Identifier: personalnarrativ01bart (find matches)
Title: Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
Subjects: Joint Boundary Commission (United States and Mexico) Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton & Company
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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INDIAN AMUSEMENTS. SHOOTING AT THE PETAHAYA. AT THE COCO-MARICOPA AND PIMO VILLAGES. 239 CHAPTER XXXI. AT THE COCO-MARICOPA AND PIMO VILLAGES. Journey to the River Salinas—Its rich hottora-lands—Large stream—PimoIndians—Ruined buildings—Mounds—Broken pottery—Traces of irri-gating canals—Ancient population probably large—Return towardsthe Pimo villages—Are taken for Apaches—Arrival at camp—Ar-rival of Lieutenant Whipple—Survey of the Gila completed—Tradereopened with the Coco-Maricopas—Presents—Tribe of Oawenas—Remove to the Pimo villages—Cola Azul and the Pimos—Trafficwith them—Conference—Giving presents—Arrival of Mexican traders—Return of Lieutenant Paige with the escort—Leave the villages. July 3d. In order to make the most of my timewhile waiting the arrival of Lieutenant Whipple andparty, I determined to take a short trip up the riverSalinas, as far as the Casas Grandes, or ancientremains said to be there. I asked a couple of Mari-c

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