. 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 . age, had been partly defaced to make room for morerecent devices. The overhanging rock beneath which we encampedseemed to have been a favorite place of resort for theIndians, as it is at the present day for all passing trav-ellers. The recess formed by this rock is about fifteen 172 EVENTS AT feet in length, by ten in width. Its entire surface iscovered with paintings, one laid o
. 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 . age, had been partly defaced to make room for morerecent devices. The overhanging rock beneath which we encampedseemed to have been a favorite place of resort for theIndians, as it is at the present day for all passing trav-ellers. The recess formed by this rock is about fifteen 172 EVENTS AT feet in length, by ten in width. Its entire surface iscovered with paintings, one laid on over the other; sothat it is difficult to make out those which belong to. the aborigines. I copied a portion of these figures,about which there can be no doubt as to the represent Indians with shields and bows, painted
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