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pescado del Bonito fresco, seco y tlate- 
mado que escedieron en el ragalo 4 los 
antecedentes pueblos. En frente del 
paraje se divis6 una isla aunque por 
la neblina no se pudieron cerciorar 
que isla era. 
Viernes 18 de idem [18 de Agosto, 
1769)—A las siete de la manana 
salimos del paraje [la Carpinteria] y 
siguiendo el referido Mano, rumbo al 
Oeste por cerea la playa, nos vinieron 
acompanando el capitan de la ran- 
cherla de donde salimos y el del 
pueblo de donde vino anoche con los 
esploradores, y 4 su ejemplo mucha 
indiada todos muy contentos y fes- 
tivos. A una legua de andar encon- 
tramos las ruinas de una rancheria y 
nos dijeron los gentiles que los ser- 
ranos habian bajado de guerra y 
habian matado 4 toda la gente hacia 
como tres meses y 4 las dos leguas y 
media de la salida encontramos las 
ruinas de otra rancheria que habia 
sucedido la misma desgracia. En 
estos parajes hay sus ojos de agua de 
que gastaban dichas rancherias. En 
esta jornada [desde la Carpinteria] 
que fué de cuatro horas vimos rastros 
de osos: llegamos 4 las cuatro leguas 
de camino 4 wna grande rancheria 
[Syujttin], mucho mayor que las ante- 
cedentes, que estaba cerca de una 
punta de tierra larga que entra 4 la 
mar; pasamos con algun trabajo un 
grande estero [Hl Estero de Santa 
Barbara] que entra bastante en la 
tierra, cruzamos cerca de la rancheria 
[Syujtan], y paramos el real como 4 
dos tiros de fusil de ella. A poco llega- 
dos vino toda la gente con un grande 
regalo de pescado que venia en siete 
tercios bien grandes; se les correspon- 
did con abalorios y se fueron muy 
contentos. A poco rato Megaron las 
canoas que estaban pescando, luego 
yolvieron todos grandes y chicos con su 
regalo de pescado fresco, que se junt6 
como cuatro cargas solo del fresco, y 
con dicho regalo vinieron al real mas 
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[El Rincén] only 1 league. Upon our 
arrival they brought us so much bonito 
fish, fresh, dried, and roasted, that 
they exceeded in their gift the pre- 
vious rancherias. In front of this 
place was seen an island, although be- 
cause of the fog it could not be ascer- 
tained which island it was. 
Friday, the 18th of the same month 
[Aug. 18, 1769].—At 7 in the morn- 
ing we started out from the place [La 
Carpinteria] and followed the above- 
mentioned plain in a westerly direc- 
tion along near the beach. The cap- 
tain of the rancheria that we started 
from came along with us and also 
the captain of the village, who came 
last night with the scouts, and fol- 
lowing their example many Indians, 
all of them very happy and festive. 
After going a league we came upon 
the ruins of a rancheria, and the gen- 
tiles told us that the mountain In- 
dians had come down in war and had 
killed all the people about three 
months before; and at 2% leagues 
from our starting point we came upon 
the ruins of another rancheria to 
which had happened the same misfor- 
tune. In those places they have their 
springs of water from which they pil- 
laged the said rancherias. In this 
journey [from La Carpinteria] of 
four hours we saw some bear tracks. 
After traveling 4 leagues we reached 
a large rancheria [Syujttin], much 
larger than the preceding, which was 
near a long point of land that enters 
the sea; we crossed with some diffi- 
culty a large estero [Santa Barbara 
estero] which runs back some distance 
inland; we crossed near the rancheria 
[Syujttn], and camped at about two 
rifle shots’ distance from the ran- 
cheria. Soon after we arrived all the 
people came with a great present of 
fish that were brought in seven large 
bundles; they were given in return 
beads and went away very happy. 
Soon afterwards the canoes which 
were out fishing came in, and straight- 
way all the Indians, big and little, 
