Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-17

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- posIlmTElLIcEncER PUB. co.
-. June 10 1888.
Do.Kl-RATE
r..u Poer IsruIIoxscxn;
~s..,. ars swo things 10 . religious
- shIoh many Of the Indians Of
- sospd are full. One II the pFac-
' Z tsmahnous, or thsir inoansA-
- "a he sthsr h the tradition OF
s. 1uunlpe long ago OF asest snper-
s...r.I beine. He 10 called Do-ki. baii.
os.l5bsdI, By the skokomish In
- po.hwi-butl by the inequalities
50 eleeiss, and Nu-ki-matl by the
f.I1nme sbs difference By the latter
~, lsius accounted for BY the fact
81 shsir language Is much more nasal
.s.. a. Of the ether tribes; the same
s,S..4.es bsina sesn In osnsr words
.~nou % the several tribes. The
ly1llans ~ Il was . woman, and not .
- 8 soms others say.
~ orieiu Of the parsonage seems TO
]. onsvhst sonfussd. One Of the
fInllans, . trlbe which worshippsd the
s. "a believed II 10 be the Supreme
rsI,< a IL universe. says that this
-. - ~ 6un incarnate; while the
~11co1Iah Indians say that he was the
Ss{siorI cfsttor Of the sun. moon, man,
1870. blrxia, beasts and all things. ]
Ksys reyse been able 70 learn that the
S1fr lfibs wonhipped the Sun. He
S1s1s % have held the same rank with
- Lkn4nsrn or the Chinooks. A-m0-te-
- Il lhs Flatheads, and III me hn Of
~ epokaus. !.
~ vbils their ideas Of his firss work
y eomswhat confused, their belief Of
IS ssoond coninR h quite clear. and
n1erIy alI Of these trioss agree ~ 10
ekxt hs did. He changed things very
dseldsdly; hence his name, which means
eohanQsr.p
A ia, time some Of the Indians
ksrdls knew where he came from, bat
~ (hink he came from the south or
uathwtsl, where the Gky comes down TO
meet The world. and he was last heard
4 u lhs north, IN British Columbia.
4 long time after the creation, say the
Indians. the world became bad and the
9pcpls keoame bad and foolish, where
spon 10 ki-batl determined 10 como
In ard rectify affnirs--to punish the
uorlf and 10 change the foolish into
oomothine else.
kaooFdine 10 the Skokomish Indians,
~ man, knowing that he was coming,
~ down xlth bis bone knife and began
nvhe( H. saying: a. / will kill him when
y shaIl oou,o.n Soon he came, but was
b mQoh like common men that tho man
dld noi know him. Do. .ki-katl said:
What are you doisgfr Nothing
special was the reply. Again the
nns question WAS asked, With the same
nply. Then Do-ki-bAtl said; II know
vhas yon have said; you want TO kill
ne Lea me take your knife" Il was
fise1 TO him, and be thrust II into the
mans ankle, behind, which made the
man jump, aud he continued 10 jump,
Nas changed Into another form. jump
inz % I'll fours, aud this is the origin
q tbe deer AS he plunged the knife in
tee ankle 10 the handle he left IL there,
Where 4 still remains, having become
tho ftti0ek.
Another man was acting similarly
silh bis knife when Do-ki- batl took q
knd thrust Il into him, and he became a
hesyeFl Vie knife becoming its tail.
Another man was pounding against a
eedAf tree With his head, trying 10 break
2 down. - foolish was he. Do ki-batl
askea him What he Was doing. aud he
nid, unereupon the Changer told him
saai % had better 90 away. He did 80,
snos = he ran. wings, u strong head and
nnx bili came 10 him, 30 that he could
noss holes IN trees. and this 10 the origin
q ths woodpscksr.
hsfoand another man out In the rain,
20 nosina enough TO get under shell
-, md trying 10 keep of the rain by
nRnR his arms and hands around.
ne sss caange into the humming bird,
Nc We arms are still swinging.
Anotasf nAn was performing his In.
1sa1onA " ta1ahnous, with his hair
~ w m knot on bis head. He was
ssnRed INTO bluejay, the knot still
hsy knew that Do hi batl was com
w. and was afraid that be might be
saAnesd, though be did not wish 70 be,
e ran away, carrying with him a
ases OH or Indian pail with water In
As ne vas running some wings carus
o'm 70 help him get away fast; be
skAu to ny and became n turtle dove
~ snskine Of the water made noise
s.s nin1 IKE that when pu-pu-pu ID
o sssy fast. and this became the noise
a. .e elfu as y begins to fly. When II
- 80 aouad isssif changing ID began ts
nsm-o, hum-,,,r noise which va
~ into its present mourning sound
tord u The name of the bird in thu
Ssekemish language.
,.ss's. $500 nsn lad painted themselves II
sz.s ways and. when they wer,
~ s1ssa, ~ theis colors partially remained
a. 49, 49, vas The origin OF the colors o.
49, W. mouth OF the Skokomisl
fuand some men fieksing. ant
~ saaRel then into stones. which nos
-. zo 90 TIE beach, very lAre,
6,,,s As'hR been an officer in Sd,
ne walked across the land nea,
sIl,.-ss sals OF the Skokowish river, b,
a' shereupon he cursed II. and i
!. We marsh now there.
a. = walked down Hoods Canal. O,
sss.N sN sade, be found two canoe
49, ever, their owners being ava
icrs These be changed into tv,
o1es now lying there.
sl,..'s sssing q small stream he acai,
q - ana hence cursed il, on acconn
49, 20 nsa 30 up that ssream.
a - Instance north OF the moutl
ia Anwsup river are two places i
lsok -. about two feet long, whic
ds,,sa aaeshst hike large fsot track
ls5s.s made IN the stone. These ID
q ~ esiiese 10 be the foot tracks q
us Nloati. They ars between hic
p Tie water. sas
shss. .ss 3. opposite side of the Cana
hs .ofee miles below the mouth !
ksrd sAser, u large stone Of yer
kpS as'nnerate, about thirteen fss
ta;s..ss - nse or six feet in diamefa
@A1sy regular i'm ia v,,,s..,'..s ~