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.

THE PURSUIT1 FOILED.
terrify and confuse the other animals, that they all unhesitatingly follow this one, which bears upon his back the most
daring and expert thief of the party.
It was evident that the rain which had fallen early in the
morning had been very severe indeed; upon the tops and
far down the sides of the mountains the heavy clouds still
lowered, completely enshrouding their rocky sides, and
effectually concealing the trees which grew near their base,
nor did it require a very attentive listener to distinguish the
sound of the rushing waters as they swept in an unresisting
torrent down the rocky precipices and narrow gorges to the
plains below.
It was nearly ten o'clock that night ere Captain Ewell
and his party returned from their unsuccessfutl pursuit.
They had been forced to wait several hours for the waters to
abate at one of the "dry runs," which delay had enabled
the Apaches to successfully elude their pursuers, although
they were obliged to leave the cattle behind them, which
three of the soldiers were driving into camp, as they could
not keep up with the rest of the herd.
It was quite late when we returned to the station, having
said good-bye to Captain Ewell, and echoing the wish which
he so earnestly expressed, "That he might have just one
brush with the devils before he returned to the fort."
The next morning as we started from the station, the captain came to bid us farewell, and to ask us to urge Major
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