By and by Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a went off on a vessel. After that, when a vessel came with him and they went out to trade, Gîtkudja′os approached Î′ldjiwas to kill him. Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a said to him: “Take care, they are coming to kill you.” At that time Î′ldjiwas shot Gîtkudja′os alongside the vessel, so that he fell into the water. [[398]]The crowd of people who were about then fled to their homes. When all had got in he went home. They then shot at him. He escaped into his house.
The Middle-town people and the Middle people at once fought together. Then they again gave a great deal of property to each other. Some time afterward a vessel again stopped there with Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a on board. He then remained there. After they had drunk whisky[21] one of the Middle-town people shot at Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a, but his gun missed fire. He, however, killed the Middle-town man. They fought again at once.
After peace had been made the father of Î′ldjiwas bought a pistol for him which was all silver. And, when he had it in his hand in front of the town, his father’s younger brother asked to look at it. At that time he told him that people could not be killed by it [but only wounded]. So he shot his father’s younger brother with it. And they again began fighting.
After that they also killed Î′ldjiwas. They wounded him. After he had remained alive for fifteen nights he held his gun loaded and said: “Now, they are coming down for me.” He then shot through the smoke hole. And he talked again. “I am going up, and I will throw down the planks that are inside his house. I will also throw down his burning coals.” Then he said: “Now, I am going up to be with him.” After he had finished speaking he was as those who go to sleep.
And, when evening was coming on, something made a slight noise in the air. Then something red fell out of the sky. It happened as he had said.[22]
Afterward Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a killed one of the Middle-town people, and they again had a fight. They again made peace with each other after one of the nephews of Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a was killed. After they had given property to him, Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a went away and settled among the Tsimshian. His nephews lived at Kꜝᴀgā′ni.
At that time a youth, Sg̣ā′gia, lived with Sg̣atcꜝîdā′łgîñ, who took care of him. Then he treated Sg̣ā′gia badly. Getting angry with him, he drew blood. And two nights afterward he killed Sg̣atcꜝîdā′łgîñ. He then took his three slaves. When he was going to kill his wife also she used good words to him. He went away in his canoe.
He then passed right by in front of Kꜝᴀgā′ni. He crossed the sea. He went to Tcꜝā′ał.[23] Sg̣ā′gia’s gun was heard to sound at Kaisun[24] as he came along. And, when he landed and stood among them, he related his adventure.
All that summer, while they were fishing for black cod, he kept a watch for war people. After they had caught salmon, they moved to Skidegate inlet. [[399]]
When we camped for the night [we heard] a Tsimshian named Xagu′n of the Gîtgwî′lgiaodjî,[25] who had enslaved some Pebble-people, sing songs of victory in front of us.