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.

LEGEND OF THE RIO PESCADO.
who accompanied good old Father Marco on his first visit
to Cibola.
To be sure these examples were rather old, yet they produced the desired effect, so far as to induce Jimmy to
make a'solemn vow that "he wouldn't spake to a faymale
if we stayed in the haythinish place a month; nor would he
permit one of the desateful crathers to spake to him, if he
had to run frum her, bedad!" This vow, it is hardly necessary to state, he failed to keep.
In the waters of the Rio Pescado (Fish River), there is
a singular fish found, somewhat resembling the wall-eyed
pike of the Northwestern lakes, concerning which the Indians relate the following story: "Two Indians were returning from a visit to the sacred
well or spring. One of them had made a vow that he would
never eat any meat which had been touched by water. In
passing down the banks of the stream, they saw an animal
sitting upon the branch of a tree which overhung it. Being
hungry they killed it, and it fell from the tree into the
stream. After securing it, however, both Indians ate of the
flesh- he who had taken the vow allowing his appetite to
overcome his conscientious scruples. Hunger soon gave
way to thirst, and the prevaricator begged his companion
to bring him water to cool his swollen, parched throat.
Experiencing, no relief, he jumped into the stream and
drank his fill, after which he suddenly called out,'I
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