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Cooke, and others, who had passed through their coun- 
try on their way to California, of the friendly disposi- 
tion the Pimos had manifested towards them. That 
the surveying parties belonging to the Boundary Com- 
mission, had also spoken favorably of them. That I 
- was hot an Indian Agent, such as the United States 
often sent to make treaties with the tribes, and to dis- 
tribute presents; but was in command of a party from 
the American government to trace the Boundary line 
which separated the United States from Mexico. That 
having been to California, and completed this duty, I 
was then on my return to the United States, and should 
remain a few days with them, to give my animals rest, 
as well as to procure corn for them, and vegetables for 
my party. That I also wished to purchase of them, 
Specimens of the various articles which they made, 
such ‘as their blankets, baskets, pottery, bows and 
arrows, &c., to show to the American people, that 
they might see what they could do; and that, for these 
I would give them in exchange, binkkets cotton shirts, 
and other articles. Furthermore, I told them, as an 
evidence of my good feelings sowards them, and in 
consideration of the kind treatment they had extended — 
to the Americans, I would present to each of them < 
and to the interpreters, some shirts and cotton cloth. 
_ To these I added, for Cola Azul, blankets, calico, a 
and trinkets for his wife and children. Before separ t- 
ing, I requested them to exert themselves in endeav-— 
cring to obtain the liberation of the two Americ 
girls (Mr. Oatman’s daughters) who had been abled 
into ae by the be one or . Indians, not 
nhown to m 
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