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94 94 THE INTREPID THIBTYSIX. council of officers to obtain an expresaioa of faift command what tras best to do. After eonsiderabla dtscussion it tras decided that mrtj horsemen and. 9ix foot soldiers should proceed oa to the cities of Quivira, but that the main body should retrace their steps toward Tigaex to awaii the return of the general, who was to personally conduct the diminished expedition.. Of course, there were more than the tiiirty-siz soldiers, for since reaching the plains numerous Indians had been seen and now there arc several besides Turk and Ysopete who know the country well.