166 ETHNOGEOGEAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [ETn. axn. 20 



dition current at all the Tewa pueblos. "He \Posejemu\ is 

 represented as having dwelt in the now ruined pueblo of 

 Pose-uing-ge, at the hot springs belonging to the Hon. Antonio 

 Joseph".' 

 [6:26] (1) Fosihuhi, 'greenness town' {Posi-, see [6:24]; hu'ii 'town'). 



(2) Eng. Ojo Caliente town. (< Span.). =Span. (3). 



(3) Span. Ojo Caliente 'hot spring'. =Eng. (2). 



Ojo Caliente town is east of the creek [6:7], opposite the hot 

 spring [6:24]. 

 [6: La Cueva region] (1) Mah.ii,wUl 'owl point', referring to the 

 projecting corners or points of ^[qh^xqiinx 7U0untain {mqhy, 

 'owl', VQievvmg to Mqhy,sinncg. [6:6]; ■«;/.<* 'projecting corner or 

 point'). 



(2) Eng. La Cueva region. (<Span.). = Span. (3). 



(3) Span, region de La Cueva 'region of [6:28]'. =Eng. (2). 

 [6:28] (1) San Juan Mqh^wUikwsghihun^ Mqhiiwiiibv^u 'owl 



point Mexican town' 'owl point town' {2rahy.uyidi^ see [6: La 

 Cueva region]; Icwxlcu 'Mexican', of obscure etj'mology; hu^u 

 ' town ■). 



(2) Eng. La Cueva town. (<Span.). = Span. (3). 



(3) Spun. La Cueva 'the cave', referring to the caves [6:30] and 

 [6:31]. =Eng.(l). 



A short distance north of the arro3^o [6:29] stands the house of 

 Florentin Gallegos, the most southerly' house of La Cueva settle- 

 ment. 

 [6:29] (1) San Juan Mqhy.wUll-ohu\i, 'owl point barranca arroyo' 

 {Mqhy,vjul, see [6:La Cueva region], above; kqhii'u 'barranca 

 arroyo' <Iq 'barranca', huhi 'large groove' 'arroyo'). 



This arroyo has water throughout the year in its lower course, 

 this condition being the result of the presence of a number of 

 small springs. 

 [6:30], [6:31] (1) San Juan Temup'o 'Keres holes' {Tewh 'Keres', 

 applied to the Indians of Cochiti, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, 

 Santa Ana, Sia, Laguna, and Acoma pueblos; p'o 'hole' 'cave'). 



(2) San Juan ITqhibwuip'o 'caves of La Cueva region' 

 {Mqhy,ivui^ see [6: La Cueva region], above; ^'o 'hole' 'cave"). 



The cliff in which these caves are situated is about 25 feet high. 

 The caves are tunnel-shaped, have a level floor, and are high 

 enough for a man to stand erect in them. The northern cave 

 extends into the cliff 25 or 30 paces; its innermost recesses are 

 dark owing to a curvature which the cave makes. The openings 

 are a few feet above the creek bottom. The interior surface 

 of the caves is smooth and flesh-colored. From these two caves 

 the Tematowa, ' Keres people', are said to have come forth when 



' Bandelier, Fimil Report, pt. i, p. 310, 1.S90. 



