Thus end these interesting and positive ancient traditions, by a fine poem on the passage to America over the ice; the Shawanis have a similar poem: the Illinois had also one, and almost every Linapi tribe. They are perhaps lost; but this being at last rescued, will preserve the memory for ever. Now begin the second series of songs, in a different style, seldom rhyming, but made metrical by an equal number of words in each verse, 4 in the 4 first which carry the tribe till their conquest of the _Talegas_; but only 3 in the 3 later poems on the subsequent history. Thus these songs diminish in details as they advance; but they are mere abridgment of better annals now probably lost. Numbers shall be annexed to each successive king or ruler, so as to compute the generations. 1. _Song. At Shinaki till the 10 Kings or Civil Wars._ 1. Long ago, the fathers of men were then at _Shinaki_ or Firland. 2. The path leader was the white eagle (_Wapalanewa 1_), who leads them all there. 3. The Snake island was a big land, a fine land, and was explored by them. 4. The friendly souls, the hunting souls, the moving souls, in assembly meet. 5. All say to him, beautiful-head (_Kolawil 2_) be thou king there. 6. The snakes are coming, thou killest some, to Snake hill, let them all go. 7. All the snakes were quite weak, and concealing themselves at the Bear hill. 8. After Kolawil, white owl (_Wapagokhos_ 3) was king at the Firland. 9. After him there _Ianotowi_ (4 true maker) was king, and many things he did. 10. After him there _Chilili_ (5 snowbird) was king, who says let us go south. 11. To spread the fathers of men _Wokenapi_, and to be able to possess much more.(28) 12. South he goes the snowbird, but east he goes the beaver-he _Tamakwi_. (Here is the separation of the Dinnis.) 13. A beautiful land was the south land, the big Firland and the shoreland _Shabi-yaki_. 14. But the eastern land was a fish land, and a lake land, and a cattle land. 15. After Chilili, the great warrior (_Ayamek_ 6) was king, when all the tribes were at war. 16. There was war with the robbing-men, snaking-men, blacking men, strongmen. _Chikonapi_, _Akhonapi_, _Makatapi_, _Assinapi_.—Thus ends the first song with civil strife and great wars, dividing some tribes probably. _2d Song. From the 10 Kings till the Missouri &c._ 17. After Ayamek came ten kings, in whose time there was much warfare south and east.(29) 18. After them _Langundowi_ (peaceful-he, 17 kg.) was king at the beautiful land _Akolaking_, and there was peace.(30) 19. After such _Tasukamend_ (never-bad 18) was king, and he was a good or just man. 20. After such was king _Pemaholend_ (ever beloved 19) who did much good. 21. King afterwards was _Matemik_ (town builder 20) who built many towns, and afterwards the holy goer _Pilsohalin_ 21. 22. King afterwards was _Gunokeni_ (long while fatherly 22, who ruled long) and afterwards the big teeth _Mangipitak_ 23.