[6] Near one end of Xā′gi. [↑]
[7] The word they coined for the occasion, giving to it this application in order to deceive their enemies. [↑]
[8] Or “Bad town.” It is said to have been owned by the Sa′ki qē′g̣awa-i; see “[The story of him through whom Łᴀ′gua spoke],” note [1]. [↑]
Wars between the people of Ninstints and the people of Skidegate
[Told by Abraham of Those-born-at-Qꜝā′dᴀsgo.]
In the times before they had muskets the Skidegate people went toward the south end of the island to fight. The entire town, including both clans, went along and presently saw a fort on the landward side of Kî′ntcꜝuwit. It was named Standing-fort.
After they had been fishing from the fort for a while something talked with a woman who was cutting a fish. “Come, cut a little piece of fish[1] for me, younger sister.” They did not know what it was that spoke. This portent happened because the fort was going to be destroyed.
There was no way to climb up to the fort. They then laid a long pole up the side of it. They used that to climb up on. Presently the Skidegate people came in a crowd to the bottom of it. When they were ready to go up some one shouted down from it: “Do not kill me. I belong to the Cumshewa-town people.[2] I am here with them only for a short time.” They called to him then to come down. But he did not believe them and did not go down.