The Imperial press., 1904-06-25
YUMA's EARLY INDIAN WAR
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thrown into the river. After giving this . account Of the trauHactUn, the chief said that, upun the death of these . Americans, another council was hrld as . to whether they should kill all Aurri. cans who might come along, at which . it was resolved by every Indian that they should. He said that to two days they could muster four thuusanb war. ri"rs be said their arms were piinci. . pally bows and aTThws and clubs and . that they had a few gum, including all . the arms they got from GlantOn's party, . but that they intended tu collect all ! they could from every source. We saw them take guns away from the Sonoran. ainns by force. The Suuofantiuns re- fused to sell or buy arms of them. They offered dcponent swo fine Colts revol- . vcrs, one iivc.shootcr, the other six shooter (the same, no doubt, worn by Glanton, as thc chief said and de'onent had seen it in his bcltl. for his double barrelrd shot gun, saving they knew the usr oi n gun, but not of the pistols. Dcponent refused tn trade with them, of course and the Sonoraninns or Mex jeans there passed a resolution not tu trade any arms Uf any description with them.
 
 gn to the river next day, he would be there. aud keep the Indians from com ing into our camp, and secure us an un- molested pIssage We went accor- dingly, on that day (26thJ, hut he WAS not nn the ground, nor did we ever see him again. On touching the bank, Setnr Montenegro, who was on little island about 3O steps from the shore, callde to us to come over. which we did immediately, tn" water being only belly deep for the mules. \ great number of Indians were on the island, including a few women and children. The Indian III n said very little to us, but the wo- men and children would come within three feet oi IT., pointing sat us, and using very abusive language, sometimes in Spanish, and every now and then the boyr used the plain English. in such cx pressions a- "God d-m v"ur sonls, Amcrcans. They agreed tn cross ns that day; and all got over except two, renained that night amongst the ln- dIans. Wh-u they crossed seven "f ns they refused to take any more. unless they were paid over again for all; and We had to pay; they watched us all night. apparently with the view of get 1. ting into our camp. but we had a strong ! Ruarh, ahu very lew slept. lneN coulu : be distinctly heard slipping through the bushes. Onr animals were nearly all ! still on the other side We had already paid them twice for crossiog men, ami mals and baggage.
 Next morning (27th) the Indians came down to the river with bottles of whisky in their hands, and pretty well drunk. We had to pay them over $3 00 apiece for crossing the balance ol the animals they drowned one mule; We gave them horse, blankets, shirts, jewelry, etc, besides about $SO0l in cash. The crossing was finally effect ell the evening of the 21th. but MT. Sled and Srnor Montenegro were told bv the Indians that they had better g't away from the island or they would kill them and when asked ig they intended to cross the animals the chief replied that he did not know whether he would 1 or not, that he would keep them II he drought proper but that they had bet !. ter get away. Consequently these gen tlemen crossed ahead of the auImas . Another Mexican gentleman who still remained. had to give them a mule be- longing to Senor Montenegro and other . presents. before they would cross the . animals at all after being paid three .