Wild life in the far west : personal adventures of a border mountain man . ^, and that any per-son who brought sufficient proofs of ownership shouldhave their part of it. One Californian brought proofsthat he was a sufferer to the amount of several thou-sand dollars, which the governor paid to him ; but alarge part of the money was never claimed, for the rea-son tliat the owners wer(» murdered as wi^ll as robbed. The governors of Sonora and California entered intoa mutual agreemimt, and published an ord(>r, thatuntil further notice no man sliould be allowed to passfrom one state to the othe
Wild life in the far west : personal adventures of a border mountain man . ^, and that any per-son who brought sufficient proofs of ownership shouldhave their part of it. One Californian brought proofsthat he was a sufferer to the amount of several thou-sand dollars, which the governor paid to him ; but alarge part of the money was never claimed, for the rea-son tliat the owners wer(» murdered as wi^ll as robbed. The governors of Sonora and California entered intoa mutual agreemimt, and published an ord(>r, thatuntil further notice no man sliould be allowed to passfrom one state to the other without a written pennitduly signed by the proper officers. This was consid- 374 OEDER TO RESTRAIN OUTLAWS. ered absolutely necessary to facilitate the arrest ofroving murderers and liigliway robbers, of wliicli thecountry was then full. After this order was put inoperation, murders and robberies became less frequent,for those who were caught and found guilty, either bya vigilance committee or by a justice of the peace,were immediately CnAPTEE XXY. THE United States government wished to make asurvey of the almost entirely unknown countryabout Death Valley, and to la}- out a route from FortIndependence, in Inyo County, California, to FortMohave, and an expedition was ordered for that pur-pose. Tlie commanding ofhcer of this expedition, Cap-tain Andrew McFarland, heard of my experience intliat desolate region, and wished to engage me as aguide, offering me very liberal terms. I toldliim I wasnot acquainted with the entire route, but that if hewished my services I would do the best 1 could forhim. I told him I only knew the route to the vicinityof the Bitter water in Death Vallej, but thought fromwhat I knew of the country I could guide himthrough. We started from Fort Independence with eiglity-fivesoldiers, and took with us the Pah Utah Indian chief,Joe Bowers, and another of his tribe, who were nowfriendly with the whites. On our arrival at Bitter water, the Indian, Jo
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