HARRINGTON] PLACE-NAMES 169 



that Posejemu, the Tewa culture hero, had his contest with Josl, 

 the god of the Mexicans and Americans, according to a Tewa 

 mytli. Whether the Tewa name, is a translation of the Span, 

 name, or whether the opposite is true, could not be ascertained, 



[7:4] (1) Tfug.sp''iuH'hmje, Tfag.se.'' kot^ohu''e 'Falco nisus heights' 

 'Falco nisus hills' {Tfugseiwe, see [7:3]; hoaje 'height'; ''oku 

 'hill'; 'e diminutive). 



(2) San Juan ]Vy,fekwaje, J\\f/''o/,'u''e 'ashes estufa heights' 

 'ashes estufa hills' (jVy^te'e, see [7:2]; hvaje 'height'; ^oku 'hill'; 

 'e diminutive). 



A San Juan informant insisted that these hills are not called by 

 the same name as [7:5], although one cannot understand M'hy they 

 should not be so called. 



[7:5] San Juan Tsipseyge'ol'u^e 'little hills beyond the basalt', referring 

 to [7:16]; t><i 'basalt', veievrmg to Tsilnvaje 'basalt height' [7:16]; 

 ^oku 'hill'; 'e diminutive). 



[7:6] TJugc^''iioepo'o 'water mill at Falco nisus place' {TJugse^iwe, see 

 [7:3]; pt/o 'water mill' <po 'water', -o 'metate'). 



This Mexican water mill stands on the west side of the creek 

 slightly north of the spot where [7:8] enters. 



[7:7] TfiigxkqJiUu, Tjugx^iwekohii'u ' barranca arroyo at Falco nisus 

 place' {Tfug.3e, Tfugx'hve, see [7:3]; hqhvJu 'barranca arroyo' 

 <lcq 'barranca', hiUu 'large groove' 'arroyo'). 



[7:8] (1) San Juan Kifk' ahiC u 'skunk-bush corral arroyo' Qcit 'skunk- 

 bush'; li'a 'corral' 'fence'; Am'm 'large groove' 'arroyo'). Per- 

 haps a translation of the Span. name. 



(2) Lemita Arro3TO. (<Span.). = Span. (3). Cf . Tewa (1). 



(3) Span. Arroyo de las Lemitas 'skunk-bush arroyo'. =Eng, 

 (2). Cf. Tewa (1). 



This small arroyo is less than three-fourths of a mile north of 

 [7:11]. The most southerly houses of Gavilan settlement [7:3] 

 are north of this arro3-o. 



[7:9] Ojo Caliente Creek, see [6:7]. 



[7:10] About 200 yards east of the creek and about a quarter of a mile 

 north of the mouth of [7:11] is a peculiar figure, like the ground- 

 plan of two squarish rooms with corners touching. It is outlined 

 on the valley bottom by small stones arranged one next to another 

 so as to form lines. This structure is at the foot of the low mesa. 

 Neither Indians from San Juan nor Mexicans who live at Gavilan 

 [7:3] could explain the origin or significance of this figure. 



[7:1] (11) Eng. Buena Vista Arroyo. '(<Span.). = Span. (2). 



(2) Span. Canada de la Buena Vista 'good view arroj-o'. 

 = Eng. (1). 



This name was furnished by Mr. Antonio Domingo Rivera of 

 Gavilan [7:3]. The arroyo is less than three-quarters of a mile 

 south of [7:8] and 7lO paces north of the pueblo ruin [7:19]. 



