type of Seshaht, quite
intelligent and with a fund of humour. Having made friends, he told
me in a mixture of broken English and Chinook some of the old folk
lore of his tribe. Of these stories I have selected for publication
"How Shewish Became a Great Whale Hunter" and "The Finding of the
Tsomass." This latter story as I present it, is a composite of three
versions of the same tale, as received, by Gilbert Malcolm Sproat
about the year 1862; by myself from "Bill" in 1896, and by Charles A.
Cox, Indian Agent, resident at Alberni, from an old Indian called
Ka-kay-un, in September 1921. Ka-kay-un credits his great great
grandfather with being the father of the two young Indians who with
the slave See-na-ulth discovered the valley now known as Alberni,
while "Bill" gave the credit to the sons of "Wick-in-in-ish."

The framework for "The Legend of Eut-le-ten," was related to me by
Rev. M. Swartout in the year 1897. Mr. Swartout was a missionary to
the West Coast Indian tribes. He spoke the language of the natives
fluently, and took great pains to get the story with as much accuracy
as possible. A few years later, Mr. Swartout was drowned during a
heavy storm while crossing in an open boat from the islands in
Barkley Sound to Ucluelet.

In the making of the stories into English, I have worked in what
knowledge I have of the customs and habits of the West Coast Indians
of Vancouver Island. In a few instances, due to a lack of refinement
of thought in the original stories, I have taken some license in
their transcription. The legends indicate the poetry that lies hidden
in the folk lore of the British Columbia Coast Indian tribes. For
place names and other valuable information I am indebted to the
kindness of Mr. Cox. The illustrations are original and are the work
of Mr. J. Semeyn of Victoria.

ALFRED CARMICHAEL,
Victoria, B.C.

CONTENTS

By Way of Introduction
A Pen Picture of Barkley Sound
The Summer Home of the Seshahts
The Legend of the Thunder Birds
How Shewish Became a Great Whale Hunter
The Finding of the Tsomass
The Legend of Eut-le-ten--in the following parts:--
The Witch E-ish-so-oolth
The Birth of Eut-le-ten
The Quest
The Death of E-ish-so-oolth
The Ogre
The Destruction of the Ogre
The Release of the Children
Further Adventures of Eut-le-ten including:--
The Arrow Chain to Heaven
The Two Blind Squaws
The Four Terrors Guarding the