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Indians took his bow and three arrows in his left hand, and 

 fitted a fourth arrow to the string. We asked their reason 

 for what they had done, and were told we were about to 

 traverse a line of direction the Pinal-Apaches frequently 

 took in going from and returning to their country when on 

 a raid ; there was a strong war-party of them in the neigh- 

 bourhood somewhere, and we might run across them at 

 any time. So we also prepared for action, and proceeded 

 on our way with increased circumspection and caution. A 

 couple of miles more brought us once again into open coun- 

 try, and we took our old gait. It had become dark enough 

 for our movements to be no longer visible from a distance, 

 and we commenced swerving, from the course in which the 

 fort was situated, towards Ash Creek. The change of direc- 

 tion was instantly detected by Pah-Squal, who exclaimed 

 that we were going wrong. He was informed we had 

 friends camped not very far off, and were going to spend the 

 night with them, as then we should be quite safe from the 

 Pinalas, and would besides have a good supper and breakfast 

 given to us. The idea seemed to please him, and he an- 

 swered, " Buena ! " 



I may as well here give some account of these Apache- 

 Yumayas chiefs, for such they were, Pah-Squal being 

 fighting chief of the tribe, the two others being chiefs of 

 bands. 



Of Pah-Squal I need not say much, for he sat for the 

 portrait of him which is given in this book, and it is an 

 excellent likeness ; therefore, it will be sufficient to state he 

 was over six feet high, apparently about thirty years of 

 age, had a handsome, well-proportioned figure, and a quiet, 



