Every year it became more difficult to guard the herds. Runaway slaves and Indians from the missions could survive by rustling cattle in the woods. Ranchers along the St. Johns wanted to treat all Indians not on their own payroll as trespassers, but Governor Torres y Ayala decreed that the sale of the lands had not cancelled the Indians' ancient right to glean wild fruits. Anyone caught killing cattle, however, was sentenced to four months hard labor on the ferry, and anyone not a ranch peon who made a round-up on the lands of la Chua was to have his ears cropped. (Florencia Visita of 1694-1695; Governor Zuniga y Cerda, January 20, 1701.) AN268 (Bushnell MM)