. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . AND RETURN TO SAN FRANCISCO. 31 side, so small as not to be entered except by crawlingon the hands and knees. Around the sides of theinterior are wide shelves, formed of poles and rushesresting on forked posts, which serve for Summer huts of California Indians. In the view of the interior of one of their dwell-ings is seen a number of decoy ducks which they useto good adva
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . AND RETURN TO SAN FRANCISCO. 31 side, so small as not to be entered except by crawlingon the hands and knees. Around the sides of theinterior are wide shelves, formed of poles and rushesresting on forked posts, which serve for Summer huts of California Indians. In the view of the interior of one of their dwell-ings is seen a number of decoy ducks which they useto good advantage. Although the California tribesexhibit much skill in fishing and in trapping game,and the erection of their dwellings, they show little in-genuity in the arts of design. The accompanying rudefigure in wood, of a woman and child, which was 32 THE GEYSERS OF PLUTON RIVER, found on the coast, is all that I have seen of their carv-ing.
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