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.

THE PUEBLO.
to any body of cavalry, as well as greatly impede the movements of infantry.
Upon returning from our visit to the pits, the cacique
rejoined his attendants, who had been most patiently awaiting his coming at a short distance from our camp; and
again urging us to visit the town on the morrow, he
returned to the pueblo.
The town itself is much larger than either Laguna or
Acoma, though its situation is not so favorable for defensive operations. The houses are of stone, well constructed,
and covered with a kind of stucco made of mud and gravel.
They are terraced in the usual manner, some of them
being five stories high. The ascent is accomplished by
means of ladders, as there are neither doors nor windows
in the lower stories.
Many of these people have light hair and blue eyes,
and it is extremely difficult to convince one's self that
they have Indian blood in their veins. Very few of them
are familiar with the Spanish language, and we found it
exceedingly difficult to communicate intelligibly with them.
In this connection, Don Rafael proved a most valuable
assistant, not only as an interpreter, but also in the capacity of major-domo; for we found the Zunis close and very
sharp traders, although it was rarely that Don Rafael did
not prove their equal in his bargains with them. A sheep
that a Zuni would unblushingly ask me cinco pesos (five
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