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on p. 10 and lists it jointly with _murek_ on p. 18. It doubtless disappeared early as a separate entity. 45. murek C P. 247. No question. 46. saa C P. 248. No question. 47. kepel C P. 248. No question. 48. waase C P. 249. A "fairly large town." The people were rich. 49. merip C P. 250. A small place with only one house name known. Its existence, however is confirmed by Merriam. 50. aukweya P See no. 53. 51. qenekpul P See no. 53. 52. tsetskwi C See no. 53. 53. qenek C Some question exists concerning these four villages. Kroeber nowhere mentions _aukweya_, but shows _qenekpul_ and _tsetskwi_ as temporary or briefly occupied towns and _qenek_ as a permanent town. Waterman says that _aukweya_ was a "settlement, three houses and a sweathouse." There had been no houses for many years and the pits were washed out. _qenekpul_ was important mythologically and was said to have been built by an old Indian from _turip_ but there is no record of house pits or early habitations. _tsetskwi_ was a settlement with 3 houses and a sweathouse. In the youth of one informant there had been at least one family head living there, who was very old. Merriam lists all four sites as villages. There seems to be no serious question concerning the former existence of _tsetskwi_ and _qenek_. It is highly probable that the other two sites were inhabited at the middle of the nineteenth century. Waterman in his list ascribes a
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