We tried to make them understand that we had lost our way; we showed them the map, but they did not comprehend us.
"After angrily addressing his men for a few moments, the leader shot Watson through the shoulder, and another sent an arrow through his body and killed him.

They then struck Watson's brother and wounded him.
"In the mean time the other Indians had been killing our cattle; and some of the animals having run away, they made Watson, who was sadly bruised with the blows he had received from them, mount a horse and go with them to hunt the rest of the cattle.

We never heard of him again.
The Indians say he disappeared from among the bushes, and they could not find him; but the probability is that they killed him.

Some seemed to wish to kill Turner and myself--but after a while they told us to go, giving us our horses and a little food.

We determined to retrace our steps.