▁cross ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁into ▁California ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August , ▁they ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁Moh ave ▁Indians . ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁had ▁seen ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁approaching ▁and ▁sc ream ed : ▁" The ▁Indians ▁are ▁coming ▁and ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁us ! ". ▁Her ▁sc ream s ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁war ▁c ries ▁and ▁then ▁gun shot ▁immediately ▁brought ▁Al pha ▁Brown ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁cattle ▁her ders ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁further ▁up ▁the ▁trail . ▁Mary ▁Brown ▁put ▁a ▁fe ather ▁bed ▁against ▁their ▁w agon ▁box , ▁placed ▁the ▁children ▁behind ▁it , ▁and ▁covered ▁them ▁with ▁blank ets . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle , ▁Al pha ▁Brown ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁S all ie ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁when ▁an ▁arrow ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁w agon ▁box ▁and ▁pier ced ▁her ▁side . ▁The ▁Moh ave ▁were ▁eventually ▁fought ▁off , ▁leaving ▁twelve ▁em igr ants ▁badly ▁wounded ▁and ▁eight ▁dead , ▁including ▁five ▁children ▁from ▁another ▁family . ▁Al pha ▁Brown ' s ▁body ▁was ▁wrapped ▁in ▁a ▁blank et , ▁weight ed ▁with ▁ch ains , ▁and ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River . ▁Having ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁fear ful ▁of ▁further ▁attacks , ▁the ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁to ▁abandon ▁all ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁tre k ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁miles ▁back ▁through ▁the ▁desert ▁to ▁Al bu quer que . ▁A part ▁from ▁the