Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
7. tAltcAskIñ. Named from a knoll, tAltcAs. Situated on the
slope of a large ridge around the end of which North Fork swings,
from flowing SE, to S. It was about 500 ft. higher than the stream
and distant from it about 1/8 mi. Here once stood an earth lodge,
the pit of which was 30 ft. in diameter. The center post was said
to have been 18 ft. high. The doorway was toward the N. Goodboy
Jack remembered going into this house when he was a small boy.
Messengers had been sent out to invite people from a distance of
two days' travel and Indians from the main Eel R. and from the
north were present.
8. sAñ'AnyE. Named from a very large rock standing on the
E side of the river. The village was on the W side a little
downstream from this rock. On a bench 30 ft. above the river bed
were seen 5 house pits and above were 6 more, one above the other,
on the slope. In this village lived tAntcAnyacta', who had charge
of the earth lodge at tAltcAskIñ, and si'idonta, who was "boss" of
all the villages of the t'okya kiyahAñ, especially when they camped
together in summertime.
[Illustration: Map 6. Villages and tribelets of the Pitch
Wailaki. Roman numerals indicate tribelets according to Goddard
(1929); arabic numerals mark village sites.]
9. t'AntcAntantE[-l]dAñ, "pepperwood flat." About 100 yds. S
of the large rock called kai[-l]tsotci on a small bench on the
mountainside about 1,000 ft. above North Fork. Three pits were
found. A rock shelter higher on the hillside and to the S was
pointed out. At this village, shortly before the coming of white
people, lived dA=g=a'tco, "large beard," chief of this village
and of annEnE'tcAñ, of all the t'okya kiyahAñ, in fact. He was
succeeded by his son kissEkE', who was killed by the whites.
10. kai[-l]tsotci canAndAñ. Named for the large rock
kai[-l]tsotci, under the shelter of which the village stood. Four
pits were seen here and N of a small ridge were 3 others.
11. annEnE'tcAñ. On the NE side of the river stand two huge
rocks, the upstream one called sE[-l]tcAnnAñ, the downstream one
sAnAn. Between these two rocks flows a creek and on its N side, 75
ft. below the summit of the rocks, were 3 house pits in a hollow.
A little S and 100 ft. higher were found in succession 3, 2, and 5
pits.
12. mAntc'aik'At. On the mountainside N of a large rough
ravine and about 900 ft. higher than the bed of North Fork. Four
pits were found.
13. mIstco'ca'nAndAñ. Up the hill from no. 12. It was not
visited.
14. sE[-l]tcAnnAnt'a. Named for a high rock, sE[-l]tcAnnAñ, on
the S side of which there are 5 pits and, 100 yds. below, 6 more.
The site is about 700 ft. above North Fork and has a wonderful
outlook on the valley of that stream.
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