Through Apache Land, or, Ned in the Mountains
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ISBN13: 9780217902595
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER m. PtTRSUED BY THE APACHES. As stealthily as a phantom did the canoe bearing tke scout skim along the shore of the Gila, hugging the banks as closely as possible, so as to take advantage of the ribbon of shadow which followed the winding of the stream. The moon was creeping higher up the sky, and this advantage would soon be denied the fugitive altogether, so every minute was improved to the utmost. Now and then Tom ceased paddling, and as the boat shot forward with undiminished speed, bent his head and listened. This was continued until he had passed fully a quarter of a mile, when he rested for a longer time than usual. I guess they'll have to give it up, he said to himself, with a peculiar chuckle. They ketched me in a bad box, that's sartin, where I couldn't climb out on either side. But things are a little better here, he added, as he looked from side to side at the bluffs, which were solow that the tops could be easily reached from his boat. I don't much want to tramp overland, but if it is necessary I've got somethin' of a chance, which isn't what I had before. He might well prefer the water to the land; for on the former, whether he went fast or slow, there was no trail left for the keenest bloodhound to follow; on the latter it was impossible to conceal his most cautious footsteps from the eyes of the redskins. The surface of this portion of Arizona was of such a nature that everything was against the hunter. There was no wood nor tributary streams for miles. If he left the Gila, and struck across the country, it would be over an open plain, where he could be seen for miles. He would be on foot, while his enemies would all be mounted on their fleet mustangs. How, then, could he elude them by leaving his boat? His only hope was in traveling at nig...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217902595 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217902596 |
| Weight | 0.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.37 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 162 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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