Some who were returning home from Skidegate were enslaved by the Tsimshian. We then carried the news to Skidegate. At that time we started to live at Xā′na.[26] They then asked property of us on account of what we had done to the Tsimshian.[27] After that, when we were living at Kaisun, more news came. They said that some canoes had been destroyed in Skidegate passage. Part of the people were enslaved also. It happened to three families. They did it to the Gîtî′ns’-servants,[28] Those-born-at-Stasa′os,[29] and Those-born-at-Pebble-town.[30] The Tlingit were the ones who did it. When we came to Xā′na Those-born-at-House-point[31] asked property of us for some who had been captured. Then they first gave us property. After that we also gave them property. When we came to Tcꜝā′ał Those-born-at-Stasa′os also asked blood money of us. We also gave to them blood money.
After that the Ninstints people invited the people of Kaisun. The Kaisun people went thither at once. And, after they had been there for a while, they went after house planks. The Ninstints people went out also to fish near by. Some time afterward they discovered enemies. The Bellabella[32] destroyed or enslaved those who were out fishing. At that time the Bellabella killed many of the Ninstints people. They also enslaved many of the Sand-town people[33] of high rank. Then they at once stopped getting the parts of the house. Things went badly. We went away immediately. [[401]]
[1] See “[Story of the Food-giving-town people],” note [5]. [↑]
[2] Means something like “seeing property.” [↑]
[4] See the story of [Gunanasî′mgît], note [5]. [↑]
[5] At the mouth of Łi′elᴀñ river, the Hi-ellen of the charts, and close to Tow hill. [↑]
[6] Many of the chiefs had houses, concealed in the woods in various places, in which to cache their valuables. [↑]
[7] Or Lak-ungida (Dorsey in American Antiquarian, volume 19, 1897, page 279). According to the same authority this was once a large town, but the population is now not over 50. [↑]