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.

298 TRACES OF A TVWHITE MAN'S CAMP.
Indian, nor even a wild beast, with which the country was
said to abound. Shall we be similarly favored for the
remainder of our travels; Alas, no! for we were destined
soon to meet both of these much-dreaded and dangerous
foes of civilization. But let me not anticipate. Evils at
best come fast enough, and we were still many days from
the longed-for goal.
Our course down the mountain-slope was, necessarily.
slow and somewhat difficult; and it was nearly five o'clock
ere we reached the springs, at which we proposed to encamp for the night.
At this point we saw indications of a camp, the first one
we had found since leaving the Rio Grande. Don Rafael
immediately pronounced it the camp of white men, and
also inclined to the opinion that women were of the party,
- an assertion which we received with much incredulity,
;hough it afterwards proved to be true.
The spring here was not a very large one, but its waters
vere sweet and pleasant, and amply sufficed to furnish
tll that was needful for our own use and that of our aninals, while the grass in the vicinity was very abundant,
ud of an excellent quality.
The adventures and lessons of the night I propose to
leave for another chapter, assuring the reader that if he has
followed us with interest thus far in our travels over deserts
and mountains, and will bear us company still farther, as