Chapter II

Mr. and Mrs. Oatman in Perplexity--Interview with Dr.
Lecount--Advises them to proceed--They start alone--Teams
begin to fail--The Roads are bad--The Country rough and
mountainous--Compelled to carry the Baggage up the Hills by
Hand--Overtaken by Dr. Lecount on his way to Fort Yuma--He promises
them Assistance from the Fort--The next Night the Horses of Dr.
Lecount are stolen by the Apaches--He posts a Card, warning Mr.
Oatman of Danger, and starts on Foot for the Fort--Reach the Gila
River--Camp on the Island late at Night--Their dreary Situation,
and the Conversation of the Children--The Morning of the 29th of
March--Their Struggle to ascend the Hill on the 29th--Reach the
Summit about Sunset--The Despondence and Presentiments of Mr.
Oatman--Nineteen Apaches approach them Profess Friendliness--The
Massacre--Lorenzo left for dead, but is preserved--The Capture of
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