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 MOOQUIS GUIDES. impossible to prevent the tears from falling from our own eyes. After the doctor had again dressed the old man's wound, and given him more nourishment, he administered to him an opiate, and in a short time we had the satisfaction of seeing him in a quiet slumber, the first that he had enjoyed for four days. Signifying to the cacique a desire to have some conversation with the Moquis who had so kindly guided Mr. Stewart to the pueblo, he at once volunteered his services as an interpreter, at the same time informing us that he was not very familiar with the Moquis dialect. Their dress was similar to that of all the Pueblo Indians, and in general appearance they strongly resembled them, although I fancied them more intelligent looking,, their faces having a frank and manly expression; in fact, save in dress and complexion, they resembled American rather than Indian nationality. They had in their possession four arrows that Mr. Stewart had given themn, and which they unhesitatingly pronounced to be those of the Tonto Apaches, a statement that afterwards proved to be true, thus fixing this horrible massacre unquestionably upon that band. I was much surprised, upon offering them some whiskey, to have them decline it, also to learn that the vice of drunkenness was unknown among them, and that they used no kind of fermented liquors, notwithstanding Neal Dow and the 485

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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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Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth, 1834-1878.
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Boston,: Lee and Shepard
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Arizona -- Description and travel
New Mexico -- Description and travel

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