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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES P. BECKWOURTH.
were waging exterminating war upon the Mexicans, but I did not learn it in time to save my three unhappy followers, who, lagging too far in the rear, were set upon by the Indians and slain. In passing through their country I did considerable trading, exchanging my merchandize for elk, deer, and antelope skins, very beautifully dressed.
I arrived in Pueblo de Angeles (California) in January, 1844. There I indulged my new passion for trade, and did a very profitable business for several months. At the breaking out of the revolution in 1845, I took an active part against the mother country, of which I will furnish some details in my next chapter.
