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326 :Eight—Chinook, sto-ken; Spokane, ha-en-um.
 * Nine—Chinook, quoist; Spokane, h'noot.
 * Ten—Chinook, tat-ta-lum; Spokane, oo-pen.
 * Twenty—Chinook, tattalum-tattalum; Spokane, es-sel oo-pen.
 * One hundred—Spokane, en-kay-kin.

Even from the above meager list a number of interesting inquiries might be begun, but my object at present is only to make a small contribution along what I believe will prove a profitable line of investigation, hoping that others will add theirs. In this way something will be accomplished toward reconstructing the simple life of our natives, doing them a justice, and discovering, I am sure, what will be a delight and benefit both to the present and to the coming generations of our own people. H. S. LYMAN.