Athapascan Indians; Indians of North America -- California
Powers (1877) gives mis-kut as the name of this village and
Gibbs gives eh-grertsh, corresponding to the Yurok ergerits, and
says that there were 6 houses here.
6. tah-kah-mil-ting (M). The head village of the tribe,
situated on the E bank of the Trinity a little above Hostler Cr.
Contained a large ceremonial house.
takimiLdiñ, "place of the acorn feast" (G). A short distance
below Tsewenaldin on the E bank. It is known as the Hostler Ranch.
This is the religious center for the whole valley. Here there
still stand the xonta nikyao, "house big," and the taikuw nakyao,
"sweathouse big." These are said to have been built by the people
of long ago and to have sheltered the first dwellers in the valley;
but inasmuch as they were burned by a party of Yurok in the early
part of the last century, the statement is to be interpreted
as applying to the foundations only. At this village were held
the acorn feast and two of the important dances, and it was the
starting-point for the third (cf. Goldschmidt and Driver, 1940).
Goddard shows 14 houses in this village.
takimilding, "cook-acorns place" (C). On the E bank a short
distance above Hostler Cr. At the beginning of the acorn season the
people of this village would gather a small quantity of nuts and
prepare a feast of mush and salmon, which all the Hupa attended.
The remnants of the feast were cast into the fire and the cooking
stones were added to the accumulated heap of previous years. This
is the present residence of the northern division of the Hupa,
known as Hostler Ranch, and the ceremonial feast is still observed.
A fishing weir was built in a long riffle near here.
Powers (1877) gives hos-ler as the name of this village and
Gibbs gives ople-goh, corresponding to Yurok oplego (Kroeber,
1925), and says that there are 20 houses here.
7. tsa-wun-al-mit-tung (M). Former village on the E side of
the Trinity in the middle of the valley.
tseweñaldiñ (G). This was a large settlement on the E bank
about a mile below toLtsasdin. It is translated by English tongues
into Senalton. There are many traces of houses here, but the people
were all killed or scattered in the troubled times of the 'sixties.
Six houses are shown here.
tsewenalding, "rock inverted place" (C). This was on the E
bank about 1/4 mi. above takimilding. The locality is now known as
the Senalton Ranch.
Gibbs gives the name olle-potl for this village, corresponding
to the Yurok olepotl (Kroeber, 1925) and says there were 10 houses.
_Tinuheneu Villages (map 17)_
8. tol-skots-a-tung (M). Former village on the W side of the
Trinity S of the mouth of Supply Cr.
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