He indicated his wishes that we might have a successful trip, and remained watching the train until it was out of sight, waving his hand and smiling his adieus.

"[3] According to Fulsom Charles Scrivner, author of Mohave People (1970), Cairook grew to a height of nearly 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm).

[4] In 1858, an attack on the Rose-Baley Party began the series of events that led to Cairook's death at the hands of American Army officials.

[7] Clarke sent Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman and 50 men of the First Mohave Expedition sent to Beale's Crossing to build a post for ensuring military power along the Colorado River.

After the initial friendly meetings, Hoffman warned Mojaves to stay away from their camp at night, or risk being shot.

He reflected "The hostile attitude taken by the Indians left little room to doubt that we could not remain another twenty-four hours in the valley without a collision with the Mohave Nation.

Hoffman and his group left for Fort Yuma in order to prepare to bring a show of military force back to Mojave territory.

Hoffman demanded that the tribe surrender to US forces, naming the following conditions that he later wrote in a letter to General Clarke on April 24, 1859: "1st.