4^4 EXPLORATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH. 



impregnated Wlt ], saltpeter. The lake is six leagues wide by fifteen long-; it runs to 

 the northwest, and by a narrow outlet, as we were told, it communicates with other 

 much larger lakes. This one of the Timpanogotzis abounds in every kind of good 

 hs - <(S|i ' otters, and other amphibious animals, which we had no opportunity of 

 seems. ( )n its shores dwell the aforementioned Indians, who live upon the abundant 

 fish-supplies of the lake, whence the Sabuagana Gutas call them fish-eaters (Corne- 

 \>csva<hs). Besides this, they gather on the plains seeds of plants, and make a sort of 

 gruel (afo/r) with them: although they add to this the hunting of hares, rabbits, and 

 sage-hens (ffalHnas), <»f which there is a great abundance. There are also buffaloes 

 not tar to the eastward, but the fear of the Comanches prevents them from hunting 

 STba^ <1WeUiDgS ai '° a S ° rt ° f llUt "' or ;.i ar ; ,n J^-' ()( ' "^''^ "'' which they make 

 tnost decent which they wear is a coat or shirt (sa<,<>) ,,f deerskin, and hi- moccasins 

 [boffis) ot the same in winter: they have dresses made of hare and rabbit skins. They 

 <peak the \ uta language, but with a noticeable variation of accent, and even of some 

 fi-oms. They aiv good matured, and mostly without beard. They are found inhab- 

 tmg most parts of this Sierra to the southwest and northwest— a great many tribes of 

 lie same nation, language, and docile disposition as these lake Indians, out" of whom 

 night be formed a populous and extensive province. 



- - hiefs contained in the sena? above referred to, are, in their 

 3uitzapamichi; of the 



*1 i-lnei furunianchi of tin 



third, wlio is the same as our friend Silvctre, Panchueunquibran (which 



orator or speaker); the fourth, who is not a chief and is the brother of the principal 



chief, is called Pichuchi. 



"The other lake with which this one communicates is, as they informed us, many 

 leagues m extent, and its waters are noxious and extremely salt, so that the Timpa- 

 "°f tzl * ; ; s f erted t0 us that ^n anyone rubbed a part of his body with it he would 

 teel an itenmg sensation in the moistened part. On its borders, they told us, there 

 dwelt a numerous and peaceable nation, called Paguampe, which, in our language, 

 means throwers or shngers (erln wos), which nation speaks the Comanche language, 

 and live upon herbs, drink at the springs and streams of good water that are found 

 around the lake, and have their huts of 'sacatef'and earth (which must be their 

 roots). They are not considered enemies by the Timp 



npanogotzis — s< 

 ertam time when tliev came together, 

 same good fellowship as before. On 

 by the extreme point of the Sierra rmmchn 



not been the same good fellowship as before. ()., this „,., •; , \] t- 



,*' are) 1 1 ,V a route 110rth ( l uarter west fr° m their country, and by this same route 



tr m * Cemanl ° S al8 ° make their entranc ^, which do not appear to be 



"The Timpanogotzis call themselves thus after the lake, which they name Tim 



panogo and this is a name peculiar to it-for the name or word by which they desig- 



b of this last phrase is very c 



