DOS PUEBLOS CEMETERIES. 



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Sketch No. 2. 



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having there seen the remains of numerous kitchen-heaps, inferred that a large popu- 

 lation once lived in that locality, and that their dead would be found not far distant. 

 Accordingly Dr. Eothrock and the writer started on a prospecting tour, and after a 

 couple of hours' ride came in sight of the Dos Pueblos ranch, occupied by Mr. Welch 

 and family. Making ourselves and object known to Mr. Welch, we received a hearty 

 welcome, and were invited to dig anywhere we might think proper. Mr. Welch showed 

 us in his potato-patch uumlbers of broken bones that had been turned up by the plow; 

 but being attracted by some whalebones partially imbedded in the earth of the sea-cliff 

 near- by, we immediately left the potato-patch, knowing from experience that where 

 the whalebones are there also were graves. The position of these graves, as well 

 as some others subsequently discovered, may be seen from the map. This is undoubt- 

 edly the "Dos Pueblos" of Cabrillo, near which he anchored. (See Sketch 2.) 



The next day it was determined to 

 move the entire party to this locality and 

 excavate, which was done, the first trench 

 being made at the point marked 1, near the 

 brow of the cliff, where were whalebones 

 and large, flat stones. At a depth of 4J 

 feet, great quantities of bones were found 

 huddled together, but no skeletons in a par- 

 ticular posture. In some instances, stone 

 receptacles, similar to the one already de- 

 scribed, were encountered, but from their 

 infrequency this burial feature was appar- 

 ently not common. All the bones were in a 

 very bad state, much worse than those about 

 La Patera, and but few were preserved. 

 Throughout the graves, but not placed iu 

 particular position, were several large mor- 

 tars, large and small alias, pipes, beads, and 

 ornaments, besides bone awls. In locality 

 !No. 2, the same class of articles was brought 

 to bght, but in larger number. 



In the naiTative of Cabrillo, by Bar- 

 tolome Perrel, this locality is called Dos 

 Puehlot,, from the fact of there being two 

 towns on opposite sides of the creek, which 

 runs down from the Santa Inez Mountains. 

 These towns were densely populated with 

 a mild, inoffensive people. We were informed by Mrs. Welch that she had heard from 

 an aged Indian woman that two separate tribes, speaking different dialects, lived on 

 opposite sides of the creek, which constituted the boundary-line between them, and 

 that tin- tribes were not permitted to cross this creek without first obtaining each 

 other's consent. This old crone for many years continued to visit this spot annually to 

 mourn the departed greatness of her people. 



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