Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest - especially of Washington and Oregon (1910) (14750837624)
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Title: Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Judson, Katharine Berry
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific Religion Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific
Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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e he said, This is the ghost which came to me. 101 MYTHS AND LEGENDS ORIGIN OF THE TRIBES Chinook ENG ago, in Lake Cle-el-lum, lived Wish-poosh, the monster beaver. Cle-el-lum wasbeautiful. It was also full of fish. Theanimal people wanted to fish there but Wishpooshkilled them. Wishpoosh dragged them into thewater and drowned them. Wishpoosh also killedand ate the animal people. At last Coyote tried to kill him. Coyote fasteneda spear to his wrist with a strong cord. Thenhe began to fish in the lake. Soon Wishpooshattacked him. Coyote speared the beaver. ThenWishpoosh plunged to the bottom of Cle-el-lumand dragged Coyote with him. But Coyote foughthard with Wishpoosh. They fought so hard, they tore out the banks ofCle-el-lum. The waters rushed through the break,then through the mountains and down the canon.They rushed into Kittitas Valley. The water formedanother lake in Kittitas Valley. Coyote and Wishpoosh fought so hard they toreout the banks of the new lake. The waters rushed 102
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Photo by Lee Moorhouse. Copyrighted INDIAN TYPE. CHIEF JOSEPH OF THE NEZ PERCESThis tribe, except during the Nez Perce war, was always friendly to the whites
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