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.

HORRIBLE MASSACRE.
Mr. Stewart stated that the moment he heard the rifleshot, and saw his son fall, he gave up all hope, and hurriedly
telling his daughters to conceal themselves in the water
behind the bank of the river, but a few yards distant, where
he would immediately join them, he discharged the remaining barrels of his son's revolver at the Indians, and hastily
abandoned the camp; not, however, before receiving an
arrow-wound in his shoulder.
As soon as possible, he sought the friendly river-bank,
where he expected to meet his daughters.
Upon reaching the river, he failed to find either of them;
therefore he hastily concealed himself as best he was able in
the water, and while lying there, he both heard and saw
Indians searching for him in all directions. He managed,
however, to elude their observation; and after waiting an
hour or two, ventured forth to resume the search for his
children, which he was obliged to prosecute with the utmost
caution, not daring to call upon them, lest the Indians whom
he had seen at work plundering and destroying his camp
should overhear him; he counted twenty of these human
fiends engaged in this work of demolition, but could see nor
hear nothing of his daughters.
Still quietly and cautiously pursuing his search, he waited
until the Indians had completed their work of destruction,
and had disappeared, going in a southerly direction. Then
he carefully approached the spot where at sunset, with his
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