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Haida texts and myths

Note 4 — How one of the Stasa′os-lā′nas became wealthy

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Then they swam southward. He watched them from the shore. They tried to climb ashore on the south side of the entrance of Skidegate channel.4 But they only made marks with their claws on the rocks instead. They could not do it. Then they swam away. On that account they call this place “Where-dogs-tried-to-crawl-up-and-slid-back.” Then they swam together to the channel.4 They lie in front of Da′x̣ua.5 They call them “The Dogs.”6

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