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rancho which would enable them to take it. So they had 

 mustered all the assistance they could get ; twenty-two was, 

 I think, their number. They were all more or less well- 

 known mountaineers and desperadoes ; men who valued 

 their own lives veiy lightly, and other people's not at all. 

 With such auxiliaries we felt we had the game in our own 

 hands. 



Next morning the appearance of the Apache- Yumayas 

 was anxiously looked for. As hour succeeded hour with- 

 out any signs of them, those who had backed the opinion 

 that it was a sell began to give odds; but about eleven 

 o'clock a faint far-off shout was heard, and on looking in 

 the direction whence it came a group of Indians were seen, 

 standing on the ridge of the canon's bluff, and waving their 

 blankets to attract attention. Signs were made to them to 

 come down. Then one of the Indians advanced a few 

 paces and stopped still. He stood on a rock, and also on 

 his dignity. He was evidently waiting to be met in regular 

 Indian style. Immediately X. concealed his belt-pistols 

 under his hunting- shirt, put his holster-pistols in his belt, 

 picked up a rifle, and started out towards him. When the 

 Indian perceived X. approaching, he also commenced to ad- 

 vance. The Indian was armed with a carbine (Sharp's) and 

 his bow arid arrows. When the two were about a hundred 

 yards apart, they halted and made the sign of peace. X. 

 raised his rifle in the air, and laid it down on the ground, and 

 the Indian did the same with his carbine. They advanced 

 on each other to almost half that distance, and halted again. 

 X. drew the pistols out of his belt, displayed them, and laid 

 them down. So did the Indian his bow and arrows. Then 



