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. 
Pimo store-house. 
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 singu- 
lar piece of frame-work made of three poles connected 
with anetting, which is carried on their backs. These 
are used both by women and men for gathering mez- 
quit beans, corn, and other light articles. They may be 
seen at every wigwam, and answer the purpose of a 
wheelbarrow. They are highly prized by their owners, 
as they are very useful to them, and are made with 
much labor. For the only specimen I could obtain, I 
was obliged to give goods to the value of ten dollars. 
These people possess horses and cattle, though but 
