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EXPLORATION OF 
era vezino nuestro amigo el Pueblo del 
Baylarin. Parece aun mas numeroso 
que el otro, y sus casas son de la 
misma hechura, 
Septimo: Sigue un corto trecho de 
Playa, y luego se pasan algunas Lomas 
altas sobre la Costa para venir 4 un 
Arroyo de exelente agua que sale de 
una Canada de la Sierra con mucha 
Arboleda de Sauces: quedando & la 
vista otro Pueblo de Gentiles, en que 
se contaron 382 Casas, y se llamoé el 
Pueblo de la Carpinteria [la Carpin- 
teria]. Parece todo este sitio muy 
apropésito para Mision, asi por la 
inumerable Gentilidad que habita estas 
Playas en el corto distrito de seis 
leguas, como por tener tierras exe- 
lentes, y mucha Agua para Sembrar. 
La docilidad, y buena disposicién de 
los Indios, di motivos de tener por 
moralmte. cierta su reducién, siempre 
que se les predicase la palabra de Dios. 
Octavo: A tres leguas se aleanza 
otro Pueblo [Syujt@n] sin duda alguna 
el mas numeroso de todos asta aqui, 
pues pasaria de 600 almas. Esta situa- 
do cerca de una laguna de agua dulce 
de que se abastecen los Vezinos; 
vinieron con sus Mugeres, y Ninos 4 
visitarnos, trayéndonos Cantidad de 
Pescado tlatemado, como ellos dicen, 
(esto es asado) y del fresco, y otros 
regalos de comer: Llamose este Pueblo 
de la Laguna [SyujtGn]. 
BURTON MOUND [ BDH. ANN. 44 
Was an inhabitant, the pueblo of the 
Dancing-man.' It [El Rinc6én] appears 
even more populous than the other 
[San Buenaventura], and its houses 
are of the same make. 
Seventhly. The beach continues a 
short stretch, and soon some high hills 
on the coast are passed in reaching an 
arroyo of excellent water which comes 
out of a canyada of the mountain 
range, with many willow trees, there 
being in view another pueblo of Gen- 
tiles in which 32 houses were counted, 
and it was called the pueblo of La 
Carpinteria [La Carpinteria]. All 
this site appears very appropriate for 
a mission, both because of the innu- 
merable Gentiles which inhabit these 
shores in the small district of 6 leagues 
and because of the excellent lands and 
much water for planting. * The docility 
and good disposition of the Indians 
give reason for considering morally 
certain their reduction, so that the 
word of God would be continually 
preached to them. 
Highthly. At 38 leagues another 
pueblo [Syujttn] is reached, without 
any doubt the most populous of all 
thus far, for it would exceed 600 souls. 
It is situated near a lake of fresh 
water, from which the inhabitants sup- 
ply themselves. They came with their 
women and children to visit us, bring- 
ing us a quantity of tlatemado, as they 
say—i. e., roasted—fish, and of fresh, 
and other gifts to eat. This pueblo 
was called that of La Laguna 
[Syujttn]. 
MENTION IN THE FONT DIARY OF THE ANZA EXPEDITION, 1776 
The diary of Fr. Pedro Font tells of the Anza expedition passing 
Syujttin on their way up the channel, February 25, 1776, and again 
on their way south April 26 of the same year: 
Dia 25 [25 de Febrero, 1776] Do- 
mingo—Dixe missa. Salimos de la 
Rancheria de la Rineconada [el Rineén] 
4 las nueve de la manana, y 4 las tres 
de la tarde paramos en un parage 
Namado Las immediaciones de las 
Rancherias de Mescaltitan, haviendo 
caminado unas nueve leguas con rum- 
25th [February 25, 1776] Sunday.—t 
said mass. We _ started from the 
Rancheria de la Rineconada [El Rin- 
con] at 9 in the morning and at 3 in 
the afternoon we stopped at a place 
called Las Imediaciones de las Ran- 
cherias de Mescaltitan, having traveled 
some 9 leagues, in direction 6 west- 
