On the Trail of Geronimo — page 62: what you’re looking at

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54. ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. CHAPTER VII. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GORGE. LIEUTENANT Dick WHITCOMB’s position, as he clung to the rocks some fifty feet down the gorge, was much less pleasant than Buck Bragg supposed. While he felt able to sustain himself for a con- siderable while, he was desirous of improving his situation by clambering to a ledge a short distance above. ‘The only means of doing this was by draw- ing himself upward by a small clump of bushes, which he grasped with both hands. His misgiving as to the strength of this support was the cause of his hesitation for some minutes after the departure of Buck Bragg for the station nearly five miles up the road. The fact that the clump had already withstood a strain considerably greater than his entire weight, convinced him that the risk was not too great. Reaching one hand down, he assured himself that his revolver was in place at his hip, and his clothes Connicloool< (CO