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Page 64
... side of the mountains , the western Diegueños , Luiseños , and Gabrieliños lived on the berries and seeds of the chaparral ( the " little forest " of shrubs covering the hills ) , on the fruit of the cactus , on acorns from the live ...
... side of the mountains , the western Diegueños , Luiseños , and Gabrieliños lived on the berries and seeds of the chaparral ( the " little forest " of shrubs covering the hills ) , on the fruit of the cactus , on acorns from the live ...
Page 66
... sides or from above . Here at the untidy foot of the mountains , in the " unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time , ” are rock - hounds ' treasure troves . And the dry arroyos , because of dampness at greater or less depth beneath ...
... sides or from above . Here at the untidy foot of the mountains , in the " unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time , ” are rock - hounds ' treasure troves . And the dry arroyos , because of dampness at greater or less depth beneath ...
Page 94
... side , in full sunlight , is like a dazzling hummocky snowfield , stretching out in an immense plain , broken by nearer hilltops and farther peaks , San Gorgonio and San Jacinto to the north , Palomar and Cuyamaca to the east , San ...
... side , in full sunlight , is like a dazzling hummocky snowfield , stretching out in an immense plain , broken by nearer hilltops and farther peaks , San Gorgonio and San Jacinto to the north , Palomar and Cuyamaca to the east , San ...
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