Detailed info on collection of stories from Canoe Creek and Dog Creek, including lists of stories and names of speakers. Fraser River Secwepemc and North Thompson.
Incomplete letter, containing numbered pages 1-4, 11-12, 14, 22-23. Missing pages either discarded by Boas or interspersed with other materials by Teit. Returned from trip to south. Discusses funding. Heading to Cassiar for August through November. Returning to Nlaka'pamux linguistic work in winter, and can continue work on southern groups in April. Detailed info on "Lake Colville" (Sinixt) people. Plans to collect vocabulary there and maybe a bark canoe. May get specimens among Kalispel. Will then go to Coeur d'Alene, skipping the Spokane. Will collect Kalispel vocabulary. Discusses kekule houses, similarities and details among Salish and Sahaptin. Will not go to Wenatchi or Flatheads. Can get clothing examples. Colville; Sanpoil; Nespelem; Nlaka'pamux; Thompson; Sahaptin; Tahltan; Kaska; Carrier; Dakleh; Tshilhqot'in; Chilcotin; Sinixt; Kalispel; Coeur d'Alene; Spokane; Wenatchi;
Returned from hunting trip in Cassiar area. Received from dead letter office the comparative vocabularies he had sent to Boas of Lillooet, Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan, San Poil, Colville, Columbia, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene; a map of territories of each (forwarded in August). In Cassiar, wrote down Tahltan stories. Talks about a guide named Adset, who knows Tahltan, and some Kaska, Nahanni, and Cree. Teit wrote down info from him on boundaries of these groups. Northern BC clearer to Teit now. More discussion of Adset and his life and knowledge of stories. Mentions Rev. Dr. Inglio of Telegraph Creek. Carrier; Dakelh; St'at'imc; Lillooet; Nlaka'pamux; Thompson; Secwepemc; Shuswap; Okanagan; Syilx; Sanpoil; Colville; Columbia; Spokane; Coeur d'Alene; Tahltan; Kaska; Nahanni; Cree; Teslin; Cree; Liard; Inland Tlingit
