Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820Cook, Sherburne Friend
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Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820
Cook, Sherburne Friend
California -- Discovery and exploration; California -- History -- To 1846 -- Sources; Central Valley (Calif.)
Telame second It will have 200 souls. (This village was not
seen by the other expedition.) I baptized 6 old
women. 6
Uholasi This village will have 100 souls. It was
discovered on the first expedition. I baptized
3 old women. [3]
Eaguea This village has about 300 souls and was
discovered on the first expedition. Ten were
baptized, 9 old women and 1 dying man. We found
on this expedition that he had died. 10
Cohochs Will have 100 souls. Eleven old women were
baptized. 11
Choynoque This is a village of 300 souls. No one was
baptized for their terror caused them to flee.
However, the warriors who were visible gave us
reason to estimate their total number as 300
souls.
Cutucho This village is close to that called
Nupchenche. It will have 400 souls. It was
scouted by the first expedition. No one was
baptized for everyone had fled.
Tahualamne This village will have 200 souls. No one was
baptized because their fear did not permit
them to come down from their rocky village as
is described on the 13th day of this account.
The total baptisms performed on the two expeditions amount to 141
Coyehete This is a village of about 400 souls according
to the report of the Indians. We did not see
it. In addition there are a great many villages
which I do not mention because I did not
examine them.
Fray Pedro Muñoz
REMINISCENCES OF MEXICAN PIONEERS
The two following selections are taken from reminiscences of old Mexican
pioneers, obtained by Alexander S. Taylor in the early 1860's. The first
was published in an unidentified newspaper; the second is handwritten.
Both purport to relate experiences of expeditions carried out in 1806
or 1807 (except the Ortega sortie of 1815 described by Olivera). The
Olivera account follows the report of Moraga's 1806 expedition in a
general way but departs from the diary of Muñoz in many details. It is
likely that the narrator was confusing this with other campaigns in
which he was engaged. At any event little reliance should be placed upon
his statements.
Both accounts give a lively picture of conditions in the valley at this
period, and for such unofficial detail they are of some value.
_Diego Olivera's Account of Moraga's 1806 Expedition_
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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