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The Indian tribes occupying the lower part of the Great Basin of the Colorado, including a part of the Gila, and extending to the coast at San Diego ^[[apparently]] belong to a single family of which the Cuchanos or Yumas [[strikethrough]]Indians[[/strikethrough]] may be taken as the type. The limits of this connection are as yet unknown, [[strikethrough]]owing[[/strikethrough]] but it will very probably be found to [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]]extend north eastward up the Colorado, to the Great Cañon of that river, and it will therefore be a subject of interesting enquiry to trace the line of migration by which they have wedged themselves into their present [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] position [[strikethrough]]. Too little is as yet known[[/strikethrough]] and to identify their more remote connections. As yet, [[strikethrough]]the materials collected, either[[/strikethrough]] neither the geographical nor the ethnological materials collected justify [[strikethrough]]the attempt[[/strikethrough]] the attempt. Col. Fremont in [[strikethrough]]the map accompanying the journal in his[[/strikethrough]] his journal “Map of Oregon & Upper California” [[?]] [[published by order of the Senate]] in 1848, gives, [[strikethrough]]as I suppose[[/strikethrough]] from old Spanish authorities, the names Genigueih [[interlineated]]Dieginos[[/interlineated]], Chenieguabas, [[interlineated]]Echi-mo-way,[[/interlineated]] Iumbui [[interlineated]]Yumas,[[/interlineated]] crariri and Timbabachi [[interlineated]]Yumpa-apach[[/interlineated]] as those of tribes occupying the right or west bank of the Colorado above the Gila, and the Yumas, Tejuas, Cossuinas and Moquis [[strikethrough]]as[[/strikethrough]] on the left bank. [[strikethrough]]But[[/strikethrough]] A few of these only are now recognizable [[strikethrough]]It is however to be understood[[/strikethrough]] not only the mode of [[strikethrough]]spelling &[[/strikethrough]] pronouncing and spelling adopted by different persons & natives varies [[strikethrough]]They were probably applicable. It is however to be[[/strikethrough]] greatly. But speaking of themselves these Indians usually adopt the name of the locality inhabited by their particular band and not a common tribal designation and in speaking of others, apply their own peculiar appelations. [[??]] this is with difficulty, particularly after a considerable lapse of time [[unreadable writing in left margins]]