WARTHAM CREEK REGION
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PREPARATORY NOTES FOR WARTHAM CREEK REGION – AJOLE LOCAL GROUP
By Randall Milliken
Environment
The Wartham Creek regional landscape consists of rugged spur ridges and open valleys, with elevations as low as 1,000 feet just west of Coalinga and as high as 4,000 feet at Sherman Peak east of Priest Valley. The largest watershed is that of Wartham Creek, which flows east to Coalinga, and Los Gatos Creek in the northern part of the region. Upper Jacalitos Creek flows east to Los Gatos Creek from the southeast part of the region. West of the Coast Range crest, Upper Pancho Rico Creek flows through Slack Canyon and on out of the region to the west, while Indian Valley and Big Sandy creeks flow southward from the region. Vegetation is predominately blue oak woodland-savannah and chaparral with grey pine. Coulter pine stands run along the main Coast Range ridge. Coast live oak and interior live oak occur in gullies and on north-facing slopes. Poplar trees border the main course of Wartham Creek.
Early Expedition References
To be developed.
Mission Register References
To be developed using material from Milliken and Johnson (2005) presented under the heading Reason Peak Region.
0-1900 Historical References
To be developed.
Classic Ethnographic References
To be developed.
Recent Ethnographic References
To be developed.
