To the leader he gave a little bag of buckskin filled with the powder of the yerba del manso, which still further produces dismay among the foe.

That leader was Topanashka Tihua, then in the full vigour of manhood.
On the following morning Topanashka left before daybreak with five picked men in the hideous garb of Indian braves.

They penetrated cautiously the mountain labyrinth west of the Rito, concealing themselves during the day and travelling at night.

On the morning of the fifth day they discovered a few huts of the Navajo.

Whether or no their inmates had participated in the murder of the old woman they did not stop to inquire, but pounced upon the people who were still asleep.