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Show TO OPPOSE THE APACHES. 463 places, 18 they have to encounter it, and to sustain great injury at little cost to its garrison; it will also prevent them from going to their friends the Tejua who, intimidated by the strength of this presidio, will abstain from rendering them assistance. I stated before in the Diary what these Indians imparted to me when I saw them among the Yumas, and also who are their friends; from all of which I gather that the missions being founded on the Rio Gila and Colorado, they will be the only friends left of the Apaches who harass us; on which account, recognizing our superior forces, I do not doubt that they will be prevailed upon to seek rather our friendship. This presidio will be able to cut off communication with Oraibe, 16 and by this means we can ascertain whether the Moquinos and other Yabipais furnish aid to the Apaches, or receive a share of our horse- herds; supposing that the beasts I saw, as I noted in the Diary, were stolen. Also will this presidio serve to open the communication of these provinces with New Mexico, and do away with any occasions for alarm ( evitard algunos u Literally rendered after the original-" retirar a ( nuestras madrigueras) digo ( a sus madrigueras," etc. Copy does not close the last parenthesis. M Este presidio podra cortar hasta Oraibe, etc. Here the expression cortar hasta seems to be used in the military sense of cutting off an enemy's communication in a certain quarter. |