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CONTENTS
Preface ix
Introduction 1
Objectives of the study 1
History of the Basin-Plateau area 3
Geographical environment and subsistence 10
The physical landscape 10
Plant foods 14
Animal foods 33
The economic pattern 44
Population density 46
Sociopolitical groups of different areas 50
Western localized Northern Paiute bands: Owens Valley 50
Western independent Northern Paiute villages 57
Deep Springs Valley 57
Fish Lake Valley 61
Winnemucca 68
Western Independent Shoshoni villages 68
Lida and vicinity 68
Eastern California 70
Saline Valley 76
Little Lake and Koso Mountains 80
Panamint Valley 84
Northern Death Valley 85
Central and southern Death Valley 91
Beatty and Belted Mountains 93
Ione Valley, Reese River, and Smith Creek Valley 100
Great (Big) Smoky Valley and Monitor Valley 109
Hawich Mountains 110
Little Smoky Valley and vicinity 113
Railroad Valley 117
Steptoe Valley 121
Spring, Snake, and Antelope Valleys 123
Cave Valley 131
Gosiute Shoshoni 132
Pine Creek and Diamond Valley 141
Ruby Valley and vicinity 144
Humboldt River 152
Battle Mountain and vicinity 161
Snake River 165
Boise River and vicinity 172
Grouse Creek 173
Promontory Point (Hukund`ka) 177
Western independent Southern Paiute villages 180
Pabrump and Las Vegas 182

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Publication Information: Book Title: Basin-Plateau Aboriginal Sociopolitical Groups. Contributors: Julian H. Steward - author. Publisher: United States Government Printing Office. Place of Publication: Washington, DC. Publication Year: 1938. Page Number: v.
    
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