CHAPTER IV.

The Journey of three hundred and fifty Miles to the Mohave Valley--The Means of Subsistence during the Time--The Conduct of the Mohaves compared with the Apaches--Arrive at the Valley--The Village--The Chief’s Residence--Their Joy at the Return of Topeka, their Daughter--The Greeting of the new Captives--One Year of Labor and Suffering--The Overflowing of the Colorado--Their Dependence upon it--Their Habits--Cultivation of the Soil--Scarcity of Provisions--Starvation--Mary Ann--Her Decline--Olive’s Care, Grief, and Efforts to save her Life--Dies of Famine--Many of the Indian Children die--Burial of Mary Ann--The Sympathy and Sorrow of the Chief’s Wife--The great Feast--The killing of the two Captives as a Sacrifice 160