Transcriber’s Notes:
Larger versions of the figures can be viewed by clicking on each figurein a web browser.
An image of the title page is included, followed by a digital versionin simplified format.
Additional Transcriber’s Notes are at theend.
THE LEGEND
OF
DAH-NOL-YO,
SQUAW ROCK
Compliments of
The San Francisco and North Pacific Railway,
The Picturesque Route of California.
POMO INDIAN IN DANCING COSTUME MADE FROMTHE FEATHERS OF THE EAGLE
For forty-six miles The San Francisco and North Pacific Railway,the Picturesque Route of California, skirts the Russian River. A fewof the many lovely views en-route are shown in this little brochure.
This beautiful country was once occupied by the Pomo Indians, a braveand flourishing tribe, of whom but very few families remain. Many of thelocal features are hallowed by the Indian folk-lore. The legend of Dah-nol-yo—SquawRock, so charmingly written by Mrs. H. M. Carpenter, of Ukiah, ispresented to the reader.
DAH-NOL-YO—Squaw Rock.
THE LEGEND OF DAH-NOL-YO—SQUAW ROCK.
Among the many extant Indian Legends of Squaw Rock, none has appeared which relatesto the face of stone, on the summit of this noted mountain. The following is substantially as givenby a direct descendant of Con-che Tadi, a Pomo Chief, who lived in the shadow of Dah-nol-yo,when time was young.
This Chief was particularly noted for preserving the peace and harmony of his own tribeand others with which he came in contact. His faithful squaw Ma-cha-ta (Kingfisher) devoted hertime to her two sons, Ca-ba-ba (Brave one) and Bu-tah-so (Little Bear); and as is the custom atthe present day, gathered the buckeye and acorn, as a means of subsistence, while her lordsmoked his pipe or enjoyed a nap in the sunshine. As the sons approached manhood they wereinseparable companions and partook of the peaceful disposition of their illustrious father.