A comparison of the application of two current theories of stress to a particular stress pattern found in the Salish language Sooke is presented. Hammond's (1986) grid-like tree structure representation of stress is compared with Halle and Vergnaud's (1986) tree-like grid structure. Examples in the Australian language Maranungku show that, in Hammond's theory, stress is represented by tree structures that lack strong-weak labelling but with marks essentially equivalent to grid ticks. Maranungku examples used with Halle and Vergnaud's theory indicate that stress is represented by metrical grids that incorporate constituent structure. Consideration of the stress system of Sooke shows that its analysis is much more straightforward using Halle and Vergnaud's theory that posits stress conflation as compared to Hammond's theory. Examples show that, in Hammond's theory, stress is determined by building a left-headed unbounded ROB (revised obligatory branching) foot with a left-headed word tree, thus requiring an additional mechanism to determine over which syllable the head of the ROB foot is placed. The analysis within the Halle and Vergnaud framework avoids positing an additional mechanism that determines over which syllable the head of the ROB foot is placed. Examples of stress in Sooke can be taken as evidence to support the grid-like theory. (CB)