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6nOOLLI>NV LKIO Dis^onv. Bhs Indians descriBsd in the kollowing pages lack, in com- rnon with man^ ok those ok ids DaciBc slops, an^ collective name in common use kor themselves as a group or stock. Brom the ver^ Beginning the^ have Been known B^ ths vague and meaningless name ok "Diggers," a term krst applied to various Bands ok the Lhoshone ok the Dreat Basin area, and laker extended to cover a large proportion ok all tlie Indians ok Lalikornia. In the earlier reports ok the commissioner ok Indian alkairs, members ok tins stock Ere spoken ok in geographical terms largely. NBth tlie puBlica- tion ok Ltsphen Dowers's "brides ok Lalikornia" in 1877, the kirst rational name was proposed and used. Binding that an^ trihal or stock name was wanting, he used kor these Indians ths term "Neidoo" or "Naidu," the word in their language meaning "Indian" or "man." Dater Dowell, in his "Indian linguistic Bamilies," kollowing the principle ok priority, discarded Dowers's term in kavor ok "Drennan," derived krom the name ok an insignikcant village kormerl^ existing near Lacramento. In view, however, ok the unim portance ok this small settlement, and the more rational character ok the term proposed and used B^ Dowers, it seems Better to adhere to the name "Naidu," giving it, however, a somewhat greater extension than Dowers B^ including his so-called "Blishinam," in reality merely a section ok ths Naidu. Bhs language spoken B^ the Naidu is distinct krom all others, and the^ tkerskore constitute a stock B^ themselves. Bo the surrounding triBes the Naidu are known B^ a variety ok names. B^ the Dat Lreek Indians (a Branch ok the Echoing/wi) the)-- are called "BikisuBl;" and B^ the rest ok ths ^.choma^wi, " DaO^mali." Bo ths Nana the^ were known as " DatcamBsa" or "IVawa'ltupaa." Bhsir ZhosBone, Nmsko, No^uelumnan, and IVintun names are not ^et known. Boni^o^niLS.—Blas region occupied B^ the Naidu lies in the northeastern part ok Lalikornia, and com prises, in whole or in part, the counties ok Bassen, Dlumas, Butte, Lierra, NuBa, Lutter, Blevada, Dlacer, Bl Dorado,