618 
Manex, Capt., his explorations in the 
Gulf of California in 1698, ii. 
185. 
his visit to Casa Grande, il. 265, 
281. 
Manevs Cotorano, chief of the Apach- 
es, i. 300, 311, 319. 
McCatt, Gen., arrives at Ft. Yuma, ii. 
156. 
Manzanitia Bay, entrance to, i. 494. 
—— description of, 1. 495, 496. 
Marin, town of, il. 506. 
Maracorpa Bay, and its ports, i. 13; 
i. O36: 
Mazat.Lan, description of, 1. 485-487. 
Mepanos, Los, of Chihuahua, ii. 372- 
376. 
Meprna, Col., of Janos, 11. 340. 
Mercury, its effects on miners, ii. 66. 
Mesinia VALLEY, its value, 1. 188, 346. 
—— its history, 1. 212; i. 391. 
Merares, where found, ii. 245, 276, 
361. 
Mereorire, found at Tucson, il. 297. 
—— at the Hacienda de Concepcion, 
WA Dik 
near Guajuquilla, ii, 455. 
notes on, from Kaemtz, Hum- 
boldt, and others, ll. 459, 460. 
Mereors seen to fall, ii. 461. 
Mereros River, Monterey, 11. 506. 
Mexican Women, their dress, i. 147. 
Mezcat, how made, i. 290. 
Mezauir tree and its uses, 1. 76. 
—— bean, ground and used as food, 
1, DIL, WB. 
roots, used for smelting, ii. 844. 
—— for rail ties, 11. 574. 
Mezauiquire, loaves of, ii. 182. 
Mrrr, arrival at, il. 507. 
—— serapes of, bid. 
—— expedition from Texas, 1i. 508. 
Mites, Col., Fort Fillmore, 1i. 390. 
Mituav, Dr., at Fort Yuma, ii. 152, 
184. 
Miirary posts on the frontier, sug- 
gestions for more active ope- 
rations at, il. 388. 
Minmpres River, N. Mexico, i. 221. 
Mrrage seen at Las Playas, 1. 246. 
note or, by Humboldt, i. 247. 
Missourt Currant, 1. 228, 288. 
Mouavi River, California, 11. 178. 
Monavti Indians, 262d. 
Motasses made from the petahaya, ii. 
218. 
INDEX. 
Monterey, Catirornia, first expedition 
of Juniper Serro to in 1769, ii. 
10, 75. 
—— visit to and description of, ii. 7% 
-78. 
Monterey, Mexico, arrival at, ii. 502. 
deseription of, ii. 502-505. 
Monument at the Initial point, on the 
Pacifie, ii. 104. 
Mormon settlement, Texas, i. 58. 
Moaut INprans, N. Mexico, ii. 178. 
their cultivation of wheat, ii. 
263. 
Mount Hetena, Cal., Russian inserip- 
tion on, li. 28. 
Mutes, how shod in stocks, iv 16. 
—— lost in Texas, i. 71, 100. 
lost at the Copper Mines, 1. 348, 
346, 349. 
——— lost at Frontera, 1. 346. 
lest on California desert, 11. 2—3. 
—— their value in Coahuila, ii. 4938. 
stampeded by the Apaches, ii. 
412, 
by mustangs, li. 522. 
Mute Serine, New Mexico, 1. 218. 
MusranGs seen in Sonora, 1. 383. 
—— mode of catching in Texas, ii. 
521. 
—— their numbers in Texas, i. 521— 
525. 
—-— stampede of mules by, i. 522- 
524, 
Ponds, Texas, i. 87, 90. 
Island, do. ii. 530. 
N. 
Napa Vattey, Cal., journey through, 
li. 14-19. 
Indians of, ii. 80-34. 
Nasas River and Valley, ii, 472. 
Navaso Inprans, visit from, i. 329.- 
—— BLANKETS, 1. 380. 
New Mexico, its early history, 1. 182. 
New Mexican Travers, i 803. 
New River, Cal., sudden appearance 
of water in it, 1. 135. 
Nortuer and snow storm in Texas, 1 
411. 
at Corpus Christi, 11. 520. 
NomMENcLATURE of Mexican towns, iL 
Sila 
Norra, La, Durango, ii. 465. 
CurENA, ll. 475. 
DE PEDRECENA, il. 473. 
de Pozo Calyo, ii. 476. 
