanuˊk. Tcǃᴀkug̣eˊỵî
The way they talked to him angry he got about it. Aimlessly
yēˊdî ᴀt wux̣ū’n. Ỵāgᴀgūˊt qotīˊsǃ tcayuˊ
off he started. When he started away did just as
catuqāˊwutc adêˊ daỵaqāỵîỵaˊ yᴀˊxawe qōwanūˊkᵘ.
the mountain being there had told him like it he did.
Āweˊ aosîtīˊn hᴀsdukēˊʟ̣î ʟ̣ēt yᴀx hᴀs iteˊ 362-5
And then he saw their dog white like they had
hᴀsduīˊn wuckēˊt wudiᴀˊt. Yūˊkǃeʟkǃ aosîtēˊn kînda
with them around used to go. The little dog he saw toward
ke nacīˊx̣î. ᴀt aoʟ̣îg̣êˊn. Aosîtēˊn ᴀqǃ qōˊdᴀt
up running. To it he looked. He saw there holed in
a djêˊnwu ᴀsiyuˊ Łᴀkǃ wuhīˊnî aweˊ tsǃᴀs adēˊ
a mountain sheep was. Before he could believe it only there
saˊoduwaᴀx. Adeˊ ᴀcaˊ ye kᵘdîʟaˊ
he heard it bark. There on its head thus were very large