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.

FELLING AN INDIAN.
engaged in holding a council of war, sitting upon their
ponies in the mean time.
Having, in my hand one of Sharp's carbines, I brought it
to bear, and elevating the sight, took deliberate aim at the
five Indians, who were closely huddled together, and fired.
I had not the slightest expectation of hitting one of them,
but to my utter surprise I saw one of their number fall from
hil. saddle, while the men around me uttered a shout at the
success of my shot, which must have sounded to the ears of
the red-skins like a yell of defiance.
A clapl) of Arizona thunder resounding through the clear,
beautiful sky would not have more terribly astounded the
Apaches than did tllhe result of my chance shot. They had
evidently thought themselves far out of rifle range, and as
secuire ias thotugh miles away. In an inst.int after their
comrade bit the dust, they scattered in every direction;
but as they witnessed no further attempt to reach them,
they soon rallied, and two of their number rode hurriedlv
to the spot where lay the dead Indian. Stooping in their
saddles they seized his body, and throwing it before them
on their ponies, galloped madly away.
As for me, my unlooked-for success in bringing down
this Apache gained me a most enviable reputation as a
marksman along the line of the overland mail route, a reputation which I was exceedingly careful not to injure by at.
tempting another shot.
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