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 PERFORMERS.
red, white, and green paint; around each arm above the
elbow, they wore a band of cloth, trimmed with the tops of
the pine-tree, intermingled with red pimento berries, while
a similar necklace encircled their necks; their heads were
elaborately decorated with eagles' feathers.
In one hand they carried a small gourd, in which were a
few grains of dried corn, while in the other was a string,
fromn which depended a number of guayaves tied together like
a bunch of cigars; around each leg, just below the knee, was
fastened a band from which depended shells, eagles' claws,
antelopes' hoofs, etc., while from their shoulders dangled
the skins of such wild animals that the wearer had himself
slain.
One of the men had with him a "tombe," or drum, on
which he occasionally beat in the most frantic manner,
although the only attempt at instrumental music, was made
by drawing a notched stick swiftly across the convex half
of a dried gourd, the sound of which was supposed to
resemble that made in trinding corn upon a metatte.
This party were accompanied by three members of the
council, whose business it was to make a short harangue in
front of each house, the occupants awaiting their coming
upon the terraces, and bestowing upon them maize, which
was added to the common fund provided for the occasion.
After all the houses had been visited, the party sang and
danced themselves back to the plaza, where four large
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