14 ’ THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS

(31) Kxdis, “Ocean Fish-Trap’’: on the east side of South
Bentinck Arm, about a quarter of a mile from the Nuk” River.
It is doubtful whether this was a town, or merely a camping
place of the people of Nu&* when using their salmon-trap.

*(32) Nuk®: on a raised mound at the south side of the
mouth of the Nuk” River, which enters the head of South
Bentinck Arm from the east. The meaning is unknown. This
was a populous town until the inhabitants were decimated by
an epidemic of smallpox.

*(33) Tal-io: on the west side of the mouth of the river of
the same name which flows into South Bentinck Arm from the
south. The location of this village was constantly changed,
owing to destructive variations in the course of the river. It
was formerly a large town, and has been deserted only since
1900. This village had another name, Tqwanttos, “Facing,”
so called because its houses faced those of the town of Nuk”.

*(34) Asx’, “At the Head”: at the head of South Ben-
tinck Arm there is a bay running south-west, into the upper
end of which a small stream empties. The trail leading to the
lake at the head of Rivers Inlet follows this valley. As-ux”
was located on this creek, at some little distance from the
ocean; the name was derived from the geographical location
of the town. It has not long been deserted and must have
been a populous place to judge from the numerous repositories
GE paisk

(35) Qwapx: on the east side of the mouth of a creek
flowing into the bay at the head of South Bentinck Arm, from
the south. This town was of moderate size. The meaning of
the name is unknown. It is thought to be in the Rivers Inlet
language.

VILLAGES AT KIMSQUIT

Two rivers, the Dean from the east, and the Kimsquit from
the north, flow into the head of Dean Channel, and the villages
of this area can be grouped according to the two rivers.