Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seekerBy George Wharton JamesWith a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour . na million showed any distinct departure from the
Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seekerBy George Wharton JamesWith a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour . na million showed any distinct departure from the present type, athousand may now be made to possess new attributes. Mankind hassuddenly acquired a new and untried weapon which may be of incal-culable importance, not merely for good, but for ill. Poor judgmenton the part of some experimenter may allow the evolution and es-cape of some useless grass of stunted growth and low food value,so hardy as to drive the valuable grasses from the hay fields of a 328 Arizona, the Wonderland state. The risk, of evil, however, is far out-balanced by the possi-bilities of good. 1 These, then, are some of the problems the Desert Lab-oratory has set itself to solve. The conquest of the des-ert has but just begun. The methods of the past are tobe reinforced and enlarged by the research of the chem-ists, the biologists and the new science of this new in this work Dr. MacDougal and his associateswill have an honored, important, and primary place isalready assured. 1 Harpers Magazine, April, H 5 CHAPTER XXIV THROUGH APACHE-LAND OVER THE APACHE TRAIL Most people never saw an Apache, singly or with hisband, ride over the rugged mountains, mesas, desertsand up and down the canyons of Arizona, as I havedone. It is almost impossible for the ordinary mind toconceive that a horse, carrying a human being, can per-form such feats as were the every-day experiences ofthese Bedouins of the American deserts. Reckless ? —they knew not they were
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