GC4DZRH Mondo's NAT #299 - Lutuamian
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 06/09/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 44.448 W105° 03.359 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
       

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Native American Tribe series.

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Lutuamian

A linguistic family consisting of two branches, the Klamath and the Modoc, residing in south west Oregon east of the Cascade range and along the California border. Their former boundary extended from the Cascades to the headwaters of Pit and McCloud rivers, thence east to Goose lake, thence north to lat. 44°, and thence west to the Cascades. The more permanent settlements of the of family were on the shores of Klamath lakes, Tule lake, and Lost river, the remainder of the territory which they claimed being hunting ground.  

In 1864 both divisions of the family entered into a treaty with the United States whereby  ceded the greater part of their lands to the Government and were placed on Klamath Reservation in Oregon. It was an attempt on the part of the Modoc to return to their former seat on the California frontier that brought about the Modoc war of 1872-73. The climate and productions of their country were most favorable, edible roots and berries were plentiful, and the region abounded in game and fish. As a consequence the tribes were fairly sedentary and seem to have made no extensive migrations. They were not particularly warlike, though the Modoc had frequent struggles with the tribes to the south, and after the coming of the whites resisted the aggressions of the latter with persistence and fierceness.

Slavery seems to have been an institution of long standing, and the Modoc, assisted by the Klamath, made annual raids on the Indians of Pit river for the capture of slaves, whom they either retained for themselves or bartered with the Chinook of Columbia river. The habitations were formerly of logs, covered with mud and circular in shape, a type of building which is still occasionally seen on the reservation. The women were  noted as expert basket weavers. No trace of a clan or gentile system has been discovered among them. The family organization is a loose one and inheritance is in the male line. The language spoken by two divisions of the Lutuamian family is ordinarily called Klamath, and while there are dialectic differences between the speech of the Klamath proper and the Modoc the are so slight that they may be disregarded. The Lutuamian language is apparently entirely independent, though further study may disclose relationship with the Shahaptian.

06/19/2019 By Sibry
No luck today

05/11/2019 By geoguru1
Tough find. Lots of brush and debris and tree trunks. SL

02/01/2019 By irisheloise
Interesting spot but no find for me today. Thanks anyway.

12/28/2018 By geocyclists85
Almost gave up because my GPS was jumping around a lot. One of the pics in the logs helped me get in the correct area and I found it. Nice hide.

12/14/2018 By findingmywilltolive
Couldn’t find. Looked everywhere

09/02/2018 By oz8118
I admit, I didn't do an extensive search, as GZ was a bit trashy and overgrown. I just didn't feel the joy for this one, came back empty handed.

07/04/2018 By noones
Party people!

07/04/2018 By david.trentham85
Nice quick cache!

04/20/2018 By Alpenist
TFTC It kind of blends in with all of the rest of the trash.

04/11/2018 By BigJake44
Nice quick and easy park n grab, TFTC!

04/10/2018 By chavaleahfleisher
Found
Forgot to bring pen.
If you find it, can you also sign it for me
Chava Fleisher, April 9

02/25/2018 By Team Gilo
My wife and I are in Lakewood to visit our Son and Grandsons. Decided to grab a few nearby caches while the weather is good. Thanks for the smiley!

02/05/2018 By R&B CO
In Denver for day. Took in a little caching. TFTC

11/04/2017 By Kreep420
Easy but hard in the dark lol. Sl, thanks! -Kreep

10/20/2017 By KnightAlf
We found this cache during our vacation.

Many greetings from Nuremberg - Germany
KnightAlf

09/14/2017 By _BriGuy_
Today is my birthday and I figured I'd cache all morning. Made 26 finds before grabbing lunch. SL.TFTC