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Show 240 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. CHAPTER XXXVI. Our Explorations Arrival at Phoenix We push Forward on our Journey Camp Among Thieves A Meeting held with Indians Its Good Results. WE VISITED a few days with the Moquis, who re-ceived us very kindly. After taking into consider-ation our instructions to visit Salt River valley, we tried to hire an Indian to pilot us across the country to the Little Colorado river, wishing to strike it at the nearest point. We were told that there was no water on the route. No one seemed to want the job to guide us. Finally an Indian was found who said he would go for a certain number of silver dollars. We agreed to give him his price. We packed up, filled our water kegs and started out in the afternoon. The guide was to come on in the morning and overtake us. We traveled a few miles and camped. Next morn-ing the guide came up, but demanded more pay. Finally we consented. We had traveled but a short dis-tance when he demanded another advance. This we did not feel inclined to make, so Brother Tenney told him we could get along - without him. He then turned back. There was no trail. We took a southerly direction trusting to our own judgment to get through. After traveling a few hours we approached near some hills where the country looked like there might be water. We turned off from our direction, went up into the hills and found a spring of good, fresh water. We re- filled our kegs and watered our stock. It was some-what difficult as the banks were steep and the water was a foot or more below the surface. |