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and mules, ten of them in all, threaded their way 

 along, single file, while at the head rode Hi and 

 myself. Hi, which is short for Hiram, was to 

 be with me again this year in the capacity of head 

 guide. Manuel, our mozo, followed on behind, 

 keeping the animals up in their places. Spot, a 

 shepherd dog, and five hounds completed the 

 outfit. 



For five days we rode to the west, crossing 

 the open and slowly ascending the foothills, 

 then climbing up the mountains until we 

 reached and crossed the Great Divide where 

 it reaches the height of 9,000 feet above the 

 sea. On the third night we camped in Cave 

 Canon, taking its name from the many strange 

 cave formations. The caves started by the hand 

 of nature, and were then taken up and completed 

 by the prehistoric cave- or cliff-dwellers. This 

 ancient race were dwarfs, proven by the many 

 skeletons which have been exhumed, and by the 

 diminutive size of the rooms and their doorways. 

 Of all the many caves and cliff dwellings in which 

 the canon abounds there is none more interesting 

 than the great "Olla" cave with the huge "olla" 

 or vase, twelve feet high, built to hold their grain, 

 which stands at its entrance. Extending far 

 back into the dark recesses of the cave are many 



