Little progress was made, the country being difficult of access and the Jaguncoes laying ambuscades at every available place.
2
They were poor marksmen, and had but little skill in laying ambuscades.
3
As there was no gold in the country the number of settlers was small, the loose tribal organization of the natives made it impossible to inflict a vital defeat on them, and the mountainous and thickly wooded country lent itself admirably to a warfare of surprises and ambuscades.