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Show 318 and femilv. Making ourselves mad object known to Mr. Welch, we received a welcome, and were invited to dig anywhere we might think proper. Mr. Welch showed ns in his potato- paten numbers of broken bones that bad been turned up by the plow; bat 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.' ( See Sketch 2.) t'avuio 0°*"* SLLL. 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 A\ feet, great quantities of bones were found huddled together, bat no skeletons in a particular posture. In some instances, stone receptacles, similar to the one already described, were encountered, but from their in frequency this burial feature was apparently not common. All the bones were in a very bad state, much worse than those about La Patera, and but few were preserved. Thronghout the graves, but not placed in particular position, were several large mortars, large and small ollas, pipes, beads, and ornaments, besides bone awls. In locality No. 2, the same class of articles was brought to light, but in larger number. In the narrative of Cabrillo, by Bartolome Ferrel, this locality is called Dos Pueblos, 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 the tribes were not permitted to cross this creek without first obtaining each other's consent. Continuing onr excavations in No. 2, a long, straight pipe and a small mortar having a handle, ( the first of its kind,) and containing red paint, were found, and near the latter a pipe only partially bored out. On the opposite side of the creek a trench was |
