VILLAGES

The list of villages which follows includes all those contained in

Merriam's notes and also all those given by Goddard (1923_a_) that could

be located with accuracy (map 5). Occasionally there is a conflict

between Merriam and Goddard and then it has usually seemed best to

accept Goddard's information, since he actually visited the sites of

most of the villages he mentions.

All the data are either from Merriam or Goddard, as indicated by (M)

or (G). Ancillary comment by myself is placed in square brackets. The

notations (Tip) and (Maj) refer to Merriam's informants (see p. 167).

The arabic numbers correspond with those on map 5, indicating separate

villages. These run consecutively from north to south, first on the west

side of the Eel (1-22) and then on the east side (23-67).

_Villages on West Side of the Eel_

1. The main village of the ki-ketch-e tribelet is said to have

been on the S side of the mouth of Chamise Cr. (M).

kAntEltcEk'At, "valley small on" (G). The most northern

village of the kaikitcEkaiya, whose northern boundary was Chamise

Cr.

[Both Merriam and Goddard give this as the native village

of the wife of Wylakki Tip so there is no doubt that they are

referring to the same village.]

2. kun-tes-che´-kut (M). Said to have been a Wailaki village

on the W side of the Eel R. a half-mile N of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel,

probably nearly opposite Horseshoe Bend Cr. (Tip).

[Horseshoe Bend Tunnel cuts out the meander of Horseshoe

Bend. Horseshoe Bend Cr. appears to enter the Eel from the E about

a mile S of Boulder Cr. If Goddard's kAntEltcEk'At is really

kAntE[-l]tcEk'At, with the bar on the "l" dropped in error, then

these names are nearly the same. If so, kun-tes-che´-kut might

be the name of village no. 1 even though the location differs

slightly.]

3. basEtcE[-l]galk'At, "throw stone outside on" (G). On the

western side of the Eel, just N of the mouth of Pine Cr.

4. sEdAkk'añdAñ, "rock ridge place" (G). On the point of the

ridge around which the Eel turns toward the W at Horseshoe Bend.

5. kit-te-ken-n[)e]´-din (Tip), kit-ken-n[)e]-tung (Maj) (M).

At or near the S end of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel. It was the biggest

village of the tribelet and was said to have been the native

village of the father of Wylakki Tip.

s[)e]-tah´-be (M). A large village on the W side of the Eel

River just S of Horseshoe Bend Tunnel near Island Mt. Station. It

was nearly opposite the mouth of Copper Mine Cr.

tcInnagañtcEdai, "eye closed door" (G). At the base of the

ridge described in no. 4. It was said to have been the home of

Captain Jim.

[These names may or may not refer to the same village. If

they do, it is likely that Merriam's kit-te-ken-n[)e]´-din is the

correct one. His s[)e]-tah´-be evidently refers to the name of

the tribelet, sEtakaiya, given by both him and Goddard. Goddard's

designation looks as though it might very well refer to the tunnel

and thus would be very modern.]

6. lacE[-l]kotcEdAñ, "buckeye small hole place" (G). This

seems to have been only a few hundred yards S of Horseshoe Bend.

7. kaigAntcik'At, "wind blows up on" (G). A big winter camp

about 1/4 mi. S of Horseshoe Bend.

8. sait'otcEdadAñ, "sand point on" (G). Also about 1/4 mi. S

of Horseshoe Bend but was about 500 ft. above the river near a big

spring.

9. tcIbbEtcEki, "gather grass tall" (G). A little more than

a mile S of Horseshoe Bend a very small stream runs into the Eel

from the W. On the N side of the mouth of this stream was this

house site where Captain Jim's father used to build his house some

winters and live by himself.

10. sEnanaitAnnik'At, "stone trail across on" (G). About a

mile S of Horseshoe Bend.

11. Isgaikyoki (G). About 1-1/2 mi. S of Horseshoe Bend a

small creek called Isgaikyokot enters the Eel from the W. The

village with this name was situated on the N side of the mouth of

this creek. It was the home of the father of the wife of Wylakki

Tip.

12. IsgaidadAbbIñlai (G). N of the creek mentioned in no. 11

but on higher ground away from the river.

13. [-l]tAgtcEbi', "black oaks in" (G). About a mile N of

Natoikot Cr. on a flat above the river.

14. sEnagatcEdAñ, "stones walk around place" (G). About 200

yds. N of no. 15.

15. sE[-l]sokyok'At, "stone blue large on" (G). About 1/2 mi.

N of the mouth of Natoikot Cr. There was said to have been a pond

here.

16. [-l]tcicsEyEbi', "ashes rock shelter in" (G). This shelter

was under a large rock which stood on the hillside a short distance

downstream from no. 17. Two or three families used to spend the

winter in it.

17. bantcEki, "war [ghosts] cry" (G). On the W side of the Eel

a little more than a mile N of the mouth of North Fork and opposite

the mouth of Cottonwood Cr. It was close to a fishing place that

the tribelet shared with the bAskaiya tribelet.

18. tah-t[=e]s-cho´-tung, tah-t[=e]s-cho´-ting, tah-chis´-ting

(M). 1/2 mi. or more N of the mouth of North Fork on the W side of

the main Eel.

taticcodAñ (G). In a grove of oaks about 1/4 mi. downstream

from the mouth of North Fork on the W side of the Eel.

19. ne´-tahs, ning-ken-ne´-tset (M). Ne´-tahs is the name of

the town on a rocky stretch of the river. The town ran for a mile

or more S of the mouth of North Fork (Maj). Ning-ken-ne´-tset was

the name of the village which was at the fishing place opposite the

mouth of North Fork and extending S. It was also called "fishtown."

Tip's mother lived there (Tip).

nEtacbi', "land slide in" (G). About a mile S of the mouth

of North Fork on the W side of the Eel. It was a noted fishing

place. Goddard says: "There is no mention in the notes of a village

at this point, but several Wailaki were spoken of at times as

belonging to the nEtacbi'."

20. sE[-l]tcabi' (G). Nearly opposite the mouth of McDonald

Cr. It was named for the large rock beneath which it stood.

21. tco[-l]Attcik'At, "graveyard on" (G). A large village on

the western side of the river a few hundred yards downstream from

the mouth of djoñkot.

[The stream that Goddard calls djoñkot seems to be the one

that appears on the modern maps as Cinch Cr.; that is the only one

in the vicinity. On his map it is shown entering the Eel about

a mile downstream from the mouth of Bell Springs Cr. but it is

actually a tributary of Bell Springs Cr., joining that stream a

scant hundred yards from its mouth. On the assumption that Cinch

Cr. is, in fact, the stream that Goddard meant to indicate I have

moved the village about a mile to the S.]

22. sa'kAntE[-l]dAñ, "beaver valley place" (G). About midway

between the mouth of Blue Rock Cr. and Bell Springs Cr. on a fine

large flat.

_Villages on East Side of the Eel_

23. sE[-l]kaibi, "make a noise in the throat" (G). Opposite

the mouth of Chamise Cr.

24. tcadEtokInnEdAñ (G). Located only approximately--in

Horseshoe Bend at the point where the river turns toward the NE.

25. k'AcsAndAñ, "alder stands place" (G). About a mile

downstream from the point where the river turns W at Horseshoe Bend.

26. sEtcokInnEdAñ, "rock large its base place" (G). About 1/2

mi. downstream from the point where the river turns toward the W at

Horseshoe Bend.

27. nEtcEdEtcAñk'At, "ground rolling on" (G). A short distance

W of the mouth of Copper Mine Cr. (Tunnel Cr.).

28. dAndaitcAmbi, "flint hole in" (G). On the downstream side

of the mouth of Copper Mine Cr. (Tunnel Cr.).

29. taht-aht (M). On the E side of the Eel R. at Horseshoe

Bend and opposite s[)e]-tah´-be. It was a big town (Tip).

kaitcIlIñtadAñ, "Christmas berries among place" (G). There

was a graveyard about 1/4 mi. N of the village and just beyond the

graveyard was Copper Mine Cr.

30. to-ch[)e]´-ting (M). A big village on the E side of the

Eel R. at Horseshoe Bend (opposite s[)e]-tah´-be), only a short

distance S of taht-aht (Tip). It was probably less than 1/4 mi. S

of Island Mt. Station on the opposite side of the river.

kaslInkyodAñ. "spring large place" (G). On the E bank of the

river about 300 yds. S of kaitcIlIñtadAñ, or about 1/2 mi. S of

Copper Mine Cr.

[The names of these two villages are not the same at all and

since Goddard gives many villages in the near vicinity the chances

are good that the names do not represent the same village.]

31. kaslInkyobi, "spring large in" (G). A rock shelter near

Goddard's kaslInkyodAñ. A family used to spend the winter here.

Captain Jim's father-in-law was left here to die after he had been

wounded by the whites.

32. skEtcE[-l]kascanAñ, "mush thrown away sunny place" (G).

Evidently situated about a mile S of Copper Mine Cr., where the

river makes a slight turn toward the N. Here there is a flat 50 ft.

higher than the river and 150 ft. from it, in which 17 house pits

were counted. This village was just upstream from a rock called

skEtcE[-l]kaiyE. Each spring a mush-like substance appears on the

face of this rock and is washed away each winter. The thickness of

the deposit is supposed to indicate the abundance of the year's

acorn crop.

33. ah-chahng´-ket (M). On the E side of the Eel a mile or two

S of Horseshoe Bend. It was more than a mile S of to-che-ting (Tip).

akyañk'At, "right here on" (G). Some distance N of Willow Cr.

and on the river.

[These two names doubtless represent the same village but

neither Merriam nor Goddard gives a very exact location for it.]

34. slAsyanbi', "squirrels they eat in" (G). Only a

short distance S of Willow Cr. and back from the river near

nE[-l]tcAñk'At. slAsyañkot was an alternate name for Willow Cr. and

the name of the village was derived from this.

35. n[)e]-chung-ket´ (M). On the E side of the river about

1/2 mi. S of ah-chahng´-ket (Tip). The inhabitants were called

n[)e]´-chung ke-ah-hahng (Maj and Tip).

nE[-l]tcAñk'At, "ground black on" (G). Said to have been the

second one S of Willow Cr.

[It is evident that both Merriam and Goddard have the same

name here. Goddard's location is more precise and thus has been

accepted.]

36. dabAstci'Añdañ, "ants' nest place" (G). A little way S

of the mouth of Willow Cr. The name comes from the name of Willow

Cr.--dabActci'Añkot.

37. dAstatcElai, "string (?) point" (G). Evidently only a

short distance above Indian Cr. It was said to have been a large

winter camp.

38. tcA[-l]sAl (G). Just N of the mouth of Indian Cr. was a

sharp rock with this name; the Indians camped near this in the

springtime.

39. tA[-l]djInlai, "water clayey point" (G). On the S side of

Indian Cr. The large village appears to have stood just a little E

of the NW corner of sec. 36, T. 5 S., R 6 E. Its inhabitants were

exterminated by mixed bands of white men and Kekawaka Indians.

40. tah-bus-che-sahng´-tung (M). A small village in the hills

1 mi. E of the Eel R. and 1 mile S of Indian Cr. (Maj).

41. sE[-l]tcikyok'At, "red rock large on" (G). 1/4 mi. N of

the first creek downstream from North Fork on the E bank of the

main Eel.

42. chug´-ge´-tah (M). A small village on the E side of the

Eel N of the mouth of North Fork (Maj). It was about 2 mi. S of

Indian Cr.

sEtatcikaiya (G). A tall rock is situated N of the mouth of

the first creek N of the mouth of North Fork. The village was just

to the W of this rock and was named for it.

[The villages given by Merriam and Goddard are in about the

same place but Merriam's location is so indefinite that their

identity is uncertain.]

43. kai[-l]tcitadAñ, "redbud place" (G). A short distance N

of the mouth of North Fork a ridge runs down to the river. On the

northern side of the ridge a village was situated.

44. t[=o]n-klan´-be-ko-cho´-be (M). On the E side of the Eel

on the northern side of the mouth of North Fork (Tip).

ton[-l]Embi', "streams come together in" (G). Situated on a

terrace N of the mouth of North Fork and on the E side of the main

Eel. In the summer of 1922 10 house pits were counted there, 4 of

them being large and deep.

[These two sites are evidently the same, since both the names

and the locations match.]

45. s[=a]´-tan-do´-che ke´-ah-hahng (M). In a rocky stretch on

the N side of the North Fork about 1/2 mi. above its junction with

the main Eel. The name means "rock reaching into water."

sEtandoñtci, "rock runs to the water" (G). On the N bank of

North Fork about 1/2 mi. above the mouth.

46. sEntciyE, "rock large under" (G). About 3/4 mi. above the

mouth of North Fork. The rock for which it was named, with a large

spruce tree, stands opposite the village site, on the S side of the

stream.

47. s[)e]-cho-ke´-ah-hahng (M). A village and band at

s[)e]-cho, "big rock," on the N side of the North Fork of the Eel

a mile or more above its mouth. "Thousands of Indians killed here"

(Maj).

sEtcolai, "rock large point" (G). On the N side of North Fork

a little more than a mile above its mouth.

48. lacEnadailai, "horse chestnut stand point" (G). About 60

yds. upstream from no. 47. A house pit 4-1/2 ft. deep was seen

there.

[This site was no doubt included under no. 47 by Merriam's

informant.]

49. About halfway between the main Eel and Wilson Cr. a small

stream enters North Fork from the S (G). Near this there was a

village before the whites came. An incident there is said to have

occurred at a time when the informant's grandmother's grandmother

was small.

50. stAstcok'At, "rope large on it" (G). Somewhat farther

upstream than no. 49 and back a way from the bank of the stream,

also on the S side. The village is said to have been a large one

when the white people came to this region. In 1906 there was still

a house on the site.

51. totAkk'At, "between water" (G). Summer camp a little way

below the mouth of Wilson Cr. on the N side of North Fork.

52. se[-l]tcidadAñ, "stone red mouth place" (G). An old

village, occupied before the whites came. It stood between no. 11

and the mouth of Wilson Cr.

53. nolEtcotadAñ, "water falls large among" (G). On the N side

of North Fork about 1/2 mi. below Wilson Cr. It was on two levels;

one near the stream, the other on a terrace some yards N.

54. ki´-ye ke´-ah-hahng (M). On North Fork at the mouth of

Wilson Cr. and covering both sides of North Fork and Wilson Cr.

(Maj).

[This name is evidently the same as Goddard's name for the

tribelet on North Fork above Wilson Cr.--kAiyEkiyahAñ.]

55. sEnEsbInnAñkai, "rock tall its slope" (G). On the northern

side of North Fork and about midway E and W of sec. 12, T. 24

N., R. 14 W. is a tall rock called sEnEs. Just W of this was the

village.

56. k'asolEtcobi', "arrowwood rotten flat" (G). On the S side

of North Fork opposite the tall rock mentioned in no. 55. The

informant said his uncle remembered the building of the dance house

when he was a small boy.

57. s[=a]´-yahs kun´-dung (M). A fishing camp for drying

salmon at Fishtown Spring or Upgraff fishery on North Fork about 5

mi. up, "march till creek dries up."

[Upgraff must be an error for Updegraff; the latter is a local

place name whereas the former is not, so far as I can see.]

58. sEnEstconatAñkai, "rock tall large crossing" (G). A small

stream comes into North Fork about 1-1/2 mi. above Wilson Cr. The

village of this name was situated 1/2 mi. S of North Fork and just

to the W of this tributary. The village had not been occupied in

the memory of the informants.

59. Another village not occupied in historic times was

situated on the S side of North Fork just above the mouth of the

stream mentioned in no. 58 (G).

60. s[=a]h-gah´-ket, se-kah´-ke-ah-ahng, se-ki´-ah-hahng (M).

A rancheria on the E side of the Eel R. on the S side of the mouth

of North Fork (named for s[=a]-gah-nah´-ting, the name of the land

on the S side of the mouth of North Fork in the angle between the

two rivers) (Tip).

kai[-l]tcitadAñ, "redbud place" (G). This was apparently near

Merriam's s[=a]h-gah´-ket.

[These different names may not represent the same village. If

these were two villages, they were very close together. Goddard

gives kai[-l]tcitadAñ as the name of another village N of North

Fork (no. 43) so it may be an error here (see pl. 11, b for a view

of this region).]

61. tsEgolkAllinseyE (G). A rock shelter situated back from

the river a short distance above McDonald Cr. The Indians lived

here in the winter.

62. ne-che´-cho-ket (M). On the E side of the Eel about a mile

S of the mouth of North Fork. It was apparently opposite part of

the elongate village ning-ken-ne´-tset (no. 19). "Salmon stop here;

great fishing; rocky place; Red Hill ground" (Tip).

nE[-l]tcikyok'at, "ground red large on" (G). On a point of

land running down to the river on the E side just above nEtacbi',

the fishing place of the region.

[Goddard adds some information which explains the statement

of Merriam's informant. He says, "About two-thirds of a mile below

the mouth of McDonald Creek a number of large rocks lie in the bed

of the river. This place is called nEtacbi', 'land slide in,' and

seems to have been a noted fishing place."]

63. sah-nah´-chung-kut, sah-nah-chin´-che ke´-ah-hahng (M).

On the E side of the Eel R. 1-1/2 or 2 mi. S of the mouth of North

Fork and near McDonald Cr. (Tip).

64. sel-di´-kot (M). On the E side of the Eel R. S of Bell

Springs Cr. (Maj).

65. s[)e]-ski´-cho-ding (M). Claimed as a Wailaki village

on the E side of the Eel R. at White Rock near Big Bend. On the

opposite side of the river from Bell Springs Station (Tip).

se[-l]GaitcodAñ (G). On a flat on the E side of the river.

"The east and west section line dividing sections 84 and 85 of T.

24 N., R. 14 W. was noted as passing through this flat."

[These two names doubtless represent the same village; the

names are similar and the locations are the same.]

66. chin-to´-bin-nung (M). On the upper part of McDonald Cr.,

about 3 mi. up from the Eel (Maj).

67. chus-nah-teg-gul-lah chen-ne-tung (M). An old village

about 2 mi. S of North Fork and 3 mi. E of the Eel.