Water Resource Property Types
abajo - downstream
agua de – headwater
aguage - water hole
arroyo - wide intermittent drainage with inset bed – suitable for pack trail
“Arroyo de los Hayatas” – Mohave River
boca del - mouth of
cienega - marsh
hedionda - stinking [sulpherous]
“Canon de agua hedionda” – Pah Tempe Springs
laguna - lagoon, pond
ojito - spring source, seep usually in lateral or side slope
rio - river
rito - stream, small river
“Rito del canon de la ceja”; stream in the canyon of the ridge; Paria River
salado - salty
“Arroyo salado”
salitroso - very salty
“Rio salitroso” - Salt Creek
vado - ford, crossing
“Vado de los Padres”
Topography Property Types
artenesales de piedra - Crafted stone [ Comb Ridge]
artenejal - sculpted, crafted, worked
“Artenejal de la ceja Colorado” – Cockscomb
bajada - descent
canada - gentle sloped narrow drainage suitable for pack trail but easily ascended laterals
canon - Steep walled gorge – difficult or impossible to ascend laterals
canoncito - short steep walled canyon with periodic ascents and descents
“Canoncito del arroyo de Chelli” – steep, short canyon with drainage suitable for packtrail
ceja - ridge, brow
fragoso - rough, craggy trail
laguna sin agua - dry lake, playa
llano - plain
“Llano del Coyote” – Pipe Valley
mesa - tableland
milpitas - little corn fields
montuosa - wooded mountain slopes
“La ceja montuosa” – Buckskin Ridge
picacho - pinnacle, peak
Pueblo Colorado - red house rock [red top?]
puerto - opening, pass through, saddle
punta - point, headland
sierra - mountain, mountain range
subido - ascent
Substrate Property Types
caloso - limey, caliche
“Canon Caloso” – un-named west of Canaan Gap
malpais - bad country, lava field
Travel Property Types
camino – road
cruzamos – (we) crossed, crossing
huella - track
jornada - day’s trip
“Jornada sin agua” – Day’s trip without water
parage/paraje- camp site, camp ground
“Parage de San Jose”
pueblos - small towns
“Pueblos de Cucha Payuches y Hayatas” – perm. Settlement of Chemehuevi and Mohave
rancheria - settlement with impermanent structures
“Rancheria de Navajoes”-
“Rancheria de Payuches”-
“Rancheria de indios con zarcillos en las narices”-
rancho - farm settlement
“Rancho San Bernardino” – mission farm
vieja - witches cap rock formation
“Agua de la vieja” – headwater at the witches cap – Moccasin Springs or Pipe Springs