54 FORT YUMA TO MOJAVE CANON—CHEMEHUEVIS INDIANS. 
The Yumas present a sorry appearance. Many of them, if left in their natural state, would 
be fine looking; but for everything that resembles clothing they have a passion, and a tall 
warrior, with a figure like an Apollo, will strut along in a dilapidated hat and a ragged jacket 
or pair of trowsers, made for a man two or three sizes smaller, and think that he is amazingly 
beautified by his toilet. A knot of them gathered together exhibits a ludicrous variety of 
tawdry colors and dirty finery. 
Mariano and the Capitan, when we entered the valley, asked permission to go and spend 
a day or two with their friends, promising to overtake the boat above. It would have 
been useless to decline giving what they could at any time with perfect ease take ; and I told 
them they could go, with little expectation that they would ever return. Mariano came back, 
however, yesterday, and Capitan this morning. The former brought along an urchin whom 
he introduced as his son, and requested me to furnish with some white cotton. As to the first 
part of his statement, I concluded, from the boy’s features and complexion, that either Mariano 
was trying to impose upon me,or had himself been grossly imposed upon; but the white cotton, 
or ‘‘manta,” as the Indians call it, was provided, to the great satisfaction of the young gentle- 
man in question. 
Mountains, 
Fig. 8.—Riverside 
The Capitan has late news, through some of his friends, from 
me that the chiefs are anxiously expecting our arrival; are dis 
to visit us in state as we approach their territory. 
have been among them lately for some time, which is confirmatory of what we heard below. 
A small party belonging to a tribe called the Chemehueris came into camp this evening. 
They live in the valley adjoining that which we are now traversing, but are altogether different 
in appearance and character from the other Colorado Indians. They have small figures. and 
the Mojaves, and informs 
posed to be friendly, and intend 
He states also that two or three white men 
