Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity - Their History, Customs and Traditions by Galen Clark
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page 78 of 82 (95%)
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KU-SO´-KO (Cathedral Rock)--Interpretation doubtful. PU-SEE´-NA CHUCK´-AH (Cathedral Spires)--"Pu-see-na" means mouse or rat, and might possibly be applied to a squirrel. "Chuck-ah" is a store house or _cache_. WAW-HAW´-KEE (Three Brothers)--"Falling rocks." Pom-pom-pa´-sus, usually given as the Indian name of the Three Brothers, is the name of a smaller rock immediately to the West. WEI-YOW´ (Mt. 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. |
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