xvi CONTENTS. | 
Route to the River Mimbres—Luxuriant ag on ita 
banks—“ Giant of the Mimbres ”—Ojo Caliente—A broken arm—Arri- 
val at the Copper Mines—Description and history of the Mines —Value 
of the timber in the vicinity—Abundance of _Jeecoes of ea 3 
bles—Visit to Sonora projected... . 1% @ 
THIRD DIVISION. 
JOURNEYS AND INCIDENTS IN SONORA. 
‘THE COPPER MINES TO AGUA PRIETA, 
pring at pone de Vaca—Janos road—Col. nie road— 
ion—Zoo- 
uriant vegetation—Descend from the great plateau—Change of climate 
—Ruined hacienda of San Bernardino—Wild cattle—Black Water 
Creek—Teamster attacked by a bull—Grave of an American deserter. 24) 
Leave the California road—Agua Prieta—Send_ Party to look for Fronte- 
ras—Mexican soldiers sent to guide us in—Jouw: ed—Strike 
a rich valley—Break a wagon—Reach Fronteras—Deseription of the 
place—Abandoned by its people and recolonized—General Carrasco— 
Couriers between the frontier posts—Attack by General Carrasco on 
Apaches at Janos—Campaign against the Apaches—General Carrasco’s 
opin inion of American officets—The Doetor beset by the sick—Leave 
uiarachi—Valley of mer ceili turk teen 
Mine—Bae: machi--Sohors Ris aS fic i 
