Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
30. to-ch[)e]´-ting (M). A big village on the E side of the
Eel R. at Horseshoe Bend (opposite s[)e]-tah´-be), only a short
distance S of taht-aht (Tip). It was probably less than 1/4 mi. S
of Island Mt. Station on the opposite side of the river.
kaslInkyodAñ. "spring large place" (G). On the E bank of the
river about 300 yds. S of kaitcIlIñtadAñ, or about 1/2 mi. S of
Copper Mine Cr.
[The names of these two villages are not the same at all and
since Goddard gives many villages in the near vicinity the chances
are good that the names do not represent the same village.]
31. kaslInkyobi, "spring large in" (G). A rock shelter near
Goddard's kaslInkyodAñ. A family used to spend the winter here.
Captain Jim's father-in-law was left here to die after he had been
wounded by the whites.
32. skEtcE[-l]kascanAñ, "mush thrown away sunny place" (G).
Evidently situated about a mile S of Copper Mine Cr., where the
river makes a slight turn toward the N. Here there is a flat 50 ft.
higher than the river and 150 ft. from it, in which 17 house pits
were counted. This village was just upstream from a rock called
skEtcE[-l]kaiyE. Each spring a mush-like substance appears on the
face of this rock and is washed away each winter. The thickness of
the deposit is supposed to indicate the abundance of the year's
acorn crop.
33. ah-chahng´-ket (M). On the E side of the Eel a mile or two
S of Horseshoe Bend. It was more than a mile S of to-che-ting (Tip).
akyañk'At, "right here on" (G). Some distance N of Willow Cr.
and on the river.
[These two names doubtless represent the same village but
neither Merriam nor Goddard gives a very exact location for it.]
34. slAsyanbi', "squirrels they eat in" (G). Only a
short distance S of Willow Cr. and back from the river near
nE[-l]tcAñk'At. slAsyañkot was an alternate name for Willow Cr. and
the name of the village was derived from this.
35. n[)e]-chung-ket´ (M). On the E side of the river about
1/2 mi. S of ah-chahng´-ket (Tip). The inhabitants were called
n[)e]´-chung ke-ah-hahng (Maj and Tip).
nE[-l]tcAñk'At, "ground black on" (G). Said to have been the
second one S of Willow Cr.
[It is evident that both Merriam and Goddard have the same
name here. Goddard's location is more precise and thus has been
accepted.]
36. dabAstci'Añdañ, "ants' nest place" (G). A little way S
of the mouth of Willow Cr. The name comes from the name of Willow
Cr.--dabActci'Añkot.
37. dAstatcElai, "string (?) point" (G). Evidently only a
short distance above Indian Cr. It was said to have been a large
winter camp.
38. tcA[-l]sAl (G). Just N of the mouth of Indian Cr. was a
sharp rock with this name; the Indians camped near this in the
springtime.
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