▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Battalion ▁camp ▁on ▁Mar ip osa ▁Creek ▁in ▁early ▁April . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁campaign , ▁the ▁companies ▁of ▁Bol ing ▁and ▁D ill ▁followed ▁the ▁n atives ▁into ▁the ▁mountains , ▁march ing ▁in ▁rain , ▁sle et ▁and ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁foot ▁snow ▁dr ifts . ▁They ▁discovered ▁the ▁Ah w ah ne e che es ▁Y os em ite ▁Valley ▁refuge ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 ▁but ▁found ▁few ▁n atives . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁campaign ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁against ▁the ▁Ch ow ch illas , ▁and ▁destroyed ▁their ▁food ▁stores , ▁but ▁again ▁the ▁n atives ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁el ude ▁their ▁purs u ers . ▁However , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁chief ▁induced ▁the ▁Ch ow ch illas ▁to ▁surrender ▁and ▁accept ▁res ervation ▁status . ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ah w ah ne e che es ▁refused ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Camp ▁Bar bour ▁and ▁make ▁peace , ▁a ▁third ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁against ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁Ah w ah ne e che es ▁were ▁captured ▁at ▁Lake ▁T ena ija ▁( named ▁for ▁their ▁chief ) ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁res ervation ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁esc orted ▁the ▁n atives ▁to ▁the ▁res ervation ▁and ▁ ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ip osa ▁Creek ▁post . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁Mar ip osa ▁Battalion ▁must