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Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity - Their History, Customs and Traditions by Galen Clark
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became high mountains.

After a time Choo´-too-se-ka´ built himself a great palace
_o´-chum_ on the summit of the rock To-tau-kon-nu´-la, and
had his great chair of state a little west of his palace, where
on all festival occasions he could overlook and talk to the great
multitude below; and the remains of this chair are still to be
seen.

Choo´-too-se-ka´ was then named To-tau-kon-nu´-la, because
he had built his _o´-chum_ on the summit of the great rock and
taken the place of the _to-tau´-kons_. He had no wife, but all
the women served him in his domestic needs, as he was their great
chief, and his wishes were paramount. The many valuable donations
which he received from his people at the great annual festivals
made him wealthy beyond all personal wants, and he gave freely to
the needy.

One day, while standing on the top of the great dome [Sentinel
Dome] above the south wall of the Valley, watching the great
herds of deer, he saw some strange people approaching, bearing
heavy burdens. They were fairer of skin, and their clothing was
different from that of his people, and when they drew near he
asked them who they were and whence they came.

And a woman replied, "I am Tis-sa´-ack, and these are some of
my people. We come from _cat´-tan chu´-much_ (far South). I
have heard of your great wisdom and goodness, and have come to
see you and your people. We bring you presents of many fine
baskets, and beads of many colors, as tokens of our friendship.
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