The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, CaliforniaCook, Sherburne Friend
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The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California
Cook, Sherburne Friend
Indians of North America -- California -- San Joaquin Valley; San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) -- Population
A report on the 22 tribes which recognize the Fresno Agency
as their headquarters. Abstracted as follows:
_Wel-leelch-um-nies_:
the most northerly tribe; is "temporarily"
on the Tuolumne River because of displacement
by the whites. 85
_Poto-en-cies_:
have abandoned their native land, the Merced
Valley and are now on the Chowchilla. 110
_Noot-choos_:
"a union of the remnant of other tribes,"
including some Yosemites. Now on the north
fork of the Chowchilla. 85
_Po-ho-nee-chees_:
on the headwaters of the Fresno. 105
_Chow-chillas_:
have moved from the Chowchilla to the Fresno River. 85
_Cooc-chances_:
the largest "unbroken" tribe in the agency,
originally on Coarse Gold Creek; some still
there, some at agency. 240
_How-ches_:
once large; always have been on the Fresno. 18
_Pit-cat-ches_ and _Tal-linches_:
(two distinct tribes); native habitat was the
San Joaquin River; still near Fort Miller. 150
_Coss-waz_:
"to some extent identified with the Pit-cat-ches";
native land is Deer Creek. 88
_Monos_:
on Fine Gold Creek and the upper San Joaquin River. 535
_War-to-kes_, _Itee-ches_, and _Cho-pes_:
all on Kings River; "constitute one nation" but
have separate heads (on Wartoke Creek). 290
_Wat-ches_:
since 1854 have been on Kings River Farm. 75
_No-to-no-tos_ and _We-melches_. 190
_Tat-ches_ and _Wo-wells_:
these four tribes are native to the lower Kings
River and Tulare Lake. They were recently driven
to their homes on the Fresno Farm. 165
_Cow-willas_:
their home is the mouth of the Kaweah at the
foothills. 110
_Tel-em-nies_:
on the Kaweah, near Visalia. 105
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Total 2,436
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PUBLISHED WORKS
Barbour, G. W.
1852. 32nd Cong., 1st sess., Sen. Ex. Doc. 1, pt. III.
1853. Report to the Indian Commissioner. 33rd Cong., spec.
sess., Sen. Ex. Doc. 4, pp. 249-264 [Ser. no. 688].
Barbour, G. W., R. McKee, and O. M. Wozencraft
1853. Report to the Indian Commissioner. 33rd Cong., spec.
sess., Sen. Ex. Doc. 4, pp. 56-59.
Carson, James H.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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