The foregoing tale is only one of many which illustrate the profound superstitions prevailing among the Indians.
Certain rocks and mountains were regarded as sacred, while the grizzly was held in superstitious awe, nothing inducing them to eat its flesh.
Relics From a Shell Mound.
Haying Time.
The idea of a future state was universal among the California Indians, for as they expressed it, "as the moon died and came to life again so man came to life after death," and they believed that "the hearts of good chiefs went up to the sky and were changed into stars to keep watch over their tribes on earth."
A short distance from the Olompali Rancho is Novato, a small town which until a few years ago possessed the largest apple orchard in the world.