, ▁California . ▁From ▁Fort ▁Smith , ▁his ▁journey ▁continued ▁through ▁Fort ▁Def iance , ▁Arizona , ▁before ▁crossing ▁the ▁Colorado ▁near ▁Need les , ▁California . ▁This ▁route ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Be ale ' s ▁W agon ▁Road , ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁where ▁Be ale ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁as ▁Be ale ' s ▁Cross ing . ▁Be ale ' s ▁journal ▁and ▁subsequent ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁did ▁not ▁mention ▁any ▁problems ▁with ▁I rat aba ▁and ▁the ▁Moh ave , ▁but ▁an ▁assistant ▁named ▁Hum ph rey ▁St acy ▁recorded ▁that ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁had ▁prevent ed ▁Be ale ▁from ▁travel ing ▁down river . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁Rose – B ale y ▁Party ▁compr ising ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁hundred ▁sett lers ▁with ▁w ag ons ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁her d ▁of ▁cattle , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁em igr ant ▁train ▁to ▁vent ure ▁onto ▁Be ale ' s ▁W agon ▁Road . ▁Upon ▁entering ▁Moh ave ▁territory ▁the ▁sett lers ▁started ▁cutting ▁down ▁cot ton wood ▁trees , ▁which ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁resource ▁for ▁the ▁Moh ave . ▁The ▁most ▁war like ▁of ▁the ▁kw an am is ▁organized ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁party , ▁and ▁drove ▁away ▁and ▁sla ugh tered ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁cattle . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁three ▁hundred ▁Moh ave ▁war riors ▁attacked ▁the ▁em igr ants ▁but ▁were ▁rep elled , ▁with ▁one ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁killed ▁in