The Colorado River 
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shot a horse as he rode past it and was himself instantly pierced 
with four rifle balls. 
A band of his followers, armed, of course, with only bows 
and arrows, next day made a concerted attack, but were cut 
down by the rifles and fine marksmanship of the Americans. 
As these Mohaves had been good friends to Garces, and after¬ 
wards treated Americans well till they were instigated by the 
Spaniards to fight, it is probable that a somewhat more con- 
Entrance to Black Canyon, first seen by James O. Pattie. 
Photograph by Wheeler Exp. 
dilatory approach might have avoided the trouble this party 
experienced. 
Farther up they reached the “Shuenas,” who had appar¬ 
ently never before heard the report of a gun, and on the 25th 
of March they arrived at what we now call Bill Williams Fork. 
A party was sent up this stream to trap. As they did not re¬ 
turn next day according to the plan, scouts were dispatched, 
who found the bodies cut to pieces and spitted before a great 
fire. 
On the 28th of March they came to a place on the river 
