CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. ORIGIN OF THE FIGHTING YAQUIS 5 CHAPTER II. ON THE WAY TO THE BARRANCA 13 CHAPTER III. BATTLE OF THE ELEMENTS 25 CHAPTER IV. VALLEY OF THE CHURCHES 33 CHAPTER V. FRIEND OF THE MOUNTAINEER 39 CHAPTER VI. THE RUNNERS OF THE SIERRA 45 CHAPTER VII. THE PRIEST AND THE YAQUIS 57 CHAPTER VIII. WHERE MAN ENTERS AT HIS PERU 07 CHAPTER IX. THE DEAD OF THE DESERT 79 CHAPTER X. THE FIGHT FOR LIFE 85 CHAPTER XL THE "DIGGER INDIANS" 91 ' CHAPTER XII. JESUITS AND DIGGER INDIANS 103 CHAPTER XIIL THE VAOA DE LUMBRE 109 CHAPTER XIV. THE PRADERA AND GUANO BEDS 121 CHAPTER XV. ORIGIN OF THE "PIOUS FUND" 127 CHAPTER XVI. THE REPOSE OF THE GRAVE 135 CHAPTER XVII. SOLDIERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 141 CHAPTER XVIII. A LAND OF SCENIC WONDERS 153 CHAPTER XIX. VEGETATION OF THE DESERT 161 CHAPTER XX. TEMPLES OF THE DESERT 16$ CHAPTER XXI. A MIRACLE OF NATURE 181 CHAPTER XXII. THE PREHISTORIC RUIN 189 CHAPTER XXIII. A CITY IN THE DESERT 197 CHAPTER XXIV. CAMP OF THE CONSUMPTIVES 205 CHAPTER XXV. THE OSTRICH FARM 213 ILLUSTRATIONS. Facing Page Taqxh Fighters of the Bacatete Mountains 5 Tabahumabi Indians, Northern Mexico 40 Half-Blood Cowboys, Lower California 91 "Diggeb Indian," Lower California 94 Moqui Lovers, Cliff People 156 Papago "Wikiup" 170 Ruins, Ancient and Modern 191 "White Eagle" and "The Puma" Apaches on Parade 202 Digitized by Google., Description based on print version record