C. Hart Merriam 
Dawn of the World 
Myths and Weird Tales Told by the Mewan Indians of California

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The myths are related by the old people after the first rains of the Winter season, usually in the ceremonial roundhouse and always at night by the dim light of a small flickering fire. They consti tute the religious history of the tribe, and from time immemorial have been handed down by word of mouth; from generation to generation they have been repeated, Without loss and without addition.