230 THE WINTUN. 
avoid repetition. The nucleus or home of the nation is on Cottonwood 
Creek, and here they are Dati-pum Win-tiin (Valley Indians). On Ruin 
River, a tributary of Cottonwood, are the Num’-mok (Western People). 
On Stony, Thomes, and Elder Creeks, in the mountains and on the edge of 
the plains, are the Noam/-lak-ki; on Lower Stony Creek, the Nu’-i-mok 
(Southern People). The latter are intermarried with the No-yu’-ki (South- 
ern Enemies), living at Jacinto, who belong to the Patwin nation. On 
Lower Elder and Thomes Creeks are the Pu’-i-mok (Eastern People), who 
also lap over on the east side of the Sacramento, and extend in a strip 
about a mile wide from Rock Creek up to the mouth of Pit River. All 
these tribes above-mentioned were called, in general, by the Cottonwood 
Indians, Nor’-bos (Southern House or Branch); and the latter, in turn, 
ealled the Cottonwoods, and others above them, Wai’-lak-ki (North Tongue 
or Branch). Both sections called the Indians over the Coast Range, Yu’-ki, 
a name which we have seen explained; and sometimes Noam’-kekhl 
(Western Tribe), corrupted by Americans into Noam’-kult. The Noam’- 
lak-ki were forever at war with their lowland neighbors, the Pu’-i-mok, but 
were always obliged to confine themselves to the upper plains and mount- 
ains until after the whites arrived. In 1855 they conquered’ at last, and 
followed down the streams which belonged to them, taking up their abode 
on their banks, as far down as the river. The Wai’-lak-ki, who called 
themselves such (in distinction from the general appellation above-men- 
tioned), lived on both sides of the Sacramento, from the Cottonwood up 
to the Pit. On McCloud’s Fork are the Win’-ni-mim (from wai, win'-ni, 
“north”, and mem, mim, ‘‘river”); and what few lived on Pit River were 
called the Pu’-i-mim. On the extreme Upper Sacramento and in Squaw 
Valley there was originally a mixed race, the result of intermarriage between 
the Wintiin and the Pit River nations. The latter are called by the Wintin, 
Pu’-i-su, or Pu’-shish, who range down to the big Bend of the Pit, called 
by the Indians Cher’-ri-paum (Sandy Place). 
In the Trinity Valley is another large branch. On the Upper Trinity, 
reaching up to Scott Mountain, are the Wai’-kén-mok (People up North). 
Irom Douglas City, or thereabout, down to North Fork, lived a tribe 
called 'Ti-en’-Ti-en’. This name is said to signify “Friends”, and we can 
