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But the camp grub gets the mater pretty bad . '' The other members in the Pittsburgh party were Van Shaw 's mother , just referred to as `` mater , '' his aunt , a Mrs. Waldron , two young men , friends of Van Shaw , Mrs. Waldron 's two nieces , and a cook and three drivers . They had fitted out at Canyon Diablo and crossed the Little Colorado at the upper ford , several hours after the Tolchaco party had passed , but owing to better equipment in the matter of horses and wagons they had overtaken the latter just as Touchiniteel and his two Indians had entered the gorge . By noon the wagons were all out of the gorge and in full view of the Crested Buttes . Helen was resting as well as could be expected but was evidently in great pain . Masters , who was something of a doctor and surgeon , did the best he could with the simple remedies he carried , but declared the sprain to be a very serious one , and at a little consultation held at lunch time , the feasibility of abandoning the trip and turning back to Tolchaco on account of Helen 's condition was discussed . When Helen heard of it she emphatically objected .