In 1846, an arborgraph drawn on a cottonwood tree near
Kern River was recorded by a member of the FrÈmont
party; it may well be the only such record still extant. The
scene depicted appears to involve vaqueros roping tule
elk, and possibly represents a traditional native response
to initial contacts with Euromericans.
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