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They succeeded in reaching their houses,
where they found the dead body of Glanton, the
captain of the ferry company. They next ran
to a Mexican camp in the neighborhood, but
were there refused admittance. They next fled
to the river, and succeeded in getting off the
shore in one of their boats. The Indians now
commenced shooting ball and arrows at them
from both banks, while the party hurried down
the river. After rowing fourteen miles they
found they had outstripped the Indians, and
then landed nearly opposite a place called Al-
gadones. They then took to the woods; at moon-
rise they returned and found their boat has
been taken away. They went fourteen miles
further down the river, built a raft, and on the
24th crossed the Colorado. During the 24th the
party changed their course and went up the
river, and in the course of the day fell in with
a party of Indians from which they were fortu-
nate enough to escape. Pursuing their course
up the river they traveled all night on the 24th
and at daylight on the morning of the 25th they
reached the Mexican camp that was at the ferry
when the Indians’ attack commenced, having
been without food since noon of the 23d. From
the Mexicans the party learned the fate of the
rest of their companions.