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Observations on the Indians of the Colorado River, California
by George Gibbs.

[[strikethrough]]Principally with Vocabularies of[[/strikethrough]]

Accompanying vocabularies of the Yuma and Mohave tribes by Dr Milh.

The following paper [[strikethrough]]is[[/strikethrough]] has been prepared chiefly from the notes of Dr. John J. Milham, Asst Surgeon, U.S. Army who was for some time stationed at Fort Yuma and who collected the [[strikethrough]]accompanying[[/strikethrough]] vocabulary of the Yuma or Cuchano language.  With these I have incorporated others furnished [[strikethrough]]me[[/strikethrough]] by Lieut Sylvester Mowry, 3d artillery.  Lieut Mowry's remarks more especially concern the Mohave or Hammukhave and other tribes living above the Yumas, of whom heretofore little or nothing has been known.  His information was chiefly derived from Miss Olive Oatman, a young American girl [[strikethrough]]whose family had[[/strikethrough]] who [[strikethrough]]had been taken[[/strikethrough]] was taken prisoner [[strikethrough]]& her family destroyed[[/strikethrough]] by the Apaches in 1851, & whose release during the last year (1855) excited [[strikethrough]]the interest of the[[/strikethrough]] so much interest.  [[strikethrough]]It[[/strikethrough]] The vocabulary of the Hammukhave was obtained by Lieut M. from her, & may be relied on as correct. [[strikethrough]]It is I believe the first[[/strikethrough]] I have subjoined an account of the captivity [[strikethrough]]& release of this young girl taken[[/strikethrough]] of Miss Oatman taken from the [[strikethrough]]San Francisco Herald[[/strikethrough]]Los Angeles Star as embodying [[strikethrough]][[further information??]][[/strikethrough]] other matter of interest.