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.

"BARNE Y STATION."
quietly in the midst of this scene of desolation, like a
beautiful mirror, spread out at our feet by the Almighty's
own hand, to convince us how feeble is the creative genius
of man, when compared with the most simple effort of
nature. That mirror and its framing I shall never forget.
It was not until after the sun had sunk behind the Peak,
and the stars had appeared in the heavens, that we could
make up our minds to turn away from the contemplation
of this grand picture, and return to the station. Upon
arriving there, we learned that we were far from being out
of danger, for only the week before the Apaches had attacked
"Barney Station," a few miles below us, and killed one
of the herders, besides driving off several mnules which
belonged to the company.
We at length decided to incur what risk there might be,
in an endeavor to reach, on the following evening, the
second station from the Peak, known as the "Soldier's
Farewell," a distance of thirty-two miles. In order to do
this, a very early start was necessary. We therefore
"turned in" in good season, nor were we disturbed save
on the arrival of the coach from San Francisco, about one
o'clock in the morning.
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