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Chaguayabit village, whose inhabitants deposited important sacred objects
there circa A.D. 1802-1811.

One site demonstrating the geographical extent of influence of Chaguayabit
village is the "Hydraulic Research" site on Rye Canyon Road in Valencia,
where human remains and cultural materials were found during construction in
1968. The Hydraulic Research site is roughly equidistant from Castaic Junction
as the Chiquito Creek site, in the opposite direction. (See: Los Angeles Times
et al., https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/tlp latl01268.htm.)

In the cultural-paleontological section of The Newhall Land and Farming Co. 's
Newhall Ranch EIR (Whitley & Simon 1996), archaeologists David Whitley
and Joe Simon describ~ human remains from one individual that were found
along the riverbank near Castaic Junction. Whitley and Simon postulate the
remains were likely those of a victim of the 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster,
which devastated the area.

Extra precautions should be taken during ground disturbance, and the
Fernandeno-Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (818-837-0794) should be
given the opportunity to provide a Native American monitor during any such
activity.

Sincerely,

Vice President, Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society

cc: Rudy Ortega Jr., Chairman, Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

Encl.