Chap. VII. AGUA CALIENTE. 543 
Several habitations have been erected on the territory- of 
Warner's Rancho since the arrival of the North Ameri- 
cans ; but the old place, Agua Caliente, a group of houses 
built in the Mexican style, lies about two miles distant from 
the road, near a hot sulphur spring, which forms a brook 
running through the neighbourhood. One has to go some 
distance from the source to find a temperature which per- 
mits to take a bath. I rode over, in order to see the place, 
the spring, and neighbouring country ; but, when I arrived 
at the brook, I found great difficulty in inducing my 
horse to cross it. Every time it came near the water, 
felt the high temperature and was inhaling the smell of the 
sulphuretted hydrogen, it turned round. Gradually, how- 
ever, it became accustomed to this smell ; but, before 
entering the water, it carefully touched it with his foot to 
convince itself of the temperature. I found the buildings 
of this place inhabited exclusively by Indians, who, when 
I asked them for their name, called themselves the Aguas 
Calientes. This name being only taken from the locality, 
I questioned the chieftain further as to the original Indian 
name of the tribe as well as the neighbouring tribes. I 
found it, however, very difficult to attain my purpose. At 
last he said, as if he suddenly understood what I meant 
— " Ah, you wish to know our heathen names " (los 
nombres de gentiles), and upon my answering in the 
affirmative, he gave me a list of the names of all the 
Indian tribes in California in genuine Indian words, so 
difficult to catch that I made him repeat them several 
times before I could write them down. This list I have 
unfortunately lost, together with some other interesting 
notes. The chieftain showed me the certificates of some 
American officers, of his being a man of good character, 
who had in no way participated in the great revolt of the 
