CHAPTER IX 



SOUTHERN ARIZONA 



During the two months' stay in Arizona, in the 

 spring, I became convinced that my own interests 

 demanded a residence of considerable time in the 

 territory. This scientific reconnoissance had also 

 shown the richness of the region in bird life, and 

 made me most desirous to continue my inves- 

 tigation. 



On my return to Princeton in June, I applied 

 to the trustees for a year's leave of absence, which 

 was granted. In October I again returned to 

 Arizona, this time accompanied by Mrs. Scott, 

 Mary, the faithful friend who had shared our ear- 

 lier wanderings, and Grouse. Mineral Creek gave 

 us a taste of true frontier life, making previous 

 experiences in Colorado and Florida tame by 

 comparison. Our camp was on the very out- 

 skirts of civilization. The rough wagon trail to 

 Riverside, forty miles distant, passed through an 

 entirely unsettled country. 



The Prices, our sole neighbors in the canon, 

 were nomads from Pike County, Missouri, whose 

 wanderings had brought them to this remote 



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