Note 1 — War between the people of Kloo and the Bellabella
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Kloo. ↑
2 Used in its general sense, this word answers most nearly to the Haida ʟdjîñ xā′idᴀg̣a-i, although the latter is even more comprehensive. ↑
3 The word for Eagle people used here is the usual Tsimshian word for the Eagle clan and is given by them to the Haida of Kloo, who are for the most part Eagles. ↑
4 Probably a Tlingit word. ↑
5 Chief of Kloo. ↑
6 The Silver islands. ↑
7 Hot Spring island. ↑
8 Ramsey island. ↑
9 See “A Raid on the Tlingit,” note 11. ↑
10 See “Wars between the people of Ninstints and the people of Skidegate,” note 2. ↑
11 I was told that this was done to enable the soul to go to Tāxet’s house; see story of the Food-giving-town people, note 25. ↑
12 Meaning that there was a great palaver. ↑
13 See the story of Cloud-watcher, notes. ↑
14 One of the leading Bellabella chiefs. ↑
15 Said to be the native name for the inlet on which these Bellabella lived. ↑
16 A Tsimshian town, also the Tsimshian part of the population of Porcher and the neighboring islands. They lived always on terms of friendship with the Raven people of Skedans. ↑
17 While the men were at war their wives observed certain regulations of a symbolic nature, supposed to assist the warriors. Many slept in one house, with their heads lying in the direction that the warriors had taken, and, when the war party was supposed to have started back, they all slept with their heads turned in the opposite direction. ↑
18 Referred to in the preceding story, note 18. ↑
19 See the story of Cloud-watcher. ↑
20 After the contest was over the various families struggled to see who should carry away the most slaves. ↑
21 See “Story of Those-born-at-Skedans,” note 19. ↑
22 On an islet off the north shore of Tan-oo island. This was the second time it was occupied. The first time was when South-east was chief. On this occasion it was renamed Laiʟaikꜝia′-i, after the Bellabella fort. ↑
23 See “Wars between the peoples of Skidegate and Kloo,” note 5. ↑
24 Name of a chief of the Point-town people. The escape of these slaves prevented the Kloo people from recovering some of their own friends who had been taken to Masset, whereupon they became angry and took away two slaves from this chief. ↑
25 Daughter of one of the Kloo chiefs, captured in the previous Bellabella raid. ↑
26 Probably fearing treachery. ↑
27 The words imply that it was such as a man of low family might use, and was consequently of little value. ↑
28 Stiū means “sea eggs.” ↑
29 Exchanging hostages. ↑
30 Because they were not provided with anything that could match the eagle. ↑
31 I have recorded these words as well as I could, thinking that they might be identified at some future time. ↑
32 Stealing the mats of the visitors. When visitors arrived the townspeople often had sport with their property in taking it up, breaking open the bundles, and playing pranks with it generally. ↑