▁Pan ama , ▁and ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Be ale ' s ▁Cross ing ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁by ▁w agon . ▁ ▁Upon ▁I rat aba ' s ▁return ▁from ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁while ▁dressed ▁in ▁his ▁major ▁general ' s ▁uniform , ▁with ▁med als . ▁He ▁wore ▁a ▁European - style ▁hat ▁and ▁carried ▁a ▁long ▁Japanese ▁sword , ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁about ▁all ▁the ▁things ▁he ▁had ▁seen . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁conv ince ▁them ▁that ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁in ▁their ▁best ▁interests , ▁and ▁that ▁war ▁against ▁them ▁was ▁fut ile , ▁stress ing ▁their ▁dominant ▁military ▁capabilities . ▁Many ▁Moh ave ▁were ▁ske pt ical ▁of ▁his ▁reports , ▁and ▁react ed ▁with ▁dis bel ief . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Res ervation ▁ ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁Fort ▁Moh ave ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁military ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁step ▁was ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁res erv ations . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Charles ▁Deb r ille ▁Post on , ▁the ▁first ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory , ▁called ▁a ▁conference ▁between ▁the ▁Ch eme h ue vi ▁and ▁I rat aba ' s ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Moh ave , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁convinced ▁them ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁against ▁the ▁Apache . ▁The ▁treat y ▁was ▁never ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the