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.

CHAPTER XI.
WENTY miles' drive through
the rich bottom-lands of the
Santa Cruz brought us to
Bill May's ranche. Every
one in Arizona knew Bill,
- a whole-souled, generous hearted, daring frontierman
who never turned a traveller
f [I ~ ",,:/4 away hungry from his door,
or refused the shelter of his
roof to the unfortunate. We had passed many ranches on
our way, seen many fields of waving corn, but had ridden
thus far because we wanted to see Bill May. We found
him at home, and he bade us "Enter" in the loud, cheery
tones of a man whose heart was in his words; and the warm,
friendly shake of the hand with which he greeted us spoke
a sincere welcome.
May was a fine, athletic fellow, fully six feet in height,
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