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.

WHAT IVE J:iET.
The uncertain and suspicious aspect of the defile through
which we were thus obliged to pass, caused Captain Ewell
to halt before entering it. While he dispatched two scouts
to examine the passage for signs indicating the presence of
Indians, he ordered his men to prepare to proceed with the
utmost care, keeping a sharp lookout for lurking savages.
In a short time the scouts returned, and reported no signs
of Indians; and the order was given to advance cautiously.
The scouts now started in the lead, followed by Captain
Ewell at the head of his men. I had lingered behind with
Dr. Parker and Jimmy, for the purpose of listening to a
geological dissertation from the doctor upon a specimen of
rock that he had discovered, which he pronounced to be the
out-croppings of a very valuable lode of silver ore, when
suddenly the most terrific yells filled the air, accompanied
by sounds resembling the discharge of heavy artillery, above
which the clear, clarion tones of Captain Ewell could be
heard shouting to his men.
Springing upon our horses, we hastily started for the
entrance to the defile, but before reaching it were met by
two or three of the men, whose terrified manner and frightened faces plainly showed that they were endeavoring to
escape as fast as the rough nature of the ground would
permit them. We hurriedly questioned them, and from
their incoherent answers gleaned the following information:
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