y[=i]sinniñ^{=e=} aikût, "down hill ridge runs on" (G). Site
of a former village 1/2 mi. E of Redwood Cr. and about 500 ft.
higher than the creek. It is S of the main ridge S of Coyote Cr.,
at the western edge of a glade near a dry gulch. One pit was found.
It is said that Tom Hill's father lived at this village and that it
was not occupied at the time the white people came.
15. tsin´-tse-lah´-ting (M). Village below Stoffer's and below
ho´-tach-ting.
tsinsilladiñ, "bones lie place" (G). Former village not far
from Redwood Cr. on a small flat where the ground shows signs of
having slid. Little Henry's family are said to have lived at this
village.
16. kittc[=u]namediñ, "its ear swimming place" (G). Summer
camp on the W side of the main ridge, about 200 ft. below its
junction with the E-W ridge N of Lacks Cr. There is a spring by a
Douglas spruce which stands by itself.
17. t[=o]'n-t[)e]-nahn´-ting (t[=o]n-din-nun-ting) (M). Old
village on the E side of Redwood Cr. Ned Woodward, who was born
here, tells me the village was on a side hill at or very near
Stoffer's.
t[=o]ndinûndiñ, "water facing place" (G). Village site on the
sloping hillside about 700 yds. E of Redwood Cr. and 400 yds. N of
Lacks Cr. Seven house pits were found here. The guide, Dan Hill,
did not know of these pits, but located a village of this name
considerably nearer Redwood Cr. The Albers place, probably the
first settlement in this region, is just S of this village, on a
flat between Redwood Cr. and Lacks Cr.
18. tcwûñxaladiñ, "dung stands up place" (G). On the western
side of the main ridge near its crest. There is a spring in a small
flat.
19. ming´-kah´-te-k[)e]´ (mung-kut´-te-k[)e]) (M). At Fort
Camp at the mouth of ho-tah´^{ch}-ting Cr. (Lacks Cr.), between
Lyon's and Stoffer's.
miñkûtdekeyimantcintciñ, "lake opposite side" (G). Summer
camp among the redwood trees across the creek from Albers' place,
opposite the mouth of Lacks Cr.
20. ho-tah´^{ch}-tin´-nek (ho´-nah^{ch}-tin-[)a]-k[)e] or
ho-nah^{ch}-t[)e]-n[=a]´-k[)e]h), (M). Large village or summer
camp right at Stoffer's on the ridge about a mile above (S of)
t[=o]s-kahtch-ting (Cold Spring) and approximately midway between
Bair's and Berry's. At Stoffer's, formerly Hooker's, there is
a place called koo^{ch}-mit-tah^{ch} or kew^{ch}-mit-tah^{ch},
meaning "between the alders," but it appears to be a place name
only.
21. e-nok´-k[)a]-no´-mit-s[)a] (M). Former village on the
Howard place.
y[=i]nûkan[=o]mittsediñ, "south door place" (G). Former large
and important village, often mentioned in myths and tales by both
the Hupa and the Chilula. Pits were found on a flat near the creek
about 1/8 mi. SW of the Howard ranch buildings. Other pits were
said to have been obliterated near the middle of this flat.
22. tl[=o]^{ch}-t[=i]'k-hah-lah´-ting (M). Camp at an old
schoolhouse 1 mi. S of e-nok´-k[)a]-no´-mit-s[)a].
23. h[=o]n-t[)e]^{chl}-m[)e]´ (M). Camp on the E side of
Redwood Cr. above Lacks Cr.
x[=o]nteLme, "flat in" (G). Former village situated on a large
flat on the E side of Redwood Cr. The village is said to have stood
where the farm buildings formerly belonging to Beaver are located.
Because this flat had been cultivated a long time no pits were
visible.