The Coconino sun., 1920-10-22

They were Indians of the Makah Indian reservation, Washington. The civil magistrate of Neah Bay had pronounced them husband and wife; and now they were at the landing of the bay ready to start on their we'd ding trip. Twenty-nine boxes of hard bread and several seal air bladders of whale oil had been placed in the large ocean canoe to be used later. Then they showed off from shore and pad dled out of the bay past Bahada Point. Then they hoisted sail and were soon making good time before gentle breeze.
 They were in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; and were on their way to visit friends of the bride on the Island of Vancouver. The day was clear, warm, and beautiful; and friendly winds soon carried them to the opposite shore. There they landed and willing hands carried their luggage ashore and drew the canoe up to safe spot above tide.
 They then proceeded to their friends house, where they were given a meal of fresh salmon and other eat ables that could quickly be got ready for meal. Hardly had they finished eating at this house when another family invited them to lunch with them. And so on till the whole af- ternoon and evening had been taken up in lunching and visiting with the different families of the village.
 Bed time came then and all retired for the night, some on mats as in the old times and some in modern beds. And soundly all slept till morning; not even did the hooting of the owl disturb them.
 It was late when the village was astir again. Hardly had breakfast been begun when Antsaddo and two heralds went from house to house and invited the people to feast in the afternoon in the "potlatch" dance hall of the place. And it was not long before the big kettles were placed over the great fire in that hail and potatoes and salmon and meat and coffee were soon preparing themselves for the hungry populace.
 It was three o'clock in the after noon when the big drum sounded. All ready was the big hall crowded, the women having one side of the house the men the other. All were seated on the floor and in front of each was placed small board or split shake which each one pounded with a short club to the time of a song that the medicine people were chanting in a monotonous minor key. This they did to make the greatest possible noise. At the sounding of the drum the mu- sic ceased and the eatables were pass ed around to all. And all helped themselves literally; for what they could not eat they could carry home.
 After the eating came the drinking of the coffee. A scene to be remem- bered. It was a race to see which side of the house, the mems side or the wOmen's side, could drink their measured amount of coffee in the shortest space of time. And they drank hot coffee and drank it. And the coffee boys with their coffee boil CTS ran here, now there, to keep the coffee poured fast enough. The ex- citement ran high. A shout like the whizzing wind of a mighty storm pro- claimed that the women had won.
 At once the next act was ushered in. Antsaddo passed around the hall and shook hands with all the Indians, giving to each base person a 25-cent piece and to each person of chieftain stock silver dollar. Then he pro- ceeded to the stack of boxes of hard bread he had brought with him from Neah Bay; and, as he called each per son of chieftain stock by name, he