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.

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ing what might be in further store for them if they proceeded down the chasm, they straightway returned, that
they might report this wonderful impediment to Captain
Cardenas.
In the mean time Don Tristan and the men under his
command were slowly, and in the face of most trying obstacles, making their way along towards Cil)ola, where they
hoped to effect a junction with the general-in-chief.
Hunger assailed their ranks, and many of the men died
from absolute starvation, which so affected Don Tristan
that he changed his route to one farther north, hoping
thereby to better the condition of his army.
This course soon brought him among a very depraved
class of people. "The women painted their chins and
around their eyes. The men were very wicked, and intoxicated themselves with wine made from the pitahaya
or maguey, which grew in abundance throughout the
country."
After passing through almost insurmountable difficulties,
Don Tristan and his army finally reached Cibola, and joined
Coronado, who was much dissatisfied with the results thus
far obtained.
He says in his report, "It remaineth now to testify
whereof the Father Provincial, Niza, made report to your
majesty. And to be brief, I can assure your honor he said
the truth in nothing that he reported; but all was quite
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