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They all consisted of a round framework of sticks, tied 
together with grass on the top, and lined within and without 
with willow, grass, and weeds; a little space being left for 
the entrance. 
It was evident, then, that we had frightened the Apaches out 
_ of their natural haunts. They feared perhaps another massacre ; 
_ or they looked upon our instruments, which seemed to take 
| up so much of our attention, as some infernal machines, 
_ intended to destroy them, had they given us a chance. 
Be this as it may, we were glad enough to come above- 
| ground again; for, apart from the oppressive feeling caused 
7 by such a place under any circumstances, the actual fact was 
| always present in our minds, that our enemy from above 
7 could, almost at any moment, have completely annihilated our 
_ whole party. Had the Indians thought proper to hurl rocks 
| down upon us as we passed through many parts of the passage, 
| from which there was no possible escape or hiding-place, not 
» one of us could have escaped to tell the tale of this adventure. 
_ On Wednesday, the 26th, I arrived at Camp Grant, and 
: 7 two days afterwards the whole party reached it safely. This 
a post consists, like all the others, of a collection 
j anon of adobe houses and log-huts, with large 
| covered verandahs to keep off the sun, for it is very hot here 
q in the summer. The view from it over the country is a very 
q peculiar one ; for, although not a tree is to be seen on the . 
| hills which rise up on all sides, the Cereus giganteus takes 
_ their place. Ihave never seen it growing thickly, so as to 
hide a patch of ground from view, but everywhere these 
solitary pillars, with their encircling arms, are to be re- 
. cognised, and as no other kind of vegetation is in the least 
_ conspicuous, they become the most prominent objects in the 
