INDEX 



383 



Earthquake, 287, 290. 

 Echinocactus cylindraceus, 54, 76, 



128. 

 Edom, 112. 

 Egypt compared, i, 6, in, 128, 



286. 

 Ehrenberg, town, 335. 

 El Centro, 285. 

 Elf-owl, Micropallas whiineyi, 52, 



314. 

 Encelia californica, 65, 

 Enceliafarinosa, see Incense-bush. 

 Ephedra californica, 75. 

 Eremiastrum bellioides, 33, 89. 

 Eriodictyon, 82. 

 Eriogonum fasciculatum, 82. 

 Erosion, 118, 131, 133, 166, 169, 



172. 

 Eschscholtzia, 32, 75. 

 Evaporation, 102, 119. 

 Evening primrose, (Enoihera tri- 



chocalyx, 64, 89. 



Fagonia californica, 32. 

 Farming, 97, 115, 121, 286, 295, 



328, 330. 

 Ferns, 4; also Appendix B. 

 Figtree John, Indian, 181, 214. 

 Figtree John Springs, 181, 184. 

 Fish Creek Mountain, 255, 259, 



273, 284. 

 Fish-hook cactus, 59. 

 Fish Springs, 188. 

 Fish-traps, 175. 

 Flor de chuparosa, 66., 

 Forest fire, 239, 251. 

 Fort Yuma, 302, 304. 

 Fouquieria splendens, see Ocotillo. 



Galleta grass, 48, loi, 255. 

 Garces, Fray Francisco, 43, 211, 



303- 

 Grand Canon of the Colorado, 



321, 

 Greasewood, see Creosote-bush. 

 Gulf of California, 11, 178, 302. 



Heat, see Temperature. 

 Heber, town, 290. 

 Hediondia, see Creosote-bush. 

 Hell-Hole, 215. 

 Heron, 193, 302. 

 Hesperocallis undulatus, 64. 

 Hindoos, 289. 

 Hoag's Landing, 323. 

 Hollyhock, wild, Sphceralcea am- 



bigua, 66. 

 Holtville, town, 292. 

 Hot springs, 17, 19, 35- 

 Humming-birds, 66. 



Imperial, town, 289. 



Imperial Valley, 179, 283. 



Incense-bush, Encelia farinosa, 

 65, 75, 82, 89. 



Indians; Agua Caliente, 17, 36; 

 Andreas, 20; arts, 20, 71, 74, 83; 

 at ocean, 74; basketry, 75, 76, 

 78, 79, 81, 233; Cabezon, 182; 

 Cahuilla, 26, 72, 81, 86, 172, 

 176, 181, 213,229,271; Cheme- 

 huevi, 149; Chino, 17; Cocopa, 

 292; Diegueno, 70; dress, 305, 

 311; Figtree John, 181, 214; 

 fire-making, 73; food-plants, 42, 

 45- 51. 52, 58, 62, 74, 76, 77, 79; 

 hunters, 33, 78; Jake Razon, 

 176; Jim Pine, 152; Joe Pete, 

 172; Juan Razon, 181; Luiseno, 

 82; Mary Jane Segundo, 231; 

 medicines, 71, 74. 75, 82; "med- 

 icine," 72; Mojave, 332; myths 

 and legends, 19, 69; Papago, 71, 

 80; picture-writings, 20, 347; 

 pottery, 29, 40, 79, 81, 99, 233, 

 271; relics, 20, 29; San Felipe, 

 241; Santiago Segundo, 231; 

 San Ygnacio, 231; San Ysidro, 

 234; weapons, 60, 76, 233; 

 wells, 73, 174; Yuma, 303, 305, 

 309, 311,316. 



Indian Wells, 30. 



Indio, town, 120. 



