play and carry them away. It was unlike any other
insect ever known, and the people tried many times to track it to its
home, but it was too swift to be followed.
They killed a squirrel and tied a white string to it, so that its course
could be followed with the eye. as bee hunters follow the flight of a
lice to its tree. The U'la'gu' came and carried off the squirrel with
the string hanging to it, but darted away so swiftly through the air
that it was out of sight in a moment. They killed a turkey and put a
longer white string to it, and the U'la'gvi' came and took the turkey,
but was gone again before they could see in what direction it flew.
They took a deer ham and tied awhite string to it. and again the
U'la'gu' swooped down and bore it off so swiftly that it could not be
followed. At last they killed a yearling deer and tied a very long
white string to it. The U'la'gu' came again and seized the deer, but
this time the load was so heavy that it had to fly slowly and so low
down that the string could be plainly seen.
The hunters got together for the pursuit. They followed it along
a ridge to the east until they came near where Franklin now is, when,
on looking across the valley to the other side, they saw the nest of
the U'la'gu' in a large cave in the rocks. On this they raised a great
shout and made their way rapidly down the mountain and across to the
cave.