▁two ▁horses ▁and ▁some ▁blank ets ▁and ▁be ads . ▁I rat aba ▁may ▁have ▁learned ▁about ▁Ang lo - Amer icans ▁and ▁their ▁society ▁from ▁O at man , ▁and ▁knowing ▁her ▁may ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁generally ▁fav ou rable ▁disposition ▁towards ▁Wh ites . ▁ ▁Wh ipp le ▁Ex ped ition ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁I rat aba , ▁C airo ok , ▁and ▁other ▁Moh ave ▁people ▁encountered ▁an ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁military ▁officers ▁Am iel ▁Wh ipp le ▁and ▁J . C . ▁I ves , ▁as ▁the ▁group ▁approached ▁the ▁Colorado ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁California . ▁Wh ipp le ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁counted ▁six ▁hundred ▁Moh ave ▁gathered ▁near ▁their ▁camp , ▁trad ing ▁corn , ▁be ans , ▁squ ash ▁( plant ), ▁and ▁whe at ▁for ▁be ads ▁and ▁cal ico . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁commerce , ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁purchased ▁six ▁bush els ▁of ▁corn ▁and ▁two ▁hundred ▁pounds ▁of ▁fl our . ▁The ▁Moh ave ▁played ▁a ▁traditional ▁game ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁ho op ▁and ▁pole , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁ent ert ained ▁themselves ▁with ▁target ▁practice , ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁using ▁b ows ▁and ▁ar rows ▁and ▁the ▁whites ▁firing ▁p ist ols ▁and ▁rif les . ▁When ▁the ▁expedition ▁had ▁difficulty ▁crossing ▁the ▁Colorado ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁several ▁Moh ave ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁helped ▁salv age ▁the ▁supplies . ▁ ▁I rat aba ▁and