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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 245 Mormons come there and settle. He had already noticed the place where the Jonesville ditch is now loca-ted. He told me about it, saying it was the best ditch-site on the river. What he said has proved true. We wrote to President Young describing the country. After resting a few days we started for the Gila, striking it at Morgan's station. This was near the lower villages of the Pimas. The Indians had heard of us and wanted to hear us talk. We did not say much at this place, but told the Indians we would stop at Sacaton, the upper settlement, and have a good long talk with the people ; that there we hoped to meet all the leading men of the tribe. Next day we traveled up along the north side of the river Gila, passing a number of the Pima vil-lages, talking a few words and giving out our appoint-ment. Most of the way there was no road, and some-times it was rather difficult to get along with our carriage. We arrived that night at Twin Buttes or Hayden's trading station. Here quite a number of Indians came to see us, and we had a pleasant talk with them. It was here I met for the first time an Indian named Francisco Chico, who spoke Spanish quite well. This man will appear again in this history. Next day early we arrived at Sacaton. There was no feed, except a little grass among the thorny brush on the river bottom. There was a trader here, doing quite a business. I went to his store and asked him if he had any hay or fodder for sale. He looked at me in surprise and said, " Mister, that is something the country don't produce." " Then what are travelers to do that wish to stop over here for a few days? " I asked. " There are no travelers with any sense that want to stop over here. You had better pack up and go on. |