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.

A MASSIVE SALT-CELLAR.
arranged. The capons were fat, the mutton fine, the wines
delicious, the fruit luscious,- in short, everything that
could tickle the palate and delight the taste abounded in
lavish profusion. The good bishop, however, liked his
food well seasoned, and in the midst of the sumptuous
repast was confounded to discover a lack of salt, whereipon he called loudly for a salt-cellar.
Imag,ine the confusion and dismay of the holy fathers at
being obliged to confess that within the walls of Tumaccari
such an article as a salt-cellar could not be found.
"No salt-cellar!" cried the bishop. "Why, I would as
soon think of keeping house without a house, as without a
salt-cellar."
Humbly acknowledging their fault, the fathers could only
promise that on the morrow the desired article should be
procured.
"Well and good," said the bishop; "and for this once
the omission shall be pardoned."
After the dinner was over, the good fathers consulted
together as to how the missing salt-cellar could be supplied
on so short a notice. At length a bright idea dawned upon
them; and hastily summoning some peons, one of the fathers
took them in charge, and started for the mine. The ore was
dug, smelted, and, ere sunrise the next morning, made into
a massive salt-cellar, so wonderful and valuable that the
fame of it has descended even to this day and generation,
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