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Show 4 7 2 COMMENTARY ON ESCALANTE. padre by the Cosnina Indian I say that what he called Rio de los Misterios is the Colorado; the assertion that it is impassable to the Cosninas and that they do not know if there be people on the other side was exaggeration or misunderstanding of the Indian, for it is certain that there are people, and friends of theirs, on the other side of the river; such are the Chemeguabas, the Chemeguabas Sevintas, and the Cajuales. It is true that the river may be difficult for them to cross, because, as said already, from the Jamajabs upward, it goes much encanoned and the ground is very rough; but for all that they pass, not only the Yabi-pais who live in the contiguities, but also the Yabi-pais Tejua. The Cosninas22 that the padre speaks of vestre Velez de Escalante, han hecho desde la Capital de ese Reyno al Puerto de Monterey. Y oportunamente comunicare a VS. mis resoluciones sobre este asunto. Dios gue. a VS. m. a. Mexico 30 de Julio de 1777 [ Signed] B. 1. M. de V. S. su mas atento seg. ro servidor El Cav. TO De Croix. S. roD. nPedro fermin ) de Mendinueta J S. ufee ** Garces seems to have persuaded himself of error on this point; though it is possible that the name in question may have been applied to the Mojaves, yet is it certain that the Cosninas of present and recent literature are the Havasupai of Cataract canon. The name appears in many forms; for example, I have noted the following passage in Bartlett's Narr. f ii, |