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made diligent inquiry but had found not a single tribe in the region. Although the Apaches did not live on this stream, it was known that they frequented the area, and fearful of them, the other Indians had long since moved away.' Inspection of t/1e missions, July, 1750. It is necessary to go b:ick in the narrative and follow the inspection of the three San Xavier missions. The details set down in the official report give a vivid and graphic picture of their condition, the routine followed, and the progress made. 1J1ission San Francisco Xavier de Ho,-casitas. Agreeable to his instruc- tions, Eca y Musquiz issued a public summons on July 11 requesting all the missionaries to assemble on July 13 in Mission San Francisco to assist in taking a census of all the Indians of this mission, noting their sex, age, civil state, and tribe or nation to \\•hich each belonged. 10 On the appointed day all the Indians of Mission San Xavier were gathered in the church at six o'clock in the morning at the ring of the bell, where they recited the doctrina and sang the A labado ( Laus Deo) under the direction of the resident missionary in the usual manner. At the conclusion of this daily exercise they were all detained in the church in order that each one could be listed. First the men, then the women. and lastly the children, all were taken one by one, and their names, age, sex, and tribe recorded individually. There were one hundred fifty-three per- sons present. Of these twenty-one were adult male Yerbipiames, fourteen married and seven single; twenty-seven adult male Mayeyes, eleven married and sixteen single; seven adult male Yojuanes, only one married; two adult male Nabedaches; one Top; and three adult male Asinais. Their ages ranged from twenty to sixty years, and all were able-bodied and capable of bearing arms, making a total of sixty-one warriors. The women were divided into the following groups: twenty Yerbipiames, six widows and fourteen married; ten Mayeyes, all married; one Yojuane, married, and three of other tribes, all married; and four Mayeyes, single. There \vere in addition fifty-four children of both sexes and varying ages. Besides those listed, eight more were absent with permission at this time. 'Auto sobre el reconocimiento de! Rio de San Marcos, San Francisco el Grande Arcltwe, Vol. 19, pp. 165-166. l0Exsorto de Zitaci6n de padrones, July I I, 1750. Arcltivo del Colegio, 17 50_1767 (Dunn Transcripts) p. 36.
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