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Martinez of Taos, New Mexico, wtio is familiar with the Red 

 River region. Certain proportions and directions may be incor- 

 rect as shown, but Mr. Martinez states that the main features ai'e 

 correct. 



[8:20] (1) Eng. La Cuesta town. (<Span.). =Span. (2). 



(2) Span. La Cuesta 'the slope'. =Eng. (1). Perhaps the name 

 refers to the red slope [8:22]. 



[8:21] (1) Eng-. Cabresto Canjon. (<Span.). = Span. (2). 

 (2) Span. Canon Cabresto 'rope canyon'. =Eng. (1). 



[8:22] (1) Pik'ondiwe, Plpoge'inipo'twepilt'omliwe 'where the red is 

 dug' 'where the red is dug by red water creek' (pi 'I'edness' 'red 

 pigment' 'red'; Foijf 'to dig'; Hwe locative; Pipog.e'im.po, see 

 [8:19]). Cf. Taos (2). 



(2) Taos P'aiqwiba, Ty.slufdF'atqwiha ' up at the red slope' ' up 

 at the red slope over at [8:19]' {p'di- 'red', referring to the red 

 pigment; qwl 'slope'; M 'up at' locative; Tifsiut-, see [8:19]; 

 i'd 'down at' 'over at' locative). 



The red pigment which is found at this place is used \)y the 

 Taos, Picuris, Tewa, Queres, Jicarilla Apache, Ute, and other 

 ti'ibes. Indians belonging to various tribes come here to dig it. 

 The pigment is called in Tewa pi 'redness' 'red', in Taos 

 j)'dijenem4 (derived from p'di ' red'). The Indians use it to paint 

 their bodies, also moccasins and various other things. The deposit 

 is on a slope between [8:19] and [8:21], about 7 miles from the Rio 

 Grande. The soil of the whole locality has a reddish color, but 

 there is only one spot where it is foimd in purity and has a dark- 

 red color. A cavelike hole has been formed by Indians digging 

 at this spot. The presence of this deposit and the red color of the 

 soil of the slope have probably given rise to the names [8:19], 

 [8:23], and [8:20]. 



[8:23] Eng. Red River town. Cf. [8:19] and [8:22]. 



[8:24] (1) T"a2/ji|iiy,/' 'dwell gap mountains ' (T"aM)/'i, see [8:45]; pivf 

 ' mountain '). 



(2) Sandia '"Tewipien".' 



(3) Jemez e/w'te/iy/ 'Taos Mountains' (r/u'ld, see [8:4:5]; fiy,/ 

 'mountain'). 



(4) Taos Mountains. (< Span.). = Span. (5). 



(5) Span. Sierra de Taos 'Taos Mountains'. =Eng. (2). 

 "Taos range''. ^ "Sierra de Taos.'"- "Mountains of Taos".' 

 This is the general name for the mountains east of Taos. 



[8:25] Eng. Wheeler's Peak. 



This is northeast of Pueblo Peak [8:40]. 



1 A. S. Gatschet, Sandia vocabulary, Bur. Amer. Ethn., MS. No. 1563. 

 ' Bandelier, Final Report, pt. ii, p. W, 1892. 

 » Ibid., p. 45. 



