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 RIO MIMBIRE S.
Here they were free and untrammelled, and away from
those laws which, at that time, were rigidly enforced in the
interest of those who had families in that State.
In all, there were about one thousand souls inhabiting the
l)lrchase, aside from the native Indian tribes.
During the next few years, there was little change in the
Territory.
By an act of Congress, in 1854, it was attached to New
Mexico, a commissioner appointed to survey the boundary
line between Mexico and the United States; and it is from
the report of this expedition, as well as from subsequent
surveys, that we derive much valuable information concerning the country at that time.
Forty miles west of the Rio Grande, is the Mimbres
River, one of those singular streams which are so common
in that country. It sinks into the plain in places, reappearing miles below, and then flows on as peacefully as
if its mad freaks had never astonished old Father Kino, or
trave]lers of more modern date.
In 1858, the writer, in company with three other gentlemen, determined to visit the copper mines situated on the
Rio Mimbres, and known as Santa Rita del Cob)re. Procuring a guide, and the necessary mules and attendants, we
set forth from the town of Mesilla, one bright morning in
June. No lovelier day could have dawned.
Our party numbered seven persons, and, including our
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