[Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity by Galen Clark]@TWC D-Link bookIndians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity CHAPTER Seven 21/22
Watkins)--"Juniper Mountain." TO-KO'-YA (North Dome)--"The Basket." TIS-SA'-ACK (Half Dome)--A character in Indian mythology. MAH'-TA (Cap of Liberty)--Said to mean "Martyr Mountain." PI-WEI'-ACK (Vernal Fall)--Said to mean "Sparkling water." LE-HAM'-I-TEE (Indian Canyon)--"The place of the arrow-wood." HUM-MO' (Devil's Thumb)--"The Lost Arrow." AH-WEI'-YA (Mirror Lake)--"Quiet Water." TOO-LOO'-LO-WEI-ACK (Illillouette Fall)--Interpretation doubtful. WAH'-WO-NAH--"Big Tree." (Now commonly spelled and pronounced Wa-wo'-na.) HEIGHTS OF YOSEMITE'S WATER-FALLS. FEET Cascades 700 Bridal Veil 940 Ribbon 3,300 Sentinel 3,270 Yosemite (Upper 1,600 ft.; Lower 400 ft.) 2,634 Royal Arch 2,000 Vernal 350 Nevada 700 Illillouette 500 YOSEMITE'S PEAKS AND DOMES.
WITH ALTITUDES ABOVE FLOOR OF VALLEY. (The Valley Floor is about 4,000 feet above sea level.) FEET Inspiration Point 1,248 El Capitan 3,300 Cathedral Rock 2,678 Cathedral Spires 1,934 Royal Arches (span) 2,000 The Sentinel 3,100 Sentinel Dome 4,122 Three Brothers 3,900 Eagle Peak 3,900 Yosemite Point 3,220 Glacier Point 3,250 North Dome 3,725 Half Dome 5,000 Cap of Liberty.
3,062 Union Point 2,350 Cloud's Rest.
5,912 Mt.
Starr King 5,100 NAMES OF INDIAN NUMERALS. King-eet' One O-tee'-cat Two Tul-o'-cat Three O-e'-sart Four Mo'-ho''-cat Five Te'-mo''-cat Six Te-tow'-ok Seven Cow-in'-tuk Eight El'-e''-wok Nine Ne-ah'-jah Ten Larger numbers are expressed by combinations of these numbers. INDIAN WORDS IN COMMON USE. Wat-too' The Sun Co'-ma Moon He-a'-mah Day Cow-il'-la Night Tum-aw'-lin North Chu'-muck South He'-home East El-o'-win West Het-a-poo'-pa Cold Wool-tut'-tee Hat* Come'-haw Burn Chum'-haw Dead or Die Na'-win Up or Above Hoo'-ya Down or Below Wool-ar'-nee To Hunt or Look For Took'-hah To Kill E'-win Now Oo'-haw By and By Man'-nik More Ut'-tee Much Wa'-le-co Quick Now'-tah To Steal Nung'-hah Man O'-hock Woman Es-el'-lo Baby or Infant *Transcriber's note: This appears to be a typographical error for "Hot." See "Central Sierra Miwok Dictionary with Texts" by L.S.
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