The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20

on burros from the San Augustine mine. sit
uated some twenty miles east, were nrsa upnn
from the station. The men escaped TO the STA
ton, luckily. with no casualties except wound
ing one of the burros.
ARRIVING at Magdaiena about 8 o'clock. /!
went to the hotel and there found Wells. and
arranged for an early start. Daylight found US
on our way. each on a good horse and well
armed. Our way for the first eight miles fol-
lowed the road over a high and rugged mesa,
covered by prickiy pear ana ga ,S SnGtTs;
stream OF water had made the existoncc OF q
town possible. the country assumed a forbid
casional paloverde were the only vegetation.
while crosses or large heaps of stones marked
the Indians within as many miles: One Of the
saddest scenes in Arizona ana sonora Is the
solitary grave found here and there al over the
traveller or wandering prospector has fallen n
Victim to the murderous Apache. lnArizona.
Eight miles from Magdalena we left the
road. taking q blind trail for eight miles more,
leading over low ranges and a rugged country
tion. We found ourselves about ! o'clock IN q
vide, grassy valley epeloSsd 1y haTh n'slsi be- be-
form the hack bone OF Sonora. a small brook
running down through the valley and the green
the tedious ride OF the long forenoon.
Here we found the first carvings. which, in
stead OF having, been made by Indians,
o %eFo wh q1a%'S Were % Sin u faF snd o, s%%s
that / was not surprised that they had been
supposed TO be of human origin. The view
for a long distance up the wide valley was un-
obstructed except by n few detached cliffs Of
white trachile. The upper surface or these
rocks was of a much harder texture than that
Immediately below. as II the surface OF tho flow
had been hardened by the air. and some Of the
cliffs were harder clean through than others.
the portion below. which had been worked out by
the wind. was white as snow. The texture OF
the underlying rock In tho softer clitfs was
somewhat harder than chalk, while I'm bedded
wera thousands of sharp-edged grains OF quartz,
which. becoming loosened, were blown about by
the wind. adding their cutting qualities TO the
erosive effects OF wind-borne dust.
In some OF the cliffs the rock was cut out in
a beautiful manner, leaving. tho projecting roof
followed out and as smooth as II cut by a skill
full artist. In others hard cOncrotionary sub
stances stand out IN relief resembling n bunch
pletely detached, fall to the bottom ~ the clin,
covering the ground. These concretions were
flint like and round, varying in size from that OF
o bullet To that OF a butternut, ana SO nara that
when placed upon an anvil q severe blow with q
In one OF the cliffs the projection had been
taken advantage OF by three herders from Mag
dRlena, WHO were taking care of a bunch or cattle
feeding In the valley. A wall of bOulders was
built under the edge of the projecting rock, max
end about twenty feet long. The shape OF one
or the larger cliffs was such that q large and
secure enclosure was made by putting up u pair
OF bars, and u was used as a corral for tho cat
tie. We made some examinations and picked
up q few OF the grapes OF stone, already de-
scribed, before dinner.
After feeding our horses and taking our
lunch suggested that we climb 10 the top of
the highest cliff, about forty feet. This we did,
not Without considerable effort. There we found