Besides all these were massive biznagas, cholas, bear-grass or palmilla, and the mescal, supplying the principal vegetable food of the Apaches.

Never in Texas, Arizona, or even Old Mexico, have I seen such a combination of varieties of such plants growing in such profusion and perfection; but being no botanist, and quite incompetent to give a proper appreciation of these wonders, we will return to the trail.
At one place, hidden in a canon, we ran on to a stone-built and fortified butchering establishment, but without sign of life around.
Continuing, we finally came to Clifton, the copper-mining town, then perhaps the "hardest" town in Arizona.

The townspeople appeared pleased to see us.

Martial law was prevailing, and they seemed to think we were a posse deputized to assist in restoring order.

Anyway, the sheriff informed us that nearly thirty men had left the town that day for their camp, a fortified position some ten or fifteen miles away.