The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, CaliforniaCook, Sherburne Friend
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The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California
Cook, Sherburne Friend
Indians of North America -- California; Indians of North America -- Statistics
1 Isla de Carmen Island of Carmen
2 Pico y Cerro de Reyes Peak and hills of the Kings
[The hills of Marin Co. and
Mt. Tamalpais are included.]
3 Sierra que mira a la Voca del Range which overlooks the mouth
P. of the port [i.e., the East
Bay hills]
4 Cerro de S^{n} Juan Hill of St. John
[The hills of northeastern
Contra Costa Co.]
5 Islas Bajas de Tulares Low islands covered with tules
6 Estero angosta Narrow bay
7 Agua dulce en baja mar Fresh water at low tide
8 Agua dulce en Pleamar Fresh water at high tide
9 Remate de lo Reconocido este End of the reconnaissance this
año de 1776 por impedirlo year, 1776, because the tule
los Tulares y venir el swamps stopped it and
agua dulce por entre ellos. because fresh water was
coming through them
10 Tulares Tule swamps
11 Laguna de S^{n} Juan Lake of St. John of Nepomuk
Nepomuceno
12 Lugar en que deven fenecar las Place where ships should be
embarcaciones para tener a stopped in order to secure
mano el agua, lastre, y leña. water, ballast, and firewood
13 Fondeaderos p^{a} toda Anchorage for all ships
embarc^{s}
14 Farallones de San Francisco The Farallon Islands
15 Entrada del Puerto Entrance to the port
16 Lugar en donde desde unos Place where, from some trees,
Arvoles se vio no haver it could be seen that there
mas vaca que la del Rio was no river mouth except
de S^{n} Roque. that of the St. Roch River
[Illustration: Map 2. Map of the Port of San Francisco, drawn by José
Cañizares, 1776. The original is in the Ministry of War, Madrid, Spain.]
Left-Hand Box
Z Punta del Angel de la Guarda Point of the Guardian Angel
a Punta de año nuebo New Year's Point
b Rio de la Salud River of Health
c Punta de Almejas Clam Point
d Farallones de San Francisco The Farallon Islands
e Quantioso canal a la entrada Sizable channel at the entrance
del Puerto ^{de} 38 brazaz of the Port 38 brazes 1 deep?
f Ysla de Santa Maria de los Angel Island
Angeles
g Ysla de Alcatrazes Alcatraz Island
Right-Hand Box
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