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for the establishment of two new missions; the one at Ligui 
and the other at the river MuWe. The small number of his 
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associates, however, is an obstacle to the accomplishment of 
his wishes. There are but three Padres with him. One of 
these is required at San Xavier, and one at Londo. This dis¬ 
tribution will leave but one to take care of the magazines, 
disburse the stores, nurse the sick, and perform the spiritual 
functions at Loretto—a task which no single man can per¬ 
form. Accordingly, Jayme Bravo, the lay companion of Pa¬ 
dre Salva Tierra, is induced to take upon himself the tem¬ 
poral affairs of the garrison and mission, and thus leave the 
Padres free to pursue their religious labors. This arrange¬ 
ment being made, the Provincial departs for Mexico about the 
last of November, 1704, and the Padres Pedro Ugarte and 
Juan Manuel de Bassaldua commence the exploration of the 
new stations. The former goes twelve leagues south, to Li¬ 
gui, and the latter forty leagues north, to the river Mulege; 
while Padre Juan Ugarte takes care of the missions at Loretto 
San Xavier and Londo. 
The Ligui Indians are found to be peaceable, but so ex¬ 
tremely indolent that the Padre can get no help from them in 
the construction of the mission buildings. His ingenuity and 
patience, however, are equal to his necessities. He feeds the 
boys of the tribe with sweetmeats, makes them small presents, 
and by his paternal address, soon attaches them so strongly 
to his person, that they follow him wherever he goes. He 
resorts to many artifices to habituate them to labor; lays 
wagers with them on their comparative dexterity in pulling 
up bushes, removing the earth from the sites of the buildings, 
and challenges them to dance with him on the clay of which 
the bricks are to be made. The boys sing and poach the mud 
with their feet, and so does the Padre. And in this way he clears 
his ground and erects the buildings of his mission. He also 
teaches these boys the Spanish language, and they teach their 
own to him. He explains to them the catechism and prayers, 
and they do the same to their parents. Thus, with untiring 
