Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery — John Shaqi
Columbus and Other Heroes of American DiscoveryD'Anvers, N.
History
Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery
D'Anvers, N.
America -- Discovery and exploration; North America -- Discovery and exploration
Cozens’ Start from Merilla――First Encounter with Apaches,
and Murder of Laws――A Bear Hunt――To the Ruins of Le Gran
♦Quivera――Two Mules stolen――Back again to Merilla――Cozens
and Cochise, an Apache Chief――Cochise offers to act as Guide
to the Encampment of his Warriors――The great Mirage known as
Greenhorn’s Lake――A Chaos of Rocks and Precipices――Following
an Indian Trail――Down the Ravine to the Apache Valley――First
Sight of Apache Village with Huts built on truncated Mounds
――Excitement among the Apaches――Cochise explains Cozens’
Presence――Eager Welcome――Arrival of Magnus Colorado, the great
Scalper――Trying Interview between Magnus and Cozens――Eternal
Friendship sworn――A blood-stained Baby’s Frock――Scalp Dance
and its attendant Horrors――Back again to Mexico――Second and
third Trips to the North――With Jim Davis the Emigrant’s Friend,
to the Navajoe Country――Ascent of the Sierra Madre――Encounter
with a Panther――In the Zuni Valley among the blue-eyed Indians
――Ruins of Zuni――Encounter with Navajoes――Jim Davis’s Story
――Re-capture of stolen Cattle――A fall of Three Hundred Feet
――Marvelous Preservation of Cozens――Nursed by the Zunis
――Murder of Stewart’s Family by Apaches――Escape of Stewart to
Zuni――His Death of a broken Heart――Return of Cozens to Mexico.
♦ ‘Quivara’ replaced with ‘Quivera’
CHAPTER XVII.
Crisis in British America――Consolidation of its various Parts
into one great Colony――Decay of the Hudson’s Bay Company
――Establishment of an International Boundary Line――Journey of
Palliser――Admission of British Columbia to the Dominion, and
Conditions of that Admission――Surveys for Railway――Fleming’s
Expeditions――Dispute between the British Government and the
United States――Joint-Commission sent out to determine the
Boundary Line――Results obtained by it.
HEROES OF AMERICAN DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER I.
COLUMBUS, HIS PREDECESSORS AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS.
Illustration: (‡ Old sailing ship)
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