It is not improbable that the Indians, had they any historians, would give a very different version of the story.
"Near the mouth of the San Pedro river they discovered a large herd of horses and mules.

On a closer examination they found that they were in possession of a band of Indians, who had formerly given them some of their gratuitous hostilities.

Not having forgotten their former troubles with these people, they determined to pay them off in their own coin by depriving them of the herd.

A short search sufficed to discover the Indian camp.

Without waiting an instant, they put their horses to their speed, and charged in among the huts.