[27] Bancroft, _History of Arizona and New Mexico_, states, on the authority of Padre Niel, that about the year 1700 two little French girls had been ransomed from the Navaho, and that in 1698 “the French had almost annihilated a Navaho force of 4,000 men.” The latter statement is probably an error, while in regard to the former the Navaho probably obtained the French girls from some other tribe, perhaps their kindred, the Apache. [28] I fear that Bandelier (_Final Report_, pt. I, 168) has not sufficient ground for his assertion that the Jumano village of 1700 could not have been beyond the confines of New Mexico. The nearest Jicarilla settlement was 40 leagues (100 miles) northeast of Taos, while the main body—those of the Quartelejo—were 130 leagues (350 miles) northeast of Santa Fé, i. e. in Scott county, Kansas. See page 13, note 16. [29] Joutel’s Journal in French, _Historical Collections of Louisiana_, pt. I, p. 139, 1846. [30] Terán and others cited by Bancroft, _History of the North Mexican States and Texas_, I, 416, 1886. [31] Bancroft, _Arizona and New Mexico_, 236, 1889; Bandelier, _Contributions_, 182–183, 1890. [32] See Bandelier, _Contributions_, p. 179 et seq.; also “Some Unpublished History—A New Mexican Episode in 1748,” _Land of Sunshine_, VIII, February, 1898, p. 129. [33] Declaration, recorded in Spanish, of Pedro Latren, March 5, 1750, manuscript in Archivo General de Mexico, Provincias Internas, tomo 37. Information kindly communicated by Professor Herbert E. Bolton. [34] Cabello, _Informe_, 1784, folio 20, manuscript. Information kindly communicated by Professor Herbert E. Bolton. [35] Manuscript cited by Bancroft, _Arizona and New Mexico_, 276, note, 1889. [36] Pino, _Exposicion Sucinto_, Cadiz, 1812, and _Noticias Historicas_, Mexico, 1849, cited by Bancroft, _Arizona and New Mexico_, 286, note. [37] Gregg, _Commerce of the Prairies_, II, 147, 1844. _Ciboleros_ were buffalo hunters, and _comancheros_ were New Mexican Indian traders. [38] One of the latest references, from personal knowledge, to the Tawehash and the Wichita as distinct divisions, is that given by Isaac McCoy in _The Annual Register of Indian Affairs_, Washington, 1838, p. 27. [39] Bandelier, _Final Report_, pt. I, 246, 1890. Transcriber’s Notes: - Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). - Blank pages have been removed. - Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.