Enclosing 4 sheets of words beginning Y. Asks Hunt to note where a jump "(the little · )" Gives examples of how to figure this out. Will soon send more words for same kind of evaluation.
Sending sheets with Kwakiutl words from various sources with questions on them. Trying to get down the "simplest form" of words. Plans to go on with this work. Will figure out how to pay for it. Notes some disagreements on the spelling of different syllable sounds.
Received material recently sent. Notes misunderstanding in that only English words were corrected and not spelling of Indian words. Proposes paying 20 cents per sheets of words corrected. Asks if there is any "reverence paid to the bear." Would like to obtain more Bella Bella stories from Odzestalis. Asks specifically about children of Ts!umqalaqs and their relation to the winter dance.
Has not received a letter for a while. Asks about how Indians conceive of the "Creator of man." Wants to send Hunt general description of paxala from 1900 notes for review and correction. Gives a few examples of matters that remain unclear.
Has not received a letter for a long time. Sending check for pages 3120- 3175. awaiting answers to questions about paxala, old notes from 1907, and difficult words.
Received letter and story of January 15. Hopes Hunt is getting Bella Bella stories from Odzestales. Willing to pay him for them. Asks for songs sung by a crew in a canoe keeping time to the paddling. Asks if such songs exists, or similar ones for raising a house beams, hauling lines, etc. Asks for the order of names among the four Kwaguʼł tribes, arranged according to nEmemot.
