IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. 263 
two hundred feet above the water of some 
mountain stream, over which they hang 
like swallows’ nests. Truly they are a 
most wonderful and interesting people, 
well worth a large volume or two to de¬ 
scribe all that is singular and different in 
them from other people, savage or civilized. 
One of the most distinguishing charac¬ 
teristics of the Sierra Madre range, and 
one that will attract widespread admira¬ 
tion in the near future when this country 
is better known, is its wonderful rock 
sculpture. I do not think I exaggerate 
in saying that I passed hundreds of iso¬ 
lated sculptured rocks in one day. All 
sketches fail to give an idea of these 
beautiful formations. They must be 
seen to afford a conception of their 
beauty and grotesqueness. U ndoubtedly 
they outrank all other ranges of North 
