The men moved ahead and stopped by the site of the attack. Men, women and children were lying where they fell. All were dead; the wagons and things the travelers were carrying in them destroyed. The Indians took what was of value to them and destroyed the rest. The traveler’s wagons were burned and their personal belongings scattered. The men spent the better part of three hours burying the victims of the attack and after speaking a few words over the graves started back to the trail. There was no sign of the Indians. Jose had followed their tracks to the south for some distance before he returned to the men to tell them the Indians were apparently a hunting party lookin for meat and were returning to their village when they came upon the unfortunate travelers. Although the Indian hunting party was not looking for the settlers, attacking this small wagon train was too good an opportunity to pass up. When the attack was over, the Indians continued back to their village in the mountain to the south. It did not appear this band of Indians would cause their little group any trouble; but there would be more, you could be sure of it.

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