CONTENTS. Vil 
CHAPTER XXXI. 
AT THE COCO-MARICOPA AND PIMO VILLAGES. 
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Journey to the river Salinas—Its rich bottom-lands—Large stream-—Pimo 
Indians—Ruined buildings—Mounds—Broken pottery—Traces of irri- 
gating canals—Ancient population probably large—Return towards 
the Pimo villages—Are taken for Apaches—Arrival at camp—Arrival 
of Lieutenant Whipple—Survey of the Gila completed—Trade re- 
opened with the Coco-Maricopas—Presents—Tribe of Cawenas—Re- 
move to the Pimo villages—Cola Azul and the Pimos—Traffie with 
them—Conference—Giving presents—Arrival of Mexican traders— 
Return of Lieutenant Paige with the escort—Leave the villages. . . 239 
CHAPTER XXXII 
INDIANS OF THE GILA, AND THE CASAS GRANDES. 
History of the Coco-Maricopas and Pimos—Origin of their semi-civilization 
—Difference of languages—Their number—Physical peculiarities— 
Deserving the attention of Christians and philanthropists—EKarly ac- 
counts of these Indians—First described by Father Kino in 1697— 
Sedelmayer’s visit to them in 1744—Father Font’s in 1775—Visit to the 
Casas Grandes of the Gila—Description of these ruins—Evidences of a 
former large population—Irrigating canals—Broken pottery—Father 
Font’s description of these buildings—Singular error in relation to their 
dimensions—Kino and Mangi’s visit to them in 1694—Notion of the 
Aztec origin of these buildings not well founded—Excessive heat. . . 261 
CHAPTER XXXIII. 
CASAS GRANDES TO SANTA CRUZ. 
Leave the Gila—Terrific storm on the desert—Encounter a party of Ameri- 
cans at midnight—Stopped by the darkness—Unpleasant situation— 
Pack mules and cattle missing—Picacho mountain—Vegetation of the 
desert—Second night’s march—Arrival at Tucson—General Blanco— 
Arrival of Mexican troops—Campaign against the Apaches—Meet Mr. 
Coons with 14,000 sheep—His disasters—Visit from General Blanco 
