The Spanish in the Southwest . E SOUTHWEST I. BEFORE THE COMING OF THESPANISH CHAPTER IINDIAN LIFE IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE white people came to California there wereIndians everywhere. In the mountains, on the sea-coast, along the rivers, were the rude homes of the dark-skinned natives, grouped into villages in each of whicha tribe usually lived. They were a happy, jolly liked to play games, to laugh, and to have enoughto eat; but they rarely worked except when it was neces-sary to hunt food. The neighboring tribes had so littleto do with one another that often the Indians of onevilla
The Spanish in the Southwest . E SOUTHWEST I. BEFORE THE COMING OF THESPANISH CHAPTER IINDIAN LIFE IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE white people came to California there wereIndians everywhere. In the mountains, on the sea-coast, along the rivers, were the rude homes of the dark-skinned natives, grouped into villages in each of whicha tribe usually lived. They were a happy, jolly liked to play games, to laugh, and to have enoughto eat; but they rarely worked except when it was neces-sary to hunt food. The neighboring tribes had so littleto do with one another that often the Indians of onevillage could not understand the language of another onlya few miles away. The huts were scattered along the streams where fishwere most abundant; or near groves of trees where nutsor acorns grew ; or where any kind of food was to befound. They were built in different ways. In those partsof California where there were few trees a round holewas dug, three to four feet deep and ten to twelve feet 9 10 Before the Coming of the Spanish. A winter hut across; poles were erected around the edge and fast-ened together at the top; twigs or tules were woven _j_ into the framework thus made, or mudwas plastered over theoutside; a small holewas left at the bottomfor a door, and anotherat the top to let outthe smoke. This wasthe warm winter hut,which when finishedlooked like a big bowlturned upside winter long, when fires were burning, the hut wasclose and filled with smoke. As a result, the eyes ofthe Indians were often badly diseased. Many old peoplehad very sore eyes, or they became totally blind. The Indians werenot bothered with fur-niture. They had nobeds, chairs, nor ate with fingersinstead of forks. Theyslept on the night came, fa-ther, mother, and chil-dren crept in throughthe low doorway,stretched themselves A summer hutspanishinsouthw00wint
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