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Show 496 EQUIPMENT OF PROPOSED MISSIONS. as heretofore, there will be prevented complaints and disgusts among the Indians of the Canal. The 4th, in that, by this means and with greater facility can that detachment be furnished with provisions when it is found necessary, by the same pack- trains which bring the supplies [ to San Diego]. For all these reasons it seems to me to be fitting, in case this method of equipment ( by land) be adopted, that the detachment at San Diego be under the orders of the comandante of the Rio Colorado; for otherwise ( y de lo contrario) there might arise many differences between the two chiefs ( gefes), which would work great disadvantage to both establishments. These missions having their equipment by way of San Diego, there is avoided also the set- back that might be given in case of insurrection or impediment of right of way on the part of the nations that there are on the route by land above indicated; which they could not obstruct, conveyance being by sea; and for this reason also is the support ( of the mission) by way of the South Sea to be preferred. 46 In view of that which the first Espanoles did; of that which the next ones left undone; and of that " Y con esto se le da tambien este fomento mas a la Marina del Sur- a phrase which requires to be paraphrased in English. Garces had, as is seen, a bold plan, involving some very radical |