Friendly relations were opened with the Indians, only two or three being admitted to the fort at a time.
The animals were tethered in the rich herbage within the protection of their rifles and were carefully watched, night and day.
In a few days the men who had left the camp on a trapping expedition, returned.

The whole united company then followed down the south bank of the Colorado, setting their traps every night, until they reached its tide waters.

From that point they struck over east to the river Gila, and trapped up the western banks of that river until they reached the mouth of the San Pedro, a distance of more than two hundred miles.
Their animals now were very heavily laden with furs, and they were in great need of more beasts of burden.

The following is the account which is given of the manner in which they obtained a supply.

It certainly looks very suspicious.