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HISTORY OF BURTON MOUND 
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On the journey back from the north the Portola expedition passed 
Syujttin without stopping: ° 
Miércoles 10 de idem. [10 de Enero, 
1770].—Salimos de los pueblos de las 
Islas [La Patera] y pasamos por el 
de la Laguna [Syujtin] sin detener- 
nos y llegamos ya tarde al de la Car- 
pinteria 6 de San Roque [la Carpin- 
teria], habiendo andado cinco y media 
leguas y paramos en el propio sitio en 
que estuvimos el 17,de Agosto faltain- 
Jonos tambien el pescado, 
The diary of Miguel Costansé 
Miercoles 16 de Agosto.—T[Saliendo 
de los Pitos] hizimos otras dos leguas 
6 poco mas en la manafa [manana] 
costeando siempre la marina: llegimos 
4 una rancheria 6 mejor dirémos pue- 
blo numeroso de gentiles [el Rincén] 
situado sobre la misma plaia en una 
punta de tierra immediato 4 la qual 
corria un arroyuelo de buen agua. 
Los gentiles de esta rancheria acu- 
dieron immediatamente al real que si- 
tuamos de la otra parte del arroio con 
pescado tlatelmado 6 asado en bar- 
bacéa para que comieramos mientras 
sus canoas que estaban 4 la sazon pes- 
cando viniesen con pescado fresco: 
abordaron estas 4 la plaia de alli 4 
poco, y trageron abundancia de boni- 
tos y meros que nos regalaron y ofre- 
cieron en tanta cantidad, que huviera- 
mos podido cargar la requa de pescado 
si huviesemos tenido proporcion de sa- 
larlo y prepararlo: dieron nos a mas 
pescado seco sin sal (que no usan en 
sus comidas) que llevamos de preven- 
cion, y nos sirvio de mucho recurso en 
el viage. 
Wednesday the 10th of the same 
month [January 10, 1770|.—We set 
out from the rancherias of Las Islas 
[La Patera] and passed the rancheria 
of La Laguna [Syujtan] without 
stopping and arrived already late at 
the Rancheria of La Carpinteria or of 
San Roque [La Carpinteria], having 
traveled 5% leagues, and camped at 
the same spot where we did August 17, 
fish being likewise lacking [as at their 
camp on the preceding day, August 9]. 
relates for these days as follows: ° 
Wednesday, August 16—[Starting 
out from Los Pitos] in the morning 
we marched for another 2 leagues, or 
a little more, steadily following the 
coast. We arrived at an Indian vil- 
lage, or rather a populous native town 
[El Rincén], situated right on the 
shore on a point of land near which 
ran a small stream of good water. 
The natives of this village immedi- 
ately came to the camp—this we made 
on the opposite side of the stream— 
bringing fish, roasted or grilled in 
barbecue, for us to eat while their 
canoes, then out fishing, were return- 
ing with fresh fish. These canoes 
landed on the beach shortly after- 
wards, and brought an abundance of 
bonito and bass, which they gave us 
and offered in such quantity that we 
might have loaded the pack animals 
with fish if we had had the facilities 
to salt and prepare it. Moreover, they 
gave us fish dried without salt (this 
they do not use in their victuals), 
which we took as a precaution, and it 
was of great service to us on the 
journey. 
SOp. Cit. D: 230. 
® The Portolé Expedition of 1769-1770, Diary of Miguel Costans6, edited by Frederick 
J. Teggart, Academy of Pacific Coast History Publications, vol. 2, no, 4, Berkeley, Calif., 
1911, pp. 36-41, 152-153. 
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