Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
s[)e]-tah´-be (M). A large village on the W side of the Eel
River just S of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel near Island Mt. Station. It
was nearly opposite the mouth of Copper Mine Cr.
tcInnagañtcEdai, "eye closed door" (G). At the base of the
ridge described in no. 4. It was said to have been the home of
Captain Jim.
[These names may or may not refer to the same village. If
they do, it is likely that Merriam's kit-te-ken-n[)e]´-din is the
correct one. His s[)e]-tah´-be evidently refers to the name of
the tribelet, sEtakaiya, given by both him and Goddard. Goddard's
designation looks as though it might very well refer to the tunnel
and thus would be very modern.]
6. lacE[-l]kotcEdAñ, "buckeye small hole place" (G). This
seems to have been only a few hundred yards S of Horseshoe Bend.
7. kaigAntcik'At, "wind blows up on" (G). A big winter camp
about 1/4 mi. S of Horseshoe Bend.
8. sait'otcEdadAñ, "sand point on" (G). Also about 1/4 mi. S
of Horseshoe Bend but was about 500 ft. above the river near a big
spring.
9. tcIbbEtcEki, "gather grass tall" (G). A little more than
a mile S of Horseshoe Bend a very small stream runs into the Eel
from the W. On the N side of the mouth of this stream was this
house site where Captain Jim's father used to build his house some
winters and live by himself.
10. sEnanaitAnnik'At, "stone trail across on" (G). About a
mile S of Horseshoe Bend.
11. Isgaikyoki (G). About 1-1/2 mi. S of Horseshoe Bend a
small creek called Isgaikyokot enters the Eel from the W. The
village with this name was situated on the N side of the mouth of
this creek. It was the home of the father of the wife of Wylakki
Tip.
12. IsgaidadAbbIñlai (G). N of the creek mentioned in no. 11
but on higher ground away from the river.
13. [-l]tAgtcEbi', "black oaks in" (G). About a mile N of
Natoikot Cr. on a flat above the river.
14. sEnagatcEdAñ, "stones walk around place" (G). About 200
yds. N of no. 15.
15. sE[-l]sokyok'At, "stone blue large on" (G). About 1/2 mi.
N of the mouth of Natoikot Cr. There was said to have been a pond
here.
16. [-l]tcicsEyEbi', "ashes rock shelter in" (G). This shelter
was under a large rock which stood on the hillside a short distance
downstream from no. 17. Two or three families used to spend the
winter in it.
17. bantcEki, "war [ghosts] cry" (G). On the W side of the Eel
a little more than a mile N of the mouth of North Fork and opposite
the mouth of Cottonwood Cr. It was close to a fishing place that
the tribelet shared with the bAskaiya tribelet.
18. tah-t[=e]s-cho´-tung, tah-t[=e]s-cho´-ting, tah-chis´-ting
(M). 1/2 mi. or more N of the mouth of North Fork on the W side of
the main Eel.
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