The Indian population of California is a little over 
16*000, About 5*000 of these are on reservations* the rest 
are self-supporting. Practically all of the Indians now 
within the State are descendants of Indians that always 
lived there* as no Indians from other states have been trans- 
ferred to reservations in California, 
The manners and customs of all the tribes are prac- 
tically the same. They practice agriculture to some extent 
but live mainly on nuts and berries and game, A fairly 
nourishing bread is made from acorns ground in this- primitive 
mills t 
79833 AT THE MILL, INDIAN WOMAN GRINDING ACORNS, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIF. 
