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Names of Settlements Nevada and Placer Counties (1928) (3 pages)
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At no time did many Indians live where Marysville, in the Sacramento Valley,
is now, but a great many lived around Yuba City. These spoke a somewhat mixed
language, whereas those living on the Sacramento River where Colusa is now
could not be understood by my informant's people (J). Indians used to live in
Qak Valley, four miles north of Camptonville, and around Dobbins, in Yuba
County northwest of Nevada City, but there are none there now. Strawberry
Valley, elevation 3,800 feet, once had a big Indian settlement, but it had no
kum (I).
. Fig Names of Settlements
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Tu_yi * -About a mile west of the Greenhorn River.and three miles north of
the Bear at 2,500 feet elevation, where Chicago Park, Nevada County, is now.
It was a large settlement, and Jane Prout's uncle, Bak 1a, owned the kum (G,
H, and I).
Hoy dok * -A mile and a half north of Tu yi. Buena Vista occupies the site
at the present time (G, H, and I).
Yol si_an * -A large village just below Hoy dok (H). My Nevada City
informant called it Yol im hu (I).
Torn im kum * -About half a mile from Tu yi (I).
Si po ny — Three or four miles east of Grass Valley on what is now known as
Breeze's ranch. It had a large kum and a graveyard (I).
Dap im luk * -~ Just above Si po ny (I). My Colfax informant called it
Dap i mom, which means "maple water" (H).
Yol los yan * -About a mile east of Grass Valley and close to Dap im Juk (I).
Wau kau lo * -On part of the Indian reservation, about two miles west of
Nevada City. Captain John was head man there and, after him, Ban Wilson (I).
Wau kau dok * -Close to the above on the Indian reservation. Old Sam was
head man there and later his cousin, Long Charlie. The site is on a level
knoll several hundred feet above Deer Creek and extending up the slope to the
top of the ridge. There was plenty of food to be had in the vicinity of the
village but, for big drives, the Indians went down to the region around
Smartsville, bringing black oak acorns to trade (I).
Te te ma * -Two or three miles up Deer Creek from Wau kau dok, where Nevada
City now stands. It had a different head man, but friendly relations existed
between the two villages which would alternately be hosts to one another at
Big Times (I).
Pa puk * -Near Banner Hill, about four miles east of Nevada City. It was a
large settlement but, soon after the coming of the White people, it was
abandoned (I).
Yu_li char * -Close to Newtown, which is about five miles due west of Nevada
City on Owl Creek which flows into the South Fork of the Yuba River. The name
means "lizard wood" (I).
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