Then they sang for him in the way he told them. “When I go down, do not stop singing the spirit song until I get back.” Just at evening he prepared to go, and, after he had danced around the fire for a while, he went down. Immediately Lā′ma[1] went after him. After he had gone they sang for him, and he went into a deep place.
Then he lay still in the creek like a dog salmon. Lā′ma thought he would swim away, and he held the lower edge of his moose-skin blanket in his hand. After he had stayed in the water for a while, he jerked like a dog salmon sending out eggs. After he had done this four times he stood up. He was not wet in a single spot. All that time they sang for him in the house.
Then there were great numbers of dog salmon in the creek. When he stood up in the house all looked at him. He was not wet in the least. Then dog salmon nearly surrounded the coasts of this island. Before that there were few salmon, but a strong man dried three dog salmon during a season. The strongest man got five. They put two away, and, taking one along as provisions, they spent the winter in the neighborhood of mussels.
He had them get a large drum off of the east side of a big cedar. They used to hang that up.
After that Sᴀqaiyū′ł[2] spoke through Cloud-watcher at Łg̣ō′gi. When his voice came through him he ran into the sea. Then he started around the town begging. He came into a house and held out his blanket. “Djū x̣undâ′-î.”[3] They did not understand his words. By and by in one house he entered Djat-gitcꜝî′ñgaga guessed what he meant and put five plugs [of tobacco] into his blanket. At once all in the town gave to him. They each gave him five plugs. [[309]]
Some time after this they were all at Sea-grass town.[4] Then there was much sickness. And an old woman went to the end of Sea-grass Town. Then she held her hands up. She wanted Power-of-the-shining-heavens[5] to look upon her. From above they saw what she did.
After that, when autumn came, three towns were gathered together at ʟgakîtsgalā′ña.[6] They were there on account of A′nkustᴀ.[7]
After that, when they went to get provisions, a Town-of-Djī′gua[8] man named Waters became a shaman at Łg̣ā′g̣a.[9] At once they built a large house for dancing. All the time they were dancing there he did not mention his name. He was left-handed. He held a club on the left side. On his right side he held a war knife, wearing it point outward. They sang for him. He also had a grizzly bear head.
After they had sung a while for him he ceased to use these things and wore different ones. At once he again stood up for the dance. After this dance had gone on for a while there, they came to Sea-grass town.
After the dance had gone on at Sea-grass town for a while, he told them where an eagle was sitting. He foretold that there would be two blue feathers on either side of its tail. At once they went to get it, and, when they had got it, although they did not speak to him, where he lay in the house he struck the roof in his joy. Then he mentioned his two names. “I am Wu′ltcꜝixaiya. I am Ūdagiā′g̣ᴀñ.” That was the Moon’s youngest grandchild.[10]