Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
15. bitc[=i]b[=i]' (G). On the N side of Cooskie Cr. (called
k[=u]sk[=i]c by the Indians), 1/4 mi. from its mouth. Unlike
most such streams, this one has something of a valley behind the
bordering sea wall, through a gap in which it reaches the ocean.
Salmon enter it. This was the northernmost village of the Cooskie
tribelet.
koos-ke (ko^{ch}kshe) (M). A very large band and village
("hundreds of people") formerly on Cooskie Cr. on or near the coast
2-1/2 mi. SE of Punta Gorda Lighthouse. Joe Duncan said these were
the most warlike people of the region.
16. dec[=i] (G). On a large flat in a cove on the coast,
immediately N of Spanish Flat. A row of shallow but evident pits
are to be seen 200 yds. S of the northern end of the flat.
17. y[=i]nak[=i] (y[=i]natc[=i]) (G). On a flat, called
Spanish Flat, 3/4 mi. long and 300 yds. wide between the ocean and
the terrace. It has a creek at its southern end (Spanish Cr.),
with a large deposit of gravel which has almost entirely buried a
group of buildings. Plenty of evidence of Indian occupation but no
decided pits. It is said to have been a very large village. The
men of this village were killed by a band of white men who came
down from the mouth of the Mattole R., which they had likewise
occupied. An Indian ran down the coast to give warning but arrived
too late. The women also were killed some years later.
18. seyetc[=i] (G). On a bench at the W end of a flat on the N
side of the Mattole R. about a mile from its mouth.
19. sedanadaaib[=i]^{=e=} (G). On the E end of the same flat
on which seyetc[=i] is situated. The site is now said to have been
washed away.
20. daxdeginkatik (G). On a rocky timbered point which is an
extension of the hills N of the Mattole R. This point is 25 ft.
higher than the main flat, called nestik. Several indistinct pits
are still to be seen. The Goff buildings are close by and occupy
part of the village site. This flat was plowed for the Indians in
186..(?). There is water in a gulch W (Jim Goff Gulch).
nes-te´-be (M). On the present Goff Ranch on a bench on the N
side of the Mattole R., about 3 mi. upstream from the ocean.
The names are different but the locations are identical, so
these are no doubt the same village.
21. daaib[=i]^{=e=} (G). On the SW part of the large flat W of
Petrolia, on the S side of the river. It was here that the Indians
settled when they came back from the reservation.
seb´-bin-ne bug´-gah-be (M). An acorn camp on the S side of
the Mattole R. a little below the present Hanson place, 3 mi. from
the mouth of the river.
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