There are some civilized tribes of Indians. known as the Yumas. Pimas. and others. living on the Colorado and the Gila rivers. in Arizona. In 1849 and several years afterwards. after gold had been discovered in California. many immigrant trains crossed the great plains through Arizona Territory. These Indians were then living there cultivating the soil. using the waters of the rivers for that purpose. They generously supplied these passing immigrants with the necessaries of life. and those of the survivors who are living today testify that had it not been for these friendly Indians they would have perished in that great desert. These Indians were then and have always remained the friends of the white man. The Gila and the Salt rivers have had so much of their water diverted from the lower streams. where the Yumas and Pimas live. that these Indians now have no water with which to raise their crops. they are in poverty. and many of them have died from starvation.
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