A known NW indigenous-to-English loan, and a possible 'nother

[Dave Robertson]

When I posted the message below, 8 years ago, I never checked the location 
of Coloma, CA.  With the help of Google Maps, I now see that it's quite far 
south in terms of Chinook Jargon's area of influence.  Coloma is 421 miles 
by road (nowadays) from the Oregon border at Crescent City, CA.  It's 
between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe.  Coloma was an important gold-rush 
location, it appears.

--Dave R




On Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:32:20 -0800, David Robertson wrote:

>Hubert Howe Bancroft's "Retrospection:  Political
>and personal" (New York:  Bancroft [yes, his company], 1912), page 107:
>
> [An indigenous gentleman in Coloma, California, referred to as
> George Washington is addressed.]
>
> '"You high muck-a-muck here George?"
> '"Yas, gotambread?"
> '"Ah, your Excellency has not breakfasted.  Kindly go to the
> kitchen and tell them I sent you."'

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