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Dun & Co.'s Review

NEW YORK, June 11.-R. G. Dun & Cos
weekly review of trade tomorrow will saw:
The gain In business continues, not without
fluctuations and at the best moderate, vet
distinct. 1t Is still in quantities rather
than price, although in some branches an
advance In prices appears, but on the
whole the number OF hands employed, the
volume of new orders and the amount of
work done are slowly increasing. Pros
poets of good crops of wheat and cotton
helped the growing demand from dealers
and in the money exchange market large
buying of American securities has favor
able influence. Wheat looks well and the
best trade authority now estimates the
yield at 515. 600, 900 bushels, with many state
and railroad returns to support It, The
price recovered IL cents after last week s
fall of over cents because visible supplies
are diminishing. Atlantic exports, flour
included. were 3,12S,943 bushels, against
3. S27 last year. The outgo is steady
and since March has been 16, ,946, 1882 bushels
against 16, lis. .421 last year, and yet western
receipts have kept fairly ahead Of the ex-
ports. Some woolen mills are preparing
to increase the output and have bought
heavily. sales of foreign wool at Boston
alone having reached $780, 900 pounds out of
s,S6SO0 pounds sold of all kinds at the three
chief markets. Carpet mills at Philadel-
phia, which have just resumed after long
idleness, were also buyers and all are now
running nearly full time A somewhat bet
ter recorder demand for woolens is re-
ported, especially in medium and high
priced goods and fancy worsteds, without
change in prices. Iron furnaces in blast
June 1st reported a weekly output of 168,-
$50 tons. against 170,537 May list, and in un-
sold stocks, exclusive of the great steel
companies, an increase of 11,613 tons for
the month, to 1.050.252 tons. Yet when an
accident sent one of the large concerns into
the market to buy quickly $4,000 to GO. 1000
tons of pig, the price rose to $3.50 for
Bessemer at Pittsburg receding after
wards to 1915, with gray forge higher at
sS.25. The main fact is that production of
pig has for some months been much in
excess of the demand in the manufacture
of finished products. Failure to form the
rod trust caused wire nails to yield cents
The general demand for plates and sheets
was better and for bars much larger east
and at Chicago. with some large orders
taken at Pittsburg. Philadelphia reports
decided improvement in finished iron with
fewer concessions, and Pittsburg large
structural orders, while apprehension of
labor difficulties has induced much buying
at the west. The strike at Pittsburg ended
without success.
Failures for the week have been 262 in
the United States, against 246 last year,
and 30 In Canada, against 27 last year.
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1,000.000 francs. This money is applied to the
improvement of the public roadways.
The present production of coffee in Vera
Cruz state fuctuates between 100000 and
60ooO0 quintals, including all the zones Of
the state. The markets for this very re-
spectacle amount are Hamburg, London
/ and New York. According to class,
the coffee sold in these ports averages, In
Mexican money. from $24 to $32 the quntal.
Thus estimating the total expectation for
year at 100000 quintals. sold at an ave-
rage of $27 each, the value is about $l4,-
$50, 000
The bankers of eastern Ohio are trying to
form an organization for the purpose of
reducing the rate of interest now paid on
deposits. Banks in that section of the
state now pay 4 per cent, and 1t is claimed
>t only does this eat up all the profit
'~a-,,al sessiofrom the handling of de-
positors n,.. that there Is often
an actual loss }4saitfng. 1t is proposed TO
reduce the rate to per cent.
A cablegram to the New York Herald
from London says that at the annual meet
ing Of the Iron and Steel institute last
week, American competition was one of
Tie Ciltl pOlntS OI UIscuSSlOn. FreSluent
Pritchard Martin spoke Of the enormous
output of the leading American steel
works and pointed out that the Americans
were outdistancing the British In the uses
of steel. He instanced the steel buildings
being erected in nearly all the large cities
of the United tSates, and urged lower
freight rates, Saying that the present cost
Of transportation was severely handicap
ing British industry, as the rates not only
in America. but In Belgium and Germany,
were greatly below the English rates.
4 4 4
The supreme court Of Ohio has decided
in the case of the treasurer of Lorain coun-
ty against the National bank of yelling
ton, Ohio, that the debts of the individual
stockholders can be used to reduce the tax
valuation of national banks. The national
banks have been making these deductions
and basing their right to do so upon de-
cision of the United States supreme court.
The result has been that large part of
the $45000,O00 of capital of the national
banks of Ohio has escaped paying taxes.
Under the decision which has Just been
rendered that can no longer be done.
4 = +
The Japanese loan of 43, 900, 900 yen, equiv
alent to about s21 .947, GIG, at per cent, and
payable in gold. the issue price of which is
lO1h. has been subscribed several times
over.
The report Of the director of the mint
for the calendar 1896 shows the production
of gold to have been about $53. 900. .000 an In
crease Of over $6,250.00O as compared with
1895. The production of silver is given as
81, 100000 fine ounces, an increase of !, 900,
600 ounces over 1895
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Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, June II.
w. A. Brown to w. ]. Trask-225 acres
in Rancho San Vicente Santa Monica
s22, 500.
c. j. and c. Jensen to A. Buhler-Lot IA
block 106 Bellevue Terarce tract; $500.
D. w. and E. A. Wilson to A. L. and A
c. Martin-Lot II, block s, Damon & Mill
ards subdivision of Shaw tract; $1,000.
W. W. and M. E. Waddington to c. Deck.
er-Part of land in tract formerly known as
place of Maria Sepulveda de Sanchez
$1,000
A. and M. H. Keith to w. w. Lowe-Lots
13 and IA, block 1870. Long Beach: $500.
l.. J.. Washburn to s. r. Norris-Lots 4
and g. block A. Spalding & Pinney.s sub.
division; 5000.
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Bradstreet's Reviews

NEW YORK, June 11.-Bradstreet's re-
view of general trade tomorrow will saw:
Notwithstanding cool wet weather which
checked the distribution of merchandise
In the spring and early summer, is giving
way to hopefulness for the fall trade. Bus
mess is better than a year ago. The vol
ume is larger and there ar more people
employed than prior to the last presiden-
tfal election. The movement of merchan-
disc or the past five months has been dis
appointing, but jobbers are beginning to
report fair orders for fall delivery. The en-.
couraging features announced this week
are the Improvement In May railroad earn
lngs ana the advance in the price of Bes-
semer pig iron, although the latter is less
significant than some reports indicate
Manufacturers Of woolens are more hope
fui, the outlook for higher prices stimu-
lat1ng speculative demand for both raw
and manufactured products. CROP pros
pects except in Oregon and Washington
where rain is needed, continue favorable
Hot and forcing weather, with showers
throughout the Gulf states, has had an
excellent effect on cotton and corn, which
has stimulated the demand for merchan-
disc. The weeks price movement includes
an advance for tea, wheat, Indian corn
oats, coffee. sugar and pig iron; steadiness
oil the part of the prints, coal lumber
steel billets. petroleum, pork and -four,
ana dechnes for cotton, lard. turpentine
and rosin, pointing to tendency to re-
verse last months weakness in quota
tions.
There were 256 business failures reported
throughout the United States this week.
compared with 1877 last week, 234 In the
week a year ago, 232 two years ago and
~ tnree years ago. There were 3S bust
ness failures reported from the Canadian
dominion this week, compared with 81 last
week and SS in the week year ago.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Hradstrets financial review tomorrow
WIN say: Not only have advances in quo
,atons been seen throughout the share
ist, but the market has been much more
active and exhibits constant tendencv to
broaden. Public participation is increas.
ing, and, while American stocks have hean
the speculative feature in London. thera
mas been fair amount of foreign hnvirs
mere. Short interests in various Stools
have been driven to cover and the nroras'
sionai interest mainly ranged On the br,I
SIDE. The combined effect Of these fcctors
has been to furnish much better b,1vins
power than Wall street has seen q = ! ne !,
months. Evidence is also at hhrd fhst
powerful interests are supporting thsir
individual specialties and that big pools I ~
active In certain stocks. On Friday the
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higher for the best. prime lots fetching
$3.50.
Hogs-Active at firmer prices; common
to prime hogs brought s3.15M3.621a; bulk,
s4421ad4.471A; pigs. $2.00m35O.
Sheep were steady and active; inferior to
choice sheep. $2.50dt4.50. sales being largely
at s310d425 with Texans and westerns pre-
dominating; lambs sold at $3.25@4.75, and
wooled Colorados brought $5.35, while
spring lambs were active at $3.50a5.05.
Recepts-Catte, 5000; hogs, &c, 900; sheep,
6OO0.
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, June 11.-Money on call
easy at 1Q1A per cent; last loan, per cent
closed at 1@1A per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 314d4 per cent sterling exchange
firmer. with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.S7 for demand and $4.S5s a. SO for
sixty days; posted rates. s4.S61a and $4.SSG
4.SSh; commercial bills, $4.S5; silver certi-
ficates, 6Od60s
SAN FRANCISCO. June 11.-Drafts,
sight, 171a; telegraphic. 20.
LONDON, June 11.-Consols, 113.
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, June 11.-Bar silver, 59M
Mexican dollars. Ais
SAN FRANCISCO. June 11.-Bar silver
59A Mexican dollars, 49@491a.
LONDON, June 11.-Bar silver, 271ad.
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CONDUCTED BY GEO. A. DoBTNsoN

market closed well up 10 the highest figures
of the movement which is now taking place
In Wall street. The movement is In effect
discounting of the presumed favorable
effect on business of a speedy ending of
uncertainty about the tariff. The increase
In the duties embodied in the new sugar
clause of the bill over those in the original
house bill Is considered very favorable to
the American Refinery company. which,
1t is urged, will profit enormously from the
additional value given to Its stock of raw
sugars estimates of the amount running
from 81 900, 900 to SIG. .000, 900 Sugar stock on
Friday rose to 1851; the advance in the
Granger stocks, however, would seem to
furnish more accurate index to the gem
eral tendencies. Another feature was the
movement of the coal stocks into better
speculative disposition.
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Liverpool Market

LIVERPOOL, June 11.-Wheat-Spot No.
red northern spring, steady; 5s Cd.
Corn-Amercan mixed spot, new, Is Sgd
July, firm. rs S1ad; August, firm, Is sgd
spot old, firm, rs sgd.
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Petroleum
Local Quotations

NEW YORK, June 11.-Petroeum-
Pennsylvania crude steady at IS bid.
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Chicago Live Stock

= CHICAGO, June 1.-Cattle-Prices were
steady as rule, choice cattle being in light
supply; native beef steers. poorest to best,
@462111; cows, heifers and bulls were active
and dry fed lots were firmer. but grassy
lots were about 100 lower; calves sold loo
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, June 11.-California dried
fruits firm. Evaporated Apples-Prime,
wire tray. 4as@41ac per lb.; wood dried,
prime, 41sc; choice, 41a@4Ac; fancy, sc.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, June 11.-Atchison, 1915: Bell
Telephone. =: Burlington, ~; Mexican
Central, S1s: San Diego, 9.
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mi AIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.

Junction of Main, Spring and Temple sts.
CTemple Block). Los Angeles.
osRial oeers paaa and directors: + l. bUoSs 5ooo
B. v. Duque, Cashier; II: W. Helman.
kaspare Kohn, H. w. O'Melveny. J. B.
saakershim. o. T. Johnson. Abe Haas. W.
G. Kerckhoff.
Money loaned on real estate.
Five per cent interest paid on term deposits
T Os ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
23o N. Main St. Va
JE. Plates PTes r aW .axs HeI%an, Hd!n;s,, v-Prs';
Directors[l w. Hellman. ]. e. Platter.
n caswelii M; Maiiman' l. W. Hellman' 'r' W.
interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
on first-class real estate.
DIRECTORY OF CALIFORNIA Ho-
GRAND HOTELS. F. THORN, Manager.
Cor. Market and Montgomery sts..
San Francisco.
HOTEL GREEN-J. H. Holmes, manager,
| Pasadena.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN Catalina ISL
and.
HOTEL ARCADIA-santa Monica, q.
| Rheinhart proprietor.
HOTEL HOLLENBECK-sprin and Sec
ond streets, Los Angeles.
HOTEL RAMoNA-spring and Third
streets, Los Angeles.
ABBoTsFoRD 1NN-corner Eighth and
Hope streets, Los Angeles. ~"
HOTEL PORTLAND-444 South Spring
street. Los Angeles.
HOTEL BRUNswICK-santa Ana; Amer
lean and European plan.
Cochrane, proprietor.
THE ROWELL-Main and Ninth streets
Riverside; E. ]. Davis, proprietor.
HOTEL CARLToN-1S to 27 East Colo
| RADIO street. Pasadena.
HOTEL LAvALoN-AvALoN. Santa Cata-
lima Island.
| HOTEL BREWSTER-J E. O'Brien. pro-
prietor: Fourth and sts.. San Diego
! HOTEL BELLEVUE TERRACE-Cor-
| ner Sixth and Pearl sts.; F. A. Urban,
proprietor.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows.
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CHICAGO MARKET
Yesterdays Transaction on the Board
Of Trade

CHICAGO, June lin wheat the gov
ernment crop report, issued yesterday, was
the big factor at the opening, the unex-
pected bullishness of the figures creating
marked strength at the outset. For the first
time in years the people who bought wheat
on their foreknowledge of bullish govern
ment report sold on the morning after its
publication at profit July wheat. which
closed yesterday at 6s% opened this morn
ing at SO, and then quickly went to 20.
September, the latest trading, in which the
trading the day before was at Ga, started at
from 65@65A. The quantity for sale was
so great, however. that the advance quick
ly disappeared and by II o'clock July had
declined to 6Sss and September to 63% Trad
ing is now fairly divided between the July
and September deliveries. The government
report indicated a crop of winter and
spring wheat together about 10000, 900
bushels greater than that of the year be-
fore, but the trade has about concluded
that. Notwithstanding what the govern
ment suggests, the increase at present Is
nearer 100 .0CO. A reduction of about 1,5OO, :
600 was the general estimate on the visible
supply Grasshoppers were reported from
several points in South Dakota, which had
tendency to stop the decline for a time,
and even caused a slight reaction, but the
impression that the increased acreage
would more than make amends for any
injury by the insects was too strong for
such reports to have anything but tenn
porary influence. Closing cables all show
ed an advance. The cash demand here was
confined to small lots to country millers
The price continued to work downward,
July declining to 691s and September to
631a, with SSH and 63% the prices at the
close. In corn, warmer weather started a
decline, and the market ruled weak to the
end of the session. Oats were easier on the
government report, which suggested a
crop of 10000 1000 bushels. Provisions were
quiet, but firm in spite of the weakness of
grain.
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de Van-Lot 6, Nordholt, White & Pouy-
fourcat tract; $4,000.
H. H. and E. H. Metcaif to e. and H.
omerville-Agreement to convey lot 20.
block A, Greenwell tract: $25o0.
M D. and M. f. Painter to w. W. Seaman
Lot A. block E, NJ. D. Painters subdi-
vision; $500.
E. G. and T. Campbell to F. Campbell
Lot 9, block II, Pomona; $1,000.
SUMMARY
Deeds ........................ 81,
Nominal ....................... Is
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NEW YORK, June 1.-THE following
were the closing quotations on bonds today
II s N "a reg I14A q y lists of 'Q5 1096k
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
steady; No spring wheat. 69ss270ls; No.
spring wheat, 65@7o; No. 2 red 1906; No. Q
white, 2O1la2Oia; No. rye, s3A; No. bar
ley, nominal No. 3. 27@34; No. a. 27; No. 1
flaxseed, 75h@76; prime timothy seed, 2.70
@275; mess pork, per bbl., 7.45@l7.5O; lard,
per 100 lbs, 3.521s@3.55; short ribs sides,
loose, 4.15@4.40 dry sailed shoulders, boxed.
5@5A short clear sides, boxed, 4h64M:
whisky. distillers' finished goods, per gal,
1.19; sugars, cut, loaf, SAG; granulated, 4S4.
Eoo oi.a4n I'LL
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Bond List

US Leather pfd 81 Am Sugar pfd.. =
Northwestern .10SA o r & N pfd.. -
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE following
are the closing stock quotations.;
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On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries. 11@141k;
daries. 9q12. Cheese quiet; 7QS Eggs were
steady; fresh, 8.
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DIRECTORY OF CALIFORNIA HO-
~ TELS.
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From advance sheets of the report of the
United States deputy consul at Havre. It
Is learned that the duty on bicycles taken
about Is cents per pound. dead weight. The
law imposes a tax Of 81 per annum on
every cycle. The year commences on date
OF payment. In case of sale, the same
tax will be collected from the purchaser
without rebate. Residents are required to
make q declaration at the mayoralty with
in thirty days after having bought or come
into possession OF bicycle. Should the
declaration not be made within the time
specified the tax will be doubled. This tax
is only collectible from residents. Tour
lists are not required to pay 1t. The rev.
enue from this tax amounted in 1895 to
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The Central American exposition has
been officially opened at at Guatemala, and
II Will remain open for the next four
months. 1t comprises chiefly an exhibit of
central American products, but there is
also general exposition of foreign goods.
~ Is believed that the exposition will do
mucn toward introducing American manu-
fractured goods into the Central American
countries. The exposition is on a large
scaie, Inc grounds cover an area of over
800 acres. special buildings are occupied b,.
exhibitors from Germany. France. the
United States. Italy, Belgium and Eng
land: The United States has not taken
nearly the interest that the importance Of
the exposition would seem to warrant.
The Bankers Monthly pays this state a
nice tribute, and says that California. a
state which is always foremost in matters
Of this kind, has a splendid exhibit. but
there is not nearly the amount of interest
shown by American manufacturers that
the opportunity for introducing their goods
to the attention of South American BUYERS
would seem to have warranted.
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J.E. Platter, Pres; H.W. Hellman. v-Pres.;
w. M. Caswell, Cashier.
Directors-I. w. Hellman, j. E. Platter.
II. w. Hellman. I. w. Hellman, jr.. W.
| M Caswell
Interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
| on first-class real estate.
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HOTEL HOLLENBECK-Spring and Sec
ond streets, Los Angeles.
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GRAND HOTELS. F. THORN. Manager.
Cor. Market and Montgomery sts.,
San Francisco.

HOTEL METROPOLITAN Catalina Isl.
and.
HOTEL ARCADIA-Santa Monica, 8.
Rheinhart proprietor.
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HOTEL RAMONA-Spring and Third
streets, Los Angeles.
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| HOTEL BREWSTER-J. E. O'Brien, pro-
prietor: Fourth and C sts., San Diego.
HOTEL BELLEVUE TERRACE-Cor-
ner Sixth and Pearl sts.; F. A. Urban,
proprietor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-29
CHAPTER Ill

For long time nothing occurred to
disturb ne. The horses grazed quietly.
Except for the occasional rustic of a
passing breeze the prairie was still. In
the soft, clear moonlight distant mos
quite clunlps and their shadows lay as
masses of black Presently fell to ex-
aiming the level ground between me
and the lone camp Between ne and il
upon the open ground something i'm
pressed me as having taken place On
the hither side, ten yards from these de-
tached trees, there seemed to be some
appearance that had not noted before.
Was it a bowlder that lay thcre in the
moonlight barely distinguishable from
the broWnish green heritage Of the plain?
As looked more closely could discern
another and another of these almost in
visible protuhcrauccs which appeared
III some mysterious manner.
Surely that foremost object was nearer
by five yards than it had been when |
first saw it, and where | had first seen
only three or four of these gray bodies
now could count seven or eight, and
behind them others were coming into
view and were advancing.
My senses Were unusually alert, and,
with the great attention that / paid, |
could now detect the cautious, steady,
yet rapid approach Of these crawling
bodies, and the full sense of the mean
ing of their appearance and of the dan
ger which they signified fully dawned
upon me.
The Apaches were stealing upon our
position, and the attack we had dreaded
was upon us,
My winchester rife was at half cock
silently drew back the hammer, took
careful aim at the nearest of the gray
objects ard fired Without waiting an
instant to see the result of my shot, l
worked the lever back and forth, aim
ing quickly and sending shot after shot
among tie figures then clinging to the
ground.
no BE CONTINUED.
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better IL was than TO he ront,,
Apaches Felix and | did the host ~, ~
could under circumstances SO novel "e
unexpected Failing to console Car,''n'
with assurances of our belief in 49,. -'len
ther safety. we folded the blankot,
as TO make sort of divan for no, oa 90
the Indian maid Leaving them 70 tI'a Inv
sorrow we started out to see how onr
horses were faring They had fed w our
and were lying down Finding tbom ~
night. we seated ourselves i'm the eb,doa'
OF clump of mesquite to await ~,
coming of daylight '0
Carmen had thrown herself ~, A.
blankets, with her face in the Ian Of bau
maid. She seemed overcome by ber
grief and did not speak or look m ~
our approach The Indian girl had 20
covered her composure and with sto;col
face sat immovable by her mistress
The little grove of scattered mesopito
clumps in which we had canned WOO
about 100 feet in diameter. In it's con
ter was a smooth, grassy plat about 70
feet across. About the group of low tree
clumps there were no others near and
we were separated by fully 100 yards OF
level, open prairie from anything that
might furnish cover by which an enemy
could approach.
1t was now about O'Clock in the
morning. The full moon was high in
the sky, and it flooded the plain with its
mellow light Felix and reclined upon
the dry, smooth ground smoking our
pipes, with Mexican dollars laid upon
the bowls lest the glow of their burning
should guide the shot of lurking
Apache. We spoke only in whispers
and when, as happened now and then,
one of us dozed off in a few minutes
sleep the other kept awake and watch
full. From time to time one or the other
In turn made the circuit of the mesquite
clumps, keeping under shelter as far as
possible and carefully scanning the
open space about them Especially we
noticed our horses behavior, knowing
that they were good sentinels against
the approach of hostile Indians, and
that if the Apaches should come near
them, to the windward. the fear and
repugnance that the animals had to the
Indian would be displayed in their
alarm and restlessness.