Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
to-be´-ah. Schelling Camp Flat (lumber camp, garden, and
orchard) on the E side of South Fork beginning 2.2 mi. and
extending about 1/2 mi. to the S. [Evidently this is the present
town of Weott.]
[Illustration: Map 13. Place names of the Lolangkok Sinkyone.]
nahn´-sin-cho´-ke. The big hill to be seen on the E side of
South Fork 3 mi. S of Dyerville.
s[=a]-ch[=o]s-te (s[=a]-cho-st[)a]), "vulva rock." A long
gravel bar along both sides of the river and including a redwood
flat 4 mi. S of Dyerville. Named for a mark on a rock resembling a
woman's vulva, cho´-s[=a].
che-[=o]s-cho´-te. A stretch of river 4.75 mi. S of Dyerville,
including a small but good redwood flat. The name refers to foam on
the water.
s[=a]´-boo-i-chan´-te. A big perforated rock in the river at a
sharp bend 5.1 mi. S of Dyerville.
kah-tah´-be. A stretch along both sides of the river 7.5 mi.
S of Dyerville. It includes the State Redwood Park office building
and adjacent redwoods.
ken´-tes-cho´-be. Myers Flat, a little over 8 mi. S of
Dyerville, including Myers Roadhouse. The Indians say this place
was never covered with timber.
ses-che´-is-ke. A place 8.7 mi. S of Dyerville, above
ken-tes-cho-be.
s[=a]-bug´-gah-nah´. A place 9 mi. S of Dyerville where the
river goes around rocks. [Evidently Eagle Pt.] George Burt once
lived here and his son Guy Burt was born here.
tub´-bel-chin´-tah ch[=a]-gel-k[=o]k. A small creek 10 mi. S
of Dyerville, entering South Fork from the E just S of a bend in
the river. [Evidently Bridge Cr.]
s[=o]l´-te-che. A place at the mouth of Elk Cr., on the E side
of South Fork. Includes the eastern part of Bolling Grove.
s[=o]l-te-k[=o]k. Elk Creek, entering South Fork from the E in
Bolling Grove, 10.3 mi. S of Dyerville.
sen-t[)e]^{ch}-be. A rock in the river at a small bend 11.2
mi. S of Dyerville.
ni´-te´-t[)e] el-lah´-t[)e], "dog drowned" ... A place where a
new bridge is now (1923) being built across South Fork, 12 mi. S of
Dyerville. [Evidently this refers to the bridge at Blair Grove.]
suk´-ke-ch[=o]s kah´-me, "eagle pawn." A big flat on the W
side of the river 12.5 mi. S of Dyerville.
chah´-ni-che´. Another large flat on the W side of the river,
13.5 mi. from Dyerville.
sah-nah´-k[=o]k. Salmon Cr., entering South Fork from the W
nearly opposite Miranda.
kahs´-cho-boo´-ah´-me. This was a small settlement in a flat
at Miranda, 14.5 mi. S of Dyerville.
s[=a]-nan-sung´ (·s[=a]-nan-tsin´-kah). Bear Butte, a
conspicuous peak on the W side of South Fork, about 18 mi. S of
Dyerville.
s[=a]´-chen-to´-te, "water against rock." A place in the river
16 mi. S of Dyerville.
k[)a]-kes´-k[=o]k (k[)e]-kes´-k[=o]k). Fish Cr., 16.9 mi. S of
Dyerville.
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