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 Olive and Mary Ann 61