. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . e north of our camp, whichwere worth visiting. I immediately had my mulesaddled, buckled on my pistols, attached my rifle tothe pummel of the saddle, and taking my sketch book,accompanied him to the place referred to, which wasabout half a mile from the river on the western side. 224 EL PASO Arriving at the place, I found some singular masses ofsandstone standing detached from th
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . e north of our camp, whichwere worth visiting. I immediately had my mulesaddled, buckled on my pistols, attached my rifle tothe pummel of the saddle, and taking my sketch book,accompanied him to the place referred to, which wasabout half a mile from the river on the western side. 224 EL PASO Arriving at the place, I found some singular masses ofsandstone standing detached from the adjacent hills,one of them bearing a curious resemblance to a timid mule was much alarmed at the giganticobject which stood before it, trembling from head tofoot. We therefore stopped a short distance from itand hitched our animals to an oak which hid from viewthe source of their terror. Around us stood thesesingular isolated rocks, some appearing like castles,others like single pedestals and columns. The oneresembling a human figure, which is shown in theaccompanying sketch, and which I christened the Giant of the Mimbres, measured but three feet inits narrowest part near the ground ; while its upper. Sandstone rocks. Rio Mimbres. portion must have been at least twelve feet through,and its height about fifty. Others of equal heightstood near. All are disintegrated near the earth, and TO THE COPPER MINES. 225 are gradually crumbling away, several having alreadyfallen. When I had completed my sketch, we mountedour mules, and hastened back to camp, which we didnot reach until some time after dark, my long absencemeanwhile causing much uneasiness. Several turkeyswere seen during our ride, and a couple shot. Anumber of fish of the trout species were taken here. May 2d. Crossed the Mimbres, and soon afterreached the level of the table-land, gradually ascend-ing toward the high mountainous region wherein theCopper Mines are situated. Having heard of the Ojocaliente, a remark
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