Indians Surprised and Defeated in Limpia Canyon - 1867 Page of History

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British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph
Indians Surprised and Defeated in Limpia Canyon
- 1867 Page of American History
Page Contains A Highly Detailed Artistic Wood-Engraved Illustration
Limpia Canyon whose rocky walls, a thousand feet high, have been sculptured
by water into fantastic figures. Some are isolated, others in bass-relief. Great
pagan idols show worshipers in flowing garments kneeling before them. Beside
these stands a sentinel with hands in pockets,
wistfully eying an enormous cask, as if waiting for his medicinal dram.
Around the cask a sharp-nosed wolf is cautiously peeping, while beyond tapestry
encloses the group in graceful folds.
The striking, beautiful gorge soon widens into a secluded valley, where the
Apaches often stole the stock of San Antonio mail wagons. Once they killed the
driver and took mail bags and all.
At their next camping ground they opened one sack and discovered several
illustrated papers. They had never seen an engraving; and a new world was revealed to them. Lying upon the ground with the pictures spread before them, these overgrown children were
absorbed in wonder and delight But suddenly the comedy was changed to tragedy. A
squad of cavalry approaching unperceived dashed in among them, Drilling fourteen
and routing the rest. The Apaches believed the papers had revealed their where
about; and still supposing that pictures can talk they avoid them with
superstitious dread.
Blank on Reverse
Clean with some age toning and slight handling wear
Published 1867 by Bliss & Co., Newark, NJ
Full Page Size
: Approximately 5.5" X 8.5"
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