▁to ▁hi ke ▁towards ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁Valley ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁supplies ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁requested ▁several ▁days ▁earlier . ▁He ▁also ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁expedition ▁was ▁being ▁watched ▁by ▁P ai utes . ▁ ▁When ▁I rat aba ▁returned ▁he ▁informed ▁I ves ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁vent ure ▁any ▁deeper ▁into ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁H ual ap ais , ▁but ▁agreed ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁locate ▁friendly ▁gu ides ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁before ▁part ing ▁company . ▁I rat aba ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁vent ure ▁into ▁the ▁can y on ▁because ▁he ▁fe ared ▁the ▁party ▁would ▁be ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁P ai utes ▁aligned ▁with ▁M orm ons . ▁After ▁en list ing ▁three ▁H ual ap ai ▁gu ides , ▁I rat aba ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁leave ▁from ▁the ▁expedition ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁community . ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁the ▁Moh ave ▁received ▁payment ▁for ▁their ▁services ; ▁M öll hausen ▁described ▁the ▁exchange : ▁" L ie utenant ▁I ves ▁informed ▁I rat aba ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁' Gre at ▁Grand father ▁in ▁Washington ' ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁two ▁m ules   ... ▁for ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁and ▁his ▁trust worth iness ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁take ▁his ▁poss essions ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁compan ions ▁more ▁convenient ly ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁valley ." ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁leave : ▁" I rat aba ▁was ▁vis ibly