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 CREATION.
ping its great wings, he accidentally struck the top of the
cave with one of them, which attracted the attention of the
blind man, who fancied it gave forth a hollow sound.
Perplexed and wondering at the phenomenon, he mentioned it to one of the old men near by, and the two conceived the idea of discovering, if possible, the cause of this
singular sound.
After much hesitation and many surmises, they called to
their aid a woodpecker, and sending him up to the spot, he
attempted to force a hole into the wall with his bill, but it
so effectually resisted his efforts that he finally decided that
it was an impossible thing to accomplish, so returned to
those who had dispatched him on the errand.
Not despairing of ultimate success, however, the two men
prevailed upon the eagle to try his strength. He flew to
the top of the wall, and striking a tremendous blow with his
strong beak, succeeded in cracking it, so that a moth worm,
on being sent up, after much difficulty forced an entrance
through the opening thus created.
Upon emerging from the crevice, he found himself upon
the outside of the cave, and completely surrounded by water;
so he immediately threw up a little mound of earth, and sat
down upon it, to consider his situation, and ascertain what
was before him.
As soon as his eyes became accustomed to the gloom
which prevailed over all things, he saw four great white
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