236 THE COCO-MARICOPA AND 
so formed contain ten or twelve, and some even fifteen 
bushels of grain. The following sketch exhibits a view 
of the interior of a Pimo granary or store-house. 
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Pimo ade, 
On the tops of their wigwams and granaries may 
often be seen large piles of mezquit beans in the pod, 
which are placed there to dry, preparatory to being 
ground into flour for pinole. 
Both the tribes of Indians referred to, use a sing™ 
lar piece of frame-work made of three poles connected 
with a netting, which is carried on their backs. These 
are used both by women and men for gathering me” 
quit beans, corn, and other light articles. They may D© 
seen at every wigwam, and answer the purpose of @ 
wheelbarrow. They are highly prized by their owners, 
as they are very useful to them, and are made bbe 
much labor. For the only specimen I could obtaiD, I 
was obliged to give goods to the value of ten dollars. 
These people possess horses and cattle, though but 
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