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The prayer was repeated to the Mohaves by a Paiute interpreter.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock
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Among those employed were a number of Indians, Pimas, Maricopas, Pagagos, Yumas, Yaquis and one or two Apache-Mohaves.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock
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"Are the Mohaves so pig-headed then?" asked DeWitt, smiling.
The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert Honor�� Morrow 1910
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They were Apaches and Mohaves under the leadership of a fine austere old Indian whom Iron Skull introduced to Jim as "Suma-theek."
Still Jim Honor�� Morrow 1910
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The Mohaves, who are good swimmers, rendered prompt and efficient assistance in saving the floating wreckage.
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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Arriving among the Mohaves, they obtained food from them, and proceeded across to San Gabriel
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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It may seem strange that the Mohaves should be so perverse, killing one set of trappers and treating another like old friends, but the secret of the difference on this occasion, perhaps, lay in the difference of approach.
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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But while crossing the Colorado, the Mohaves, who had meanwhile been instigated to harass Americans by the Spaniards (so it is said), attacked the expedition, killing ten men and capturing everything.
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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Many Cocopas, Yumas, Mohaves, and Chemehuevis were met with since the trip began, but there had been no trouble with any of them.
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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Three miles above, the Patties camped, and a number of the Mohaves soon came to see them.
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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