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.

A TERRIBLE FALL.
and in a moment found myself sliding down its almost perpendicular side, feet foremost.
In the twinkling of an eye I was far beyond the reach of
my companions, who, upon hearing the noise made by my
fall, turned towards me, and stood aghast, but powerless to
aid me. My first thought was, that I should be dashed to
pieces upon the rocks at the foot of the bluff; the next, that
I might possibly manage to save myself upon one of the
terraces beneath.
All this time I was acquiring greater momentum, until it
seemed as though I was fairly flying into the very arms of
the horrible death which stood staring me so steadily in'the
face. Not a bush or shrub could I see growing upon the
precipitous sides; there was nothing, absolutely nothing,
for me to cling to, and the stones and earth which I disturbed in my descent were falling in a shower around me.
Convinced that death was inevitable, I became perfectly
reconciled to the thought. My mind comprehended in a
moment the acts of a life-time. Transactions of the most
trivial character, circumstances the remembrance of which
had been buried deep in memory's vault for years, stood
before me in bold relief; my mind recalled with the rapidity of lightning, and yet retained a distinct impression of
every thought.
I seemed to be gliding swiftly and surely out of the world,
but felt no fear, experienced no regret at the thought; on the
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