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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raise very inferior corn; to the Pueblos was given the
middle portion, and they have much finer corn than the
Navajoes; while the larger end was kept by the Zunis,
who have always raised very fine corn.
The next evening the turkey came again, bringing, with
her, fruit and cereals; but a great part of the grain which
fell from under her wings was devoured by birds, and the
remainder divided between the Zunis and Pueblos, who to
this day raise fine fruits, as well as wheat, rye, etc.
Shortly after this, the oldest man among, the Zunis
determined to make a visit to his neighbors, the Navajoes.
He reached their country in safety, but while there got
into some difficulty with them, and they, taking advantage
of their numbers and strength, and also to revenge themselves upon the Zunis for the unfortunate choice they had
made in the tenajas, placed the old man upon a bowstring,
as they would an arrow, and shot him into the clouds,
expecting to see him fall and be dashed to pieces upon the
ground. Their consternation was great indeed, when they
discovered that he did not return. Then they realized that
they had given to the Zunis a guiding spirit who would
ever watch over and protect them.
After many years the old man sent his son with messages of love and affection, as well as assurances of
protection for his children. The son remained with the
Zunis for a great while, and they prospered, and became a
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