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Show POWELL.] MOQUELUMNAN FAMILY. 93 group, especially in that of the Ruslen. He adds: " Nevertheless, for the present I place the Costano by itself, as a transitional form of speech to the languages spoken north, east, and south of the Bay of San Francisco." Recent investigation by Messrs. Curtin and Hen-shaw have confirmed the soundness of Latham's views and, as stated under head of the Costanoan family, the two groups of languages are considered to be distinct. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. The Moquelumnan family occupies the territory bounded on the north by the Cosumne River, on the south by the Fresno River, on the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the San Joaquin River, with the exception of a strip on the east bank occupied by the Cholovonte. A part of this family occupies also a territory bounded on the south by San Francisco Bay and the western half of San Pablo Bay; on the west by the Pacific Ocean from the Golden Gate to Bodega Head; on the north by a line running from Bodega Head to the Yukian territory northeast of Santa Rosa, and on the east by a line running from the Yukian territory to the northernmost point of San Pablo Bay. Mi wok division: Awani. Chauchila. Chumidok. Chumtiwa. Chumuch. Chum wit. Hettitoya. Kani. Olamentke division: Bollanos. Chokuyem. Guimen. Likatuit. PRINCIPAL TRIBES. Lopolatimne. Machemni. Mokelumni. Newichumni. Olowidok. Olowit. Olowiya. Sakaiakumni. Nicassias. Numpali. Olamentke. Olumpali. Seroushamne. Talatui. Tamoleka. Tumidok. Tumun. Walakumni. Yuloni. Sonomi. Tamal. Tulare. Utchium. Population.- Comparatively few of the Indians of this family survive, and these are mostly scattered in the mountains and away from the routes of travel. As they were never gathered on reservations, an accurate census has not been taken. In the detached area north of San Francisco Bay, chiefly in Marin County, formerly inhabited by the Indians of this family, almost none remain. There are said to be none living about the mission of San Rafael, and Mr. Henshaw, in 1888, succeeded in locating only six at Tomales Bay, where, however, he obtained a very good vocabulary from a woman. |
