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line, except, probably, in a few rare 
instances. 
This was a favorite “ stamping ground ” 
of the more warlike bands of Apache 
Indians but a few years ago. The water 
and grass for their ponies and the game 
for themselves made it their veritable 
Garden of Eden ; settlement, therefore, 
was out of the question until these bold 
marauders could be ejected with powder 
and lead. Not two leagues to the north 
the road from Deming, N. M., to Las 
Palomas passes over two graves of as 
many Apaches, killed a few years ago; 
while on a hill hard by can be seen three 
crescent-shaped heaps of stones where 
the great Apache chief Victorio, with 
three or four score warriors, made a stand 
against the combined forces of the 
United States and Mexico, which proved 
