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Show 6t (l< w se lu m h< "\VI Rt tc th w di Cl 01 A Cl J~ bl h at al a tl tl v a f D v 70 Ex. Doc. No. 4.1. Many "fresh signs" of Indians were seen~ ~ut, as on previ~u s c1 a y s, w e co u 1 d not catch a g \ imps of t h. em . 1 h c y car full y a:' o.alcd us. This y ning, how ·v ,r, a. Robld(•.a u~ unarmetl was r~dwg in ~ulvance, h, em erg •d suddenly fr~m a ·avlly 1n the g:ound, tl11ckly m a s q u c d h y n1 c :z q u i t . ll e h ~ d tl1 ~ c o v r. r e d t : ,. o l n d tan s o n h o r. e ba ·k within twenty yanh of hun. Th' tnl •rvt<'W was awkward to both parties, hut Aobid('aux wa.s soon rclicv •1l by ~he arrival of the head of our column. The lntllan · were thrown mlo the greatest con tcrnation; thc.•y w rc tolerably mounted, but scap' wns hop .- 1 's s . Two m o r m is c r a b I 1 o o l( in p; o b j c el s I n e v c r be h c I d ; t h c 1 r legs (unlik the Apaches w ' lefL behind) were large and museular, b u t l h c i r fa c r s an < l bod i <: s (for t h · y w e r c n a k d , ) w c r c on <' m a~ s of wri.nklc:::, almost approaching !o staleR. 'l'hPy w r · armed with bows clll<l arrows, an1l one with a quiver of fresh cut rc •ds. Neither coul1l speak panish, and the communication was by signs. 'l'h •y w •r direct ·d to go w1th us to camp, wltcre they would r 'ceive foo<l and clothing; bul they resolutely refused, evidently thinking certain death awaited thctn, and that it ·would b ' pr ferable to meet it then than sutTer :uspcnsc. Th ·hicf per.·on talked all the litnc in a. tongue resembling more the bark of a mastiJf, than th words of a human being. Our anxi 'ty to communicate to the tribe our friendly feeling, and more sp ·rially our desire to pure has c m u I c s, w <1 s v e r y g r cat ; b u l t h <' y w r c fi r m in l h c i r purpose notlo follow, and murh to their surprise, (they sccmc1l incapable of expr ssing joy,) w left them and th('ir horses untouth ·d. They were supposed by some to b the Cayot 's, a branch of the Apach s, but Londeau thought they b 'longed to th' tribe of Trc.mbl rs, who acquired th 'ir name from th~ir ·motions at LllC •Ling the whites. Observed to-night 12 altitu<lcs of polaris for latitude, and mea-sured 9 lunar <listanccs for longitude. Lat. 33° 12' 10" . Long. 110° 20' 4.6" . Octobe1· 31.- To-day we wcr' <loomc<l to another sacl <1is<1ppointmenl. Rca('hing the 'an Francisco about noon, w un sa ddle<l to r fre h our hors s and allow time to look up a trail hy wbidt we c~uld pa.ss the formi.clable range of mountain through which the Gila ul 1\s way, mak1ng a deep caflon impassable for the howitzers. A y 1l on the lop of a llistanl hill announ ·ed the prescn e of thr.ee w 11 mounted Indians, ~ncl p 'rson · were sent out to hring them HL Our mules were now fa. l failing, and the roa<l b fore us unknown. These Indians, if willing, could supply us with mules a~d show us the road. Our anxi ty to sec the r<;sult of the int rVlew ~·as, consequently, very great. ll was amusing and at the same t1me very provoking. 'l'hcy woulll allow but on' ~r our parLy to approach. Long wa~ the talk by signs and g •sl\Hes; at 1 •ngth they consented to come mto ·amp, and moved forward about a hundred yards, when a new apprehension seemed to seize th ·m, and they slopped. They said, as well as could be un(lcrstood, that the two old men .we m t yc~lcrday had inform<'d their ·hicf of our pr ,_ sence, and w1sh to oblam mules; that he was on his way with 'ome, and had sent them ahead to sound a parley. They were better |