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63 Every dwelling is a midden [no] cleanliness, the blackness of soil from animal matter. The convenience of place causes camp grounds to be used again & again. The very round & high & wide mound on bay of San F E side may be due to the swampiness of ground the mound heavy ben built to protect from tides. This a favorable camp for muscles. The McClouds kill [whites] who come upon their fisheries & so they should according to all natural laws
64 "These fish are my fish" said they [emphatically] to Stone. This river is mine these oak trees are mine. Why do you steal them. We do not steal white mans fish" etc They are large children both in appearance & actions... Fish hawk likes to soar like an eagle has white belly, lights on trees, is intelligent looking & wary
Kingfisher [ab] Ousels.
Date Original
1874
Source
Original journal dimensions: 8.5 x 13 cm.
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MuirReel24Journal05P063-064.tif
Publisher
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
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Keywords
John Muir, journals, drawings, writings, travel, journaling, naturalist
