cumahewa

Cumahewa, situated on the north shore of the inlet of that name, contains 60 people, 18 houses and 25 carved poles, and Skedance, on the opposite, only 12 Indians, but 25 houses and 30 carved poles. Tanoo, or Laskeek, on Tanoo Island, is next reached. It is second in population to Massett, containing 150 natives, 20 houses and 25 carved poles.

Newton H. (Newton Henry) Chittenden - Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia