The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. The Purchase of Arizona. - Its Size. - Its Cost. - The Loca tion of the Kingdom of Cibola. -Cortez imperils the Pos session of an Empire. - The Viceroy Mendoza's Expedition to Cibola. - Settlements in Arizona at the Tire of its Pur chase.- Texan "Head Rights." - Santa Rita del Cobre. A Visit there. - Ojo Caliente. - Remarkable Springs. - Immense Value of the Copper Mines. - Wonderful Sand stone Formations. - Adventure with the Apaches. - Their War-whoop.-Death of Laws. - His Burial by Moonlight. - A Mother's Thanks.- God bless her. - -...46 CHAPTER IV. The Mesilla Valley. - Its Climate. - Wines. -Its Produo tions. - The Inhabitants. - Their Manners and Customs. Los Organos Mountains. - The Salt Lakes. - " A City not made with Hands." - The Elements as an Architect. - The Temples of Crystal.- The Sacramento Mountains.- The Tularosa; its Trout. - Antelope.- A Hunt. - Lost upon the Plains. - The terrified Mule. -The moving Bush. Suspense. - The fortunate Shot. - "Will Daylight never come P "- The Apache's last Trail. - A Scalp. -The White Man's Smoke. - Camp at last......56 CHAPTER V. The Valley of the Tularosa.- A Bear Hunt. - The Cinnamon Bear.-An unfortunate Shot.- Bruin "riled." - The Giants of the Forest.- Dr. Parker not a Successfil Climber. - Bear Meat in Camp. - Fort Stanton. - The Ruins of "Le Gran Quivera." - Miles of Ruins.- A Stone Aqueduct fourteen Miles long.- Cathedrals. - Mines. - One of the seven Cities of Cibola. - Fifty Millions of Treasure buried. 10

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The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.
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Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth, 1834-1878.
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Boston,: Lee and Shepard
1876.
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Apache Indians
Arizona -- Description and travel
New Mexico -- Description and travel

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